Low Power = High Growth: Home Automation, Sports, Medical, and Retail Among …

LONDON, May 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE –
A whole host of new and emerging markets are set to drive longer term
growth in wireless connectivity technologies. Applications, including
home automation systems, sports, medical, retail, and more, are driving
the need for low power wireless technologies to enable remote devices
with minimal maintenance. Over 1.5 billion ZigBee and Bluetooth Smart
(v4.0 devices are expected to ship per annum in 2016.

«Wireless sensors are enabling a wide range of new and exciting
products,» says Peter Cooney, practice director, semiconductors. «Low
power is all important, allowing minimal maintenance and therefore low
running cost.»

ZigBee and Bluetooth v4.0 are expected to be the two major technologies
used, but continued development is needed to reduce power consumption
further, with the ultimate aim of achieving batteryless sensors where
possible. The recent release of an open standard from EnOcean will help
with the uptake of more sensors powered by energy harvesting, but what
is needed is a more widespread push from a fully open standard body,
such as the Bluetooth SIG or ZigBee Alliance.

«We expect further announcements from the Bluetooth SIG on lower power
solutions, pushing v4.0 to new power levels,» adds Cooney. «This
coincides with work being done by the ZigBee Alliance on the ZigBee
Green Power standard, a technology that has been in the pipeline since
2009.»

There will be competition amongst wireless connectivity technologies in
some emerging markets as OEMs evaluate the best solution, however in the
longer term each technology will have success based on its strengths,
e.g. Bluetooth will gain more traction in point to point applications,
while ZigBee will be more successful in networks with multiple nodes.
Further competition will come from proprietary solutions and
technologies such as EnOcean.

ABI Research’s «Wireless
Connectivity Market Data, Global Summary» (
http://www.abiresearch. com/research/1012567
provides a quarterly-updated comprehensive review of the wireless
connectivity market, providing forecasts to 2016 for enabled devices and
ICs in 27 individual end applications. It covers Bluetooth, Bluetooth
v4.0, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC, GPS, 802.15.4, UWB, and combo ICs.

It is part of ABI Research’s Wireless
Connectivity Research Service (
http://www.abiresearch.com/products/service/Wireless_Connectivity_Research_Service .

ABI Research provides in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of
trends in global connectivity and other emerging technologies. From
offices in North America, Europe and Asia, ABI Research’s worldwide team
of experts advises thousands of decision makers through 40+ research and
advisory services. Est. 1990. For more information visit
www.abiresearch.com ,
or call +1.516.624.2500.

SOURCE: ABI Research

            ABI Research          Christine Gallen, +44.203.326.0142          pr@abiresearch.

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