WLAN Chipset Markets: 2003-2007

Table of Contents:

Executive Summary

• E.1 Strategies for Success in the WLAN Chipset Market
• E.2 WLAN Chipset Market Leaders
• E.3 Innovative Start-Ups

Chapter One Introduction

• 1.1 Objectives of the Report
• 1.2 WLANs: From Here to Maturity
  • 1.2.1 WLANs for Business: Have WLANs Will Travel!
  • 1.2.2 WLANs and the Need for Home Networks
  • 1.2.3 Other WLAN Opportunities: Is That All There Is?
• 1.3 Scope of Report
• 1.4 Methodology and Information Sources
• 1.5 Plan of Report

Chapter Two What WLAN Equipment Companies Want from Chip Suppliers: A Survey of Major Users

• 2.1 Survey Methodology
• 2.2 Key Factors in Choosing a WLAN Chipset Supplier
• 2.3 Customers' Technical/ Performance Requirements for WLAN Chipsets
• 2.4 Customer Views of Current and Future Standards Compliance Requirements
• 2.5 Customer Views of Special Requirements for WLAN Chipsets for Use in Corporate LANs
• 2.6 New Types of WLAN Chipsets Required by Customers
• 2.7 Customer Mindshare of Leading Chipset Suppliers
• 2.8 Who are the Most Promising Start-Ups in the Eyes of Customers?
• 2.9 Customer Views of Chipset Pricing
• 2.10 Customer Views on Major WLAN Chipset Suppliers: Perceived Competitive Advantages in Technology, Cost, Customer Responsiveness, and Plans for Product Evolution
• 2.11 Key Supplier Relationships Identified by Customers

Chapter Three The WLAN Chip Business: Structure and Strategies

• 3.1 WLAN Chip Strategies for a New Era: No Middle Road
• 3.2 802.11: a, b and g
• 3.3 Prospects for Today's Market Leaders
  • 3.3.1 Where to from 802.11b?
  • 3.3.2 Leadership in the 802.11a market
  • 3.3.3 Leadership in the 802.11g market
  • 3.3.4 Leadership in the Multiprotocol Chipset Market
  • 3.3.5 Established Customer Relationships of Today's Market Leaders
• 3.4 Can Other Current Players in 802.11 Market Still Succeed?
• 3.5 New Directions: How Start-Ups Plan to Make Money Enhancing 802.11
  • 3.5.1 802.11, Bluetooth and Other Wireless Standards
  • 3.5.2 802.11 and VoIP
  • 3.5.3 Opportunities in the Consumer Electronics Market
  • 3.5.4 Chipsets for Business and Service Provider Environments
  • 3.5.5 Adding Processing Power
• 3.6 Materials Issues: CMOS, SiGe and GaAs

Chapter Four Five-Year Market Forecasts for WLAN Chips

• 4.1 Forecasting Philosophy
• 4.2 Pricing Analysis
• 4.3 Market Forecasts by Application
  • 4.3.1 Home Networking
  • 4.3.2 Mobile Computing
  • 4.3.3 Enterprise Networking
• 4.4 Market Forecasts by Protocols Supported
• 4.5 Forecast of Multimedia and VoIP Enabled Chipsets
• 4.6 Forecast by Type of End Product