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Broadband & Networking 
IMS Research’s Broadband & Networking research group publishes reports and provides market research services on a range of broadband and networking technologies for consumers and enterprises. The company has been tracking the broadband area for more than 10 years having published its first report in DSL & cable modems in 1997.  

Technologies covered within these services and reports include DSL, cable, broadband wireless access, WiMAX, powerline, WLAN, Ethernet, HomePlug, FTTx, and more. Product types covered include modems, gateways, IADs, home servers, AV networking equipment, broadband infrastructure, and networking equipment.  

The Broadband & Networking team of analysts is based in the company’s headquarters in Wellingborough, UK and in its Austin, TX US office.  

Connectivity 
IMS Research's Connectivity group publishes reports and provides market research services on a range of wireless technologies that are used to provide Connectivity. This includes technologies such as Bluetooth® (including high speed Bluetooth and Bluetooth low energy (formerly ultra low power Bluetooth)), Ultra Wideband (UWB), WLAN, NFC, Zigbee UMA, FM and IrDA. The applications covered by these reports and services are vast and include personal/mobile applications, home entertainment/networking, automotive applications and the PC and PC peripheral applications.

Connectivity related reports include, World Market for Bluetooth Low Energy Technology, The Wireless Car, Wireless in Healthcare, ICs With Multiple Wireless Functionality, World Market for UWB, NFC: Roads to Mass Market and various global user survey's such as Consumer Usage & Expectations of Bluetooth Headsets.

Promoter and Associate members of the Bluetooth SIG are entitled to a 20% discount off all of IMS Research's Connectivity research reports.

The Connectivity team of analysts is based in the company's headquarters in Wellingborough, UK.

Consumer Electronics 
The Consumer Electronics Research Group addresses the highly dynamic markets of connected home products and services, digital TV markets, and other consumer products. After 15 years, the group has become one of the leading suppliers of digital TV market intelligence. It offers reports, online databases and consultancy for companies in the following sectors: Set-top Boxes, Digital TV Broadcasting, HDTV, Mobile TV, Home Appliances, DVDs, Portable Media Players, semiconductors within CE devices, and others.  

Factory Automation 
In the Factory Automation area, IMS Research covers a diverse range of product areas including: automation software, embedded computer boards, HMI hardware, I/O modules, industrial PCs, linear actuators, linear motors, machine vision, motion control, motors, motor drives, networks, PLCs, process controllers, safety products, sensors and valve islands.

The research covers all areas of machine building and manufacturing, such as automotive, chemicals, electronics, food & beverage, machine tools, materials handling, metals, packaging, paper, pharmaceuticals, printing, robotics, textiles and woodworking. 

Financial and ID Technologies 
IMS Research's Financial & Identification Technologies group provides consultancy, reports and information on areas of digital security.  With a background in vertical markets and sectors such as automation, automotive, broadband, digital consumer, medical, mobile technologies, security and semiconductors IMS Research is well placed to meet your requirements for information relating to secure access, processing of transactions, asset tracking and protection of personal data.
 
Coverage is provided on a worldwide and regional basis with excellent granularity aligning the key data points with those companies active in these markets.  Consolidating IMS Research's broad expertise on smart cards, mobile banking, payments and NFC, the Financial & ID Technologies group provides insight across authentication, conditional access, contactless cards, EFT-POS devices, e-Government, mass transit, mobile and RFID applications.

If you would like any information on these or related topics such as ATMs, e-passports, identity cards, network security, SIM cards, smart packaging and USB readers then please use the contact details below.

InMedica 
InMedica is a supplier of high quality, in-depth market research to the medical devices industry. Its reports are used by major medical devices companies worldwide to assess market trends, solve marketing problems and improve the effectiveness of their businesses. InMedica’s analysts have a variety of engineering and business backgrounds, and provide an independent view of the industry. Analysts are available to provide clients with phone and on-site consultation services, in addition to being readily available for discussion regarding one of InMedica’s published reports.  

InMedica publishes reports on professional point of care markets, such as medical imaging, as well as consumer medical devices, such as blood pressure monitors, digital thermometers and blood glucose meters.   

Mobile Technologies 
IMS Research’s Mobile Technologies group has been providing extensive consultancy and market research services on a range of wireless technologies since 1994. The Mobile Technologies group focuses on the key areas of cellular technology, hardware and services, professional and unlicensed mobile radio, and GPS equipment. The group offers detailed analysis and annual, quarterly and monthly reports on these and related areas, including cellular handsets, infrastructure, data traffic & ARPU, IP multimedia, Tetra, APCO P25 and services, features and technologies.

In addition to providing dedicated wireless research, the Mobile Technologies group is able to draw upon complementary research conducted in the areas served by other IMS Research groups, including broadband, WiMAX, RFID, automotive infotainment, and short range wireless technologies such as Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, WLAN and ZigBee.

Mobile Technologies customers include a wide range of companies, from major handset and infrastructure OEMs/ODMs and semiconductor manufacturers to service providers, system integrators, design houses, start-ups, and financial institutions. 

Power & Energy 
IMS Research is the leading provide of quality research in the Power & Energy area, benefiting from research analysts base in Europe, the US and China. It is the only provider of in-depth data on the entire power conversion and management markets (discretes, merchant power supplies, and ICs) as well as UPS, utility metering and renewable energy. 

IMS Research's Power & Energy research group began producing respected market intelligence in the early 1990s and now aims to provide the most detailed and accurate market studies available for all areas of the industry including: power discretes, power modules, merchant power supplies, external power adapters, uninterruptible power supplies, utility meters and AMR, power management & driver ICs, solar inverters and many more. 

IMS Research's Power & Energy Group has also played a key part in the highly regarded European Power Supply Manufacturers Association (EPSMA) since it was founded in 1995 and acts as Secretariat for the organisation. For more details please visit www.epsma.org   

Security And Fire 
IMS Research’s electronic security and identification research covers areas such as access control, biometrics, CCTV and video surveillance, contactless cards, electronic tolls, RFID, smart cards, tags and vehicle security.

The scope of the research is international, with both regional and worldwide reports. All of the major end-user markets are covered such as banking, casinos, education, government, healthcare, law enforcement, manufacturing, residential, retail, traffic monitoring and transportation. 

Semiconductors 
IMS Research's semiconductor group covers most of the major semiconductor product areas including: microcontrollers, microprocessors, DSPs, core-based ASICs/SoC, FPGAs, memory, analog and mixed-signal ICs, data conversion ICs, smart card ICs, power semiconductors, dedicated ASSPs (e.g. Bluetooth or WLAN ICs), optoelectronics, battery management ICs and hybrid circuits.

Publications are typically of worldwide scope and cover all of the main application areas such as automotive, computer/OA, consumer, industrial, wired communications and wireless.