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Wi-Fi Segment Led the Global Connectivity Enabling Technology Market in 2015 with Over 70% Market Share and will Retain its Leadership Until 2020, Says Technavio
[July 28, 2016]

Wi-Fi Segment Led the Global Connectivity Enabling Technology Market in 2015 with Over 70% Market Share and will Retain its Leadership Until 2020, Says Technavio


According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global connectivity enabling technology market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 3% during the forecast period.

This research report titled 'Global Connectivity Enabling Technology Market 2016-2020' provides an in-depth analysis of the market in terms of revenue and emerging market trends. This market research report also includes up to date analysis and forecasts for various market segments and all geographical regions.

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Based on technology, the report categorizes the global connectivity enabling technology market into three major segments. They are:

Global connectivity enabling technology market by Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is an essential component in the WLAN devices, as it enables wireless connectivity to other devices such as smartphones, tablets, and smart meters. Generally, Wi-Fi enabled devices such as smartphones and tablets are designed to fulfill one-to-one connectivity. However, WLAN devices are enabled to provide one-to-multi point connectivity. This is because, WLAN devices act as a gateway and route the entire traffic of voice and data from backhaul and then distribute to various connected devices. Similarly, all the traffic, voice and data, coming from connected devices like smartphones, tablets, PCs, smart watches, and smart bands are routed to the internet through WLAN devices. While OEMs are achieving economies of scale by lowering the cost of Wi-Fi technology, chip manufacturers are upgrading the technology, to pitch the product at a higher price. The latest version of Wi-Fi technology follows 802.11ac standard, while 802.11ax is under development and testing phase, which will increase the wireless communication data transfer speed to more than 2Gbps. Many network operators are increasingly adopting cellular offloading concept, where they shift the mobile data consumption from fiber to WLAN directly through gateway, instead of transmitting the data from fiber to 3G or LTE (News - Alert) and then to the end-user over the air interface.

Global connectivity enabling technology market by Bluetooth

Bluetooth as a connectivity enabling technology has been considered basd on the cost of incorporation of Bluetooth technology such as chip- transceiver, baseband processor, and MAC cost in the end-user products. Smartphones, PCs, and tablets hold the highest market share in terms of unit shipment, thus driving the Bluetooth connectivity enabling technology market. Apple, Samsung, Huawei (News - Alert), Xiaomi, Sony, BlueAnt, Jabra, Jawbone, Plantronics, and Sennheiser are a few prominent OEMs in the market.



"Emerging applications such as connected cars, smart bands, smart watches, and Bluetooth beacons will also drive the market for Bluetooth technology in the forecast period," says Sunil Kumar Singh, a lead analyst at Technavio for research on embedded systems.

In the Bluetooth segment, Technavio research analysts consider the following devices:


  • Smartphones
  • Tablets
  • PCs
  • Headsets
  • Smart bands
  • Speakers
  • Smart watches
  • Connected cars
  • Smart glasses
  • Bluetooth beacons

Global connectivity enabling technology market by ZigBee

The STBs segment is expected to continue its dominance in the global ZigBee home automation market during the forecast period. The growing adoption of connected homes is driving the demand for STBs. ZigBee STBs serve as a central hub for a smart home. Apart from entertainment, they can control various other ZigBee-enabled devices and act as a central coordinator, by creating a mesh network through which the connected devices in the smart home can interact with each other. However, the market share of STBs is likely to decline by 2020, because of rapid adoption of ZigBee wireless technology by other segments. Some of the vendors that provide ZigBee-enabled STBs are Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), AirTies, ARRIS Group, and Pace.

ZigBee-enabled remote controls provide a global standard for advanced, greener, and easy-to-use RF remotes that provide a longer range, extended battery life, two-way communication, and eliminate line-of-sight restrictions. The ZigBee-enabled remote control uses ZigBee RF4CE standard, which is a standardized specification for RF-based remote controls. This was created jointly by the ZigBee Alliance and RF4CE Consortium. "The remote control provides a multi-vendor interoperable remote control solution for consumer electronics featuring a simple, robust, and low-cost communication network for two-way wireless connectivity," adds Sunil.

Some of the key vendors highlighted by Technavio's research analysts in this report are:

  • Atmel
  • Broadcomm
  • Digi International
  • Freescale (News - Alert) Semiconductor
  • Fihonest Communication
  • GreenPeak Technologies
  • Hosiden
  • IVT

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