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of homes will havesmart meter technologyby 2016, allowing themto track their holidayenergy usage.
The winter holidays are brought to us by more than just Santa and his sleigh. Today’s holidays are enabled by machine-to-machine communications. From the food on our table to the cars that take us to grandma’s house, machine communications are making our holidays happen.
HOLIDAYS IN THE 21ST CENTURY ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY M2M COMMUNICATIONS
$563 billion
350 millionChristmas trees are currentlygrowing in the United States.
total holiday spendingin 2011.
1 in 3
packages are shipped on anaverage day via UPS.
15.8 millionpackages are shipped on December 20 via UPS.
25.9 million
monthly energy cost
december 20is the busiest shipping day ofthe year, according to UPS.
5340 swipesper minute betweenThanksgiving and Christmas.
10.3 millionconnected payment and point of sale devices were used in the retail industry in 2011.
9.13 millionmiles were saved when UPS used telematics to increase the number of stops per mile by just 0.01% in 2010.
Increased risk of burglary inhomes without electronicsecurity systems:
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Home healthcare monitoring allowspatients to be home for the holidays.By 2014, the market is estimated to grow up to
27% increase in energy consumptionduring the holiday season.
TraditionalChristmas Lights
LEDChristmas Lights
60%of vehicles will be‘connected’ by 2016,helping us get homefor the holidays safely.
75%
$9.3 billion
91%Americans travel more than 50 miles during the holiday season. of holiday travel is by personal vehicle.
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73.1 millionpounds of tart cherries weregrown in the U.S. this year.
2.27 billionbushels of wheat were grownin the U.S. this year.
130 millionpounds of egg nog are soldduring the holiday season.
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Automated GPS tools increase the number of acres farmed per hour by
50%
Connected farm equipment cuts the number of planting days required by
A farmer utilizing connected farmequipment can increase yield by 1%,which translates into an additional profit of
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