Gartner Forecasts 500-700 Million Smart Homes Worldwide by 2020

Gartner reports number of smart connected homes is expected to grow from between 100 to 200 million homes now to between 500 to 700 million homes by 2020. Some of the IOT examples such as home appliances and other electronic devices mentioned by Gartner includes smart stoves which teaches you how to cook with recipes, […]

Frost & Sullivan Finds Strong Demand for Energy Management Systems in North America

The rise in energy prices and consumers’ focus on energy efficiency have compelled facility and home owners in North America to adopt energy-saving solutions. Suppliers in the region are diversifying their portfolios with respect to system design and technology in order to remain competitive and meet the needs of building and home owners. Recent analysis […]

Allied Market Research Expects Global Energy Management Systems Market to Reach US$44.4 Billion by 2020

According to a new report by Allied Market Research titled, Energy Management Systems Market (Components, Type, Vertical, End-User and Geography) -Size, Share, Global Trends, Company profiles, Demand, Insights, Analysis, Research, Report, Opportunities, Segmentation and Forecast, 2013 – 2020, the global Energy Management System (EMS) market is expected to reach $44.4 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of […]

Transparency Market Research Forecasts Home Automation Market to Grow to US$21.67 Billion by 2020, Aided by Growing Presence of Smartphones

Transparency Market Research, a U.S.-based market intelligence firm, has announced the release of a new market research report, titled ‘Home Automation Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 – 2020’. The report examines the global home automation market devices and technology and presents forecasts for the market’s development during the […]

Technavio Expects the Global Smart Building Market to Grow Steadily Through 2019

Technavio has published a new report on the global smart building market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 12% from 2015-2019. According to the latest report by Technavio, increased urbanization is creating social and environmental challenges like water shortages, power deficits, pollution and waste water, and sewage problems. To combat these […]

Country Profile: Qatar

By Rasoul Moghaddam, Armiti Group. The State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab country and an absolute monarchy. It comprises a small peninsula on the north-eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula and its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. Qatar […]

Gartner Says Smart Cities Will Use 1.1 Billion Connected Things in 2015

Smart Homes to Lead with 294 Million Connected Things in Use in 2015 Increasing urbanization is putting unprecedented pressure on city mayors to constantly balance the challenge of resource constraints against environmental sustainability concerns. Gartner, Inc. estimates that 1.1 billion connected things will be used by smart cities in 2015 (see Table 1), rising to […]

IHS Expects the Smart Home Energy Management Device Market to Reach US$4 Billion by 2025

According to a recently published IHS (NYSE: IHS) report (Smart Home Energy Management Devices Report – 2015), the global market for demand response-enabled Smart Home Energy Management devices will grow to US$4 billion by 2025. As energy-efficiency mandates and the need to update infrastructure drive interest in smart meters and other smart grid solutions, opportunities […]