Market Trends of Enterprise Mobility in Energy Sector Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Energy Sector Enterprise Mobility Market according to our research experts:
Smartphones to Dominate the Market
- The Mobile for Development Utilities Programme lead by GSMA tested the used of mobile money in new business models related to water and clean cooking gas in 2017. They also trialled smart metering in on-grid energy in the same year. This was possible only due to migration to smartphones.
- In 2018, mobile operators like Orange and AWCC trialled PAYG solar models. Trialling the use of mobile payments for energy and water in new geographies (Nigeria, Indonesia and Mali) indicates the increased adoption of smartphones in these regions.
- Smartphones enable ways of mobile payments like mobile money, SMS payments and mobile credit, along with remote and secure payment collection.
- Smartphones also enable smart metering and monitoring of utility systems via GSM networks
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Asia-Pacific to Witness the Highest Growth
- Increased adoption of smartphones in APAC region is making it easier for the energy sector to deploy mobility solutions for the employees.
- Energy and utility companies in Asia-Pacific are embracing BYOD when it comes to increasing employee satisfaction and productivity.
- More than half the world’s mobile subscribers live in Asia-Pacific – mostly in China and India. The growth in high-speed network coverage and smartphone adoption is leading to a surge in the use of mobile data in Asia-Pacific.
- APAC is also rapidly migrating to higher speed mobile networks, with mobile broadband (4G and above) becoming the dominant technology. 5G is expected to gain a strong foothold by the end of 2019, hence supporting the adoption of enterprise mobility solutions.
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