OFweek smart home network news In recent years, "smart" has become a household electrical appliance companies can not avoid the topic. On the one hand, more and more companies are chasing smart waves, and intelligence has become one of the topics and important topics for major exhibitions. But at the same time, in the terminal market, the enthusiasm for consumption caused by intelligent products is far from expected.
After experiencing a period of low tide in 2016, the rapidly-adjusted smart home has once again returned to the focus of public opinion. From the current perspective, the smart home industry in China is developing steadily in a better and better direction. According to a report released recently by Markets and Markets, a market research and consulting company, the global smart home market will reach US$122 billion by 2022, with an average annual growth rate of 14% for 2016-2022. According to GfK Market Research's research on seven countries, more than half think that smart homes will have an impact on their lives in the coming years. The published national data shows that over 50% (51%) of users show an interest in smart homes, at the same level as mobile payments (54%), far exceeding other options such as wearable devices (33%). From an industry perspective, smart homes are showing a strong global presence.
From the national perspective, the United States is leading the development of the industry. According to statistics of statista, in 2016, the US smart home market capacity was US$9.7125 billion, which is the country with the largest capacity in the global smart home market, with the second to fifth places being Japan, Germany, China, and the United Kingdom. In addition, from the perspective of the growth rate of smart home penetration, the United States ranked first with 5.8%, while traditional developed countries such as Japan, Sweden, Germany, and Norway separated from 2 to 5, and the Chinese penetration rate was only 0. 1%.
Interconnection is still the key to development
More and more home appliance manufacturers are involved in the smart home industry, and have launched their own smart home ecosystem. However, the current technical standards among various companies have not achieved interoperability and sharing. For example, wireless technology protocols that are known only to the public have WiFi, Bluetooth, and radio frequency, and they have various forms and advantages and disadvantages. The manufacturers have their own alliances, resulting in the production of smart home appliances that cannot be interconnected. Since various manufacturers already have a lot of investment and are not willing to sacrifice their own interests, it is difficult to reach a consensus on the same platform. The incompatibility of product influencing users' purchase choices also increases the laying cost of smart home systems. This is one of the “bottleneck†restricting the development of smart home industries.
At present, protocol standards organizations, chip component manufacturers, operating system vendors, and voice interaction vendors are working hard for interconnection. Many companies have begun the process of cross-border integration. For example, Apple launched the HomeKit smart home platform for third-party companies; Google acquired smart indoor thermostat supplier Nest and Internet security surveillance camera maker Dropcam; Haier promoted its own U- Home system platform, to facilitate various types of home equipment interconnection; millet to create a smart home control center; Samsung's Smart Home and so on. Companies in different camps are deploying in the field of smart homes. It is foreseeable that in the future, the platform of each giant will be the core, gradually forming a more unified code of conduct or standard, gathering a series of advantageous resources, from a single product to the ecosystem, and intelligent As the process speeds up and upgrades, the smart home ecosystem will mature. The interoperability between manufacturers began to form a small group, small groups of Baotuan forward, this trend is worth pondering. We must know that in the past two years, the home furnishing manufacturers are still dominating themselves and developing their own interfaces and protocols to connect their equipment together, such as Haier's U+ and Xiaomi's Mi. As a channel provider for e-commerce, it also hopes to take its own lead and allow home appliance companies to use their own technologies, such as Jingdong.
Insiders pointed out that "openness" is a feature of the Internet age, and the development of smart homes also needs openness. Admittedly, compared with monopolies, this practice of “opening up†is obviously more suitable for the future development trend. Enterprises can also save themselves while increasing the sales volume of their products. In a word, the latest trend of smart home is cross-border integration.
China will meet the development of intelligent market
According to a report released by the Industrial Development Research Institute of the Future Industry, the scale of the smart home market in China reached 60.57 billion yuan in 2016 (Note: Different organizations have different results in terms of their statistical calibers), and the year-on-year growth rate has also greatly increased to over 50%. It can be seen that the industry has a rapid development momentum. Since the beginning of 2011 in China, the smart home market has witnessed a marked rapid development stage. The trend of artificial intelligence technology convergence has spawned a large number of new technologies, new models, and new business models, creating a huge market demand. Domestic giants are rushing to launch new products and divide this huge emerging consumer market. The industry structure has also evolved significantly. Agreements and technical standards have a tendency of interconnection. New products are emerging one after another. With this round of exploration, the arrival of the market's outbreak may be only a matter of time. Avid Consulting (AVC) expects that by 2020, smart TV penetration will reach 93%, and the penetration rate of smart washing machines, smart refrigerators, and smart air conditioners will increase to 45%, 38%, and 55%, respectively. It can be seen that the trend of home intelligence will be irreversible, and the potential market scale of China's smart home industry will be tempting and it is expected to become the next enthusiasm for the market.
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