ABI Research: Dedicated People-Tracking Solutions
Dedicated person-tracking devices are available for a wide range of applications such as child tracking and teenage driver tracking. However, the strongest growth in dedicated person tracking devices is expected in segments such as the elderly, Alzheimer’s patients, parolees, offenders, and lone workers due to the unique characteristics of these solutions in terms of battery life, reliability, and size compared with converged form factors based on handsets.
This Research Brief describes dedicated person-tracking devices’ form factors, segments, pricing, and main vendors. It also provides insight into the growth of this GPS product category including the main market drivers and barriers, as well as shipment forecasts per segment.