Yankee Group has released a new interactive data tool, the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Index, designed to equip clients with critical information for developing competitive business strategies and creating new revenue streams. The M2M Index delivers quantitative M2M market data and analysis, qualitative research, and supportive analyst inquiry time. Results are displayed statistically and with graphical charts.

The Yankee Group M2M Index is based on market survey data that resonates most with M2M vendors and carriers, whether a company is already entrenched in the market or is considering points of entry.

"Our clients expect a high level of differentiated data market analysis and insight from Yankee Group based upon our nearly 40 years of communications research," said John Jacobs, Yankee Group senior vice president of marketing and product management. "After several years of researching and collecting data on M2M, Yankee Group created the M2M Index to meet the evolving demands of innovative, competitive players in the communications industry, which is continuously being challenged by the impact of connectivity on their businesses."

Yankee Group M2M Index delivers market data for:

• Sector-specific growth across nine categories, including healthcare, industrial monitoring, security, transportation, and utilities
• Number of connections
• Revenue per application
• Average selling price per M2M module
• Impact of drivers such a regulatory compliance, capex, component costs, standards, and budgets

Yankee Group regularly updates the M2M Index data using market forecasts and survey data to keep the tool current.

According to Yankee Group research, the M2M market is poised for growth, which means there is substantial untapped revenue potential for enterprises in industries such as logistics, secured access, manufacturing, and telecommunications. With tens of billions of unconnected machines around the world, there is an opportunity to establish new connections across multiple sectors, from healthcare to automotive.

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