Wi-Fi Chipsets: Feel That Cool 802.11ac

Multimedia Research Group (MRG, Inc), August 2012, Pages: 67

The Wi-Fi chipset market continues to expand steadily as more and more products begin to incorporate Wi-Fi. Expansion into new connection paradigms, the continuing lowering of chipset prices, and the continued proliferation of Wi-Fi networks both inside and outside the home, mark Wi-Fi as the eight hundred pound gorilla in the wireless industry.

This report provides an in-depth look at the worldwide Wi-Fi market, covering monolithic, combo, and embedded chips across 32 different product categories. The report examines the size and breakdown of each market in 2011, and forecasts unit shipments, revenue, and attach rates through 2016. In addition it provides analysis on market trends, highlights industry news, and furnishes insight into old and new Wi-Fi standards.

Key findings from this study include:
- Newer PAN connection features, such as Wi-Fi Direct, low-power chipsets, and Wi-Fi Miracast continue to expand the ways people utilize Wi-Fi on a daily basis.
- Devices previously without Wi-Fi such as computer mice, toys, wireless speakers, set-top boxes, and remote controls, to name several, have all recently begun shipping with Wi-Fi connections. This expanding usage base puts WI-Fi on a direct collision course with other standards already populating some of these areas, namely, Bluetooth.
- Cellular providers are expected to look increasingly to Wi-Fi with the forthcoming deployments of hotspots enabled to handle seamless offloading of cellular traffic to Wi-Fi networks during 1Q of 2013.

The deliverable consists of a PDF document and an accompanying Excel spreadsheet.

Executive Summary
Introduction
State of Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac
- 802.11n
- 802.11a/bg
- Low-Power Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi In The News
January 9, 2012: Universal Electronics & Ozmo Devices Partner to Bring Wi-Fi Remotes to Market
February 13, 2012: Texas Instruments Introduces WiLink 8.0, a 5-in-1 Solution for Mobile Devices
February 23, 2012: Qualcomm Atheros Launches Portfolio of 802.11ac Solutions for Mobile Devices
March 20, 2012: Qualcomm Atheros Announces New High-Performance, Low Energy Wi-Fi Chipset
May 14, 2012: Buffalo Technology Launches the First 802.11ac Router into the Marketplace
May 31, 2012: Wi-Fi Alliance Finalizes the Wi-Fi Miracast Certification Program
June 26, 2012: Wi-Fi Alliance Begins Certification of Wi-Fi Passpoint Devices and Equipment
July 17, 2012: Samsung Buys Handset Division of Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR)
July 24, 2012: Broadcom Announces 802.11ac Combo Chip Targeted at Mobile Devices
Wi-Fi Chipset Market Forecasts
- Wi-Fi Overview
Wi-Fi Chipset ASPs
Monolithic
Combo
Embedded
- Automobiles
- Basic & Feature
- Phones
- Blu-Ray Players
- Broadband Routers
- Cameras (Digital)
- Desktops
- Digital Frames
- Digital Televisions
- E-Readers
- FTTH Gateways
- Handheld Games
- Mini-Notes
- Mobile Hotspots
- Multifunction Peripherals
- Network Attached Storage (Consumer)
- Network Attached Storage (Business)
- Notebooks
- Personal Navigation Devices
- Personal Video Recorders
- Portable Media Players
- Printers (Ink Jet)
- Printers (Laser)
- Residential Gateways
- Set Top Boxes (Digital Cable)
- Set Top Boxes (Digital Satellite)
- Set Top Boxes (IP/DSL)
- Smartphones
- Streaming Media Players
- Tablets
- USB Adapters
- Video Game Consoles
- Wireless Access Points
Methodology

Table of Tables
Table 1. Total Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 2. Total Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 3. Wi-Fi Standards Attributes
Table 4. Total 802.11ac Chipset Units by End Market, 2012-2016
Table 5. Total 802.11ac Units and Revenue by Type, 2012-2016
Table 6. Total 802.11n Units by End Market, 2011-2016
Table 7. Total 802.11n Units and Revenue by Type, 2011-2016
Table 8. Total 802.11a/bg Units by End Market, 2011-2016
Table 9. Total 802.11 a/bg Units and Revenue by Type, 2011-2016
Table 10. Wi-Fi Chipset ASPs by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 11. Monolithic Wi-Fi Chipset Units and Revenue by Standard, 2011-2016
Table 12. Combo Wi-Fi Chipset Units and Revenue by Standard, 2011-2016
Table 13. Embedded Wi-Fi Chipset Units and Revenue by Standard, 2011-2016
Table 14. Automobiles – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 15. Automobiles – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 16. Automobiles – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 17. Basic & Feature Phones – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 18. Basic & Feature Phones – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 19. Basic & Feature Phones – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 20. Blu-Ray Players – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 21. Blu-Ray Players – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 22. Blu-Ray Players – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 23. Broadband Routers – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 24. Broadband Routers – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 25. Broadband Routers – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 26. Cameras (Digital) – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 27. Cameras (Digital) – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 28. Cameras (Digital) – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 29. Desktops – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 30. Desktops – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 31. Desktops – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 32. Digital Frames – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 33. Digital Frames – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 34. Digital Frames – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 35. Digital Televisions – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 36. Digital Televisions – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 37. Digital Televisions – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 38. E-Readers – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 39. E-Readers – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 40. E-Readers – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 41. FTTH Gateways – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 42. FTTH Gateways – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 43. FTTH Gateways – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 44. Handheld Games – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 45. Handheld Games – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 46. Handheld Games – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 47. Mini-Notes – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 48. Mini-Notes – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 49. Mini-Notes – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 50. Mobile Hotspots – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 51. Mobile Hotspots – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 52. Mobile Hotspots – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 53. Multifunction Peripherals – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 54. Multifunction Peripherals – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 55. Multifunction Peripherals – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 56. Network Attached Storage (Consumer) – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 57. Network Attached Storage (Consumer) – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 58. Network Attached Storage (Consumer) – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 59. Network Attached Storage (Business) – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 60. Network Attached Storage (Business) – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 61. Network Attached Storage (Business) – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 62. Notebooks – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 63. Notebooks – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 64. Notebooks – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 65. Personal Navigation Devices – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 66. Personal Navigation Devices – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 67. Personal Navigation Devices – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 68. Personal Video Recorders – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 69. Personal Video Recorders – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 70. Personal Video Recorders – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 71. Portable Media Players – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 72. Portable Media Players – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 73. Portable Media Players – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 74. Printers (Ink Jet) – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 75. Printers (Ink Jet) – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 76. Printers (Ink Jet) – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 77. Printers (Laser) – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016 .
Table 78. Printers (Laser) – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 79. Printers (Laser) – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 80. Residential Gateways – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 81. Residential Gateways – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 82. Residential Gateways – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 83. Set Top Boxes (Digital Cable) – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 84. Set Top Boxes (Digital Cable) – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 85. Set Top Boxes (Digital Cable) – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 86. Set Top Boxes (Digital Satellite) – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 87. Set Top Boxes (Digital Satellite) – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 88. Set Top Boxes (Digital Satellite) – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 89. Set Top Boxes (IP/DSL) – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 90. Set Top Boxes (IP/DSL) – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 91. Set Top Boxes (IP/DSL) – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 92. Smartphones – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 93. Smartphones – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 94. Smartphones – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 95. Streaming Media Players – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 96. Streaming Media Players – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 97. Streaming Media Players – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 98. Tablets – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 99. Tablets – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 100. Tablets – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 101. USB Adapters – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 102. USB Adapters – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 103. USB Adapters – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 104. Video Game Consoles – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 105. Video Game Consoles – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 106. Video Game Consoles – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 107. Wireless Access Points – Wi-Fi Chipset Units by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 108. Wireless Access Points – Wi-Fi Chipset Revenue by Type and Standard, 2011-2016
Table 109. Wireless Access Points – Wi-Fi Chipset Attach Rates by Type and Standard, 2011-2016

TABLETS, SMARTPHONES AND NOTEBOOKS LARGEST CONSUMERS OF 802.11AC CHIPS BY 2016

Total Wi-Fi Chipset Revenues Set to Double Between 2011 and 2016

Multimedia Research Group, Inc. (MRG), the market leader in the Video and Media ecosystem for more than 20 years, is excited to release its in-depth study on the global Wi-Fi Chipset Market.

As the Wi-Fi chipset market continues to expand steadily, expansion into new connection paradigms, the continuing lowering of chipset prices, and the continued proliferation of Wi-Fi networks both inside and outside the home, will uphold Wi-Fi as the eight hundred pound gorilla in the wireless industry.
With a very large installed base at the business and consumer levels, there are billions of devices available to connect to the millions of Wi-Fi networks available. Greg Potter, MRG Analyst, explains that "Falling chip prices for older connection standards like 802.11b and 802.11g have now enabled even lower-priced devices to include Wi-Fi connections. "

Key findings from this study include:

- Newer PAN connection features, such as Wi-Fi Direct, low-power chipsets, and Wi-Fi Miracast continue to expand the ways people utilize Wi-Fi on a daily basis.
- Devices previously without Wi-Fi such as computer mice, toys, wireless speakers, set-top boxes, and remote controls, to name several, have all recently begun shipping with Wi-Fi connections. This expanding usage base puts WI-Fi on a direct collision course with other standards already populating some of these areas, namely, Bluetooth.
- Cellular providers are expected to look increasingly to Wi-Fi with the forthcoming deployments of hotspots enabled to handle seamless offloading of cellular traffic to Wi-Fi networks during 1Q of 2013.

This report, Wi-Fi Chipsets: Feel That Cool 802.11ac, provides an in-depth look at the worldwide Wi-Fi market, covering monolithic, combo, and embedded chips across 32 different product categories. The report examines the size and breakdown of each market in 2011, and forecasts unit shipments, revenue, and attach rates through 2016.

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