World WLAN and AGPS Chipsets Markets

This Frost & Sullivan research service titled World WLAN and A-GPS Chipsets Market provides an overview of the drivers, restraints, and trends influencing the WLAN and A-GPS chipsets market. In addition to market and technology trends analysis by application and geographic regions for both markets, the study also offers an assessment of the competitive scenario and market shares of major competitors.

Technologies

The following technologies are covered in this research:

- WLAN chipsets

- A-GPS chipsets

Market Overview

WLAN and A-GPS to Make a Significant Impact in New Markets
Wireless local area network (WLAN) and assisted global positioning system (A-GPS) chipsets are both expanding their reach beyond traditional areas of interest. WLAN technology for instance is witnessing a transition from the retail and mobile PC/laptop segment to the burgeoning consumer electronics and mobile market. With enterprises already enjoying the mobility and seamless connectivity offered by WLAN, the proliferation of hotspots and the promise of converged data, voice, and video service technology is going to open up new growth opportunities for WLAN in the consumer electronics and cellular devices market, observes the analyst of this research service. In order to effectively tap into this market semiconductor vendors will need to provide high performance wireless solutions that are small in size, cost-effective, and power efficient.
A-GPS on the other hand is moving beyond defense-oriented applications and is gradually penetrating the mass market. Faster time-to-first-fix (TTFF), reduction in power consumption, and the ability to track satellites under weak signal conditions are proving to be the major drivers fuelling the growth of the A-GPS chipset market. Emergency services such as E911 and location-based services (LBS) are expected to benefit tremendously from such improvements in A-GPS functionalities.

Integration into a Single Package Solution Proves Challenging for Semiconductor Vendors
As WLAN and GPS penetrate more number of devices for various applications, integration of the chipset into a single package solution will be a major challenge. In order to remain competitive in the WLAN and A-GPS chipset market, semiconductor vendors need to provide high performance, cost-effective single package solutions that consume less power. In the case of WLAN, integration based on the performance of the radio frequency (RF) is expected to be a key issue. The RF performance is a key factor for improving range, reliability, throughput, connectivity, and minimizing interference, explains the analyst. As WLAN penetrates embedded applications such as cellular and consumer electronic devices, integrating all the functionalities onto a single silicon or chip based on the performance could prove highly challenging.
In order to overcome integration issues for A-GPS chipsets, semiconductor vendors are using different process technologies to achieve a single package solution. While some opt for a Si-Ge RF front-end process to obtain enhanced performance, others are trying a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) based front-end process.

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1. Executive Summary

- 1. Market Overview

- - 1. Introduction

- - 2. Competitive Scenario

- - 3. Technology Overview

- 2. Major Research Findings

- - 1. Market Forecast

- - 2. Strategic Conclusions

- 2. Overview of WLAN and A-GPS Chipset Markets

- 1. Introduction to WLAN

- - 1. Market Overview

- - 2. Industry Challenges

- 2. Introduction to A-GPS

- - 1. Market Overview

- - 2. Industry Challenges

- 3. WLAN Chipsets Market

- 1. Introduction

- - 1. WLAN Technology

- - 2. UWB versus 802.11n

- 2. Market Dynamics

- - 1. Market Engineering Measurement

- - 2. Market Drivers-- a. Use of Unlicensed Part of Radio Spectrum Boosts Penetration-- b. Wi-Fi-enabled Cell Phones Propel Robust Growth-- c. Proliferation of Hotspots Coupled with the need for Anywhere and Anytime Access to Content is Driving the Use in Consumer Electronic Devices-- d. Newer Voice and Video Services are expected to be Delivered over Wi-Fi Drives it into the Residential Gateway Market-- e. Demand for Smaller Form Factor is Boosting Growth on the Notebook Side

- - 3. Market Restraints-- a. Technologies such as UWB and WiMAX Affect Wi-Fi penetration-- b. Demand for Better Power Saving Techniques as Wi-Fi Penetrates into Mobile Devices is Regarded as a Potential Limiter to the Growth of Wi-Fi-enabled Devices-- c. Providing Simple and Secure Network Configuration for Devices on the Network is a Major Concern

- 3. Market Forecasts

- - 1. Revenue and Unit Shipment Forecasts For The Total WLAN Chipsets Market

- - 2. Forecasts by Geographic Region

- - 3. Forecast by Application

- 4. Market and Technology Trends

- - 1. Technology trends

- - 2. Market Trends

- 5. Competitive Analysis

- - 1. Competitive Landscape

- - 2. Market Share Analysis

- 4. A-GPS Chipset Market

- 1. Introduction

- - 1. Introduction to GPS

- - 2. Assisted GPS (A-GPS)

- - 3. Location-Based Services

- 2. Market Dynamics

- - 1. Market Engineering Measurement

- - 2. Market Drivers-- a. Government Mandates In The Various Regions Augment Growth.-- b. Increased Sensitivity And Fast TTFF Drives Growth.-- c. Operators Deploying LBS Realizing The Need To Increase ARPU Drives Growth.-- d. Competition Among Semiconductor Vendors In Delivering Higher System Capabilities Fuels Growth.-- e. Growing Mobile Phone Market Spurs Growth.

- - 3. Market Restraints-- a. Increase In The Price Pressure Due To Low Cost Curtails Growth-- b. Non-availability Of A Successful LBS Business Model Restricts Growth.-- c. Unwanted Advertising And Privacy Concern Restrains Growth.-- d. Additional Charges For The GPS Service Hinders Growth

- 3. Market Forecasts

- - 1. Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecasts for the Total A-GPS Chipsets Market

- - 2. Forecast by Geographic Region

- 4. Technology and Market Trends

- - 1. Technology Trends

- - 2. Market Trends

- 5. Competitive Analysis

- - 1. Competitive Landscape

- 5. Appendix

- 1. Decision Support Database

- - 1. Laptop Shipments

- - 2. Portable PC Installed Base

- - 3. PDA Unit Sales

- - 4. Digital Camera Unit Sales

- - 5. Mobile Subscribers

List Of Figures

Chapter 2

- WLAN Chipsets Market: Impact of Top Industry Challenges (World), 2006-2009

- A-GPS Chipsets Market: Impact of Top Industry Challenges (World), 2006-2009

Chapter 3

- WLAN Chipsets Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2006-2009

- WLAN Chipsets Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2006-2009

- WLAN Chipsets Market: Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecasts (World), 2002-2009

- WLAN Chipsets Market: Revenue Forecasts by Geographic Region (World), 2002-2009

- WLAN Chipsets Market: Percent of Revenues by Geographic Region (World), 2002-2009

- WLAN Chipsets Market: Revenue Forecasts by Application (World), 2002-2009

- WLAN Chipsets Market: Percent of Revenues by Application (World), 2002-2009

- WLAN Chipsets Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2005

Chapter 4

- A-GPS Chipsets Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2006-2009

- A-GPS Chipsets Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2006-2009

- A-GPS Chipsets Market: Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecasts (World), 2002-2009

- A-GPS Chipsets Market: Revenue Forecasts by Geographic Region (World), 2002-2009

- A-GPS Chipsets Market: Percent of Revenues by Geographic Region (World), 2002-2009