Examine the Effectiveness of Existing Technologies and Components in the Wireless Control Network Technology Market

    Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50951) has announced the addition of Wireless Control Network Technology Trends Report to their offering.

    The Wireless Control Network Technology Trends Report provides the industry's only examination of current market conditions and design win analysis for ZigBee, 802.15.4, Wavenis, Z-Wave, and INSTEON. The 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 control 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 consumer applications, for both ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4, will not emerge on a significant scale until the industry is prepared to lower its margins to a level that enables consumer products to add this new functionality without dramatically increasing the overall product cost," says Dr Kirsten West, Principal Analyst. "In general, estimates range from 2-4 years before component markets are mature enough to support adoption by consumer applications."

    The Wireless Control Network Technology Trends Report 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 Control 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 assesses 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 Control 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, and others.

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

    Products Mentioned:

    ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4, INSTEON, Wavenis, Z-Wave

    Topics Covered

    Executive Summary

    Wireless Control Network Standards Slow to Mature

    Wireless Control Network Partnership Opportunities

    Analysis of IC Packaging Issues

    RF Component Alliances & Markets

    Software Market Dynamics

    End Product Manufacturer Activities & Alliances

    Development Tools Issues

    Economic Evaluation of ZigBee

    Market Opportunity for ZigBee Components

    ZigBee Network Stack Market

    ZigBee Component Analysis by Application Segment

    Q2 Update: ZigBee Standard & Interoperability

    Q2 Update: ZigBee Challenges Proprietary Implementations

    Q2 Update: ZigBee to "Piggyback" on Existing Demand

    Q3 Update: ZigBee in Residential Markets

    Q3 Update: The Residential Market Opportunity

    Q3 Update: Consumer Adoption Characteristics

    Q3 Update: Zensys Profitability Analysis

    Q4 Update: Quantifying the Conversion of Initial Customer Interest to Active Development Programs

    Q4 Update: Who Dominates The End Product Design Wins?

    Q4 Update: Quantifying the Emergence of Vertical Applications of WCNs

    Q4 Update: Component Vendor Differentiation in the Marketplace

    Q4 Update: Customer Mapping & Analysis

    Q4 Update: Analysis of Vertical Application Uptake

    IEEE 802.15.4 Market Forecasts

    INSTEON Market Forecasts

    ZigBee Market Forecasts

    Z-Wave Market Forecasts

    Tables & Figures

    Companies Mentioned

    - TI -- Atmel -- Ember -- Ubiwave -- Freescale -- ZMD - Jennic - Integration Associates - Cirronet -- Eazix - FlexiPanel -- Helicomm - IWT - Lemos Intl - L.S. Research - MaxStream - OKI Semiconductor - OneRF TechPanasonic - UBEC - Coronis Networks - SmartLabs - Zensys

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