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Global - Mobile Broadband - WiFi has Key Role in Telecoms

Synopsis

In 2013 the use of WiFi hotspots continues to rise due to increasing popularity from smart phone and mobile device users. The status of WiFi technology is continuing to improve; creating a whole new range of opportunities in the WiFi market.

Smartphone users want faster, more ubiquitous and reliable connectivity, while operators are looking to squeeze every last bit of capacity out of their cellular networks. As a result, smarter WiFi is needed so that it can take on a more strategic role as part of the overall mobile network infrastructure. Ultimately users simply want the fastest and most reliable wireless connection they can get. This report provides insights into the WiFi sector including its role in the future, industry developments of note and brief information on other short range technologies.

Latest developments:

In 2013 there are over 850,000 WiFi hotspots around the world; In 2012 the Wi-Fi Alliance released the Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint standard to automate logins; Growth of the WiFi carrier equipment market will be driven by mobile operators deploying carrier WiFi to offload a portion of their mobile data traffic.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Synopsis
  • 2. WiFi starts playing a key role in telecoms
    • 2.1 Who will dominate the WiFi market?
  • 3. Global WiFi market summary
    • 3.1 Smart phone shipments
    • 3.2 Number of wi-fi hotpots
  • 4. Industry developments
    • 4.1 Key developments for enterprise WiFi
    • 4.2 Global WiFi roaming
    • 4.3 Carrier WiFi equipment market exploding to $2.1 billion by 2016
  • 5. Other short-range technologies
    • 5.1.1 Bluetooth
    • 5.1.2 Ultra-Wideband (UWB)
    • 6. Related reports
    • Table 1 – Worldwide smart phone mobile device sales by quarter – Q2 2009 – Q2 2012
    • Table 2 – Number of public WiFi hotspots – top 10 countries worldwide – Early 2011; Early 2013
    • Table 3 – Global mobile capital expenditure (CAPEX) – 2010 - 2013
    • Table 4 – Installed base of Bluetooth devices worldwide – 2005; 2007; 2010; 2013
    • Exhibit 1 – Wi-Fi Direct
    • Exhibit 2 – Bluetooth SIG

Focus Report profile

Technologies

Mobile & Wireless Broadband and Media
Telecoms Infrastructure

Number of pages: 11

Status: Current

Last update: 14 February 2013
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Author: Kylie Wansink

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