The WLAN market is moving from one dominated by notebook PCs, residential gateways/access points and hotspots, to one where portable devices (such as cell phones, PMPs and gaming devices) are increasingly important. Further, opportunities for WLAN are diverse and exciting right now: Wi-Fi Direct, low power Wi-Fi, Bluetooth high speed & WLAN combination ICs.

The report considers the following issues:

• Is there room for both Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth high speed?
  
• How quickly will devices transfer from 802.11abg to 802.11n?
  
• Do the benefits of operating in a 5GHz frequency band warrant conversion?
  
• Which companies are pursuing low power Wi-Fi and can we expect high volume shipments?
  
• Will Wi-Fi be confined to smartphones & feature rich phones over the forecast period?
  
• What proportion of WLAN IC shipments are combination ICs verses standalone?
  
• How will new versions of WLAN (Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth high speed and low power Wi-Fi) affect the competitive environment for WLAN?

Some of the break-outs are as follows:

WLAN Version

• 802.11 (a,b,g)
  
• 802.11n
  
• Wi-Fi Direct
  
• Low power Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth high speed

Application

• Access points/routers
  
• Gateways
  
• Smartphones
  
• Other tier of phones
  
• Gaming consoles
  
• Portable games
  
• Game controllers
  
• Digital cameras
  
• Speakers
  
• PMPs
  
• Set-top boxes
  
• Televisions 
  
• Digital photo frames
  
• Notebook PCs 
  

Geographic region

• Americas
  
• EMEA
  
• APAC
  

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