This study performs an IoT value chain analysis of sensors, gateways, hardware devices, connectivity, platform, software application, service provision, cloud computing, data storage and analytics, device, network, and IT security. It identifies and analyses market trends technological developments, service utilisation across key industry verticals, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions. It also includes regional trends for Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa and throws light on growth opportunities across key industry horizontals and verticals.
The report provides a snapshot of IoT services utilisation across a wide range of industry verticals, including fleet management, agriculture, retail, energy, utility services, security and surveillance, banking and insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, smart cities, mining, and building and home automation.
Further, it highlights growth opportunities for key suppliers in the IoT ecosystem such as telecommunications service providers, IT service providers, and sensors and hardware providers. It also throws light on growth opportunities across key industry horizontals and verticals.
It provides a detailed analysis of the role of telecommunications service providers and its impact on the African IoT market. It provides a detailed analysis of the strategic partnerships and mergers and acquisitions involving key local and international providers, the factors that drive these partnerships, and its potential impact on the providers
The report compares the African IoT market trends with those found in developed markets, includes individual market analysis of each of the selected countries based on value chain and key verticals utilising services, highlights the key market drivers, restraints, and enablers for the IoT market in Africa, and highlights the evolution of provider roles in IoT and explains the IoT readiness index for each of the selected African countries.
It discusses strategies and competitive landscape and provides a growth analysis for IT service providers Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Dell EMC; telecommunications service providers MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, Safaricom, and IoT vertical solutions providers Ctrack, FastNet, pertaining to 2016.
Key questions this study will answer
- Where does Africa stand in terms of global IoT market trends?
- Who are the key market participants in the IoT value chain?
- What are the key strategic partnerships and mergers and acquisitions?
- What is the purpose of these partnerships and how are they impacting the growth strategy of service providers?
- What are the key trends in the IoT market?
- What are the growth opportunities across the key industry horizontals and verticals?
- What is the role of telecommunications service providers in the IoT market and how are they looking to grow in the market?
- What are the major drivers and restraints steering the African IoT market?
