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Tancred

Tancred Taylor

Senior Analyst

Research Focus

As part of ABI Research’s Enabling Platforms research team, Senior Analyst Tancred Taylor focuses on asset tracking and visibility, which includes data, trend, and forecast analysis of the devices, platforms, networks, and services empowering the emerging technology market, as well as the business transformation that Internet of Things (IoT) tracking will enable. Tancred's coverage spans many industries from construction and heavy equipment to the supply chain and packages and parcels.

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Topics Covered

IoT Markets

Insights

52.9 Billion UHF RFID Endpoint ICs Shipped in 2024; Resurgent RFID Continues to Expand into New Markets, Bringing Item-Level Visibility Into the Mainstream

52.9 Billion UHF RFID Endpoint ICs Shipped in 2024; Resurgent RFID Continues to Expand into New Markets, Bringing Item-Level Visibility Into the Mainstream

Insight | 1Q 2025 | IN-7733

RailPulse’s Platform Launch Ushers in Golden Age of North American Rail IoT Digitization

RailPulse’s Platform Launch Ushers in Golden Age of North American Rail IoT Digitization

Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7545

Brambles Highlights Value of C-Level IoT Planning with Four-Fold ROI on Its Digital Transformation Strategy in FY 2024 Alone

Brambles Highlights Value of C-Level IoT Planning with Four-Fold ROI on Its Digital Transformation Strategy in FY 2024 Alone

Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7498

Roambee’s New Strategy—A Winner for Supply Chain Visibility?

Roambee’s New Strategy—A Winner for Supply Chain Visibility?

Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7475

Hapag-Lloyd Demonstrates Opportunity for IoT-Enabled Services with Launch of Live Position

Hapag-Lloyd Demonstrates Opportunity for IoT-Enabled Services with Launch of Live Position

Insight | 2Q 2024 | IN-7344

Nokia Launches MX Grid, Bringing Processing and ML Closer to the Far Edge

Nokia Launches MX Grid, Bringing Processing and ML Closer to the Far Edge

Insight | 2Q 2024 | IN-7331

As Edge AI/ML Hardware and Software Toolsets Mature, 2024 Promises Explosion of Industrial Edge Deployments

As Edge AI/ML Hardware and Software Toolsets Mature, 2024 Promises Explosion of Industrial Edge Deployments

Insight | 2Q 2024 | IN-7290

Augury Updates Its IoT-Based Guaranteed Diagnostics™ Product with Production Loss Guarantee for Critical Rotating Assets

Augury Updates Its IoT-Based Guaranteed Diagnostics™ Product with Production Loss Guarantee for Critical Rotating Assets

Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7261

Bluetooth SIG Sets Out a Roadmap for Ambient IoT in Market Research Note

Bluetooth SIG Sets Out a Roadmap for Ambient IoT in Market Research Note

Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7223

Efforts toward Standardizing Ambient IoT Gain Pace, Promising More Attention in 2024

Efforts toward Standardizing Ambient IoT Gain Pace, Promising More Attention in 2024

Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7175

Overhaul Announces IoT Assess and Deploy, Allowing Enterprises to Fully Outsource IoT Procurement, Deployment, and Servicing in the Supply Chain

Overhaul Announces IoT Assess and Deploy, Allowing Enterprises to Fully Outsource IoT Procurement, Deployment, and Servicing in the Supply Chain

Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7159

Industrial Edge Networking Hardware: Evolution of IoT Networking Form Factors for Remote Monitoring Markets

Industrial Edge Networking Hardware: Evolution of IoT Networking Form Factors for Remote Monitoring Markets

Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7116

Microchip Technology Inc. Announces MPLAB® Machine Learning Development Suite – Setting the Tone for Vendors Looking to Offer Valuable Solution Development Software and Services

Microchip Technology Inc. Announces MPLAB® Machine Learning Development Suite – Setting the Tone for Vendors Looking to Offer Valuable Solution Development Software and Services

Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7081

Smart Label Initiatives Begin to Move toward Commercialization

Smart Label Initiatives Begin to Move toward Commercialization

Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-6989

Emerson Plans Growth into Industrial Automation through Seeking Greater Sensor Data Acquisition Capabilities

Emerson Plans Growth into Industrial Automation through Seeking Greater Sensor Data Acquisition Capabilities

Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6831

Acquisitions of IoT Geolocation Service Providers Signal New Phase of the Positioning Market

Acquisitions of IoT Geolocation Service Providers Signal New Phase of the Positioning Market

Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6769

Recent Partnerships in the IoT CBM Market Showcase How Vendors Must Merge Specialisms to Create More Value for Adopters

Recent Partnerships in the IoT CBM Market Showcase How Vendors Must Merge Specialisms to Create More Value for Adopters

Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6694

Hardware to Heaven: Overcoming the Challenge of Proprietary Connectivity Hardware in the Satellite IoT Market

Hardware to Heaven: Overcoming the Challenge of Proprietary Connectivity Hardware in the Satellite IoT Market

Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6698

LPWAN Technologies for Massive IoT: The View beyond 2022

LPWAN Technologies for Massive IoT: The View beyond 2022

Insight | 3Q 2022 | IN-6634

HERE Technologies’ Partnership with AWS Highlights Growing Role of Cloud Providers in Providing Supply Chain Visibility

HERE Technologies’ Partnership with AWS Highlights Growing Role of Cloud Providers in Providing Supply Chain Visibility

Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6572

Semtech’s LR1120 Chip Highlights the Growing Interdependency of Silicon and Cloud in Massive IoT

Semtech’s LR1120 Chip Highlights the Growing Interdependency of Silicon and Cloud in Massive IoT

Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6544

Willing the IoT Forward: Wiliot Enters New Stage of Growth

Willing the IoT Forward: Wiliot Enters New Stage of Growth

Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6509

Visions of Visibility: Antares Vision Enacts Next Stage of Supply Chain Strategy

Visions of Visibility: Antares Vision Enacts Next Stage of Supply Chain Strategy

Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6462

Nestwave Demonstrates Technology IP with ThinTrack Device

Nestwave Demonstrates Technology IP with ThinTrack Device

Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6437

Kezzler and Arviem Partnership Shines Light on Path to Item-Level Visibility

Kezzler and Arviem Partnership Shines Light on Path to Item-Level Visibility

Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6405

The Impact of Visibility on Supply Chain Sustainability

The Impact of Visibility on Supply Chain Sustainability

Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6362

Be There in a ZiFi: How ZiFiSense is Revolutionizing Package Tracking

Be There in a ZiFi: How ZiFiSense is Revolutionizing Package Tracking

Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6235

Got 99 Problems, but Data Availability Ain’t One: How Asset Tracking Data is Shifting Towards Problem Solving

Got 99 Problems, but Data Availability Ain’t One: How Asset Tracking Data is Shifting Towards Problem Solving

Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6189

Positioning Technologies for IoT: The Thin End of the Wedge

Positioning Technologies for IoT: The Thin End of the Wedge

Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6140

Stay Tuned: Dynamic Band-Switching Seeing Growth in IoT Antennas

Stay Tuned: Dynamic Band-Switching Seeing Growth in IoT Antennas

Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6111

HERE’s Looking at You, Kid: HERE Technologies' Ever-Expanding Visibility Services

HERE’s Looking at You, Kid: HERE Technologies' Ever-Expanding Visibility Services

Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6074

They See Me Rollin’, They Lovin’: Asset Visibility for Connected Wheels Opens New Markets and Services

They See Me Rollin’, They Lovin’: Asset Visibility for Connected Wheels Opens New Markets and Services

Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6030

Who’s Got the Power: Energy Harvesting Ecosystem Seeing More Design Wins

Who’s Got the Power: Energy Harvesting Ecosystem Seeing More Design Wins

Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-6012

Semtech Driving Expansion of LoRa Asset Tracking in 2020

Semtech Driving Expansion of LoRa Asset Tracking in 2020

Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5972

Digital Twins Tentatively Finding Traction in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Digital Twins Tentatively Finding Traction in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5904

Toward Sustainable IoT: Strategies for Reducing Waste

Toward Sustainable IoT: Strategies for Reducing Waste

Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5851

The Asset Tracking Market: Where NB-IoT Goes to Struggle

The Asset Tracking Market: Where NB-IoT Goes to Struggle

Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5836

Research

UHF RFID Technologies, Applications, and End Markets Market Data Overview: 1Q 2025
UHF RFID Technologies, Applications, and End Markets Market Data Overview: 1Q 2025

Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-3655

UHF RFID Technologies, Applications, and End Markets
UHF RFID Technologies, Applications, and End Markets

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-RFID-109

Embedded ML Trends & Strategies for Condition-Based Monitoring: Ecosystem, Roadmaps, and Adoption
Embedded ML Trends & Strategies for Condition-Based Monitoring: Ecosystem, Roadmaps, and Adoption

Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3119

Asset Tracking: IoT Technologies and Markets
Asset Tracking: IoT Technologies and Markets

Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-AST-102

Asset Tracking Technologies and Markets Market Data Overview: 4Q 2024
Asset Tracking Technologies and Markets Market Data Overview: 4Q 2024

Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3257

Industrial and Manufacturing Survey 1H 2024: Key IoT Takeaways
Industrial and Manufacturing Survey 1H 2024: Key IoT Takeaways

Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3339

Condition-Based Monitoring Market Data Overview: Q2 2024
Condition-Based Monitoring Market Data Overview: Q2 2024

Presentation | 3Q 2024 | PT-2815

Condition-Based Monitoring: IoT Technologies and Markets
Condition-Based Monitoring: IoT Technologies and Markets

Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-CBMM-23

Embedded ML for Industrial IoT Monitoring: Technology Evolution
Embedded ML for Industrial IoT Monitoring: Technology Evolution

Report | 2Q 2024 | AN-5894

Machines & Equipment: Expanding Use Cases with Wireless IoT
Machines & Equipment: Expanding Use Cases with Wireless IoT

Presentation | 1Q 2024 | PT-3125

Enabling Next-Generation OEM Services With Embedded Machine Connectivity
Enabling Next-Generation OEM Services With Embedded Machine Connectivity

Whitepaper | 4Q 2023 | WP-1029

Remote Monitoring Markets for IoT: Ecosystem and Market Dynamics Analysis
Remote Monitoring Markets for IoT: Ecosystem and Market Dynamics Analysis

Report | 4Q 2023 | AN-5859

IoT Antennas
IoT Antennas

Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-IOTH-102

Low-Power Wide Area (LPWA) Networks
Low-Power Wide Area (LPWA) Networks

Market Data | 2Q 2023 | MD-LPWA-109

Asset Tracking: IoT Technologies and Markets
Asset Tracking: IoT Technologies and Markets

Market Data | 2Q 2023 | MD-AST-101

Smart Labels: Technologies and Market Opportunities Analysis
Smart Labels: Technologies and Market Opportunities Analysis

Report | 1Q 2023 | AN-5342

Smart Packaging Solutions and Technologies: Enabling the Next Level of Asset Visibility Innovation
Smart Packaging Solutions and Technologies: Enabling the Next Level of Asset Visibility Innovation

Report | 1Q 2023 | AN-5693

Low-Power Wide Area (LPWA) Networks
Low-Power Wide Area (LPWA) Networks

Market Data | 1Q 2023 | MD-LPWA-108

Condition-Based Monitoring IoT: Top Market Segments and Technology Accelerators
Condition-Based Monitoring IoT: Top Market Segments and Technology Accelerators

Report | 4Q 2022 | AN-5666

Returnable Transport Assets: Market Opportunity and Technologies Analysis
Returnable Transport Assets: Market Opportunity and Technologies Analysis

Report | 4Q 2022 | AN-5347

The Software Blueprint for Supply Chain Visibility
The Software Blueprint for Supply Chain Visibility

Presentation | 3Q 2022 | PT-2615

Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWA)
Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWA)

Market Data | 3Q 2022 | MD-LPWA-107

Supply Chain Visibility Solution Providers
Supply Chain Visibility Solution Providers

Competitive Ranking | 3Q 2022 | CA-1306

IoT and Supply Chain Visibility in the Food Industry: Ecosystem Assessment
IoT and Supply Chain Visibility in the Food Industry: Ecosystem Assessment

Report | 1Q 2022 | AN-5349

IoT and Supply Chain Visibility in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Ecosystem Assessment
IoT and Supply Chain Visibility in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Ecosystem Assessment

Report | 1Q 2022 | AN-5352

2022 Technology Summit: IoT and Pharma
2022 Technology Summit: IoT and Pharma

Presentation | 4Q 2021 | PT-2551

IoT Antennas: Technologies, Markets, and Evolution
IoT Antennas: Technologies, Markets, and Evolution

Report | 3Q 2021 | AN-5468

WAN (Wide Area Network) Asset Tracking Pricing Strategies
WAN (Wide Area Network) Asset Tracking Pricing Strategies

Report | 1Q 2021 | AN-5397

Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWA) Market Data
Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWA) Market Data

Market Data | 1Q 2021 | MD-LPWA-106

Asset Visibility Platforms: Location and Application Services for IoT Tracking Markets
Asset Visibility Platforms: Location and Application Services for IoT Tracking Markets

Report | 4Q 2020 | AN-5343

Sensor Device Markets for the IoT
Sensor Device Markets for the IoT

Report | 3Q 2020 | AN-5341

IoT Asset Tracking Device Evolution: Technologies and Features Driving the Next Stage of Growth
IoT Asset Tracking Device Evolution: Technologies and Features Driving the Next Stage of Growth

Report | 3Q 2020 | AN-5328

IoT Asset Tracking OEMs: Profiles, Assessments, and Regional Analysis
IoT Asset Tracking OEMs: Profiles, Assessments, and Regional Analysis

Report | 3Q 2020 | AN-5340

Tancred Taylor In The News

What to track, how to track – Four IoT asset types, four IoT asset traits Logo
What to track, how to track – Four IoT asset types, four IoT asset traits
RCR Wireless News (2023-04-3)
But, in every case, no matter the value of the asset, business logic says to balance optimal performance and optimal cost – and, generally, a combination of short- and long-range wireless technologies will be adopted. Tancred Taylor, industry analyst at ABI Research, comments: “People think it is a...
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Smart Labels will Help IoT Become ‘Massive’ with 581 Million Labels Shipped in 2028 Logo
Smart Labels will Help IoT Become ‘Massive’ with 581 Million Labels Shipped in 2028
IoT News (2023-03-21)
Tancred Taylor, Industry Analyst at ABI Research, explains: “Over the past 15 years, the printed electronics market for asset tracking has been driven by RFID. This will continue to remain a dominant technology, but the evolution of low-power IoT technologies from Bluetooth all the way through to...
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An identity crisis, a catch-22, a €3.3m problem? What’s in the Unabiz/Sigfox in-tray? Logo
An identity crisis, a catch-22, a €3.3m problem? What’s in the Unabiz/Sigfox in-tray?
Enterprise IoT Insights (2022-05-23)
Tancred Taylor, research analyst at ABI Research, says the same; Unabiz has to somehow shake realism out of a business with its head in the clouds. “There has been a bit of a message- and role-creep from Sigfox over the years that should be addressed. It just got overexcited, going into hyperdrive...
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Asset visibility remains a common challenge for the pharma ecosystem Logo
Asset visibility remains a common challenge for the pharma ecosystem
Future CIO (2022-04-18)
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and transportation providers all face unique pain points within their supply chain operations. Product worth US$30 billion is damaged each year, and companies in the pharmaceutical space are concerned about how to control their spending on product,...
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IoT remains a Wild West at MWC 2022 Logo
IoT remains a Wild West at MWC 2022
Future IoT (2022-03-17)
Editor’s note: Below is an excerpt of the recently published “Key Takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2022”, a whitepaper by ABI Research. Get a glimpse of the evolving IoT ecosystem and what the future may hold. IoT’s vitals were healthy at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022. Companies reported...
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What the Infrastructure Bill Means for the IoT Logo
What the Infrastructure Bill Means for the IoT
EE Times (2021-11-11)
ABI Research highlighted ports as an area to watch. The analyst firm predicts that modern IoT-based infrastructure upgrades will help resolve container ship stoppages that have caused the supply chain shortages that are dogging much of the world right now. “One area that I think is interesting to...
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The Internet of All Things: By 2025, over 7 bln antennas will be shipped into IoT devices Logo
The Internet of All Things: By 2025, over 7 bln antennas will be shipped into IoT devices
The Internet of All Things (2021-09-17)
“The antenna is one of the most common causes of failure when creating a new IoT product,” says Tancred Taylor, IoT Hardware & Devices Research Analyst at ABI Research. “The goal of any antenna in terms of choice and design is high performance for the application it serves, and the network and...
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IoT Business News: Competition and Technology Complexity to Drive IoT Antenna Shipments to 7.2 Billion by 2025 Logo
IoT Business News: Competition and Technology Complexity to Drive IoT Antenna Shipments to 7.2 Billion by 2025
IoT Business News (2021-07-30)
The growing breadth of IoT devices, machines, and use cases combined with additional radio spectrum and protocols is creating more complexity in designing and integrating antennas into products. A new analysis by global tech market advisory firm ABI Research examines how the antenna market is...
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Enterprise IoT Insights: Opportunity knocks for IoT antenna firms, as complexity spirals and shipments jump Logo
Enterprise IoT Insights: Opportunity knocks for IoT antenna firms, as complexity spirals and shipments jump
Enterprise IoT Insights (2021-07-30)
new report by analyst company ABI Research says the growing breadth of IoT devices and use cases, combined with additional radio spectrum and protocols, is creating more complexity in designing and integrating antennas into products. IoT antenna shipments will jump to 7.2 billion IoT in 2025, it...
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Technology: Report: 60m connected cows by 2026 and other trends Logo
Technology: Report: 60m connected cows by 2026 and other trends
Technology (2020-10-29)
ABI Research reveals the staggering numbers in technology forecasting for the next half decade
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Food Logistics: 82% of IoT Asset Tracker OEMs Adopt LPWAN Logo
Food Logistics: 82% of IoT Asset Tracker OEMs Adopt LPWAN
Food Logistics (2020-08-27)
Low-cost and low-power devices for long-distance tracking provides visibility into the movement of people and assets of all types between and within facilities, countries, and regions, yielding clear operational and capital savings and powering data-driven decisions. “Enterprises are increasingly...
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