Research and Markets: The Latest Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report Projects the Smart Metering Market for Zigbee Chipsets to Grow to 68% CAGR between 2009 and 2014

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3056ed/the_wireless_senso) has announced the addition of the "The Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Q3 2009" subscription to their offering.

In Spite of Risks, Strong Market Growth Forecast for ZigBee in Smart Metering Applications

New forecast in the latest edition of the Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report projects strong market growth in the smart metering market for ZigBee chipsets to reach 68% CAGR, over the 2009 to 2014 period.

Smart Metering applications are evolving and becoming standardized today. Among the standards being evaluated, ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 have made significant progress penetrating the Smart Metering market application.

"ZigBee plays a strong role in smart metering as one of the primary contenders to connect the stand-alone or meter-integrated AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) gateway into the home, as well as the basis for creating the home area network (HAN) of appliances and electronics that will be networked to the meter," according to Kirsten West principal analyst with WTRS. "The primary risk to market adoption lies with the uncertainty regarding consumer acceptance of these new use cases and options afforded by AMI that include demand response and general electricity usage monitoring."

The Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report, Q3 2009 edition, 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, Z-Wave, Low Power WiFi, IEEE 802.15.4, and other options. The report also:

- tracks the formation of industry alliances and SIGs

- describes the development of standards

- analyzes the potential market opportunities for component OEMs

- examines initial versus long-range drivers in the market

- analyzes potential partnership opportunities and existing alliances

- contains an in-depth assessment and analysis of chipset features

- evaluates energy harvesting technologies applicable to wireless sensor networks

- analyzes potential markets for wireless sensor networks

- evaluates OEM activities

- reviews strategic partnerships and industry trends

The report also provides 5-year forecasts of various emerging wireless sensor network technologies that detail sales volume, unit shipments, and average selling price by vertical market segment as well as by geography. Applications forecast include Agriculture, Building Automation, Consumer, Home Area Network, Industrial Automation, Medical, Security, Smart Metering, and Transportation. Historical price and volume data is also included.

Executive Summary:

Many of the technologies competing for market share in the Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are all still in an emergent state. WSNs will particularly invade home and building applications. This new report demonstrates that while the usual listing of home security, entertainment and lighting control, automated fire containment and alarm, burglar deterrence, etc. are all important, the application in energy use monitoring and utility management will be immense.

The report finds that nearly 70% of the average household utility bill could be influenced by WSN application to temperature and lighting. It also establishes that home and building owners can use interactive energy management tools to create energy management profiles that are triggered by certain established consumption rates. As energy consumption exceeds a specific point, the WSN can automatically begin turning off low priority lighting, heating, and cooling zones, using wireless humidity and temperature sensors as well as lighting and access monitors. Wireless outdoor motion sensors could remain active while other specific energy consumers could be dimmed.

Other sectors are likely to be strongly influenced by the adoption of WSN technology. The Industrial Sector is likely to undergo workflow churn as WSN applications increase safety, reliability and efficiency of industrial facilities. Frequency agility requirements are driving evolution toward industrial standards. AMR ? management proves a very significant opportunity in the Utilities Sector. And finally, the growth of personal and national security demand drives considerable growth in WSN, in border control, access, and defense, etc.

WSN technologies are becoming available in more useful forms than simple protocol specifications and chipsets. Modules are becoming more sophisticated and more capable of meeting the demands of a broad market opportunity. Fortunately module and development kit pricing has dropped over the last year while functionality has increased.

The state of the global economy may have unforeseen influence on the adoption of WSN technologies. European Government mandates strengthening market hold on WSN. Meanwhile, slow economic growth in US changes direction of WSN market expansion.

Key Topics Covered:

- Executive Summary

- Industry & Market Overview

- Introduction to Wireless Sensor Network Markets

- Market Opportunity for ZigBee Components

- The ZigBee Challenge to Proprietary Implementations

- Low Power WiFi in Wireless Sensor Networks

- Market Drivers

- Political Shifts Drive WSN Innovation

- Economic Growth Affects WSN Penetration

- Regulatory Influences Strongly Affect 802.15.4 Markets

- ZigBee to "Piggyback" on Existing Demand

- Drivers in the Smart Grid

- Business Case Analysis

- Analysis of ZigBee

- Who Dominates The End Product Design Wins?

- Applications

- Emergence of Vertical Applications of WSNs

- Semiconductor Vendor Activities

- Company Activities Precipitate Market Leader Shifts

- Wireless Sensor Network Partnership Opportunities

- ZigBee in Residential Markets

- The Residential Market Opportunity

- Consumer Adoption Characteristics

- Analysis of the Home Area Network

- ZigBee in Smart Metering

- Alliance Activity

- RF Component Alliances & Markets

- Wireless Sensor Network Standards Slow to Mature

- Emergence of EnOcean Alliance

- Development of the Embedded Wireless Internet

- Technical Analysis

- Development Tools Issues

- Software Market Dynamics

- Emergence of 900 MHz IEEE 802.15.4 Components

- Power Management for Wireless Sensor Networks

- The Role of Energy Harvesting in Wireless Sensor Networks

- Market Forecasts

- Wireless Sensor Network Market Forecasts

- IEEE 802.15.4 Market Forecasts

- ZigBee Market Forecasts

- INSTEON Market Forecasts

- Z-Wave Market Forecasts

- EnOcean Market Forecasts

- Low Power WiFi WSN Market Forecasts

Companies Mentioned:

- Airbee

- ANT Alliance

- Arch Rock

- Atmel

- Bluetooth SIG

- Braun-Nutone

- Control4

- Coronis

- Crossbow

- Daintree

- Digi

- Dust Networks

- Dynastream Innovations

- Ember Corporation

- Eaton

- EnOcean GmbH

- EnOcean Alliance

- Eazix

- FlexPanel

- Freescale

- Frontline

- G2 Microsystems

- GainSpan

- Greenpeak

- Helicomm

- Itron

- IWT

- Jennic

- Korwin

- L.S. Research

- Lemos Intl

- Leviton

- LG

- Oki Semiconductor

- Panasonic

- Radiocrafts

- RF Micro Devices

- Sensicast

- Sharp

- Siemens

- Sigma Designs/Zensys

- SmartLabs

- Synapsense

- Tendril

- Texas Instruments

- UBEC

- Virtual Extension

- ZeroG Wireless

- ZigBee Alliance

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