Wireless HDTV Market and Technology Update

WHDI Meets WirelessHD in the 2009 Battleground

Research Report

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Released
1Q 2009
Product Code
RR-1499-10
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This Research Report is a market and technology update following the release of ABI Research’s “Wireless Video Cable Replacement Market and Technologies” study (Web ID RR-WIHD). This market is just emerging, and while some still doubt the demand for and integrity of wireless HDTV connections in the home, the fire is still burning hot with semiconductor and CE vendors. Amimon has emerged with an approach that clearly works and has successfully formed a consortium around the technology to create the WHDI standard. The WirelessHD consortium expects to have products to market in 2009 and with most of the major CE vendors lined up with one or both of these approaches, 2009 should bring a host of new product announcements.

This Research Report examines the progress of vendors in 2008, provides a refreshed and closer look at the technologies involved, and presents a slightly revised forecast for 2009 and beyond.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Section 1.
COMPANY UPDATE

1.1. Some Vendors Are Delivering
1.2. AMIMON Forms WHDI
1.3. SiBEAM Draws Closer
1.4. UWB Perseveres

Section 2.
MARKET UPDATE

2.1. Retail
2.2. Form Factor and Integration
2.3. Forecast Update

Section 3.
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

3.1. Compression or Encoding
3.2. JSCC – Let Us Work Together
3.3. Beam Forming: Power in Many
3.4. UWB – We Need More Power


3 Tables
  • End Products Shipping
  • Wireless Chipset Vendor Summary
  • Wireless HDTV Installations, World Market, Forecasts: 2008 to 2013 (Millions)
1 Charts
  • Wireless HDTV Installations in the Home, 2008 to 2013
2 Figures
  • Wireless Video System Path Diagram
  • Typical UWB Bit Rate versus Distance