Global Wireless Health & Fitness Devices Strategic Business Report 2016-2018 to 2024 - Products & Apps that Integrate Data from Varied Sources are the Future of Fitness & Health Tracking Devices

DUBLIN, July 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

The "Wireless Health and Fitness Devices - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2016 through 2024. Also, a five-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.

This report analyzes the worldwide markets in Thousand Units by the following Segments:

• Wireless Sports & Fitness Devices
• Wireless Remote Health Monitoring Devices
• Wireless Professional Healthcare Devices

The report profiles 130 companies including many key and niche players such as:

• Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. (USA)
• adidas AG (Germany)
• Alive Technologies Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
• Apple, Inc. (USA)
• Beurer GmbH (Germany)
• Dexcom, Inc. (USA)
• Entra Health Systems LLC (USA)
• Fitbit, Inc. (USA)
• Garmin Ltd. (USA)
• GE Healthcare (USA)
• Google Inc. (USA)
• iHealth Labs, Inc. (USA)
• Intelesens Ltd. (UK)
• Isansys Lifecare Ltd. (UK)
• Motorola Mobility LLC (USA)
• LG Electronics Inc. (South Korea)
• LifeWatch AG (Switzerland)
• Medtronic plc (Ireland)
• Misfit, Inc. (USA)
• NeuroSky, Inc. (USA)
• Nike, Inc. (USA)
• Nonin Medical, Inc. (USA)
• Nokia Corporation (Finland)
• Withings SA (France)
• NUUBO Smart Solutions Technologies, SL (Spain)
• Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd. (Japan)
• Oregon Scientific, Inc. (USA)
• Philips Healthcare (The Netherlands)
• Polar Electro Oy (Finland)
• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)
• Sony Corporation (Japan)
• Suunto Oy (Finland)
• Under Armour, Inc. (USA)
• Vital Connect, Inc. (USA)
• Xiaomi Inc. (China)

Key Topics Covered

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Wireless Health and Fitness Devices: Enabling Intelligent, Convenient, Virtual, Passive, and Continuous Healthcare Monitoring
Growth Drivers in a Nutshell
Key Challenges Summarized
Convergence of Health and Fitness Devices with Information Technology Transform the Healthcare Industry
Wireless Healthcare Devices: Merger of Consumer Electronics with Professional Medical Equipment
Wearable Technology: Intertwined Closely with the Expanding Healthcare Delivery Model
Products and Apps that Integrate Data from Varied Sources: Future of Fitness and Health Tracking Devices
Despite Limitations, Myriad Health and Wellness Benefits of Wireless Healthcare Devices Drive Widespread Adoption
Personalized Health and Fitness
Enhanced Sleep Quality
Healthcare and Insurance
Affordable Healthcare
Preventive Healthcare
Chronic Disease Management
Healthcare Services Anytime Anywhere
Key Challenges with Regard to Use of Wireless- based Solutions in the Healthcare System
Market Fortunes Intrinsically Tied to the Overall Medical Devices Industry
Future of Medical Devices is All About IT-Enabled Devices
3D Printing: A Boom for Medical Device Manufacturing
Partnerships with Experts Essential for Wireless Medical Devices Manufacturing
Global Market Outlook
Developed Markets Dominate, while Developing Countries Spearhead Market Growth

2. COMPETITION
Wireless Health and Fitness Devices Marketplace: Intensely Competitive
Leading Wearable Health & Fitness Device Companies Worldwide
Fitbit: The Global Leader in Fitness Tracking Devices
Apple: Global Leader in the Smartwatches Market
Popular Wireless Health and Fitness Gadgets of 2016 & 2017
Wireless Health and Fitness Device Brands and their Key Features
Competition: Noteworthy Trends
Addressing Reliability Concerns of Data Generated by Wearable Devices: Need of the Hour
Batteries Continue to Follow the Same Design Evolution as the Wireless Device
Product Differentiation on the Rise
Strategic Alliances: The Way to Go
Increasing Functionality and Style Quotient in Fitness Bands
Overcrowding: Threat to the Fitness Market
Wearable Devices Become More Stylish and Fashionable
Healthcare IoT & Digital Healthcare: The New Frontiers to Conquer for Wireless Device Companies
Key Purchase Considerations for Wireless Patch
Quality and Quantity of Data
Compliance and Comfort
Selection of Material Used in Making the Wearable Patch

3. MARKET TRENDS, ISSUES & DRIVERS
Rapid Proliferation of Smart and Intelligent Wireless Health and Fitness Devices: The Fundamental Growth Driver
Smart Fitness Trackers: Integrating Intelligent Programs and Smart Sensors for Real-time Communication of Vital Metrics
Wireless Professional Healthcare Devices Revolutionize Consumer Healthcare in Hospital Settings
Urgent Need for Democratization of Healthcare Drives Demand for Mobile Health (mHealth) Devices
mHealth: A Key Enabler of Data Outside the Hospital Setting
Digital Communication within the Hospital Setting Account for Largest Share of the mHealth Platform
mHealth for Tagging Mobility Aids and Hospital Staff
Bright Future Projected for mHealth Devices
Growing Prominence of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics in Digital Health Provides the Perfect Platform for Market Growth
Penetration of Wearable Health Devices Fuels Demand for Healthcare Big Data Analytics
Booming Demand for Big Data Applications in the Healthcare Sector
Growing Data from Wearable Devices Prompts Enterprises to Redesign Information Infrastructures
Rising Need to Reduce Human Dependency and Human-Associated Errors Drives Prospects for Healthcare IoT
Low Cost, Wide Usage of Sensors, and Other Benefits Drive Robust Adoption of Healthcare IoT
Low Implementation Barriers
Entry of Big Players
Improved Risk Taking Capability
Securing Distinct Clinical Benefits
Key Challenges in the Adoption of Healthcare/Medical IoT
Increasing Incidence of Chronic Diseases Requiring Continuous Monitoring Benefits Market Expansion
Global Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Prevalence and Wireless Devices for CVD Management
ECG Monitoring Wearables
Global Diabetes Prevalence and Wireless Devices for Blood Glucose Monitoring
Wearable Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems (CGMS)
Wireless Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose (SMBG) Monitors
Global Hypertension Prevalence and Wireless Devices for Blood Pressure Monitoring
Wireless Blood Pressure Monitoring
Wearable EEG Monitors
Wearables for Continuous Fetal Monitoring
Wearable Defibrillators
Smartphone Penetration & Declining Price of Connected Devices Drive Adoption of Health and Fitness Apps
Rising Importance of App Ecosystem
Wireless Home Healthcare Devices Market Offers Significant Prospects
Patient Monitoring Goes Wireless
Home Monitoring Device Market Set to Grow Rapidly
Remote Patient Monitoring Shows Promise in Enhancing Care Efficiency and Reducing Costs
Growing Need to Reduce Mortality and Morbidity Rates Boost Demand for Telemonitoring Devices
Wireless Devices Aids in Curtailing ER Visits
Immobile Patients to Gain from Increased Uptake of Remote Patient Monitoring Devices
Telehealth under Threat from Wireless Consumer Devices?
Aging Population and their Vulnerability to Various Health and Fitness Issues: A Vital Growth Driver
Wireless Sports & Fitness Devices Continue to Witness Rapid Growth
Smartwatches: Intelligent Wrist Wear for Today's Health Conscious, Digital, and Connected Individual
Wireless Devices for Corporate Wellness Programs Offer Huge Untapped Market Opportunities
Increasing Obesity Levels Drives Strong Consumer Interest in Heart Rate Monitors
Compatibility with Multiple Operating Systems Make Bluetooth Smart and ANT+ the Dominant Technologies in Wireless Healthcare Devices
Bluetooth in Medical Devices
Bluetooth Smart: Bluetooth Low Energy Standard (BLE) that Empowers Wireless Devices
Favorable Demographic & Economic Trends Strengthen Market Prospects
Exponential Increase in Urban Population
Increasing Affluence of the Ballooning Middle Class Population
Key Issues and Challenges Hampering Market Prospects for Wearable Medical Devices
Ranking of Factors Restraining Wearables Purchase
Battery Life Limitations
Privacy Concerns
Design Issues

4. INNOVATIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS
Select Futuristic Wireless Health and Fitness Devices
Nex Modular Wristband
Sensoria Fitness Running System
Rufus Cuff
Spire
Zenytime
Thin Ice Smart Clothing
Soltrackr Wireless Device
Neuroon Sleep Mask
GOQii Digital Fitness Coaching
AIO Sleeve
Naked Fitness Tracker
Vessyl Smart Cup
Select Innovative Wireless Health and Fitness Solutions of 2016 & 2017
Innovative Wireless Health and Fitness Solution Brands and their Key Features
Select Innovative Health Trackers of 2016 & 2017
Adhesive Patch
Adamm Asthma Monitoring Device
iFertracker Fertility Tracker
Select Innovative Wireless Blood Pressure Monitoring Solutions of 2016 & 2017
Omron 10 Series Wireless Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor
Withings Wireless Apple and Android BP Monitor
QardioArm BP Monitor
Withings Wireless BP Monitors
Wireless BP Monitor iHealth Feel
Fitbit BP Monitors
Blumio Armband to Track Blood Pressure
Smart Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor
SimpleOne: World's First Wireless, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Enabled Multi-Vital Diagnostic Device
SensoSCAN: A Wearable Wireless BP Monitoring Device
Personalized Smart System for BP Measuring
Upgraded & Stylish Wearable Wireless BP Cuff
CareTaker's cNIBP and Heart Rate Monitor
iHealth Portable Blood Pressure Monitors
Other Notable Wireless Health and Fitness Devices Launched in Recent Years
Runtastic Orbit
iHealth Smart Wireless Scales
iHealth Fitness Devices
LG Lifeband Touch Fitness Tracker
Ironman's Timex Sport
Garmin's Forerunner 920XT
Wahoo Fitness' TICKR Heart Rate Monitor
Magellan Echo Fit Sports Watch
TomTom Runner Cardio GPS
Sunnto Ambit3 Sport
Polar V800 Sports Watch
Garmin's Fenix 3
Mio Alpha Heart Rate Sport Watch
Smart Sock from Sensoria
runScribe
Nike + Sensor
Stryd
FitBit Surge
FitBit Charge
FitBit Charge HR
Misfit Shine Swarovski
Intelligent Asthma Management by Health Care Originals
Valedo Back Therapy
Quell Relief
HealthPatch MD
Proteus Digital Health's Helius
Chrono Therapeutics' Smart Stop
Google Smart Contact Lenses
Cloud DX's Vitaliti
iTBra by Cyrcadia Health
FreeStyle Libre System by Abbott Diabetes Care
Leaf Healthcare Ulcer Sensor
QardioCore
Embrace
Building Inter-Device Communications: The New Frontier in Technological Advancements

5. WIRELESS HEALTH AND FITNESS DEVICES OVERVIEW
Wireless Health and Fitness: A Prelude
Product Segments
Wireless Sports & Fitness Devices
Wireless Remote Health Monitoring Devices
Wireless Professional Healthcare Devices
What is Wireless Health?
Evolution of Wireless Health
Wireless Health Development with M2M Solutions
Value Chain in Mobile Healthcare
Available Wireless Medical Solutions
Wireless Standards for Medical Applications
ZigBee
Bluetooth
Broadband
Wireless Sensor Networks
Applications of Wireless Sensors for Enhanced Healthcare
Chronic Disease Monitoring
Personal Wellness Monitoring
Personal Fitness Monitoring

6. PRODUCT/SERVICE LAUNCHES
Polar Unveils Polar OH1 Optical Heart Rate Sensor
Samsung Introduces Two Fitness-Focused Smartwatches
Fitbit Unveils Health and Fitness Smartwatch, Fitbit Ionic
Suunto Unveils Spartan Sport Wrist HR Gold for Female Athletes
Polar Launches Polar A370 Fitness Tracker
Polar Unveils Polar M430
Polar Introduces GoPro Connectivity
STYR Labs Unveils Wireless Customized Nutrition Ecosystem
Polar Launches Polar M200 Waterproof GPS Running Watch
Polar Unveils Unique Cloud-Based Training System
Polar Launches Polar Balance
Under Armour to Introduce Fitness Gadgets

7. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY
Fitbit Partners with DexCom
Lumo Partners with Puma
Intelesens Taken Over by UltraLinq Healthcare
Intel Exits Smartwatch and Fitness-tracker Business
BioTelemetry Takes over LifeWatch AG
Jawbone Shuts Down Wearable Devices Business
GE Healthcare Takes over Monica Healthcare
Medtronic Partners with Fitbit
CRF Health Takes Over Entra Health
Philips Unveils Health Monitoring Devices
Toumaz Divests Sensium Healthcare
Nokia Takes Over Withings
VSee Partners with Arc Devices

8. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. (USA)
adidas AG (Germany)
Alive Technologies Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
Apple, Inc. (USA)
ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (Taiwan)
Beurer GmbH (Germany)
Dexcom, Inc. (USA)
Entra Health Systems LLC (USA)
Fitbit, Inc. (USA)
Garmin Ltd. (USA)
GE Healthcare (USA)
Google Inc. (USA)
iHealth Labs, Inc. (USA)
Intelesens Ltd. (UK)
Isansys Lifecare Ltd. (UK)
Motorola Mobility LLC (USA)
LG Electronics Inc. (South Korea)
LifeWatch AG (Switzerland)
Medtronic plc (Ireland)
Misfit, Inc. (USA)
NeuroSky, Inc. (USA)
Nike, Inc. (USA)
Nonin Medical, Inc. (USA)
Nokia Corporation (Finland)
Withings SA (France)
NUUBO Smart Solutions Technologies, SL (Spain)
Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Oregon Scientific, Inc. (USA)
Philips Healthcare (The Netherlands)
Polar Electro Oy (Finland)
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)
Sony Corporation (Japan)
Suunto Oy (Finland)
Under Armour, Inc. (USA)
Vital Connect, Inc. (USA)
Winmedical Srl (Italy)
Xiaomi Inc. (China)

9. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Total Companies Profiled: 130 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries 142)

• The United States (79)
• Canada (7)
• Japan (6)
• Europe (29)
• France (1)
• Germany (6)
• The United Kingdom (4)
• Italy (1)
• Spain (1)
• Rest of Europe (16)
• Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (18)
• Middle East (3)

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