Wireless Technology Trends Report 2009

West Technology Research Solutions, August 2009, Pages: 84

Emerging Wireless Component Market to Reach $13.2 Billion in 2014

Market growth projected in spite of current economic conditions.

The Wireless Technology Trends Report evaluates the market potential for emerging wireless technologies including applications of WiMAX, IEEE 802.16m, LTE, Bluetooth, UWB, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.15.4, and ZigBee. The report also analyzes the effectiveness of existing technologies, reviews the progress of standards development, and examines the strategic activities of market makers.

“Over the last 12 months, many of the emerging wireless technologies are being adopted by OEMs who are beginning to exploit market sectors ranging from home automation to industrial and consumer electronics”, according to Kirsten West, principal analyst with WTRS. “From wireless sensor networks to wireless connectivity to Telecom applications, emerging wireless-based products are beginning to penetrate the market. While growth in some sectors has been slowed by current economic conditions, the overall picture today is one of general positive market expansion”.

Key Findings

(1) The Bluetooth SIG went through an expansion campaign over the last 18 months to incorporate newly-emerging protocols such as near-field communications (NFC), Wibree, and WiFi.
(2) Publication of the ZigBee Smart Energy profile is driving the release of many new products.
(3) Wireless high definition video is an application that significantly matured over the last 12 months. The market for wireless delivery of high definition video promises to be large, with decisive consumer adoption once the technology is proven in end products.
(4) WiMAX is significant competition to alternative technologies in emerging markets.

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Executive Summary
General Maturation of Wireless Markets
Wireless Market Convergence Opportunities
Wireless Telecommunications Market Enables Connectivity
Drivers Of WiMAX Adoption In The Telecommunications Market
Global Economic Conditions Threaten WiMAX Growth
Challenges to Mobile WiMAX Market Adoption
WiMAX Technology Is Mature
LTE Drivers and Challenges
Integration of WiFi into Cellular Handsets
Femtocells and Wireless Connectivity Converge
Wireless Connectivity Market Overview
Analysis of Wireless Connectivity Market Drivers
Analysis of Wireless Connectivity Convergence
802.11n Adoption & WiFi Alliance Trends
WirelessHD Market Development
Amimon and WHDI
Role of DLNA in Developing Wireless-enabled Consumer Electronics
Bluetooth Market Strategies
State Of The Wireless Sensor Network Industry
Analysis of Market Drivers in the Personal Area Network
Economic Growth Affects WSN Penetration
Political Shifts Drive WSN Innovation
Regulatory Influences Strongly Affect 802.15.4 Markets
Drivers in the Smart Grid
Wireless Broadband Market Forecasts
Wireless Connectivity Market Forecasts
Wireless Sensor Network Market Forecasts

Tables & Figures
Scope
Wireless Protocol Analysis by Operating Sector
WiMAX Market Drivers
Infrastructure Deployment Revenue (WiMAX vs HSPA)
Wireless Technologies in the Personal Area Network (PAN)
IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Protocol by Participant
Wireless Broadband Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
Wireless Broadband Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
Wireless Broadband Chipset Average Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
3G Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
3G Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
3G Chipset Average Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.16e Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.16e Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.16e Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.16d Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.16d Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.16d Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
LTE Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.16m Chipset Sales Forecast (2011-2014)
IEEE 802.16m Chipset Shipment Forecast (2011-2014)
IEEE 802.16m Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2011-2014)
Wireless Connectivity Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
Wireless Connectivity Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
Wireless Connectivity Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
Bluetooth Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
Bluetooth Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
Bluetooth Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.11n Chipset Sales Forecast (2007-2014)
IEEE 802.11n Chipset Shipment Forecast (2007-2014)
IEEE 802.11n Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2007-2014)
UWB Chipset Sales Forecast (2006-2014)
UWB Chipset Shipment Forecast (2006-2014)
UWB Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2006-2014)
UWB in Bluetooth Chipset Shipment Forecast (2009-2014)
Certified Wls USB Chipset Shipment Forecast (2006-2014)
CWave UWB Chipset Shipment Forecast (2008-2014)
Extreme USB Chipset Shipment Forecast (2007-2014)
WSN Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
WSN Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
WSN Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
WSN by Technology Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
WSN by Technology Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
WSN by Technology Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.15.4 Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.15.4 Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
IEEE 802.15.4 Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
ZigBee Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
ZigBee Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
ZigBee Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
ZWave Chipset Sales Forecast (2005-2014)
ZWave Chipset Shipment Forecast (2005-2014)
ZWave Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2005-2014)
EnOcean Chipset Sales Forecast (2008-2014)
EnOcean Chipset Shipment Forecast (2008-2014)
EnOcean Chipset Ave. Selling Price Forecast (2008-2014)

The market for wireless enabled devices is trending towards the integration of as many wireless protocols as possible into one device and thus one chipset. There are a number of reasons driving this integration of wireless protocols. End product OEMs are integrating new wireless technologies that add new functionality for the end user. This in turn drives semiconductor companies to integrate more wireless protocols into a chipset. Semiconductor companies are responding to the constant commoditization of chips and erosion of gross margins by attempting to add as much value as possible into a single RF component and thus stave off the inevitable margin erosion. The massive and single-minded effort to integrate all available RF protocols into the same component is also encouraged by regulatory bodies such as the FCC, who envision an opportunity to charge spectrum licenses not just once, but perhaps multiple times. The US military is also stimulating the effort, in large part as a self-serving means to purchase off-the-shelf parts for its ‘Connected Battlefield’.

This report reviews the pominant wireless technologies and protocols in place today as well as those emerging from the standardization process. Protocols such as WiMAX and Bluetooth have in many ways already emerged through the standards process but are directed by relatively young, dynamic, and evolving standardization bodies.

The primary growth areas for wireless components over the next 5 years are Wireless Telecom and Wireless Sensors. In the Wireless Telecom segment, key emerging protocols to evaluate include LTE, IEEE 802.11n, and IEEE 802.16e (colloquialized as ‘mobile WiMax’). In the Wireless Sensor segment, ZigBee, and IEEE 802.15.4 are the standard emerging protocols likely to dominate over the next 10 years.

-Acer
-Alcatel-Lucent
-Altair Semiconductor
-Alvarion
-Amimon
-Arch Rock
-Atmel
-Beceem
-Belkin
-Bluetooth SIG
-Certified Wireless USB I/F
-Cisco
-Clearwire
-Coronis Networks
-CSR
-DLNA
-Dust Networks
-Ember Corporation
-Ericsson
-Freescale
-Funai
-GCT Semiconductor
-Gefen
-HART Group
-Hisense
-Huawei Technologies
-IETF
-Infineon
-Intel
-ISA
-Jennic
-LG Electronics
-Matsushita Electric Industrial
-Co.
-MoCA
-NEC Corporation
-Nortel Networks
-Pulse~Link
-Samsung Electronics Co.
-Sequans
-Sibeam
-Siemens Networks
-Sony Corporation
-Sony Ericsson
-Sprint Nextel
-TI
-Toshiba Corporation
-UQ Communications
-USB Implementors Forum
-Verizon
-WHDI SIG
-WiMAX Forum
-WirelessHD Alliance
-WirelessHD Interest Group
-ZigBee Alliance

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