Articles by ABI Research

The cellular M2M embedded module market experienced a more difficult than expected year in 2010, according to ABI Research. Although total unit volumes continued to rise, reaching nearly 34 million units shipped in 2010, total industry revenue fell from roughly $996 M in 2009 to about $841 M in...

Following small shipment volumes in 2012 and a significant increase in shipments in 2013, IEEE 802.11ac will emerge as the dominant Wi-Fi protocol by 2014. Only a niche subset of 802.11ac will be single-band 802.11ac, using solely the five GHz band. Most will be 802.11n/802.11ac dual-band chipsets. Established Wi-Fi...

The outdoor picocell market, which is still in the early stages of development, is projected to reach $8 B in global revenues by 2016, according to ABI Research. Currently, while many outdoor microcells are in operation, outdoor picocells are undergoing operator trials, with several companies, including Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Bel-Air,...

Wi-Fi has already been widely adopted across professional healthcare locations in North America, but the expansion of existing networks and the growing adoption of Wi-Fi in other regions around the world will ensure that the market for Wi-Fi access point hardware, software, and services will grow to $1.34 B...

ABI Research’s optimistic forecasts for the penetration of high powered RF integrated circuits into the mobile wireless base station market continue to be borne out by the latest market developments, which project more than 10 million high power RFIC units will be shipped in 2011. According to Mobile Networks...

Connectivity protocols in mobile devices and consumer electronics are finding new growth through evolving standards. Two key short-range communication protocols, Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth v4.0 (or Bluetooth Low Energy, BLE) are benefitting from the activities of the Bluetooth SIG and the Wi-Fi Alliance. The goal of these groups is...

In 2016, ABI Research forecasts that there will be 103 million 4G wholesale subscribers – subscribers managed through a MVNO that buys wholesale access from a mobile operator – for mobile operators, an increase from just 3.8 million in 2010. 4G wholesale business will help to further widen the...

Despite the 2008-2009 economic setbacks, the RFID market rebounded nicely in 2010, growing slightly more than 14 percent to reach roughly $5.3 B. When automobile immobilization hardware is extracted from the total, the market grew close to 18 percent, capturing nearly $4.4 B. ABI Research’s ongoing research and data...

Global shipments of smart meters will exceed 100 million this year and forge ahead to more than 250 million by 2016, with Europe being the main constituent of this total installed base. “Robust smart meter uptake in Europe is the result of mandates legislated by European central governments, coupled...

The year 2010 was one of outstanding growth for China’s handset market: unit shipments saw a 17 percent increase from 2009, with smartphone shipments accounting for 11 percent of the total. “The smartphone growth trend is expected to continue at least through the next five years,” says ABI Research...