802.15.4 Semiconductor Revenues to Surpass $1 Billion in 2015

802.15.4 Semiconductor Revenues to
Surpass $1 Billion in 2015

ZigBee is an open standard technology that runs on the 802.15.4
radio standard (PHY) and MAC. The technology is low-cost,
low-power, self-healing, and scalable, and it offers mesh
technology and application profiles for home automation, smart
energy, building automation, healthcare, retail, telecom, even an
application layer to be used to build 3D glasses. So ZigBee is an
open standard, crafted by everyone to do everything. But it is in
the smart grid that future growth is most anticipated. New In-Stat
(www.in-stat.com) research forecasts that semiconductor revenues
for 802.15.4 will likely surpass $1 billion in 2015 with over 71%
coming from the smart grid/automated meter reading market.

“ZigBee seems like a natural technology to funnel smart meter
data back to the utility,” says Norm Bogen, VP Digital
Entertainment. “After all, ZigBee is already in the
vast majority of smart meters that communicate with devices inside
the home. The technology seems destined to mesh with other smart
meters to carry the data back to the utility. The next sizable
markets for ZigBee technology are home automation, driven by energy
savings, and consumer lighting, due to the sheer number of lighting
fixtures in the home and office.”

Some of the findings include:

Smart energy is the largest volume growth opportunity at this
time
The US leads in market deployments of smart meters.
Hospital applications are focused on asset tracking and patient
tracking.
The telcos and MSOs are looking at security systems as an area
to build a new revenue stream.

This Market Alert is drawn from the In-Stat
research,
802.15.4 and ZigBee (#IN1104984MI), which covers
the worldwide market for 802.15.4 and ZigBee technology. This
PowerPoint report plus Excel forecast deliverable includes:

Chipset forecast for ZigBee and 802.15.4through 2021 for unit
shipments and revenues
Application forecasts including residential automation,
commercial and government building control, lighting, medical,
smart grid, industrial process control, and consumer
electronics
Competitive standards, protocols, and working groups
Major market players including: Ember, Freescale, Microchip,
Google, NXP, Philips, and Texas Instruments

This research is part of In-Stat’s Multimedia Interfaces
service, which provides comprehensive analysis, forecasts the
worldwide markets for interface technologies, and tracks
penetration of these technologies into PCs, PC peripherals,
consumer electronics, communications, automotive, and industrial
applications.

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