WTRS Press Release

Factors Required to Accelerate Consumer Adoption of ZigBee and 802.15.4 Identified by New WTRS Study.

The WTRS Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report provides the industry's only examination of current market conditions, plus analysis of design wins, for ZigBee, 802.15.4, Wavenis, Z-Wave, and INSTEON.

Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) November 28, 2006 -- 

The new WTRS WSN Technology Trends Report examines the market potential, intellectual property issues, state of the industry supply chain, effectiveness of existing technologies and components, total addressable market of the applications adopting Wireless Sensor Network technologies today, and market share of the existing component level hardware and software products.

"There is a general consensus among the silicon providers that as ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 benefit from economies of scale and manufacturing improvements, consumer applications will emerge on a significant scale," says Dr Kirsten West, Principal Analyst of WTRS. "The gating requirement for these wireless standards to become household names is for the underlying chips to attain a cost which enables the addition of this new functionality without dramatically increasing the overall consumer product cost."

The Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report WTRS uncovers:

(1) The current conversion rate of ZigBee development kit shipments to active product development programs.
(2) The significant market penetration of Wavenis across a wide range of sector.
(3) The relative market adoption of INSTEON, Z-Wave, ZigBee, and IEEE 802.15.4 in Residential markets.
(4) Analysis of consumer adoption characteristics of Wireless Sensor Network-enabled products.
(5) A profitability analysis of Zensys.
(6) The dynamics of the ZigBee software market and provides a forecast of ZigBee Network Stack Software License pricing through 2011.
(7) ZigBee & IEEE 802.15.4 component and network stack software market share for 2006.
(8) A technical comparison of ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4, Wavenis, INSTEON, and Z-Wave components and network features.
(9) The top ZigBee transceivers available today and assessment of their applicability for various product market applications.
(10) The risk of litigation by an industry participant which may inhibit adoption in a key market segment.
(11) Supply issues in manufacturing experienced by ZigBee competition.

٭"Wireless Sensor Networks" are systems which utilize wireless technologies as the underlying platform to deploy networks for sensor and control applications. Examples of technologies and protocols included in the "Wireless Control Network" are WSN (wireless sensor networks), M2M, mesh networking, ZigBee, INSTEON, IEEE 802.15.4, RFID, Z-Wave, Wavenis, low data-rate UWB, NFC, and others.

Using only publicly available information, meticulously gathered from public patent sources, company information, and other research this report is truly an invaluable resource for any company participating in the Wireless Control Network sector, or planning a potential entry into this market.

For more information, contact:
George West, Senior Analyst
Phone: 650-940-1196

MORE INFORMATION ON THIS RESEARCH
Title "WTRS WSN Technology Trends Report" 
Product Number: WT112706CNTS
Publication Date: November 2006
Number of Pages: 81


West Technology Research Solutions, LLC (WTRS) is an independent market research and consulting company with 8 years in wireless research specializing in Insteon, ZigBee, UWB, Bluetooth, WiMAX, IEEE 802.15.4, Wi-Fi, and other emerging wireless technologies and protocols. WTRS helps companies track the market potential & viability of wireless emerging technologies. WTRS reports are not funded by, or in any other way influenced by, companies which we study. WTRS market research and consulting services provide customers with the information they need to assess market opportunities, evaluate investments, monitor competition, form relationships, and make crucial business decisions in following cutting-edge technologies. WTRS customers range from start-ups, some still in development, to the largest and most prominent players in technology. All have an interest in market intelligence that aides them in making crucial business decisions.


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