European Smart Homes and Assisted Living

• Publication date: November 2009

REPORT DESCRIPTION The best in safety, security and comfort that was originally intended for the ?etechnologically inclined?f is now reaching the general public through smart home. Smart home not only makes daily routine convenient and time saving but also provides energy efficiency. Older and disabled are heavily reliant on home care; smart home are promising to improve their living standards. The benefits of smart home can be endl...

REPORT DESCRIPTION

The best in safety, security and comfort that was originally intended for the ?etechnologically inclined?f is now reaching the general public through smart home. Smart home not only makes daily routine convenient and time saving but also provides energy efficiency. Older and disabled are heavily reliant on home care; smart home are promising to improve their living standards. The benefits of smart home can be endless. Starting from gate access through garden irrigation could be done in ease. Smart home have already started attracting the stakeholders in the market including architects, developers and device manufacturers. The possibility of reduction in prices of smart home and expected adoption to technology is the key to market?fs growth in the future. With the stakeholders becoming active in the market for developing new and improved standards in smart home, this market is expected to grow at a decent pace for many years to come.

Existing studies and third party market reports do not provide a comprehensive understanding of the smart home market and there is a lack of focus on its various market segments. In this report, we provide size and estimates of Smart home market and its various sub segments which have not yet been done. A geographic split of each of the submarket is also provided in our report which is not present in any of the other third?]party reports.

MARKETS COVERED

Smart home can mainly be divided into products for home control and monitoring and networked or IP-based consumer electronics. We have covered in our report in depth both these categories. We have also included the sub segments of home control and monitoring such as smart home control services and technologies, networked security, door handles, internet-enabled white goods and other segments as well in great detail. The major types of network and IP-based consumer electronics such as digital home audio devices, DVD players, televisions and others have also been covered in our report. The important standards of smart home like Insteon, X10, CEBus and Lon Works are alse explained in detail in our report. We have done an in-depth geographic analysis for each of the markets and their sub-segments, covering the major regional markets, viz. U.S, Europe, Asia and Rest of the World.

Each section will provide market drivers, trends and opportunities, top-selling products, key players, and competitive outlook. This report will also provide more than 50 market tables for various geographic regions covering the sub-segments and micro-markets. In addition, the report also provides 40 company profiles for each of its sub-segments.

STAKEHOLDERS
The intended audience of this report includes:

Housing developers
Architects
Smart home device manufacturers
Dealers
Designers
Installers
Home owners

Home Building And Improvement Industry in Europe

Table Of Contents

Executive Summary

European Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market
Special Consumer Needs
Enabling Technologies
Smart Home Networking Technologies
Competitive Landscape
Geographical Analysis

1. Introduction

1.1. Key Take Aways
1.2.Report Description
1.3.Markets Covered
1.4.Stakeholders
1.5.Methodology

2. Summary

3. Market Overview

3.1.Newly-Built Vs Retrofit Smart Homes
3.2.Ict – Issues For Elderly And Disabled
3.2.1. Inclusion Of The Elderly In Ict
3.2.2. Assisted Living For The Disabled
3.3.Home Telecare: Next Step In Assisted Living
3.4.Retrofit Smart Home – An Untapped Market Opportunity
3.5.Factors Influencing Purchase Decisions
3.6.Small And Medium Enterprises To Contribute Significantly To Growth
3.7.Awareness As A Common Issue In Eu
3.8.Analysis Of Market Forces
3.8.1. Ict-Enabled Independent Living
3.8.2. Slow Adoption Of Smart Homes Concept
3.8.3. Telecare To Improve Assisted Living
3.8.4. Interface Innovations Are Key To Market Success
3.8.5. Market Definition
3.8.6. Drivers
3.8.6.1.Increasing Elderly Population In Europe
3.8.6.2.Social Inclusion And Economic Benefits
3.8.6.3.Government Incentives
3.8.6.4.Simplicity And Reliability
3.8.7. Restraints
3.8.7.1.Lack Of User Awareness
3.8.7.2.Low Push By Installers
3.8.8. Opportunity
3.8.8.1.Integration Of Healthcare Services In Smart Homes
3.8.8.2.Identification Of Specific Customer Needs And Customized Solution

4. Special Consumer Needs And The Products

4.1.Security And Entertainment Controls Lead The Smart Homes Market
4.2.Smart Homes For Visually Impaired
4.3.Smart Homes For Hearing Impaired

5. Enabling Technologies

5.1.Controllers
5.2.User Interface Devices
5.3.Sensors And Actuators

6. Smart Home Networking Technologies

6.1.Zigbee
6.2.Z-Wave
6.3.Knx
6.4.Insteon
6.5.X10

7. Competitive Landscape

8. Geographic Analysis

8.1.The Benelux Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market
8.2.The Scandinavian Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market
8.3.The South European Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market

9. Company Profiles

9.1.Amx
9.2.Armour Home Electronics
9.3.Cisco Systems Inc.
9.4.Computime
9.5.Control4
9.6.Crestron Europe
9.7.Cytech Europe Ltd.
9.8.Domia Ltd
9.9.Futronix
9.10. Gewa Ab
9.11. Home Automation Europe
9.12. Honeywell
9.13. Intamac
9.14. Intermatic Inc
9.15. Landis+Gyr
9.16. Legrand
9.17. Leviton97
9.18. Lutron Electronics Inc.
9.19. Netgear Inc.
9.20. Pacific Controls Llc
9.21. Philips
9.22. Schneider Electric
9.23. Seluxit Aps
9.24. Siemens Schweiz AG
9.25. Smarthome Controls Ltd
9.26. Smartlabs, Inc.
9.27. Teletask
9.28. Visonic
9.29. Vity Technology
9.30. Wayne Dalton
9.31. Zensys

10. Patent Analysis

Appendix
Eu Patents

List Of Tables

Table 1European Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market, By Product 2007-2014 (€Thousands)
Table 2Zigbee Home Automation Features And Benefits
Table 3New Technology Developments, Product Launches, Agreements And Collaborations In The European Smart Home And Assisted Livings Market (2007 – 2009)
Table 4European Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market, By Geography 2007-2014 (€Thousands)
Table 5Benelux Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market, By Product 2007-2014 (€Thousands)
Table 6Scandinavian Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market, By Product 2007-2014 (€ Thousands)
Table 7Southern European Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market, By Product 2007-2014 (€Thousands)

List Of Figures

Figure 1 Parental Structure Of The Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market
Figure 2 Evolution Of The Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market
Figure 3 Implementation Status Of Newly Built And Retrofit Homes
Figure 4 Region-Wise Distribution Of The Aged In 2035
Figure 5 Increasing Proportion Of Disabled To Overall Population
Figure 6 Integration Of Telecare And Smart Homes
Figure 7 Smart Homes Market Prospects In The Eu
Figure 8 Factors Affecting Smart Home Adoption
Figure 9 Consumer Awareness To Detemine The Success Of Retrofit Smart Homes Market
Figure 10 Analysis Of Factors Influencing The European Smart Homes And Assisted Living Market
Figure 11 Product Line For Smart Home – Application Perspective
Figure 12 Consumer Needs For Visually Impaired
Figure 13 General Lighting Controls For Hearing Impaired
Figure 14 Appliance Features Necessary For Hearing Impaired
Figure 15 Application Areas Of Smart Home Networking Devices
Figure 16 Smart Home Applications Of Zigbee
Figure 17 Market Dynamics For Z-Wave Technology
Figure 18 Driving Factors For Knx Technology
Figure 19 Competitive Scenario Of European Smart Home And Assisted Living Market(2007-2009)
Figure 20 Segmentation Of Patents On The Basis Of Enabling Technologies (2004-2009)