DALLAS, Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Wearable Technology Ecosystem: 2014 – 2020 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals and Forecasts latest report indicates that wearable devices will help wireless carriers drive over $71 Billion in additional service revenue by 2020.

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While wearable technology has been utilized in vertical sectors such as the military and healthcare for many years, ongoing advances have triggered a major resurgence of the concept, particularly among the consumer community. Key enabling technologies including low cost sensors, wireless connectivity, active materials and energy have converged to make wearable technology mainstream. With the continued miniaturization of enabling technologies, wearable devices have hit the mass market in a diverse variety of form factors, ranging from glasses to even jewelry.

Driven by the ability to interconnect with key modern trends of healthcare, fitness, messaging and socialization, the wearable technology ecosystem is attracting significant levels of interest.  Companies as varied as smartphone OEMs, wireless carriers, health insurers and retailers are circling the ecosystem alongside tiny startups, all vying for a stake.

Wearable devices such as smart glasses are heavily oriented to feed off data from online sources to support applications like multimedia (video/audio), navigation/mapping, web browsing and email. These data intensive applications can significantly increase wireless carrier service revenue. The research estimates that wearable devices will help wireless carriers drive over $71 Billion in additional service revenue by the end of 2020, following a CAGR of 95% between 2014 and 2020.

The "Wearable Technology Ecosystem: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" report presents an in-depth assessment of the wearable technology ecosystem including key market drivers, challenges, investment potential, consumer & vertical market opportunities, use cases, future roadmap, value chain, case studies, vendor market share and strategies. The report also presents forecasts for wearable device shipments and revenue from 2014 through to 2020. The forecasts are further segmented for 7 device form factor submarkets, 6 vertical markets, 6 regions and 73 countries.

The report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the report."

The report will be of value to current and future potential investors into the wearable technology sector, as well as wireless carriers, vertical enterprises, device OEMs and enabling technology providers who wish to broaden their knowledge of the ecosystem.

List of Companies Mentioned: 270 Visions, 3L Labs, 4DForce, 4iii Innovations, 9Solutions, Active Mind Technology, Adidas, AgaMatrix, AirType, Amazon, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), Amiigo, Animas, Apple, ARA (Applied Research Associates), Archos, ARM Holdings, Asahi Kasei Group, Atheer Labs, Atlas Wearables, Augmendix, Avegant, BAE Systems, Baidu, BI (GEO Group), BIA Sport, Bionym, Biosensics, BIT (Blue Infusion Technologies), Bluetooth Special Interest Group, BodyMedia, Boston Scientific, BRAGI, Breitling, Brilliantservice, Broadcom, Brother Industries, Brunel University, BSX Insight, BTS Bioengineering, Buhel, Cambridge Temperature Concepts, Carre Technologies, Casio, Catapult, Cisco, Citizen, Cityzen Sciences, Codoon, CommandWear, ConnecteDevice, Control VR, CoolShirt Systems, Creaholic, CSR plc, Cuff, Cyberdyne, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), Dell, Diesel, DKNY, DorsaVi (ASX), Dreamtrap Commercials, Durex, E Ink Holdings, EB Sport Group (Sync), EdanSafe, Ekso Bionics, Electric Foxy, Emotiv Systems, Epson (Seiko Epson Corporation), EuroTech, Evena Medical, Everfind, Exelis, EyeTap, Facebook, FashionTEQ, Fat Shark, Fatigue Science, FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), Filip Technologies, Finis, FitBark, Fitbit, Flextronics, Flyfit, Fossil, Foxtel, Freescale Semiconductor, Fujitsu, Garmin, GDC4S (General Dynamics C4 Systems), GEAK (Shanda Group), Gemalto, Geopalz, Georgia Institute of Technology, Ginger.io, Given Imaging, GlassUp, GN Store Nord (Intelligent Headset), Google, GoPro, GOQii, HealBe, Heapsylon, HereO, Hovding, HP, HTC, Huawei, i'm SpA, i4C Innovations, IAMAS (Japanese Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences), ICEdot, iHealth Lab, iLOC Technologies, Imagination Technologies, Imec, Immerz, Ineda Systems, InfinitEye, Instabeat, Intel/Basis Science, InteraXon, Intersections, InvenSense, iRhythm, Iron Will Innovations, ITAMCO (Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies), ITT Corporation, Jabra (GN Netcom), Jawbone, Jaybird, Johnson & Johnson, Kapture, Ki Performance Lifestyle, Kiwi Wearables, KMS Solutions, Kreyos, Kronoz (Mykronoz), L-3 Communications, L-3 Mobile-Vision, Lark Technologies, Laster Technologies, LeapFrog Enterprises, Lechal, LG Electronics, Limmex, Lockheed Martin, LogBar, LOSTnFOUND, Loughborough University, Lumo BodyTech, Lumus, Luxottica, Mad Apparel, Magellan (MiTAC Digital Corporation), Martian Watches (SilverPlus), Matilde, McLear, Medtronic, Melon, Memi, META, Meta (MetaWatch), Microsoft (Nokia), MindStream, Mio Global, Misfit Wearables, MiTAC International, Moff, Moov, Moticon, Motion Fitness, Motion Metrics International Corporation, Motorola Mobility/Lenovo, Motorola Solutions, Mutalink, Mutewatch, Myontec, Narrative, Neptune, NeuroPro, NeuroSky, Nike, Nintendo, Nissan, Nod, Nokia, Notch Interfaces, NTT DoCoMo, Nuance, Nuubo, NVIDIA, NZN Labs, Oculus VR (Facebook), Omate, Omega SA, OMG Life, Omron, OMsignal, Optalert, Optinvent, OrCam Technologies, OriginGPS, Orpyx Medical Technologies, O-Synce, Owlet Baby Care, Palomar Health, Panasonic, Paris Miki Holdings, Parvus, Pebble, Pepsi, Perpetua Power Source Technologies, PFO Tech, Philips, Phyode, Plantronics, Playtabase, Polar Electro, Pragmasystems, Preventice, Proteus Digital Health, PUSH Design Solutions, Qardio, Qualcomm, Raytheon, Razer, Recon Instruments, Rest Devices, RHLvision Technologies, Ringblingz, RSLSteeper, Rufus Labs, S3 ID, Salesforce.com, Samsung, Seiko, SenseCore, Sensible Baby, Senso Solutions, Sensoplex, Sentimoto, Seraphim Sense, Shimmer, ShotTracker, Si14, Sigmo, SITA, Skully Helmets, Smarty Destination Technology, Smarty Ring, SMI (SensoMotoric Instruments), Snaptracs, Somaxis, Sonitus Medical, Sonostar, Sony, Sotera Wireless, SpotNSave, Sqord, Stalker Radar (Applied Concepts, Inc), STMicroelectronics, Suunto, sWaP (Dyal Trading), Swatch Group, T.Ware, Tarsier, TASER International, Technical Illusions, Thalmic Labs, The Walt Disney Company, Theatro, TI (Texas Instruments), Timex Group, Tissot, TN Games, Tobii Technology, Tomoon Technology, TomTom, Tory Burch, Touch Bionics, TrackingPoint, U.S. Department of Defense, U-blox , University of Strathclyde, Validic (Motivation Science), Vancive Medical Technologies and more.

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