This report provides Transforma Insights’ view on the IoT market for Portable Information Terminals. This segment comprises the use of portable information terminals by employees in a range of vertical contexts, including retail and hotels. Many of these terminals will be tablets. However, to be counted as part of this forecast the tablet must be a single-purpose device used in an enterprise context.
Businesses aim to improve the efficiency and productivity of their employees as part of their ongoing efforts to optimise their operations. The use of lightweight and mobile tablets supports employees in recording and presenting information digitally as well as managing resources and inventory more effectively. Industrial tablets reduce the dependency on manual labour by automating manual tasks, thereby reducing human error.
The report provides a detailed definition of the sector, analysis of market development and profiles of the key vendors in the space. It also provides a summary of the current status of adoption and Transforma Insights’ ten-year forecasts for the market. The forecasts include analysis of the number of IoT connections by geography, the technologies used (including splits by 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, LPWA, short range, satellite and others), as well as the revenue split between module, value-added connectivity and services. A full set of forecast data, including country-level forecasts, sector break-downs and public/private network splits, is available through the IoT Forecast tool.
This section first defines Portable Information Terminals and then talks about their features. For instance, some of these devices can withstand extreme temperatures, heat, and falls, making them useful in hazardous industries such as oil and gas. It then talks about the benefits of these devices. For example, most of the devices that are
available in the market offer RFID and NFC reading. It also explains the uses of RFID modules like helping in automating asset scanning and maintaining error-free inventory tracking of assets.
It then focusses on the importance of equipping digital mobile solutions for businesses – like streamlining and speeding up the customer buying journey. For instance, in retail outlets, they can support product visualisation or faster checking of inventory and delivery dates. The use of these devices often proves popular with customers. It also explains how these devices can play a crucial role in another major industry – hospitality. For instance, they can be used to provide customers with offerings such as ordering and paying at tables and registering dietary preferences.
The report then lists some examples of the ways in which Portable Information Terminals can be implemented in various vertical sectors in a tabular form, which covers industry verticals like “Retail & Wholesale”, “Emergency Medical Services”, “Hospitality”,
“Healthcare”, “Transportation and Storage”, “Manufacturing” and “Hazardous industries (such as oil & gas and mining)”.
The report also talks about the challenges faced by these devices, such as the prevalence of smartphones and the high upfront cost of these devices. It also mentions how these devices fared during the latest pandemic.
The report then expounds upon the connectivity technologies used to support these devices (including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Cellular) and also explains why Short Range technologies are most suitable for these devices.
It also provides a few examples of relevant IoT deployments in this application, like Sun & Ski Sports deploying portable tablets at all of its retail stores and Foodstuffs South Island using industrial tablets at its multiple retail stores.
The key vendors section lists some of the main providers of products and services related to the market, such as AMobile, Cybernet Manufacturing, Honeywell, MobileDemand, Winmate, and Zebra Technologies.
In the market forecasts section, we provide a summary of the forecasts from the Transforma Insights IoT Forecast Database:
The report charts the growth in the number of devices which will grow from 21.6 million in 2023 to 62 million in 2033. Transforma Insights forecasts are compiled on a country-by-country basis. This report includes a regional summary, showing splits between Australasia, Greater China, North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America, MENA, Russia & Central Asia, South East Asia, South Korea, India & South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Transforma Insights’ IoT forecasts include splits between the various connectivity technologies as follows: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G mMTC, 5G non-mMTC, LPWA (non-mMTC), Satellite, Short Range, and Other.
This section discusses which technologies will be used in the portable information terminals application group.
This part of the report discusses the market growth in terms of revenue (module revenue, service wrap revenue, and VAC revenue). Transforma Insights estimates that the revenue in the Portable Information Terminals Application Group will grow at a CAGR of 9.4%.
