Rugged handhelds held 50.69% — the largest share — of the global rugged device market in 2015. The segment will grow at higher than the average rate during the forecast period.The rugged notebook segment will lose its market share due to increasing popularity of rugged handhelds. Its market share is expected to decline to 20.62% in 2020, from 22.61% in 2015.The defense and military segment is expected to be saturated by 2020, resulting in reduced revenue contribution in terms of the procurement of new rugged devices.Global rugged device unit shipments will grow at a CAGR of 7.28% during the forecast period due to higher demand for rugged devices from the commercial and industrial sectors.

PART 01: Executive summary ............................................ 6

Highlights 6

PART 02: Scope of the report ............................................. 7

Market overview 7

Definitions 7

Base year and forecast period 8

Vendor segmentation 8

Market segmentation 9

Top-vendor offerings 10

PART 03: Market research methodology ......................... 16

Research methodology 16

Economic indicators 16

PART 04: Introduction ....................................................... 17

Key market highlights 17

PART 05: Market landscape .............................................. 21

Market overview 21

Total cost of ownership 22

Technological overview 23

Market size and forecast 27

Five forces analysis 30

PART 06: Market segmentation by technology ............... 31

PART 07: Market segmentation by OS ............................. 36

Market overview 36

PART 08: Market segmentation by product ..................... 38

PART 09: Market segmentation by end-user ................... 47

PART 10: Geographical segmentation ............................. 51

Global rugged device market by geography 2015-2020 51

PART 11: Market drivers ................................................... 55

Surging demand for semi-rugged devices 55

Growing adoption of rugged electronic devices in harsh

environments 55

Increasing need for data and analytical computing in

industrial and commercial sectors 55

Evolving business requirements 56

PART 12: Impact of drivers ............................................... 57

PART 13: Market challenges ............................................. 58

Increasing level of ruggedness in commercial devices 58

Dropping price of commercial consumer-grade devices 58

High cost of rugged devices 58

Decline in military and government spending 59

PART 14: Impact of drivers and challenges .................... 60

PART 15: Market trends .................................................... 61

Growing preference for big-screen rugged tablets and

handheld devices 61

Rising popularity of Android OS in rugged devices 61

High growth potential in emerging economies 61

Increasing connectivity and network coverage in extreme

environments 62

PART 16: Vendor landscape ............................................. 63

Competitive scenario 63

Other prominent vendors 64

PART 17: Major vendors ................................................... 66

Amrel 66

Getac 66

Honeywell Scanning & Mobility 66

Panasonic 68

Zebra 69

PART 18: Appendix ........................................................... 70

List of abbreviations 70

PART 19: Explore Technavio ............................................ 71