Telecom Lead Europe: Nearly 13 percent of broadband
homes in the UK will have at least one smart home system by 2017.
Awareness of energy management solutions, and a desire
for remote-enabled entertainment controls and availability of smart appliances
from companies such as Indesit and Bosch Siemens, will drive the bulk of
households that adopt smart home systems and services in the UK.
In association with AlertMe, British Gas recently
launched its Remote Heating Control solution, and First Utility is working with
US energy efficiency and software company, Opower, to bring its my:energy home
energy management service to UK consumers.
Home energy management will help stimulate the market as
all utilities including EDF, E.ON and NPower move to install smart meters on
all residences by 2019. Smart meter firms, such as Elster, Huawei, Itron,
Landis+Gyr and Trilliant, are working to build interoperability specifications.
Energy management alone will not drive the market.
Remote monitoring and control for peace of mind, comfort and convenience will
also motivate adoption of smart home systems,” said David Mercer, VP, principal
analyst, Digital Consumer Practice, Strategy Analytics.
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UK Smart Home Systems and Services Market Forecast ($ |
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2011 |
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2012 |
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… |
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2017 |
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Smart Home Hardware |
$0.2 |
$0.3 |
… |
$0.9 |
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Smart Home Services & Installation Fees |
$0.1 |
$0.2 |
… |
$0.6 |
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Total Smart Home Revenues |
$0.3 |
$0.5 |
… |
$1.5 |
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Source: Strategy Analytics |
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Note: Includes IP-based security, home monitoring and
control, entertainment control, smart appliance controllers, digital
healthcare; hardware, service and installation fees .
