Hands-free wearable technology helps deliver real-time information to device users. Mobile device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) aggressively invest in wearable devices to offset declining margins in their traditional smartphone and tablet markets. As a result, the wearable sector has been flooded with various smart bands, smartwatches, and other wearable devices with machine-to-machine (M2M) offerings capable of collecting, sending, and processing data over mobile applications.
Furthermore, the integration of M2M technology with wearable medical devices improves their flexibility and scalability. Due to the various benefits of IoT, AR, and M2M technologies, the demand from various applications such as healthcare and consumer electronics. Also, this increasing demand is projected to lead market players to invest and innovate more products related to these technologies, such as Xiaomi AR smart glasses. Thus, the increasing penetration of AR, IoT, and M2M technologies in smart wearables is creating future trends for the market. The Europe wearable sensor market is expected to grow at a good CAGR during the forecast period.
Europe Wearable Sensor Market Segmentation
The Europe wearable sensor market is analyzed on the basis of sensor type, application, vertical, and country. Based on sensor type, the market is segmented into accelerometer, gyroscope, position sensor, motion sensor, image sensor, pressure and force sensor, touch sensor, and others. The accelerometer segment dominated the market in 2020.
Based on application, the market is segmented into smart wristwear, smart glass, smart bodywear, and smart footwear. The smart wristwear segment led the market in 2020.
Based on vertical, the market is segmented into consumer electronics, healthcare, and industrial and enterprise. The consumer electronics segment dominated the market in 2020.
Based on country, The market is segmented into Germany, France, Italy, the UK, Russia, and the Rest of Europe. In 2020, Germany dominated the Europe wearable sensor market.
Texas Instruments Incorporated, NXP Semiconductor, Analog Devices Inc, STMicroelectronics, Infineon Technology, Sensirion AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, Panasonic Corporation, TE Connectivity Corporation, and TDK corporation are the leading companies in the Europe wearable sensor market.