Millimeter-wave Radio - Development of Technologies and Markets

1.0 Introduction

• 1.1 General
• 1.2 Factors: 60 GHz Radio
• 1.2.1 Regulatory Climate
• 1.3 E-band
• 1.3 Goals
• 1.4 Report Structure
• 1.5 Research Methodology
• 1.6 Target Audience9

2.0 60 GHz Radio Technology

• 2.1 General
• 2.2 Spectrum Specifics
  • 2.2.1 Oxygen Absorption
• 2.3 Antenna
• 2.4 Radiation Limiting at 60 GHz
• 2.5 Combined Effect
• 2.6 Progress in the Chip Technology for mmWave
  • 2.6.1 Modulation
  • 2.6.2 Specifics
    • 2.6.2.1 Indoor Behavior
• 2.7 Wi-Fi and 60 GHz Radio
• 2.8 Summary

3.0 60 GHz Fixed Wireless-Last Mile

• 3.1 Details
• 3.2 Place
• 3.3 Addressable Market
  • 3.3.1 General
  • 3.3.2 Drivers
  • 3.3.3 Forecast
• 3.4 Industry
  • BridgeWave
  • Comotech
  • Endwave
  • Proxim
  • Rayawave
  • Vubiq

4.0 60 GHz Radio-IEEE 802.15.3c and Competition

• 4.1 General
• 4.2 Specifics
  • 4.2.1 Benefits for WPAN
  • 4.2.2 Applications
  • 4.2.3 Challenges
• 4.3 Standardization and Development: WirelessHD, IEEE 802.15.3c and Other
  • 4.3.1 WirelessHD
    • 4.3.1.1 Details: WirelessHD Technology
    • 4.3.1.2 Completion
    • 4.3.1.3 Amimon
    • 4.3.1.4 Issues and Progress
  • 4.3.2 IEEE 802.15.3c
    • 4.3.2.1 Current Status
    • 4.3.2.2 Benefits
    • 4.3.2.3 Very High Throughput Group
    • 4.3.2.4 Diversity
  • 4.3.3 ECMA
• 4.4 Market
  • 4.4.1 General: Applications
  • 4.4.2 Market Obstacles: Specifics
  • 4.4.3 Forecast
• 4.5 Players and Projects
  • IBM
  • SiBeam
  • Phiar-Motorola
  • Phiar
  • NEC
• 4.6 Comparison
• 4.7 60 GHz WPAN: Example
• 4.8 Advantages and Challenges

5.0 E-band Radio

• 5.1 General
  • 5.1.1 Benefits
• 5.2 Regulations
  • 5.2.1 Frequency Plan
  • 5.2.2 Additional Characteristics
• 5.3 Major Applications
• 5.4 Market Prospective
  • 5.4.1 Last Mile
  • 5.4.2 Estimate
• 5.5 Vendors
  • ADC
  • Airlinx
  • Asyrmatos
  • Bridgewave
  • Comotech
  • E-band Communications
  • ElvaLink
  • Endwave
  • G4 Networks
  • GigaBeam
  • Fujitsu
  • Loea Corporation
  • Millitech
  • Proxim
  • Rayawave
  • Sophia Wireless

6.0 Conclusions

• Figure 1: Unlicensed Bands
• Figure 2: 60 GHz Connections
• Figure 3: Global Frequencies
• Figure 4: Spectrum Details
• Figure 5: Attenuation in 60 GHz Band
• Figure 6: Absorption Details
• Figure 7: Bands Features Comparison
• Figure 8: Addressable Market Estimate: 60 GHz Radio - Fixed Wireless ($M)
• Figure 9: Addressable Market Estimate: 60 GHz Radio-Fixed Wireless (Units)
• Figure 10: 60 GHz "Open" Spectrum
• Figure 11: IEEE802.15 Structure
• Figure 12: Market Estimate- WPAN 60 GHz Radio ($M US)
• Figure 13: 60 GHz WPAN Example
• Figure 14: Frequency Allocation
• Figure 15: Addressable Market-E-band radio-Last Mile Access ($M)

• Table 1: Directivity
• Table 2: 60 GHz Links Characteristics
• Table 3: Performance Characteristics
• Table 4: Bandwidth Utilization Details
• Table 5: Attenuation
• Table 6: Properties
• Table 7: Required Speed
• Table 8: Competition
• Table 9: WPAN Technologies
• Table 10: FCC Regulation