Connectivity Will Change the Future of Mobility Services, Says Frost & Sullivan

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Connectivity Will Change the Future of Mobility

Services, Says Frost & Sullivan

PR Newswire

LONDON, June 6, 2012

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Join the Visionary Thought-Exchange on the Future of Mobility and

New Mobility Business Models at Frost & Sullivan's Upcoming

Conference 'Urban Mobility 3.0'

LONDON

,

June 6, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- Global Mega Trends continue to impact

mobility, and the effectiveness in how people and goods move around. The

world is experiencing rapid urbanisation, changes in the production and use of

energy, changing social preferences, and rapidly advancing technology. All of

these aspects play a key role in the mobility service the consumer of today

expects.

Yet there is one underlying trend that is leading to the convergence of

products, technologies and indeed whole industries: Connectivity. With a

forecast of 80 billion connected devices by 2020, or 500 devices per square km

by 2020, the Internet of things is set to continue to impact every sector; and it

will certainly affect mobility.

Frost & Sullivan's upcoming annual industry event, entitled

'Urban Mobility

3.0: OEMs New Mobility Offerings and New Business Models Linking

Web 2.0'

aims at providing a platform for representatives and thought leaders

of all industries to assess the impact of connectivity on the future of mobility.

The two-day event, taking place in

London

on 13th and

14th June 2012

, focuses

on four targeted panels to facilitate a visionary thought-exchange on global

mega trends, the future of mobility, new mobility business models,

governments' visions for an inter / multi modal transportation, as well as

mobility infrastructure trends.

"By 2014 every new car will be 'connected', either via an embedded or a

tethered platform, making the car the third most connected 'device' behind

mobile phones and tablet computers globally," stresses Frost & Sullivan Mobility

Programme Manager, Mr. Martyn Briggs. "The impact this will have on the

industry could be colossal, facilitating innovative services delivered to drivers in

real time, and equally providing manufacturers with ongoing revenue streams

such as automotive app stores, continuing well past the point of sale."

However, it is not only the connectivity inside the vehicle that will drive such a

paradigm shift in the industry. The rise of smartphones in itself has provided

numerous opportunities for mobility products and services to flourish.

"An example for such a business model is car sharing," Mr. Briggs explains.

"The use of location based services to pinpoint nearest vehicles accurately,

applications to reserve and unlock vehicles, and even ways to pay for the

service via a smartphone, is facilitating rapid growth in the industry."

Similarly, this gives rise to a more integrated and multi modal transportation

network, with smartphone users able to access real time information,

scheduling and payment information on the go and at the touch of a button,

breaking down some of the key barriers to using other modes of transport, and

well aligned to most governments' vision for a sustainable transport network.