Future of Wi-Fi: Impact of 802.11n and Emerging Standards
Archit Subramanian
Achyuthanandan SampathResearch Analysts
Technical InsightsInformation & Communication Technologies
September 16, 2009
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Agenda
Overview of Wi-Fi and the 802.11n standardOverview of Wi-Fi and the 802.11n standard11
Business Prospects and Application RoadmapsBusiness Prospects and Application Roadmaps22
Emerging Wi-Fi Standards- Impact AnalysisEmerging Wi-Fi Standards- Impact Analysis33
Future TrendsFuture Trends44
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802.11n – Snapshot
Backward Compatibility
Enhanced data rate
Dual-band Operation
Friendly-neighbor policy
Channel Bonding
Multiple-input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) Antenna Technology
� Certification of products based on 802.11n Draft 2.0 was started in 2007
� 802.11n standard was finally ratified on September 11, 2009
� 11n promises data rates of up to 600 Mbps
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Time (years)
Perf
orm
an
ce
Market demand
Disruption PointD
isru
ptiv
e te
chno
logy
Curr
ent te
chnolo
gy
Impact of Economic Downturn on Wi-Fi Adoption
� Increase in Mobile Broadband usage
� Plummet in Enterprise demand for WLAN due to global recession
� Large-scale adoption of laptops, notebooks and personal computers (PCs)
802.11 a, b, g standards
802.11 n standard
2008-2009< 2008 > 2009
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802.11n – Key Challenges
Power Consumption
Compatibility
Certification Issues
Upgradation Costs
Security
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802.11n Adoption Trends- Verticals
Retail
Enterprise IT
Healthcare
Education
Office WLAN
Business Continuity
Patient monitoring
Campus wide WLAN
Telemedicine
Interactive Apps
Asset tracking
Wireless POS
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Agenda
Overview of Wi-Fi and the 802.11n standardOverview of Wi-Fi and the 802.11n standard11
Business Prospects and Application RoadmapsBusiness Prospects and Application Roadmaps22
Emerging Wi-Fi Standards- Impact AnalysisEmerging Wi-Fi Standards- Impact Analysis33
Future TrendsFuture Trends44
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Applications of Wi-Fi
VoIP Over Wi-Fi
Location Tracking
Embedded Systems
Mobility
.....Multimedia Networking
Applications of Wi-FiApplications of Wi-Fi
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AHP- Prioritization of Hot Wi-Fi Application Sectors
Prioritization of Hot Wi-Fi Application Sectors (3-5 years)
Market Growth Potential
Estimated Future
Demand
MobilityEmbedded
Systems
Stakeholder Contention
Number of
Stakeholders
Stakeholder
Initiatives
Wireless VideoDelivery
Market
Investments
TechnologicalAspects
Criticality of
Challenges
Competing
Technologies
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Market Growth Potential
Stakeholder Contention
Technology Aspects
Level 0
Estimated Future
Demand
Market Investments
No of Stakeholders
Stakeholder Initiatives
Criticality of Challenges
Competing Technologies
Level 1
Mobility
Video Delivery
Embedded Networking
Alternatives
54%
16%
30% 43%
11%4%
12%
10%
20%
55%
23%
22%
Le
ve
l o
Le
ve
l 1
Alt
ern
ati
ve
s
Insights- Prioritization of Hot Wi-Fi Application Sectors
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Wi-Fi- Deployment Roadmap
Consumer Electronics
2010 2011
Mobile Devices
2012 2013
Embedded Systems
Access Points and Laptops
2009
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Agenda
Overview of Wi-Fi and the 802.11n standardOverview of Wi-Fi and the 802.11n standard11
Emerging Wi-Fi Standards- Impact AnalysisEmerging Wi-Fi Standards- Impact Analysis33
Future TrendsFuture Trends44
Business Prospects and Application RoadmapsBusiness Prospects and Application Roadmaps22
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Impact of Standards on Applications
Applications of 802.11
2012 and
beyond
2011
2011
2010
2009
2009
Year
Very High Throughput
Audio/Video Delivery
Mesh Networking
Power Efficiency
Security
Throughput-Efficiency
Objective
802.11n
Multimedia Networking
802.11ac
802.11ad
802.11aa
802.11s
802.11v
802.11w
Location Tracking
Embedded Systems
Mobile Connectivity
802.11 Standard
Strong WeakModerately
StrongModerate
Moderately
Weak
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Agenda
Overview of Wi-Fi and the 802.11n standardOverview of Wi-Fi and the 802.11n standard11
Business Prospects and Application RoadmapsBusiness Prospects and Application Roadmaps22
Emerging Wi-Fi Standards- Impact AnalysisEmerging Wi-Fi Standards- Impact Analysis33
Future TrendsFuture Trends44
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Future Trends
� Wi-Fi is anticipated to become one of the foundations of the connected home.
� The multimedia home networking scene expected to be dominated by 11n in the near-term, before being taken over by 60 GHz technologies
� The upsurge in use of smartphones is expected to revive the buzz around Municipal Wi-Fi.
� Wi-Fi has the potential to replace competing RFID technologies for RTLS
� In-flight Wi-Fi is expected to be a key-value add in the airline industry.
� Bluetooth 3.0 – Integration of Bluetooth and 802.11 technologies.
� Mobile devices with Wi-Fi peering capability are expected to hit the market in 2010.
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