Global - Mobile Broadband - WiFi, Bluetooth & UWB

Synopsis

Archived report. This report was archived in 2010 and has not been updated since. Around the world, WiFi has established itself as the quiet achiever in short-range wireless broadband and in 2010 there is evidence emerging that the use of WiFi hotspots is on the rise due to increasing popularity from smart phone users. WiFi offers a faster and in some cases, cheaper, alternative to mobile networks. The recent introduction of WiFi Direct has increased the competition between it and another short-range wireless technology – Bluetooth and its latest release Bluetooth 3.0. In the midst of short range wireless technologies there is also Ultra-Wideband (UWB) which has struggled due to competition and lack of applications. UWB chip manufacturers have now turned their attention towards the wireless HD connectivity sector. This report provides a broad global market overview of the short-range technologies WiFi, Bluetooth and UWB.

1. Synopsis
2. Introduction
3. WLAN/WiFi hotspots
- 3.1 Security challenges
4. Muni WiFi – only a moderate success
5. WiFi market overview
- 5.1 Global statistics and forecasts
- 5.2 Brief case study: USA
  - 5.2.1 Major US WiFi hotspot providers
6. Other recent developments
- 6.1 WiFi Direct in 2010
- 6.2 WiFi use in smart grids
- 6.3 Competition between Bluetooth and WiFi intensifies
7. Introduction: Bluetooth
- 7.1 Early developments
- 7.2 The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)
8. Bluetooth market overview
- 8.1 Bluetooth SIG explores smart energy
- 8.2 Other application examples
9. UWB (Ultra-Wideband)
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 UWB and wireless USB
- 9.3 UWB and HD-TV
10. Related reports

Table 1 – Number of WiFi mobile handset shipments worldwide – 2009 - 2010
Table 2 – Number of WiFi hotspots worldwide – 2005 - 2010
Table 3 – Number of public WiFi hotspots – top 10 countries worldwide – mid-2009
Table 4 – Top 10 US cities – WiFi hotspots – 2009
Table 5 – Installed base of Bluetooth devices worldwide – 2005; 2007; 2010