Mobile PCs and smartphones to be top revenue opportunities for IC suppliers in emerging high-speed wireless device market, says IHS
Mobile PCs and smartphones will represent the top revenue opportunities for high-speed wireless integrated circuit (IC) suppliers by 2018, as these devices are projected to be the highest-volume applications in this market over the next five years, according to IHS.
Between 2013 and 2018, more than 400 million high-speed wireless ICs are projected to ship cumulatively into the mobile PC market, generating global revenues of US$2.5 billion, said IHS. During the same period, more than 80 million high-speed wireless ICs are projected to ship cumulatively into the smartphone market, with worldwide revenues forecast to exceed US$260 million in 2018. IHS defines a high-speed wireless-enabled device as one that includes at least one of: WirelessHD, WHDI, 802.11ad (WiGig) or multi-stream Wi-Fi (802.11n 3x3 higher or 802.11ac 2x2 and higher).
Shipments of high-speed, wireless-enabled mobile PCs are forecast to exceed 125 million devices in 2018, driven primarily by the adoption of multi-stream Wi-Fi for these devices, IHS indicated. "The primary use cases for high-speed wireless mobile PCs will span both the consumer and enterprise markets," said Stephanie Gibbons, senior analyst for connectivity at IHS. "In the home, high-speed wireless-enabled PCs will be used to stream HD content to the TV on the home network. In the office space, mobile PCs equipped with high-speed wireless will be able to receive and transfer large files in seconds – compared to minutes – and act as a source device for larger displays for use in applications such as video conferencing."
Annual shipments of high-speed wireless-enabled smartphones will reach 36 million devices in 2018, driven principally by the adoption of 60GHz technology, IHS said. The primary use for high-speed wireless smartphones is expected to be HD video streaming from the smartphone to the TV within the home entertainment network.
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