Beyond the Router, Wi-Fi in Mobile Devices, and Home Consumer Equipment Image
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Reveal Price
Publish Date
3Q 2012
Code
AN-1038
Research Type
Application Analysis Report
Pages
15

Beyond the Router, Wi-Fi in Mobile Devices, and Home Consumer Equipment

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The Wi-Fi market has undergone many changes since its birth in 2000. It started largely as a technology to enable wireless data transfer for computing devices but has since branched out into many applications. The growth of the smartphone market has been a major boon for the Wi-Fi market and is now the dominant application; over half a billion Wi-Fi enabled smartphones shipped in 2011. This study outlines the major growth phases for Wi-Fi, addressing WI-FI market development from access points to smartphones and beyond.

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Table of Contents

  • 1. WI-FI MARKET DEVELOPMENT, A BRIEF HISTORY
  • 2. WI-FI MARKET DEVELOPMENT FROM ACCESS POINTS TO SMARTPHONES AND BEYOND
    • 2.1. Computing / Access Equipment
    • 2.2. Portable Consumer Devices
    • 2.3. Mobile Phones
    • 2.4. Home Consumer Devices
    • 2.5. Others
  • 3. THE WI-FI MARKET IS CHANGING AND SUPPLIERS NEED TO BE PREPARED
    • 3.1. Broadcom
    • 3.2. Cambridge Silicon Radio
    • 3.3. Gainspan
    • 3.4. Intel
    • 3.5. Marvell
    • 3.6. MediaTek
    • 3.7. Nanoradio (Samsung)
    • 3.8. Qualcomm Atheros
    • 3.9. Quantenna Communications
    • 3.10. Realtek
    • 3.11. Redpine Signals
    • 3.12. STMicroelectronics
    • 3.13. Texas Instruments

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  1. Wi-Fi IC Shipments, 2010 to 2017

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  1. Wi-Fi Market Development, Enabled Device Shipments, 2000 to 2017
  2. Wi-Fi-Enabled Computing / Access Equipment Shipments, 2000 to 2017
  3. Wi-Fi-Enabled Portable Consumer Device Shipments, 2000 to 2017
  4. Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Phone Shipments, 2000 to 2017
  5. Wi-Fi-Enabled Home Consumer Device Shipments, 2000 to 2017
  6. Other Wi-Fi-Enabled Device Shipments, 2000 to 2017
  7. Standalone Wi-Fi IC Revenue Market Shares, 2011