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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Trend is for 802.15.4 And ZigBee Solutions "In a Box"
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., September 1, 2004 - Opportunities for the emerging 802.15.4 Wireless PAN (WPAN) technology, and the imminent ZigBee network layer, look promising according to In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com). Using an aggressive scenario, annual shipments will surpass 150 million units in 2008. And, based upon discussions with system providers, the high-tech market research firm believes that the closer silicon vendors can get to a "ZigBee in a box" solution, the greater the opportunities will be.
Although the ZigBee specification release is expected in 4Q04, taking lessons from the rollout of other new wireless technologies, we know that these rollouts do take longer than expected, and market acceptance does not happen as quickly as many would like. Yet, overall, positive progress is being made to get systems onto the market. 2004 has been the year of development, or the year of silicon, while 2005 will be the year of pilots and test markets, with 2006 as the year of the solution when ZigBee really flies.
In-Stat/MDR has also found that:
Commercial building control is expected to capture the lion's share of the up-and-coming 802.15.4 market, while residential automation and industrial applications will follow.
Although other frequencies, or channels, may open up in China and Europe, these changes do not occur very rapidly. In-Stat/MDR continues to see the lion's share of the worldwide 802.15.4 market being dominated by the 2.4GHz band; however, significant activity is occurring for 915MHz solutions, primarily in North America.
Movement in the industry indicates that the ZigBee stack will co-exist with other networks and networking stacks, and a number of companies are working on developing solutions that enable many different flavors of embedded gateways and bridges.
The report, "The 802.15.4 Buzz: Providers Want "ZigBee in a Box"" (#IN0401212MI), which provides an overview of the technology and markets, with forecasts for 2004-2008 by application, frequency band, geographic region, external host MCU vs. single package, and two forecasts of node/chipsets (units, revenue and ASP) -- one aggressive and one conservative. We also provide a matrix by company. To purchase this report, or formore information, please visit:
http://www.instat.com/catalog/scatalogue.asp?ID=3 or contact Erin McKeighan at 480-609-4551; emckeighan@reedbusiness.com.The report is priced at $2,995.00 U.S. Dollars.
About In-Stat/MDR
In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com) offers a broad range of information resources and analytical assets to technology vendors, service providers, technology professionals, and market specialists worldwide. The company stands alone in its ability to integrate both supply-side and demand-side research methodologies into a single comprehensive view of technology markets and products. This capability relies on a unique ability to cover the entire value chain from engineering-level technology, through equipment, infrastructure, services and end-users.
In-Stat/MDR is part of the Reed Electronics Group, a division of Reed Elsevier (www.reedelsevier.com), a world-leading publisher and information provider. With over 38,000 employees worldwide, Reed Elsevier operates in the science & medical, legal, education and business-to-business industry sectors, providing high value and flexible information solutions to professional end users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet.
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