North America Visible Light Communication Technology Market by Component (LED, IR Emitters, Image Sensor, Optocouplers) by Application (Indoor Networking, Underwater Communication, Location-based Service, Intelligent Traffic System) by Geography (U.S., Canada, Mexico) - Analysis and Forecast to 2019

North America Visible Light Communication Technology Market is a data communications medium which uses visible light between 400 and 800 THz. Visible light communication technology is one of the most advanced optical wireless communication technologies. Its applications include indoor networking, underwater communication, location-based service, and intelligent traffic system. The North American visible light communication technology market is projected to grow with a CAGR of 71.6% from 2014 to 2019.

The Visible Light Communication Technology Market is segmented by major components, which include LED, IR emitters, image sensor, and Optocouplers. LED segment had the highest market share of 47.2% in 2014, followed by image sensors in North America. As VLC technology is entirely based on light, LED is used as a main light source. It acts as a transmission medium while the image sensor is used as receiving medium.

The North American visible light communication technology market is a competitive market, with several companies, such as PureLiFi (U.K.), Nakagawa Laboratories, Inc. (Japan), LVX Systems (U.S.), and ByteLight (U.S.) currently active in this high growth market. These companies are focusing on new product development, alliances, and acquisitions in order to achieve and sustain market growth.

Scope of the Report

Visible Light Communication Technology Market research report categorizes the North American visible light communication technology market into the following segments and sub-segments:

Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Component

• LED
• IR Emitters
• Image Sensor
• Optocouplers

North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Applications

• Indoor Networking
• Underwater Communication
• Location-based Service
• Intelligent Traffic System

North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography

• U.S.
• Canada
• Mexico

Table of Contents

1 Introduction (Page No. - 11)
    1.1 Objectives of the Study
    1.2 Market Segmentation and Coverage
    1.3 Stakeholders

2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 13)
    2.1 Integrated Ecosystem of Visible Light Communication  Technology Market
    2.2 Arriving at the North America Visible Light Communication Technology Market Size
           2.2.1 Top-Down Approach
           2.2.2 Demand Side Approach
           2.2.3 Macro Indicator-Based Approach
    2.3 Assumptions

3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 19)

4 Market Overview (Page No. - 21)
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Comparison With Parent Market
    4.3 Market Drivers and Inhibitors
    4.4 Key Market Dynamics
    4.5 Demand Side Analysis

5 Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component (Page No. - 28)
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 North America Light Emitting Diode (LED) Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography
    5.3 North America Infrared Emitter Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography
    5.4 North America Optocoupler Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography
    5.5 North America Image Sensor Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography

6 Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application (Page No. - 37)
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Intelligent Traffic System
           6.2.1 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Intelligent Traffic System, By Geography
           6.2.2 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Intelligent Traffic System, By Sub-Segment
    6.3 Indoor Networking
           6.3.1 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Indoor Networking, By Geography
    6.4 In-Flight Entertainment and Communication
           6.4.1 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in In-Flight Entertainment and Communication,  By Geography
    6.5 Underwater Communication
    6.6 Location-Based Service
           6.6.1 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Location-Based Service, By Geography
           6.6.2 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Location-Based Service, By Sub-Segment

7 Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Geography (Page No. - 47)
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market
           7.2.1 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application
           7.2.2 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component
           7.2.3 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component
    7.3 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market
           7.3.1 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application
           7.3.2 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component
           7.3.3 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component
    7.4 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market
           7.4.1 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application
           7.4.2 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component
           7.4.3 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component

8 Visible Light Communication Technology Market:  Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 61)
    8.1 Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Company Share Analysis
    8.2 New Product Developments
    8.3 Other Developments

9 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Company (Page No. - 64)
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
    9.1 Purelifi
    9.2 Nakagawa Laboratories, Inc.
    9.3 Oledcomm France Lifi
    9.4 Bytelight
    9.5 LVX System
*Details on Overview, Financials, Product & Services, Strategy, and Developments Might Not be Captured in Case of Unlisted Company

10 Appendix (Page No. - 71)
     10.1 Customization Options
             10.1.1 Product Portfolio Analysis
             10.1.2 Country-Level Data Analysis
             10.1.3 Product Comparison of Various Competitors
     10.2 Related Reports

11 Introducing RT: Real Time Market Intelligence (Page No. - 73)
     11.1 RT Snapshots
             11.1.1 Snapshot 1: Ecosystem
             11.1.2 Snapshot 2: Quantitative Chart

List of Tables (34 Tables)

Table 1 North American Visible Light Communication Application Market,  2014 (USD MN)
Table 2 North America R&D Expenditure, 2012-2013 (USD MN)
Table 3 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Comparison With Parent Market, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 4 North American Visible Light Communications Market: Drivers and Inhibitors
Table 5 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 6 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 7 North America Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Comparison With Application Markets, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 8 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 9 North America Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Component Comparison With Parent Market, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 10 North America Led Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 11 North America Infrared Emitter Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 12 North America Optocoupler Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 13 North America Image Sensor Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 14 North America Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 15 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Intelligent Traffic System, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 16 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Intelligent Traffic System, By Sub-Segment, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 17 North America Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Indoor Networking, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 18 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market in In-Flight Entertainment and Communication, By Geography,  2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 19 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Underwater Communication, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 20 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Location-Based Service, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 21 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Location-Based Service, By Sub-Segment, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 22 Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 23 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Application, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 24 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 25 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 26 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 27 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 28 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 29 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 30 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Table 31 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Table 32 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Company Share Analysis, 2014 (%)
Table 33 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market: New Product Developments
Table 34 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Other Developments

List of Figures (40 Figures)

Figure 1 Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Segmentation & Coverage
Figure 2 Integrated Ecosystem of Visible Light Communication Technology Market
Figure 3 Research Methodology
Figure 4 Top-Down Approach
Figure 5 Demand Side Approach
Figure 6 Macro Indicator-Based Approach
Figure 7 Visible Light Communications Market: Snapshot
Figure 8 Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Growth Aspects
Figure 9 Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Comparison With Parent Market
Figure 10 Visible Light Communication Application Market,  By Geography, 2014 vs  2019
Figure 11 Visible Light Communication Component Market,  By Geography, 2014
Figure 12 Demand Side Analysis
Figure 13 Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 14 Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Component Comparison With Parent Market, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 15 North America Led Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 16 North America Infrared Emitter Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 17 North America Optocoupler Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 18 North America Image Sensor Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 19 North America Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 20 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Intelligent Traffic System, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 21 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Intelligent Traffic System, By Sub-Segment, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 22 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Indoor Networking , By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 23 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in  In-Flight Entertainment and Communication, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 24 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Underwater Communication, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD ’000)
Figure 25 Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Location-Based Service, By Geography, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 26 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market in Location-Based Service, By Sub-Segment, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 27 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Growth Analysis, By Geography, 2014-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 28 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market Overview,  2014 & 2019 (USD MN)
Figure 29 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Application, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 30 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market:  Component Snapshot
Figure 31 U.S. Visible Light Communication Technology Market, By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 32 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market Overview, 2014 & 2019 (USD MN)
Figure 33 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 34 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Component Snapshot
Figure 35 Canada Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 36 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market Overview, 2014 & 2019 (USD MN)
Figure 37 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Application, 2013-2019 (USD ‘000)
Figure 38 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market:  Component Snapshot
Figure 39 Mexico Visible Light Communication Technology Market,  By Component, 2013-2019 (USD MN)
Figure 40 North American Visible Light Communication Technology Market: Company Share Analysis, 2014 (%)

North America Visible Light Communication Technology Market is a data communications medium which uses visible light between 400 and 800 THz. Visible light communication technology is one of the most advanced optical wireless communication technologies; however, it is still in the introductory phase. Indoor networking and location-based services are the only applications that are extensively using this technology. Visible light communication technology is expected to penetrate in various applications, such as M2M communication, smart cities, wireless sensor networks, computing, and others in coming years.

North America Visible Light Communication Technology Market mainly targets the application areas where optical wireless communication technologies are used. VLC is a ubiquitous technology and it can be utilized in multiple applications. The visible light communication market for location-based applications is estimated to grow with the highest CAGR of 80.9% among all applications from 2014 to 2019.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the North American market for VLC technology. This report includes revenue forecasts, market trends and opportunities for the period from 2014 to 2019, and the overview of the competitive landscape for the period from 2011 to 2014. The analysis has been conducted on the various market segments derived on the basis of component, application, and geography. On the basis of component, the market is segmented into LED, IR Emitters, Image Sensor, Optocouplers. The main applications of the market include indoor networking, underwater communication, location-based service, and intelligent traffic system. The geographical analysis is done for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The report also includes the key market drivers and inhibitors, along with their impact, in detail.

Apart from an overview of the major companies in this market, this report also provides their financial analysis, products and service offerings, and key developments. Pure LiFi (U.K.), Nakagawa Laboratories, Inc. (Japan), LVX Systems (U.S.), and ByteLight (U.S.) are some of the leading players covered in the report.

The North America visible light communication technology market was valued at $206.4 million in 2014, and is projected to reach $3,075.3 million by 2019, at a CAGR of 71.6% from 2014 to 2019. The U.S. is the leading market for visible light communication technology, having accounted for 68.5% of the market share in 2014, while Canada market is projected to grow  with the highest CAGR of 95.4% from 2014 to 2019.