Report: ZigBee to Dominate

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- West Technology Research Solutions LLC, a market research firm focusing solely on emerging technologies, today announced the availability of their newly updated analysis concluding that adoption of ZigBee will be ubiquitous but will take some time to grow. “The overall potential for ZigBee in low data rate markets has not diminished and demand is building,” said Kirsten West , one of the principals of WTRS. “In the not too distant future it will be common to find as many as 50 ZigBee chips in a house. These will be found in light switches, fire and smoke detectors, thermostats, appliances in the kitchen, and video and audio remote controls. The same principles apply to networks in industrial, building automation, and medical markets.” West estimates that by 2006, assuming a 4% global GDP growth, annual shipments for ZigBee chipsets into the home automation segment alone will exceed 46 million units and will grow rapidly thereafter. WTRS forecasts 3 scenarios that are dependent upon global GDP growth projections. These reflect adoption potential in various markets while taking into account the nascence of the technology market and its consequent susceptibility to economic conditions. The ZigBee Market Report and Analysis provides sales volume, unit shipments, and average selling price by vertical market as well as geography, segmented into three global GDP growth scenarios. In addition, it provides corporate profile information of some of the companies currently developing to the ZigBee protocol. Companies profiled at some length include Adcon Telemetry AG, Agere Systems, AMI Semiconductor, Atmel, Eaton Corporation, Ember Corporation, ENQ Semiconductor, Figure 8 Wireless, Helicomm, Integration Associates, Invensys, Microchip Technology, Millenial Net, Mitsubishi Electronic Industrial, Motorola, and Philips Semiconductors. West Tech nology Research has also authored definitive studies of Smart Card, Gateway, Wireless Overview, and UltraWideband market potential. Market reports are re-issued on a quarterly schedule, either for one-time purchase, or annual subscription (4 quarterly reports). West Technology Research Solutions LLC