Delhi wants wearables to have a pulse on water, air quality: Ericsson report

However, these figures shot up for the respondents in Delhi, Beijing and São Paulo, who are facing bigger environmental challenges.

The report found that half of the people surveyed were satisfied with their wellness and about 71 per cent of consumers see an opportunity to improve their wellness using connected technology. In fact, those surveyed were of the impression that a wearable monitoring and regulating physical activity could increase their life expectancy by1.9 years.

Michael Björn, Head of Research at Ericsson ConsumerLab, says: “Those already satisfied with their wellness say they are the first to try new health approaches. Rather than typical tech adopters or those with health issues, we therefore see people who are satisfied with their wellness being early adopters of wellness technology. This group has very specific requirements related to cloud, privacy, design and functionality that they want to be fulfilled simultaneously. Fulfilling one or two of these simply won’t be enough.”