Short-Range Wireless in the Home Networking Environment

Analysis of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB, 60 GHz, and ZigBee Applications

This Research Brief is part of the Short-Range Wireless Research Service


This Research Brief examines the opportunities in the home networking market environment for the short-range wireless technologies Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB, 60 GHz, and ZigBee. To meet the varying demands of the evolving home network environment, short-range wireless connectivity technologies have evolved, or will evolve, to meet a number of specific use-case applications demanded by a wide variety of consumer electronics devices. In the end, the different technologies will not compete within the home, but will be used in coordination, overlapping and coexisting for full wireless network coverage.




Executive Summary

Market Update

Section 1.
The Home Environment
1.1 Bluetooth
1.1.1 Ultra-Low-Power Bluetooth
1.1.2 Competition: The RF4CE Consortium
1.2 Wi-Fi
1.2.1 Wi-Fi in the PAN
1.3 UWB
1.3.1 Wireless USB
1.3.2 UWB Home Environment Market Opportunities
1.4 60 GHz
1.5 ZigBee
1.5.1 The Home Automation Market

Figures
  • Phases of the Networked Home
Report Code: RB-SRW-108

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Number of Pages: 10
Number of Tables, Charts and Figures: 1
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Release Date: 3Q 2008
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Related Press Releases:2008.07.29