Wi-Fi New Frontiers Technologies and Markets Development
Practel, Inc.
November 1, 2011 SKU: PT6673121
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Research Methodology
Considerable research was done using the Internet. Information from various Web sites was studied and analyzed. Evaluation of publicly available marketing and technical publications was conducted. Telephone conversations and interviews were held with industry analysts, technical experts and executives. In addition to these interviews and primary research, secondary sources were used to develop a more complete mosaic of the market landscape, including industry and trade publications, conferences and seminars.
The overriding objective throughout the work has been to provide valid and relevant information. This has led to a continual review and update of the information content.
Target Audience
This report is important to a wide audience of researches, technical and sales staff involved in the developing of WLANs and based on them network infrastructure. It is recommended for both service providers and vendors that are working with related technologies. The report also helps to understand issues associated with relationship between discussed systems and other technologies.
Brief
This report concentrates on recent advances in the development of the Wi-Fi technology. Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) is the most powerful, well-established and highly marketable wireless technology. Billions of Wi-Fi chips are at work, providing support for many industries, including healthcare, industrial and building automation, consumers' electronics and other.
The report shows that the work to enhance the Wi-Fi technology has never stopped. In particular, it addresses such recent developments:
1. 802.11n. The technology already produced a multi-billion market, improving such communications characteristics as the rate of transmission, coverage and other. It significantly increased the spectrum of Wi-Fi applications.
2. 60 GHz Wi-Fi. This is the Wi-Fi industry response on the users' new requirements to support gigabits per second rates of transmission over shorter ranges for such applications as a home/office distribution of HDVD and similar bandwidth-hunger applications.
3. White Spaces Wi-Fi (super Wi-Fi). This technology allows utilizing the property of sub-gigahertz transmission together with Wi-Fi advances.
4. Low-consumption Wi-Fi. Until recently, WLAN technologies could not compete with ZigBee, UWB and other low-consumption technologies. The creation of low-consumption Wi-Fi chips opened the doors for such applications as WSN in healthcare, manufacturing, building automation and many others.
The report addresses technological, standardization and marketing features of these recent additions to the 802.11 family; it also includes a survey of vendors and related products.
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- 1.0 Introduction
- 1.1 General
- 1.1.1 Elements
- 1.2 Legacy Wi-Fi
- 1.2.1 802.11b
- 1.2.2 Family
- 1.2.2.1 802.11a
- 1.2.2.2 802.11g
- 1.3 Scope
- 1.4 Details
- 1.5 Research Methodology
- 1.6 Target Audience
- 2.0 IEEE 802.11n
- 2.1 802.11n Status
- 2.1.1 Environment
- 2.1.2 Draft v. 1.0
- 2.1.3 Draft v. 2.0
- 2.1.4 Further Developments and IEEE Approval
- 2.2 Wi-Fi Alliance
- 2.3 802.11n Technology
- 2.3.1 Advances
- 2.3.1.1 MIMO
- 2.3.1.2 Spatial Division Multiplexing
- 2.3.1.3 OFDM
- 2.3.1.4 Channel Bonding
- 2.3.1.5 Packet Aggregation
- 2.3.2 PHY and MAC
- 2.4 Major Features
- 2.4.1 Specifics
- 2.4.2 Channel Bandwidth
- 2.4.3 Backward Compatibility
- 2.4.4 Adaptation
- 2.4.5 Security
- 2.4.6 Enhancements
- 2.5 Benefits and Applications
- 2.5.1 Benefits
- 2.5.2 Applications
- 2.6 Market
- 2.6.1 Drivers
- 2.6.2 Market Forecast
- 2.6.2.1 Model Assumptions
- 2.6.2.2 Forecast
- 2.7 Industry
- Aerohive (APs)
- Aruba (APs)
- Atheros (Chipsets, WUSB)
- Axar (HDVD)
- Buffalo (Router, AP)
- Belkin (Routers, Adaptors, WUBS)
- Broadcom (Chipsets, WUSB)
- Cisco (AP)
- Celeno (HDVD)
- D-Link (Routers, WUSB)
- Edimax (Router, WUSB Adapter)
- Extreme (AP)
- Marvell (Chipsets)
- Meru (Family of Products, HDVD)
- Metalink (Chipsets; HDTV)
- Motorola Solution (Tools, AP)
- NEC (Router)
- Netgear (Router, AP, HD streaming)
- Redpine Signals (Chipsets)
- Ruckus (AP, Multimedia)
- Ralink (Chipsets)
- Quantenna (HDVD)
- SiGe (Chipsets)-Acquired by Skyworks in 2011
- TP-Link
- TrendNet (Routers, AP, WUSB)
- Xirrus
- ZyXel (AP, Router, WUSB)
- 3.0 60 GHz Wi-Fi
- 3.1 Goal
- 3.2 General
- 3.3 Spectrum Specifics
- 3.3.1 Oxygen Absorption
- 3.4 Antenna
- 3.5 Radiation Limiting at 60 GHz
- 3.6 Combined Effect
- 3.7 Progress in the Chip Technology
- 3.7.1 Challenges and Efforts
- 3.7.2 Modulation
- 3.7.3 Specifics
- 3.7.3.1 Indoor Behavior
- 3.8 Summary
- 3.9 Prospectus
- 3.9.1 WiGig Alliance
- 3.9.1.1 Union
- 3.9.2 IEEE 802.11ad
- 3.9.2.1 Status
- 3.9.2.2 Coexistence
- 3.9.2.3 Scope
- 3.9.2.4 Channelization
- 3.9.2.5 PHY
- 3.9.2.6 MAC
- 3.9.2.7 Other Details
- 4.0 Wi-Fi and White Spaces
- 4.1 Definition
- 4.2 Factors
- 4.3 FCC Activity
- 4.3.1 Super Wi-Fi Hot Spots
- 4.3.2 Role of Database
- 4.3.2.1 Specifics
- 4.3.3 TVBD - Details
- 4.4 Europe: Ofcom and ECC
- 4.5 Ecosystem
- 4.6 Industry Activity
- 4.6.1 Microsoft
- 4.6.2 Utility
- 4.7 IEEE Standards
- 4.7.1 IEEE 802.16h
- 4.7.2 IEEE 802.11af
- 4.7.2.1 General: Expectations - Wi-Fi on Steroids
- 4.7.2.2 Differences
- 4.7.2.3 Benefits
- 4.7.2.4 Specifics
- 4.7.2.5 Summary
- 4.7.3 IEEE 1900.4
- 4.7.4 IEEE 802.22
- 4.7.4.1 General
- 4.7.4.2 802.22 and Smart Grid Application
- 4.7.4.3 Progress
- 4.7.4.4 Overview
- 4.7.4.5 Physical Layer - Major Characteristics
- 4.7.4.6 Cognitive Functions
- 4.7.4.7 Summary
- 4.7.5 IEEE 802.19
- 4.8 ECMA Activity
- 4.8.1 Beginning
- 4.8.2 Details
- 4.9 Cognitive Networking Alliance (CogNeA) Standard
- 4.10 IETF
- 4.11 Market
- 4.12 Industry
- Adaptrum
- Altai
- Carlson Wireless
- KTS Wireless
- Metric Systems
- Neul
- Spectrum Bridge
- 5.0 Low-power Consumption Wi-Fi
- 5.1 General
- 5.1.1 Marketing Data
- 5.2 Atmel
- 5.3 Atech
- 5.4 GainSpan
- 5.5 G2 Microsystems (Acquired by Roving Networks in 2010)
- 5.6 Redpine Signals
- 5.7 RF Monolithics
- 5.8 Roving Networks
- 5.9 ZeroG (Microchip)
- 6.0 Conclusions
- Figure 1: OSI and 802.11
- Figure 2: 802.11n MAC
- Figure 3: 802.11 Protocol Family MAC Frame Structure
- Figure 4: TAM: Global Sales - Wi-Fi Chipsets ($B)
- Figure 5: TAM: Global Sales - Wi-Fi Chipsets (Bill. Units)
- Figure 6: TAM: Global Sales - 802.11n Chipsets ($B)
- Figure 7: TAM: Global Sales - 802.11n Chipsets (Bill. Units)
- Figure 8: 802.11n Market Geography
- Figure 9: 60 GHz Channels
- Figure 10: 60 GHz Frequencies Plan
- Figure 11: Spectrum Details
- Figure 12: Signal Attenuation in 60 GHz Band
- Figure 13: Absorption Details
- Figure 14: Bands Features Comparison
- Figure 15: 802.11ad MAC
- Figure 16: TVWS Channels
- Figure 17: TVWS Market Structure
- Figure 18: PM: Low Power Consumption Wi-Fi Chipsets Sales - Global ($B)
- Table 1: 802.11b Major Characteristics
- Table 2: 802.11b Channels (GHz)
- Table 3: 802.11a Modulation
- Table 4: 802.11g Characteristics
- Table 5: 802.11 Standards Characteristics - Draft 1.0
- Table 6: 802.11n PHY
- Table 7: Comparison: 802.11 Family Members Transfer Rates
- Table 8: 802.11n Enhancements
- Table 9: 802.11n Advantages
- Table 10: 60 GHz Short-reach Radio Standardization
- Table 11: Directivity
- Table 12: 60 GHz Links Characteristics
- Table 13: 802.11ad Major Features
- Table 14: TV Channels
- Table 15: IEEE WS-related Standards
- Table 16: Major Characteristics: IEEE 802.22
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