Articles by ABI Research

Spending on RF power semiconductors for the wireless infrastructure market has experienced significant growth in 2011. Other markets – notably the military – are seeing some moderation in growth as the global economic picture and political factors come into play. Also, gallium nitride (GaN) – long seen as the...

The IEEE 802.15.4 IC market will grow to over $1.1 B in 2016 -- up from just $90 M in 2010. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is still a key adoption market and there is significant impetus behind the continuation of this market. Some concerns have been raised around mass...

Accelerated Chinese wireless infrastructure rollouts and the worldwide demand for wireless data have benefited the base station RF power amplifier and RF power device markets, according to ABI Research. The Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, presently accounts for more than 75 percent of the RF power semiconductor devices sold into...

By the end of 2013, LTE connections will be close to 80 million, according to ABI Research. This figure will account for connections on both FD-LTE, including that paired with W-CDMA/HSPA and CDMA 1x/EV-DO, and TD-LTE technologies globally. “We are expecting to see more LTE networks lighting up in...

Early Q3 performance indicators show momentum has returned to the mobile handset market, according to ABI Research . “While results are not in yet from all mobile handset vendors, Q3 shows signs of a recovery after a flat Q2 raised concerns following a very strong start to the year,”...

The world economy may be teetering on the brink of a double-dip recession, but business is booming for wireless infrastructure vendors, according to ABI Research. “Base station installations in 2011 will total at least 10 percent more than anyone expected just one year ago and we also see increases...

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...