The home consumer equipment remote control market is rapidly transitioning from the use of IR to RF technologies and this is enabling a revolution in the way remote controls are used: incorporating advanced functions such as voice, gesture or track pad control; enabling 2 way communications; and significantly improving battery life.
The remote control market represents a massive growth opportunity for RF wireless connectivity technologies with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and ZigBee RF4CE all expected to see significant growth.
This study discusses major trends in this market, providing forecasts to 2018 and presenting the major drivers and barriers to RF adoption.