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Development of the Worldwide WLAN Industry

December 11, 2015 / Yi-Hua Shen

17 Page, Topical Report

US$1,800 (Single User License)

Abstract

IEEE 802.11 is the mainstream standard for WLAN. Supported by the continued growth of smart handheld device market, shipment volume of Wi-Fi connected devices based on this standard is expected to reach four billion units in 2019. In line with the availability of new IEEE standards, Wi-Fi chip vendors and branded equipment manufacturers have constantly upgraded their products and launched new application devices. Furthermore, the development of IoT in different industries has become clearer, steering the direction of the WLAN industry. Among the WLAN industry sectors, wearable devices, smart home, and public Wi-Fi hotspots have received significant attention.

Table of Contents
1. Worldwide Market Status 4
1.1 Worldwide Wi-Fi Equipment Shipment Volume 4
1.2 Taiwanese Wi-Fi Module Shipment Volume 5
1.3 Market Share of Leading Wi-Fi Chipmakers 6
2. Evolution of Wi-Fi Technology 7
2.1 Wi-Fi Technology Standards 7
2.2 Integration of Wireless Communications Technology 9
3. Application Products 10
3.1 Wearable Devices 10
3.2 Smart Home Products 11
3.3 Public Hotspots 12
4. Leading Vendors' Deployment 13
4.1 Branded Device Vendors 13
4.2 Wi-Fi Chipmakers' Deployment 14
Conclusion 17
Appendix 18
Glossary of Terms 18
List of Companies 19

List of Topics
Development of worldwide Wi-Fi connected devices and Taiwanese Wi-Fi module shipment volume and volume share forecast until 2019

Evolution of Wi-Fi technology standards and integration of Wi-Fi chips with Bluetooth, GPS, and NFC

Development of Wi-Fi application products, touching on shipment share of wearables equipped with Wi-Fi functionality, shipment volume of smart home products with Wi-Fi, and installed base of public hotspot Wi-Fi

Vendors' deployment, including both W-Fi device vendors and Wi-Fi chipmakers

List of Figures

Figure 1: Worldwide Wi-Fi Connected Device Shipment Volume, 2014 - 2019 4
Figure 2: Taiwanese Wi-Fi Module Shipment Volume, 2014 - 2019 5
Figure 3: Taiwanese Wi-Fi Module Shipment Share by Wi-Fi Technology 6
Figure 4: Worldwide Wi-Fi Chipmakers' Market Share, 2014 7
Figure 5: Evolution of Wi-Fi Standards 8
Figure 6: Integration of Wireless Technology 10
Figure 7: Shipment Share of Wearable Devices with Wi-Fi 11
Figure 8: Shipment Volume of Smart Home Products with Wi-Fi, 2014 - 2019 12
Figure 9: Installed Base of Wi-Fi hotspots, 2014 - 2018 13
Figure 10: Branded Vendors' Smart Home Development 14

List of Tables
Table 1: Leading Wi-Fi Chipmakers' Deployment 16

Companies covered
Apple, AT&T, Bosch, Broadcom, Cisco, D-Link, Free, GE, HP, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, LG, Marvell, MediaTek, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Quirky, Samsung, Sony, Xiaomi

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