Beyond the Router, Wi-Fi in Mobile Devices, and Home Consumer Equipment
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.
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
Tables
- Wi-Fi IC Shipments, 2010 to 2017
Charts
- Wi-Fi Market Development, Enabled Device Shipments, 2000 to 2017
- Wi-Fi-Enabled Computing / Access Equipment Shipments, 2000 to 2017
- Wi-Fi-Enabled Portable Consumer Device Shipments, 2000 to 2017
- Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Phone Shipments, 2000 to 2017
- Wi-Fi-Enabled Home Consumer Device Shipments, 2000 to 2017
- Other Wi-Fi-Enabled Device Shipments, 2000 to 2017
- Standalone Wi-Fi IC Revenue Market Shares, 2011
