Wi-Fi Research Service

topResearch Reports

• Mobile HD Voice (Executive Brief Available)

  Wideband, High-quality Audio Connections

• The Current State of Global Healthcare Wi-Fi (Executive Brief Available)

  Market Size, Segmentation, and Forecasts

• The 2009 Federal Stimulus Bill (Executive Brief Available)

  A Windfall for 3G and Wi-Fi for Vendors with a Plan

• Wi-Fi Capable Handsets (Executive Brief Available)

  Residential and Enterprise Markets for Wi-Fi and Dual-Mode Handsets

• The Mobile SMB and Wi-Fi (Executive Brief Available)

  Penetration, Market Sizing, Forecasts, and Segmentation

• Home Wireless Video and Audio Connectivity

  The Market for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB, and 60 GHZ in Consumer Electronic Devices

• IEEE 802.11n Update, Forecast, and Vendor Evaluation

  Consumer and Commercial Market Drivers, Winners, and Losers

• Wi-Fi in the Education Vertical

  Winners, Losers, and Future Opportunities

• The Voice Over Wi-Fi Ecosystem

  Identifying Market Leaders and Market Followers

• Municipal Wireless

  Analysis of Municipal Wi-Fi, Mesh Routers, Applications and Business Models

• Who Leads in WLAN Security?

  Comparative Evaluation of Vendor Offerings and Positioning

• The Evolution of the PC in a Wireless World

  Commercial and Consumer Trends, Market Segmentation and Forecasts

• Wi-Fi in Consumer Electronics

  Devices, ICs and Competitive Analysis of the Newest Growth Market for Wi-Fi

• Next Generation Wi-Fi: 802.11n

  Chipsets, Technologies, and Market Drivers

• In-flight Mobile and Wi-Fi Services

  Market Potential and Challenges

• Wireless Mesh Networking

  Deployment Strategies and Equipment Forecasts for Municipal Wi-Fi and Campus Networks

topResearch Briefs

• Wi-Fi Handsets - Moving to 802.11n

  2.4GHz or 5GHz
  

• The US White Space Spectrum Opportunity

  802.22, CogNeA, and Wi-Fi Join the Gold Rush
  

• Voice Over Wi-Fi's Dirtly Little Secret

  Security and Reliability Require Proprietary Additions
  

• What Do Cisco SMB Wi-Fi Customers Really Want?

  Comparing and Contrasting Linksys and Cisco Customers
  

• Quantifying Wi-Fi Equipment Total Cost of Ownership

  Separating Fact From Fiction
  

• There’s IEEE 802.11n Gold in Higher Education

  802.11 Size, Scope, and Future Opportunities in Universities
  

• The K-12 Wi-Fi Market Opportunity

  Market Sizing and Competitive Assessment
  

• Wi-Fi Vertical Market Segmentation in the United States

  Where Are the Best Opportunities for 802.11n?
  

• Forecasting Wi-Fi’s Future Growth

  The Market Begins to Tilt Horizontally
  

• Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA)

  Vendor Ecosystem, Operator Deployment Activity, and Subscriber Forecasts
  

• Wi-Fi Tackles the Financial Vertical

  Overcoming Security Issues Is Still Hard but Becoming Easier
  

• Going Beyond Public Wi-Fi in the Hospitality Industry

  Voice Could Be the Key
  

• Aruba Networks: A Strategic Assessment

  Opportunities & Obstacles Galore in a Complex Market
  

• Ease of Use

  The Consumer Wi-Fi Security Challenge
  

• Wi-Fi in the Healthcare Vertical Market

  Prescription for WLAN Equipment Profits
  

• Wi-Fi in the Retail Vertical

  What’s the TAM and Where Are the Remaining Sweet Spots?
  

• What Will It Take to Kick-Start Draft 802.11n Sales?

  Unique Problems in Consumer and Commercial Markets
  

• Wi-Fi Hotspot Voice Service

  Challenges and Opportunities for Voice over Wi-Fi Handsets
  

• Voice Over Wi-Fi’s Dirty Little Secret:

  Security and Reliability Require Proprietary Additions
  

• Initial “Draft 11n” Wi-Fi Products Off to a Shaky Start

  
  

• Ease of Use: the Consumer Wi-Fi Security Challenge

  
  

• IEEE Finally Gets an 802.11n Draft Standard

  
  

• EWC Impacting 802.11n Developments

  
  

• 802.11n Standards Efforts Make Progress

  
  

• The Evolving Switch/Controller and MIMO Markets

  
  

topMarket Data

• Wi-Fi Equipment Market Data
• Wi-Fi Hotspot Market Data
• Wi-Fi IC Market Data

topABI Insights

• WiGig and Wi-Fi Agreement: Match Gets Best of Both Worlds
• ABI Research's CTIA 2010 Wrap-Up
• Two Opportunities For Wi-Fi ICs: Mobile Devices and Consumer Electronic Devices
• HP Acquires 3Com: What's the Impact?
• European Investment Banks Loan €300 Million to Orange Telecom Spain: WIll They Effect Change?
• The FCC Prepares Wearable Wireless Sensor Spectrum
• Wi-Fi Wrap-up: Consumer and Enterprise Drivers and Implications
• Interop 2009: Party Like It's 2002
• Save Your Baby or Use Wi-Fi?
• Wireless Pest Control: Security for the Masses
• The Stimulus Bill and Healthcare: An RX to Cure 3G and Wi-Fi Vendors' Ills
• Airline Carriers Seek Mobile Communications Revenue to Counter the Downturn
• In-flight Wi-Fi - Connectivity from the Sky
• Wireless by the Sip: Reading the Tea Leaves
• Blood in the Wi-Fi Water
• Obama's Recovery Act and Wi-Fi: Let the Good Times Roll
• Cisco Plans a Two-Front War: There Go the Margins!
• Why Operators Are Reconsidering Wi-Fi...for the Moment
• Hewlett Packard: Moving from a "C" to an "A" in Wi-Fi in 2009
• Cisco's Secret Weapon and the Vendors Who Should Start Worrying: C-Scape 2008 Analysis
• Will the Current Economy Influence Consumers’ Purchasing Behavior?
• Eco-Friendly Consumer Products: How Willing Is the US Public to Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is?
• If You Shoot for the Middle, You Miss the Wi-Fi Market
• How to Make Q4 Revenue Goals Despite the Economic Downturn
• Which WLAN Equipment Vendor Will Juniper Networks Buy?
• Siemens and Enterasys Combined Could Shake-Up the Wi-Fi Market
• Hewlett-Packard Acquires Colubris Networks: Opposites Attract, but Should They Marry?
• Why Can't All the Wi-Fi Access Points Just Get Along?
• Preparing for a 31-Flavor All-Wireless World
• Forget the Gold: It’s the Pick Axes and Shovels in the Wi-Fi Hotspot Market
• Is Wi-Fi a Candidate for Pay-TV and High-Speed Wireless HD Networks?
• Belden Acquires Trapeze: Who's Next?
• The Empire Strikes Back: Cisco Develops a Death Star to Win the Wi-Fi Architectural War
• HP Should Buy Extricom: A Modest Proposal
• Interop Las Vegas 2008: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
• Broadcom’s New Solution Gives Atheros Serious Competition in the Enterprise Wi-Fi Access Point Space
• Attack of Killer Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth over 802.11: High-Speed Bluetooth in the Fast Lane
• Wireless Technology in Consumer Electronics Devices: Look Beyond Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
• Increasing Video Content Spells Opportunity
• Wi-Fi Vendors Look for Keys to Competing Against Cisco
• Aruba Rolls the Dice and Seizes the “Switzerland” of Network Management

topVendor Matrices

• Evaluating the Greenness of Network Equipment Vendors and Their Switches
• Voice Over Wi-Fi Ecosystems Vendor Matrix
• WLAN Security Vendor Matrix
• Wi-Fi IC Vendor Matrix

• Consumer Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi in Home Networking, Entertainment Networking, and Consumer Electronics
• Enterprise Wi-Fi
  • WLAN Switches/Controllers, Vertical Markets
• Wi-Fi in Service Provider Networks
  • Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC), Municipal Wi-Fi and Mesh Networking, Hotspots
• Voice over Wi-Fi
  • FMC, VoWi-Fi in Enterprise Networks, VoWi-Fi Handsets and Dual Mode Devices
• 802.11 Standards Developments

Wi-Fi has reached ubiquitous levels in devices such as laptops and netbooks, is quickly becoming ubiquitous is smartphones, and continues to become increasingly significant in portable and line-powered consumer electronics. Wi-Fi's importance in devices is doubling as location-aware applications make use of Wi-Fi as an alternative positioning technology.

As the penetration of WWAN into a wider array of devices beyond the handset continues, Wi-Fi is not becoming redundant. Rather, Wi-Fi is becoming critical, with an increasing number of carriers embracing it as a way to offload data traffic to a wired network in order to maximize capacity on the WWAN network. The Wi-Fi Research Service includes market share, market sizing, and forecasts for Wi-Fi chipsets and Wi-Fi networking equipment across both consumer and enterprise spaces.

• 2006 US School Enrollment by Grade Level
• 802.11 Generations
• 802.11n Access Point Revenue by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2013
• 802.11n Access Point Revenue by Vertical Market, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2013
• 802.11n Access Point Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2013
• 802.11n Access Point Shipments by Vertical Market, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2013
• 802.11n-Capable Smartphone Shipments, World Market Forecast: 2009 to 2014 (Millions)
• 802.11n-Capable Smartphones Shipments by Antenna Count, World Market Forecast: 2009 to 2014 (Millions)
• 802.11n-Capable Smartphones Shipments by Frequency, World Market Forecast: 2009 to 2014 (Millions)
• 802.11n-Capable Smartphones Shipments by Protocol, World Market Forecast: 2009 to 2014 (Millions)
• 802.11 Protocol Comparison Table: Bandwidth, Frequency, Range, and MIMO capability
• Adapters, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Additional Department of Education ARRA Funding of Interest to Wireless Communications Vendors, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Average Wi-Fi Spending by University Student, United States, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Bandwidth Requirements for Voice Processors, World Market, 2010
• BTOP Fund Allocation by Technology Type, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• BTOP Fund Allocation by Wireless Technology, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Camcorders, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Data Rates Versus Actual Throughput for IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
• Department of Education ARRA Wi-Fi Equipment Revenue, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Department of Transportation Funds to States, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Digital Photo Displays, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Digital Still Cameras, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Docking Stations, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset ASPs, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Revenue, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Revenue by End-Use Market, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Revenue by Region, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Shipments, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by 802.11 Protocol, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by End-Use Market, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by Handset Class, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by Operating System, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by Platform, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Dual-mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handsets Models and Features, World Market: 2007 and 2008
• DVDs, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• External HDDs, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• FEMA Port Security Wi-Fi Infrastructure Revenue, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• FEMA Transit & Rail Security Wi-Fi Infrastructure Revenue, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Game Consoles, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Handheld Game Consoles, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Healthcare Dual-Band Handset Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Healthcare Dual-Band Handset Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Healthcare Laptop Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Healthcare Managed Wi-Fi Services Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Healthcare Pure Wi-Fi Handset Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Healthcare Pure Wi-Fi Handset Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Healthcare Wi-Fi Access Point Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Healthcare Wi-Fi Access Point Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Internet Apps with Important Voice Features, World Market, 2010
• ITU-R Study Groups
• K-12 School Student Enrollment, United States, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• K-12 Wi-Fi Expenditures, World Markets, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Municipal Mesh Router Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2004 to 2012, Revenue ($ Millions)
• Municipal Mesh Router Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2004 to 2012, Shipments (000s)
• Municipal Wi-Fi Networked Square Kilometers by Region, World Markets: 2004 to 2012, Square Kilometers (000s)
• Municipal Wi-Fi -Networked Square Miles by Region, World Markets: 2004 to 2012, Square Miles (000s)
• Music Receivers, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Non Service Provider PVRs, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Non Service Provider STBs (ie. Apple TV, Vudu), World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Portable Media Players, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Portable Music Players/MP3s, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Pure Wi-Fi Handset ASPs, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Pure Wi-Fi Handset Revenue, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Pure Wi-Fi Handset Revenue by End-Use Market, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Pure Wi-Fi Handset Revenue by Region, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Pure Wi-Fi Handset Shipments, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Pure Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by 802.11 Protocol, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Pure Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by End-Use Market, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Pure Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Pure Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by VoIP Protocol, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Revenue Associated with Wi-Fi Access Points Used for Manufacturing, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Revenue Associated with Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Revenue Associated with Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi for Other Verticals, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Revenue Associated with Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi in Healthcare, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Revenue Associated with Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi in Hospitality, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Revenue Associated with Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi in Retail, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• RUS Fund Allocation by Technology, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• RUS Fund Allocation by Wireless Technology, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• School Enrollment by Grade Level, United States: 2006
• Smart Meter Cellular Connections by Air Standard, North America, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Smart Meter Communication Technology Cumulative Shipments by Technology Type, North America, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• SMB Establishments by Business Size, Europe, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• SMB Establishments by Business Size, United States
• SMB Establishments by Business Size, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• SMB Establishments by Vertical, United States
• SMB Laptop Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• SMB Managed Mobile Device Revenue by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• SMB Mobile Employees by Region, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• SMB Mobile Employees by Region, United States
• SMB Mobile Employees by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• SMB Wi-Fi Access Point Revenue by Company Size, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• SMB Wi-Fi Access Point Shipments by Company Size, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• SMB Wi-Fi Penetration by Vertical Market Segment, United States
• State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Allocation by State, US Department of Education, Forecast: FY 2009 to FY 2011
• STBs, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Summary of Bluetooth in Home CE Devices, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Summary of UWB in Home CE Devices, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Summary of Wi-Fi in Home CE Devices, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Table 1. Sample Wi-Fi Equipment TCO Calculations (IEEE 802.11g)
• Tactical Law Enforcement Radios ARRA Wireless Communications Revenue, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Total ARRA Transit & Rail Security Wi-Fi Infrastructure Revenue, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Total ARRA Wi-Fi Equipment Funding, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Total ARRA Wireless Communications Funding, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Total Available Business Market by Company Size, Latin America, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Total Available Business Market by Company Size, North America, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Total Available Business Market by Company Size, Rest of World, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Total Wi-Fi Handset Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Total Wi-Fi-Related Healthcare Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Total Wireless Video and Audio Connectivity in the Home, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• TVs, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• University Student Enrollment, United States, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• University Wi-Fi Expenditures, World Markets, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• US Commercial Wi-Fi Penetration by Two-Digit SIC Codes
• US K-12 School Demographics
• Utility Meter Market by Meter Type with Smart Meter Penetration, North America, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Video Surveillance ARRA Funding, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Video Surveillance Education Revenue, World Market: 2007 to 2013
• VoWi-Fi Healthcare Penetration by Size of Establishment, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• VoWi-Fi K-12 Penetration, World Markets, Forecast: 2008 to 2013
• VoWi-Fi University Penetration, World Markets, Forecast: 2008 to 2013
• Wideband Voice Users by Telecom Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
• Wi-Fi 802.11n University Penetration, World Markets, Forecast: 2008 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Access Point K-12 Shipments, World Markets, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Access Point Shipments for Hotspots by Region, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi for Hospitality, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi for Manufacturing, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi for Other Verticals, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi in Healthcare, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Wi-Fi Access Points Used for VoWi-Fi in Retail, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2012
• Wi-Fi Chip Revenue by Protocol, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Chip Shipments by Protocol, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Equipment Revenue from ARRA Construction & Modernization Facility Funding, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Wi-Fi Equipment Revenue from Smart Grid ARRA Funding , United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Wi-Fi Expenditures per Student, United States, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Healthcare Penetration by Size of Establishment, US Market, 2009
• Wi-Fi Higher Education Access Point and Controller Revenue, World Markets, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Higher Education Access Point Shipments, World Markets, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Hotspot Revenue by Subscriber and Pay-Per-Use, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Hotspot Revenue per Hotspot, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Hotspots, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Hotspots by Venue Type, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Hotspot Subscribers, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi K-12 Access Point and Controller Revenue, World Markets, Forecast: 2007 to 2013
• Wi-Fi Overall RTLS Healthcare Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Wi-Fi Penetration by Size of Business, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Wi-Fi Penetration by Size of Business, Europe, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Wi-Fi Penetration by Size of Business, Latin America, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Wi-Fi Penetration by Size of Business, North America, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Wi-Fi Penetration by Size of Business, Rest of World, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Wi-Fi RTLS Healthcare Appliance Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Wi-Fi RTLS Healthcare Appliance Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Wi-Fi RTLS Healthcare Transponder Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Wi-Fi RTLS Healthcare Transponder Shipments, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Wi-Fi RTLS Software Healthcare Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Wi-Fi SMB Establishments by Vertical, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2014
• Wireless Revenue from Green Buildings Initiatives, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010
• Wireless Revenue from Smart Grid ARRA Funding, United States, Forecast: 2009 to 2010