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Next Generation Wi-Fi: 802.11n Chipsets, Technologies, and Market Drivers This study describes the emergence of the next evolution of Wi-Fi technology known as 802.11n. Consumers worldwide have become accustomed to wireless connectivity in their homes, businesses and enterprises due to the pervasiveness of the 802.11g and wireless LAN standards. Now they want to be able to extend the range of wireless connectivity, and increase the performance for such fields as multimedia and video distribution. The report starts by describing the early challenges for the 11n standard in the IEEE standards bodies, and its recent emergence as a Draft 1.0 specification. It explains the initiatives of the Enhanced Wireless Consortium and the next steps to evolve the draft to a final ratified standard in 2007. It examines some of the optional features in the current draft and how those options could allow innovation and product differentiation, but also preempt interoperability if not implemented carefully. The study explains some of the salient technology features of 11n such as MIMO, beam steering and error-correction coding which allow for enhanced wireless performance, and it looks at existing MIMO solutions already deployed in the field. Finally the research describes the different market segments for 11n, such as data networking, consumer electronics and VoIP handsets, and forecasts the size of these markets to 2010. What Does This Report Answer? What is the status of 802.11n? Why does the industry want 11n and what market segments will it serve? Why can't these services be offered over the existing 11g and 11b WLAN standards? What is happening with regards to 11n in the IEEE standardization process? What are the options in the 11n standard, and how will vendors employ those options? Will vendor's early solutions be upgradeable to the final standard or will they require new chip designs? How do the requirements of the data networking field differ from those of consumer electronics and cellular handsets? Who are the main players in the 11n field? How many chipset solutions are there for 11n and what are the differences between them? What is the market size opportunity in terms of ASPs and revenue for 11n chipsets? Who Needs This Report? WiFi semiconductor vendors WiFi equipment manufacturers Handset vendors Consumer electronics vendors ASIC, DSP, and FPGA vendors in RF and Baseband Design Software providers Applications and content providers Scope of Study Sources and Methodology Notes Section 1 Strategic Overview 1.1 Why Do We Need 802.11n? 1.2 Standards 1.2.1 History of 11n in the IEEE Standardization Process 1.2.2 Why the Enhanced Wireless Consortium? Did It Hijack the IEEE Process? 1.2.3 Draft 11n: How Does It Differ from the Original TGnSync and WWiSE Proposals? 1.2.4 What Are the Options in the 11n Draft Specification? 1.2.5 Chipset Implementation Considerations for the Different Options 1.3 Time-to-Market: Will Vendors That Offered MIMO Solutions Continue to Lead Their Competitors? 1.4 Firmware Upgradeable Chipsets: Really? 1.5 11n Draft 1.0 Equipment Announcements 1.6 Wi-Fi Chipset Vendor Market Share, Including 11n 1.7 Will the 11n Standard Dampen Innovation and Product Differentiation Among Vendors? 1.8 802.11n Intellectual Property Issues 1.9 Markets 1.9.1 Retail Computing 1.9.2 Consumer Electronics 1.9.3 Handhelds 1.9.4 Enterprise 1.10 ASP Trends and Their Correlation to Market Adoption 1.11 Technologies 1.11.1 Architectures 1.11.2 Beam Steering 1.11.3 Interference 1.11.4 Single-Band or Dual-Band 1.11.5 Total Bill of Materials 1.11.6 Future integration 1.12 Competitive Wireless Technologies: 11n or Ultra Wideband? 1.13 The Road Ahead: ABI Research’s Forecasts for the 802.11n Space for the Next 12 Months Section 2 Forecasts 2.1 Forecasting 802.11n 2.1.1 Forecast Assumptions 2.1.2 Forecast Methodology 2.2 802.11 Shipments by Region 2.3 802.11 Shipments by Protocol 2.4 802.11n RF ASP 2.5 802.11n Baseband ASP 2.6 802.11n RF and Baseband Revenue 2.7 Wi-Fi IC Vendor Market Shares Appendix A Company Directory Airgo Nertworks Inc Atheros Communications Inc Broadcom Corporation Buffalo Technology Conexant Systems Inc Intel Corporation Marvell Semiconductor Inc Metalink Qualcomm Inc Ruckus Wireless Inc SiGe Semiconductor Symbol Technologies Inc Texas Instruments Inc Wi-Fi Alliance Appendix B Acronyms Wi-Fi Vendor Market Share, World Market: 2005 802.11n Shipments, World Market: 2007 to 2010 802.11n RF ASP, World Market: 2007 to 2010 802.11n Baseband ASP, World Market: 2007 to 2010 802.11 Chipset Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2005 to 2010 802.11 Chipset Shipments by Protocol, World Market: 2005 to 2010 802.11n RF Chip ASP, World Market: 2005 to 2010 802.11n Baseband Chip ASP, World Market: 2005 to 2010 802.11n RF Chip Revenue, World Market: 2005 to 2010 802.11n Baseband Chip Revenue, World Market: 2005 to 2010 Wi-Fi IC Vendor Market Share, World Market 2005 Wi-Fi Mini-PCI (for Laptop) IC Vendor Market Share, World Market 2005

Report Code: RR-11N Purchase this product Email this page Number of Pages: 25 Number of Tables, Charts and Figures: 8 Deliverable Formats: Price: Login Release Date: 2Q 2006 Brochure Download Login Table of Contents: HTML Related Press Releases: 2006.05.03 Research Report The Evolution of the PC in a Wireless World Voice over Wi-Fi Ultrawideband

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