Post date: Sep 26, 2010 2:26:16 PM
SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - September 21, 2010) - Ubiquity, a term often used but seldom realized in technology market-speak, is exactly what Wi-Fi has achieved. The number of applications and devices where Wi-Fi is appearing keeps expanding. Not only is Wi-Fi now in nearly every smartphone sold, but in almost every handheld game, tablet, notebook computer, or laptop computer sold. Throw in a host of new applications including automotive, digital cameras, E-readers, Blu-ray and personal video recorders (not to mention new medical and industrial applications) and with every device, there is a Wi-Fi chipset. As a result, there is no mystery to In-Stat's (www.in-stat.com) forecast that Wi-Fi chipsets will pass a billion units shipped annually by 2012.
"Overall the Wi-Fi chip business never has looked stronger," says Allen Nogee, Principal Analyst. "While traditional products like routers, access points and business gateways are not growing at past rates, many new markets for Wi-Fi chipsets have emerged that more than off-set these slowdowns. Cellular handsets alone will account for almost $2 billion worth of Wi-Fi chip revenue."
Recent In-Stat research found:
While the notebook PCs once 'was' the market for most Wi-Fi chipsets, handsets have now passed notebook PCs.
Most Wi-Fi chipsets currently support the 802.11n standard. However, the 802.11ac and 802.11ad standards will eventually become the predominant technology.
Devices with the largest revenue growth rate over the next five years will include mobile Internet devices, automotive applications, E-readers, and DVD/Blu-Ray players.
Wi-Fi chipsets for notebook computers and mobile handsets are each expected to have revenue of over $1B in 2015.
Recent In-Stat research Wi-Fi Chipset Worldwide Forecast For All Markets (#IN1004768WS) covers the worldwide market for Wi-Fi chipsets. It includes:
Forecasts of Wi-Fi chipset units and revenue by market segment and by technology, including 802.11g, 802.11a/g, 802.11n.
Segmentation for mobile PCs, including notebook PCs, netbooks, and mobile Internet devices (MIDs).
Segmentation for portable CE, including handheld games, digital still/video cameras, IP network cameras, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and portable media players (PMPs).
Segmentation for mobile including, hotspots, automotive applications and mobile handsets.
Segmentation for networking equipment, including routers, gateways, and access points (APs).
Segmentation for stationary CE devices, including gaming consoles, Blu-ray players/recorders, digital televisions (DTVs), media adapter/player/receivers, networked attached storage, personal video recorders (PVRs), printers and multi-function peripherals (MFPs), personal video recorders (PVRs), and set-top boxes (STBs).
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