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• Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare (ON World) - Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technologies, billions of dollars of funding and a global community of developers are driving a healthcare revolution. By enabling new solutions that cannot be wired, healthcare WSN will save the industry billions of dollars by reducing hospitalizations, improving chronic disease management, and extending independent living. For manufacturers and service providers, healthcare WSN offers new high revenue per user market opportunities. While adoption of life-saving systems such as wireless ambulatory cardiac monitoring has been steadily increasing over the past few years, the fastest growth will be for elderly care, self-monitoring, preventive health solutions, and chronic disease management. Wireless sensor solutions could save $25 billion worldwide in annual healthcare costs in 2012 by reducing hospitalizations and extending independent living for seniors. In this report, we dissect the latest advances with Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) and Body Sensor Networks (BSNs) that are transforming the healthcare industry. (Published August 2008)
  
  
• Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Crops (ON World) - Facing a water shortage crisis and the demands of a global economy, farmers/growers are turning to wireless sensing solutions to save labor costs, increase yields, improve quality, and conserve water. As drought conditions worsen in areas such as California and Australia along with soaring crop prices, vendors of wireless crop monitoring systems can barely keep up with the demand. The emergence of standards based short range radios, advanced network protocols, and the availability of low cost backhaul technologies, has made wireless sensing an affordable competitive advantage for farmers/growers. ON World's research with 36 viticulturalists and farmers found that more than half are current wireless sensor users and nearly a third are planning new wireless sensing applications over the next 18 months. Based on a return on investment and statistical analysis, there is a global $76 billion total potential market size for the top three wireless smart crop markets. (Published Sept 2008)
  
  
• WTRS Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report Spring 2008 (West Tech Research) - The WTRS Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report analyzes and forecasts the market for Wireless Sensor Networks. The report includes a thorough evaluation of emerging Wireless Sensor Network technologies and associated software including ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4, and other proprietary options. The report tracks the formation of industry alliances and SIGs, development of standards, analyzes the potential market opportunities for component OEMs, describes initial versus long-range drivers in the market, and analyzes potential partnership opportunities and existing alliances. The report contains an in-depth assessment and analysis of chipsets. It also analyzes potential markets, evaluates the participating OEMs, and reviews strategic partnerships and industry trends. The report also provides a 5-year forecast that details sales volume, unit shipments, and average selling price by vertical market segment as well as by geography. (Published April 2008)
  
  
• WTRS ZigBee Emerging Technology Report 2008 (West Tech Research) - The WTRS ZigBee Emerging Technology Report analyzes and forecasts 11 market segments likely to adopt ZigBee. The report includes analysis of ZigBee technology and alliance development, as well as an evaluation of current patent, technology, and corporate developments. The report tracks the formation of industry alliances and SIGs, development of standards, analyzes the potential market opportunities for component OEMs, describes initial versus long-range drivers in the market, and analyzes potential partnership opportunities and existing alliances. The report contains an in-depth assessment and analysis of chipsets. It also analyzes potential markets, evaluates the participating OEMs, and reviews strategic partnerships and industry trends. The report also provides a 5-year forecast that details sales volume, unit shipments, and average selling price by vertical market segment as well as by geography. (Published April 2008)
  
  
• "802.15.4 & ZigBee WPANs: The Next Generation" (ON World) - "802.15.4 & ZigBee WPANs: The Next Generation" is the culmination of two years of intensive investigation on the dynamic world of Wireless Sensor Networks and low data rate wireless networking. It is an essential resource for executives, product managers, technologists, and investors of wireless personal area network technologies. (Published March 2008)
  
  
• "WSN for Smart Homes" (ON World) - This report dissects the ZigBee/Z-Wave battle in fine detail over several markets. Our senior technology analyst conducted an extensive comparison of the chipsets from TI, Ember, Freescale, and Zensys. This investigation provides evidence that clarifies the market hype and controversy on the performance, pricing, and power consumption of these chipsets. In addition, we provide a patent analysis of the top companies in each major product segment including components, software, subsystems, and whole home systems. (Published Feb 2008)
  
  
• "WSN for AMI & Demand Response" (ON World)  - Driven by new regulation and a global energy crisis, utilities will spend $1.6 billion on Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technology for smart metering and demand response in 2011. While most of the revenues at this time are for smart meters, Home Area Network (HAN) applications and devices that interoperate with these advanced meters have great developer potential. This report analyzes the market opportunity and value system for WSN for advanced metering and AMI Home Area Networks. Also included is the survey results with nearly 100 utility executives on their current adoption and plans for AMI and demand response. (Published November 2007)
  
  
• "WSN for Smart Industries" (ON World) - Industrial companies are increasingly adopting Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technology to increase production, improve efficiencies, to reduce the environmental impact of their processes, and to ease the cost of complying with regulations. Based on over 275 interviews and completed surveys, this report covers the vast market opportunities for wireless sensing and control in the industrial sector. (Published September 2007)
  
  
• WTRS Wireless Sensor Network IP & Patent Report Summer 2007 (West Tech Research) - The WTRS Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report provides the industrys only comprehensive and independent patent directory of ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.15.4a, & proprietary Wireless Sensor and Control Network-related IP. The report analyzes the intellectual property ownership and development by individuals and companies, allowing you to track early strategic and technology shifts in the marketplace. The report analyzes all available WSN-related U.S. patents and applications and includes filed claims in order to increase usability, as well as hyperlinks to actual patent listings for non-U.S. patents so that the reader can follow an investigation with minimal work. Additionally, the report analyzes the development of WSN-related patent litigation. Finally, the report analyzes 802.15.4 and 802.15.4a series patents that are on file with the IEEE, revealing which are applicable to the IEEE standard and also uncovering specific patent and application numbers for generally specified assignments. (Published July 2007)
  
  
• "WSN for Smart Buildings" (ON World) - Emerging standards, environmental and energy regulations, and a growing Green movement has created a fertile environment for Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) solutions in commercial buildings. This comprehensive report, based on 190 phone interviews and two years of investigation, will answer numerous questions surrounding this subject. (Published June 2007)
  
  
• "Broadband Wireless Markets: Assessing the Market Potential for WiMAX, WiFi, 3G, 4G, UWB and ZigBee" (NSR) - Not long ago, 3G and Wi-Fi were the only major broadband wireless technologies implemented or planned by telecom operators and service providers around the globe. However in the near term, the telecom world will be surrounded by a multitude of new broadband wireless technologies such as WiMAX (802.16 2004 / 802.16e), Ultra Wide Band (UWB), ZigBee, and 4G. (Published November 2005)
  
  
• "Wireless Sensor Network: Growing Markets, Accelerating Demand" (ON World) - Based on interviews with 103 technology companies and 44 end users, this report represents the most in-depth coverage of wireless sensor network markets to date. (Published July 2005)
  
  
• "802.15.4 SoC & SiP Surge as ZigBee Faces Residential Competition" (In-Stat Multimedia Research) - The promise of many benefits of 802.15.4 and ZigBee standardization still hold true, even in the face of competition from Zensys' Z-Wave Alliance with its available proprietary silicon. (Published June 2005)
  
  
• "ZigBee Competitive Landscape" (ON World) - The promise of interoperable low data rate wireless products is underway with four ZigBee compliant platforms now available from Chipcon, Freescale, CompXs and Ember Corp. While the ZigBee Alliance completes the specification, industrial companies are not waiting for standards based solutions to solve their needs today. (Published April 2005)
  
  
• Wireless Sensor Networking for AMR & Submetering (OnWorld) - The latest wireless sensor networking advances offer many benefits for the Energy, Utility and Submetering markets and ON World predicts that these advantages will drive the fixed wireless portion of this market over the next six years. We predict that fixed wireless solutions will make up 21% of all AMR endpoints shipped in 2008, up from 11% in 2004. (Published October 2004)
  
  
• The 802.15.4 Buzz: Providers Want "ZigBee in a Box" (InStat)  - Overall, the picture for this emerging 802.15.4 Wireless PAN (WPAN) technology looks quite promising. Based upon discussions with system providers, the closer silicon vendors can get to a "ZigBee in a box" solution, the greater the opportunities will be. (Published August 2004)
  
  
• Industrial Wireless Sensor Networking: A Market Dynamics Study (OnWorld) - Demand for wireless sensor networking in the industrial sector has increased by more than 30 percent this year, largely due to the increased reliability and scalability of mesh networking. (Published June 2004)
  
  
• Wireless Sensor Networks: Mass Market Opportunities (OnWorld) - Wireless sensor networking is one of the hottest new technology areas today. It will not only create efficiencies and produce new applications for multiple industries but also will soon become an essential part of our daily lives. With large existing target markets and indisputable advantages, wireless sensor networking is one of the best opportunities today for startups, developers, investors and OEMs. (Published February 2004)
  
  
• Short Distance Wireless Landscape: Will ZigBee Bring "The Jetsons" Home to Life? (InStat) - The IEEE 802.15.4 low-rate wireless PAN standard specifies the physical (radio) and MAC link layers. The ZigBee specification will define the network, security and application interface layers, which can be used with an 802.15.4 solution to provide interoperability. (Published November 2003)