Actionable Benefits
- Identify and better target the largest growth opportunities for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ultra-wideband, NFC, GNSS, 802.15.4 and Z-Wave by market segment.
- Prepare optimal roadmap and product timelines for wireless products based on projected market penetration.
- Identify largest opportunities for WiGig and HaLow chipsets and devices. Understand where sales and marketing resources should be devoted to help build more scalable deployments and justify technology investment.
- Identify potential gaps in existing wireless portfolios and chipset combinations, the wider wireless competitive landscape, and plan for future technology rollouts.
- Understand the timeline for the transition from legacy Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies towards Wi-Fi 6 and BLE in both consumer and IoT applications, and be able to effectively plan for the introduction of new chipsets and products accordingly.
- Understand chipset vendor landscape to help form critical partnerships and understand competitive threats.
Research Highlights
- Market data and forecasts for Wi-Fi, WiGig, HaLow, Bluetooth, Ultra-wideband, NFC, NFC Tags, GNSS, 802.15.4 and Z-Wave devices by vertical market.
- Forecasts for MIMO configurations (e.g. 2x2, 4x4, 8x8) by vertical market.
- Forecasts for Wi-Fi chipsets by protocol (e.g. 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11ad, 802.11ay, 802.11ah) by vertical market.
- Forecasts for standalone, combo (e.g. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi) and integrated platform (wireless + cellular) chipsets.
- Quarterly chipset vendor shares by wireless technology.
Critical Questions Answered
- What is the total market size for wireless devices and chipsets today and over the next 5 years?
- What are the opportunities for Ultra-wideband in the short and longer term?
- How rapid will adoption of Wi-Fi 6 be across different end markets?
- What opportunities will 60GHz WiGig have?
- Is there a future for Wi-Fi HaLow?
- What Wi-Fi technology is best suited to IoT applications?
- What MIMO configurations will Wi-Fi APs and devices leverage going forward?
- What is the connectivity landscape across different end markets?
- Who are the leading wireless chipset vendors?
- Where are the new growth opportunities for wireless technologies to be found?
Who Should Read This?
- Wireless chipset and module vendors (marketing, product managers, sales).
- OEMs across numerous sectors, including smart home, IoT, consumer electronics, networking (product designers and decision makers).
- Connectivity IP providers (marketing and product managers).
- Connectivity consortiums and members, e.g. Wi-Fi Alliance, Bluetooth SIG, ZigBee Alliance, UWB Alliance, FiRa Consortium.
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