Kulinganiselwa ukuthi kusukela ngo-2021 kuya ku-2026, imakethe yezipikha engenantambo yomhlaba izokhula ngezinga lokukhula ngonyaka elihlanganisiwe elingaphezu kuka-14%. Imakethe yesipikha esingenantambo yomhlaba (ebalwa ngemali engenayo) izofinyelela ekukhuleni ngokuphelele kuka-150% ngesikhathi sesimo sezulu. Ngesikhathi sika-2021-2026, imali engenayo yezimakethe ingakhuphuka, kepha ukukhula konyaka nonyaka kuzoqhubeka ukwehla emuva kwalokho, ikakhulu ngenxa yokwanda kwezinga lokungena kwezipikha ezihlakaniphile emhlabeni jikelele.

Ngokwezibalo, ngokuthunyelwa kwamayunithi kusuka ku-2021-2024, ngenxa yesidingo esinamandla samadivayisi ahlakaniphile avela eYurophu, eNyakatho Melika kanye nase-Asia-Pacific, kuhambisana nokwanda okwandayo kwemishini yomsindo engenantambo, unyaka nonyaka ukukhula kwezipikha ezingenantambo kuzofinyelela kumadijithi aphindwe kabili. Isidingo esikhulayo emakethe esezingeni eliphakeme, ukwandiswa kobuchwepheshe obusizwa ngezwi ezintweni zasendlini nasekukhangisweni kwemikhiqizo ehlakaniphile eku-inthanethi kungezinye zezinto ezibangela ukukhula kwezimakethe.

Ngokombono wamasegmenti emakethe, ngokuya ngokuxhumeka, imakethe yezipikha engenantambo yomhlaba ingahlukaniswa nge-Bluetooth ne-wireless. Izipikha ze-Bluetooth zinezinto eziningi ezintsha, futhi ukwengezwa kobugqinsi nokumelana namanzi kulindeleke ukuthi kukhulise ukufunwa kwabathengi ngesikhathi sokubikezela.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, impilo yebhethri ende, umsindo ozungeze ama-degree angama-360, amalambu akhokhelwa ngokwezifiso, imisebenzi yokuvumelanisa uhlelo kanye nabasizi abahlakaniphile kungenza lo mkhiqizo uhehe ngokwengeziwe, ngaleyo ndlela kuthinte ukukhula kwemakethe. Futhi izipikha ze-Bluetooth ezingangenwa manzi ziya ngokuya zanda e-United States nakwamanye amazwe aseNtshonalanga Yurophu. Izipikha ezimangelengele zinobufakazi bokushaqeka, obunamabala futhi azinamanzi, ngakho-ke ziyathandwa kubasebenzisi abaningi emhlabeni wonke.

Ngo-2020, ingxenye yemakethe esezingeni eliphansi ngokuthunyelwa kweyunithi yaba ngaphezu kwesabelo semakethe esingaphezu kwama-49%. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yamanani entengo aphansi ala madivayisi emakethe, imali engenayo isiyonke incane yize kuthunyelwe amayunithi aphezulu. Lawa madivayisi ayaphatheka futhi ahlinzeka ngekhwalithi yomsindo enhle kakhulu. Izintengo eziphansi zalezi zinhlobo kulindeleke ukuthi zihehe abasebenzisi abaningi bokuhlala ngoba lezi zinhlobo zinikeza lula nokusebenziseka kalula.

Ngo-2020, izikhulumi ezijwayelekile zizohlala emakethe ngesabelo semakethe esingaphezu kuka-44%. Ukusheshisa ukufunwa esifundeni sase-Asia-Pacific naseLatin America kuyimbangela enkulu ekukhuleni kwemakethe. Ngonyaka odlule, isifunda sase-Asia-Pacific kulindeleke ukuthi sikhiqize cishe amaphesenti angama-20 wemali ekhulayo.

Kulinganiselwa ukuthi ngonyaka ka-2026, izikhulumi ezingenantambo ezingaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama-375 zizobe sezithengiswa ngeziteshi zokusabalalisa ezingaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi (kufaka phakathi izitolo ezikhethekile, izitolo ezinkulu kanye nezitolo ezidayisa ngogesi). Abenzi bezipikha be-Wi-Fi nabakwa-Bluetooth bangene emakethe yendabuko futhi bakhuphule ukuthengiswa kwezipikha ezihlakaniphile ezitolo ezidayisa umhlaba wonke. Iziteshi zokusabalalisa eziku-inthanethi kulindeleke ukuthi zifinyelele kuma-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-38 ngonyaka ka-2026.

Uma kuqhathaniswa nezitolo zokuthengisa, izitolo eziku-inthanethi zinikela ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene ongakhetha kuzo, okungenye yezinto ezibangela ukukhula. Abathengisi abakwi-inthanethi banikela ngemishini ngamanani entengo, kunokuba amanani entengo asebenza kuma-e-shop nakwezinye iziteshi zokusabalalisa ngokomzimba. Kodwa-ke, njengoba abakhiqizi bezipikha bendabuko nabanye abahlinzeki bemishini kagesi kulindeleke ukuthi bangene emakethe, ingxenye eku-inthanethi ingahle ibhekane nokuncintisana okunzima okuvela emkhakheni wokuthengisa ngokuzayo.

Inani elikhulayo lemibono yobuchwepheshe bekhaya lasekhaya esifundeni sase-Asia-Pacific lingathinta imakethe yezikhulumi ezingenantambo. Abathengi abangaphezu kwama-88% eChina banokuqonda okuthile nge-smart home, okulindeleke ukuthi kube yithimba elinamandla lobuchwepheshe bekhaya elihlakaniphile. I-China ne-India njengamanje iminotho ekhula ngesivinini esikhulu esifundeni sase-Asia-Pacific.

Ngo-2023, imakethe yezindlu ezihlakaniphile yaseChina kulindeleke ukuthi yeqe ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-21. Ithonya le-Bluetooth emindenini yamaShayina libaluleke kakhulu. Ngesikhathi sesibikezelo, ukwamukelwa kwezixazululo ze-automation kanye nemikhiqizo esekwe ku-IoT kulindeleke ukuthi ikhule ngezikhathi ezi-3.

Abathengi baseJapan banokuqwashisa okungaphezu kwama-50% ngobuchwepheshe be-smart home. ENingizimu Korea, cishe abantu abangama-90% baveza ukuqonda kwabo ngamakhaya ahlakaniphile.

Ngenxa yesimo esibi sokuncintisana, ukuhlanganiswa nokuhlanganiswa kuzovela emakethe. Lezi zinto zenza abahlinzeki kumele bahlukanise imikhiqizo yabo kanye nezinsizakalo ngesiphakamiso senani elicacile futhi elihlukile, ngaphandle kwalokho ngeke bakwazi ukuphila endaweni yokuncintisana kakhulu.