Enormous Potential In Wireless Applications Drives UWB And Zigbee Chipset Market.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50802) has announced the addition of the new Frost & Sullivan Report "World UWB & ZigBee Chipsets Markets" to their offering.

This Frost & Sullivan research service entitled World UWB & ZigBee Chipset Market provides a comprehensive overview of this market along with a complete analysis of drivers, restraints, and major trends that are impacting its revenues. The study also examines the various regulatory and standards issues that are affecting growth of the market.

Market Overview

Enormous Potential in Wireless Applications Drives UWB and ZigBee Chipset Market

The emerging ultrawideband (UWB) and ZigBee chipsets market is set for strong growth due to the tremendous potential of these technologies in a wide range of wireless applications. UWB ability to support exceptionally high data rates at low bandwidths makes it well suited for short-range, high-speed, and high-content data transmissions. Among its many exciting applications, UWB shows great promise in the replacement of USB cables with a wireless interface as well as in the connectivity of multiple home entertainment appliances.

ZigBee potential in the wireless personal area networks (WPAN) area is also significant and it is increasingly considered the ideal standard for control and sensing applications. This is driving its implementation in the home-embedded wireless networking space. Built on the 802.15.4 spectrum, ZigBee offers a low-cost alternative to existing proprietary solutions in the WPAN space with the added advantage of high-energy conservation. Initially, one of ZigBee biggest target markets is likely to be that of home automation, notes the analyst of this research service. Another equally important application market is the industrial and building automation sector, where it is likely to be employed for short-range device-to-device communication and control.

Market to Witness Explosive Growth Rates 

UWB chipsets are likely to be available in the market toward the end of 2006, with expected unit shipment of around 2.8 million and revenues of $36.5 million. Currently, this technology faces various standards and regulatory issues that need to be overcome. Prime among these is the fact that it operates across very wide bandwidths of radio spectrum in which other commercial and governmental communications systems operate. Thus, some of these systems emit signals in bands in which such intentional transmissions have previously not been permitted because of the potential harmful effects on safety of life and critical governmental systems. Moreover, the lack of regulations for the use of spectrum in Europe and Asia prevents the use of these products in such regions.

Assuming that the standards and regulatory issues for licensing the UWB spectrum in Asia and Europe are resolved by the end of 2006 or early 2007, this market is likely to grow aggressively at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 196 percent to reach $950 million in 2009, says the analyst.

ZigBee chipsets registered unit shipment of nearly 2.5 million in 2005 and revenues of around $11.2 million. This market is also expected to grow exponentially at a CAGR of 190 percent to reach approximately $800.0 million in 2009. Although this market is likely to initially register exceptional growth, the prices of ZigBee chipsets are likely to decline gradually following the commoditization of the market. However, this is likely to be compensated by an equal increase in unit shipment, thereby sustaining revenue growth.

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