Intelligent Antennas

From MIMO to Beamforming and other Innovations

Publication Date	January 2005
Publisher	Visant Strategies
Product Type	Report
Pages	113
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	VST00006

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Summary

This study assesses the current and future impact of intelligent antennas on the wireless base station and wireless user device markets. It provides a detailed analysis of existing successes and past failures.

The study evaluates the technology's impact upon existing mobile markets, the emerging WiMAX Standard, WiFi, point-to-point radio, and the developing 802.20 standard. Current mobile wireless base station deployment statistics are provided and broken down according to region, technology, application, and air interface. Forecasts are also given for shipments, market value, and deployments of all intelligent antenna application segments. In addition, the study addresses implementation paths and challenges to wider penetration.

Questions Addressed

What attributes are present in successful intelligent antenna implementations?
What will increase the penetration of intelligent antennas?
Why have certain intelligent antenna solutions failed?
What will be the impact of intelligent antennas on wireless networks?
Which application segment(s) will commercialize IA technology?
What are the triggers for intelligent antenna success?
When will intelligent antenna technology gain mass-market success?

Quantifies

Global intelligent antenna base station deployments
Regional intelligent antenna base station deployments
Intelligent antenna base station deployments by air interface
Intelligent antenna base station deployments by application
Intelligent antenna base stations and user device shipments by application
Intelligent antenna equipment revenues
Cellular, WiMAX, WiFi, PTP Microwave and 802.20 base station shipments

Application Segments

Cellular (2G, 3G, 4G)
WiMAX
802.20
Point-to-point microwave
WiFi

Content

Section One
- Executive Summary
- Market Status and Expectations
- 1.1.1 Infrastructure Deployments Today
- 1.1.2 Infrastructure Deployments 2010
- 1.1.3 Infrastructure Shipments by Application 2004
- 1.1.4 Infrastructure Shipments by Application 2010
- 1.1.5 User Device Shipments
- 1.2 Observations on Successful Intelligent Antenna Implementation
- 1.2.1 TDD
- 1.2.2 Timing
- 1.2.3 Capacity Shortages, Limited Options
- 1.2.4 Integrated Solution
- 1.2.5 Corporate Support
- 1.2.6 Space-Time Processing
- 1.2.7 Pricing
- 1.3 Observations, Inhibiting Factors
- 1.3.1 Timing
- 1.3.2 Availability of Integrated Solutions
- 1.3.3 Deployment (Appliqu)
- 1.3.4 Real Estate Acquisition
- 1.3.5 Spectrum Acquisition
- 1.3.6 Readily Available Alternative Upgrades
- 1.3.7 Cost
- 1.3.8 Implementation
- 1.3.9 Techniques Applied
- 1.3.10 Concerns
- 1.4 Conclusions
- 1.4.1 Selective Use
- 1.4.2 Spectrum and Real Estate First
- 1.4.2 Data is a Trigger
- 1.4.3 Competition is also a Trigger
- 1.4.4 WiFi Commercializes MIMO
- 1.5 Outlook
Section Two - Technology And Definitions
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Definitions
- 2.2.1 Active Smart Antennas
- 2.2.2 Beamforming
- 2.2.3 Diversity Combining
- 2.2.4 Diversity (Switched)
- 2.2.5 Maximum Ratio Combining
- 2.2.6 MIMO
- 2.2.7 Passive Smart Antennas
- 2.2.8 Polarization Diversity
- 2.2.9 Space-Time Processing
- 2.2.10 Spatial Diversity
- 2.2.11 Spatial Multiplexing
- 2.2.12 Switched Beam
- 2.3 Why Intelligent Antennas Should be Used
- 2.4 Implementation Choices
- 2.5 Key Smart Antenna Vendors and Technologies
- 2.5.1 Airgo Networks, Incorporated
- 2.5.2 AirNet Communications Corporation
- 2.5.3 ArrayComm, Incorporated
- 2.5.4 Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies (BLAST)
- 2.5.5 CalAmp Corporation (formerly California Amplifier)
- 2.5.6 Intel Corporation
- 2.5.7 InterDigital Communications Corporation
- 2.5.8 Kyocera Corporation
- 2.5.9 LG Electronics
- 2.5.10 Magnolia Broadband, Incorporated
- 2.5.11 Motia, Incorporated
- 2.5.12 Navini Networks, Incorporated
- 2.5.13 Nortel Networks Corporation
- 2.5.14 Orthogon Systems
- 2.5.15 Paratek Microwave, Incorporated
- 2.5.16 Qualcomm Incorporated
- 2.5.17 Texas Instruments, Incorporated
- 2.5.18 Vivato, Incorporated
- 2.5.19 WaveRider Communications, Incorporated
- 2.5.20 Others
- 2.6 Other Paths for Performance/Capacity Improvement
- 2.6.1 Adaptive Codec
- 2.6.2 Air Interface Upgrade
- 2.6.3 Cell Splitting
- 2.6.4 Filters
- 2.6.5 Frequency Hopping
- 2.6.6 Modulation
- 2.6.7 Power Control
- 2.6.8 Spectrum Acquisition
- 2.7 Challenges
- 2.7.1 Cost
- 2.7.2 Migration Path
- 2.7.3 Resistance
Section 3 - Intelligent Antenna Deployment Figures And Forecasts
- 3.1 Intelligent Antenna Deployments Worldwide
- 3.2 Intelligent Antenna Shipments
- 3.3 Real Market Value
- 3.4 Air Interface Dominance
- 3.5 Regional Analysis
- 3.6 Range of Applications Being Supplemented
- 3.7 Some Intelligent Antenna Technologies Prove Successful, Others Don't
- 3.8 Which Duplexing Method
- 3.9 Intelligent Antenna Deployments, Strengths by Type
- 3.10 Market Share
- 3.11 Growth Globally
- 3.12 Reasons for and Forecast of World CDMA Intelligent Antenna use
- 3.13 Reasons for and Forecast of World GSM Intelligent Antenna use
- 3.14 Reasons for and Forecast of World PHS Intelligent Antenna use
- 3.15 Reasons for and Forecast of World UMTS/WCDMA Intelligent Antenna use
- 3.16 Reasons for and Forecast of TD-SCDMA Intelligent Antenna use
- 3.17 Asia, Intelligent Antenna Deployments Forecast
- 3.18 Europe, Intelligent Antenna Deployments Forecast
- 3.19 North America, Intelligent Antenna Deployments Forecast
- 3.20 Latin America, Intelligent Antenna Deployments Forecast
- 3.21 Middle East and Africa, Intelligent Antenna Deployments Forecast
Section 4 - Emerging Ia Segments
- 4.1 Wireless Handsets
- 4.1.2 Inhibiting Factors to IA Deployment
- 4.1.2.1 Cost
- 4.1.2.2 Demand
- 4.1.2.3 Feature Creep
- 4.1.2.4 Volumes
- 4.1.2.5 Unequal Benefits
- 4.1.2.6 Perception
- 4.1.3 Case for Smarter Handsets
- 4.1.3.1 Additional Capacity
- 4.1.3.2 QoS improvements
- 4.1.3.3 Data
- 4.1.3.4 System-Wide Upgrade
- 4.1.3.5 User Focus
- 4.1.3.6 Upstream
- 4.1.3.7 Replacement Cycle
- 4.1.4 Vendors
- 4.1.5 Initial Target Segments
- 4.1.5.1 Device Type
- 4.1.5.2 Air Interface
- 4.1.5.3 Region
- 4.1.6 Projections and Expectations
- 4.2 802.16 / WiMAX
- 4.2.1 Indications of IA Potential
- 4.2.1.1 Stringent Performance Demands
- 4.2.1.2 Limited Funding
- 4.2.1.3 Potential Revenue Base
- 4.2.1.4 Few Existing Deployments
- 4.2.1.5 Challenging Economics
- 4.2.1.6 Incorporation in Standard
- 4.2.1.7 Vendor Support
- 4.2.1.8 TDD
- 4.2.1.9 CPE Size
- 4.2.1.10 CPE Power Source
- 4.2.2 Detriments to IA Penetration
- 4.2.2.1 Absolute Cost
- 4.2.2.2 Technical Hurdles
- 4.2.2.3 Standards
- 4.2.3 Vendors
- 4.2.4 Expectations and Forecasts
- 4.3 802.20
- 4.3.1 Definition
- 4.3.2 Why Intelligent Antennas
- 4.3.2.1 Data Centric
- 4.3.2.2 Capacity Demands
- 4.3.2.3 Economics
- 4.3.2.4 Spectrum Shortages
- 4.3.2.5 Strong Support
- 4.3.2.6 Radio Advances
- 4.3.2.7 Real Estate Acquisition Unlikely
- 4.3.3 Why Not Smart Antennas
- 4.3.3.1 Achievable Benefits without IA
- 4.3.3.2 Pace of Data Demand
- 4.3.4 Expectations
- 4.3.4.1 Infrastructure
- 4.3.4.2 User Devices
- 4.4 Point-to-Point Microwave and Backhaul
- 4.4.1 Reasons for Smart Antennas
- 4.4.1.1 N-LoS Capabilities
- 4.4.1.2 Bandwidth
- 4.4.1.3 Reliability
- 4.4.1.4 Unlicensed Bands
- 4.4.2 Inhibitors to Intelligent Antennas
- 4.4.2.1 Cost
- 4.4.2.2 Other N-LoS Technologies
- 4.4.2.3 High Frequency
- 4.4.3 Vendors
- 4.4.4 Expectations
- 4.5 802.11/WiFi (Wireless LANs)
- 4.5.1 History of WLAN
- 4.5.2 The 802.11n Standard
- 4.5.2.1 Background & Goals
- 4.5.2.2 Proposals
- 4.5.2.3 MIMO Foundation of 802.11n
- 4.5.2.4 Timing
- 4.5.3 Other Intelligent Antenna Prospects/Techniques
- 4.5.3.1 California Amplifier
- 4.5.3.2 InterDigital Communications Corporation
- 4.5.3.3 Magnolia Broadband, Incorporated
- 4.5.3.4 Motia, Incorporated
- 4.5.3.5 Paratek Microwave, Incorporated
- 4.5.3.6 Vivato, Incorporated
- 4.5.4 Case for Intelligent Antennas
- 4.5.4.1 Coverage
- 4.5.4.2 Multimedia, Streaming and Sharing
- 4.5.4.3 Access Point Reduction
- 4.5.4.4 Laptop Environment
- 4.5.4.5 Upgrade Cycle
- 4.5.4.6 Quality of Service
- 4.5.4.7 Inclusion in the Standard
- 4.5.5 Arguments against Success of IA
- 4.5.5.1 Competition
- 4.5.5.2 Cost is King
- 4.5.6 Discussion
- 4.5.6.1 Pre-N Gains Momentum
- 4.5.6.2 Ignore Pre-N and Lose
- 4.5.6.3 MIMO Inevitable
- 4.5.6.4 Wireless Fruit fly Commercializes MIMO
- 4.5.6.5 Expectations
Tables And Figures
- Section 1
  - Intelligent Antenna Cumulative Deployments and Annual
  - Shipments and Dollar Value of Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antennas Cumulative Deployed by Air Interface
  - World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antennas Cumulative Deployed by Region
  - World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antennas Cumulative Deployed by Air Interface
  - World Market 2010
  - Intelligent Antennas Cumulative Deployed by Region
  - World Market 2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Infrastructure Shipments/Share by Application Technology
  - Dollar Value of Shipments/Share by Application, World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antenna Infrastructure Shipments/Share by Application
  - Dollar Value of Shipments/Share by Application, World Market 2010
  - IA User Device Shipments by Application/Share by Application
  - Dollar Value of Shipments/Share by Application, World Market 2010
- Section 3
  - Cumulative Intelligent Antenna Deployments, World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antenna Shipments, World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antenna Revenues, World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antennas Cumulative Deployed by Air Interface/Share of Deployments
  - by Air Interface, World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antennas Cumulative Deployed by Region/Share by Region
  - World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antennas Cumulative Deployed by Narrowband/Broadband/Mobile Application/Share by Application, World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antennas Cumulative Deployed by Active or Passive Technology/Share by Active or Passive Technology, World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antennas Cumulative Deployed by Duplexing Method/Share of Deployments by Duplexing Method, World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antennas Deployed by Implementation Type/Share of Deployments by Implementation Type, World Market 2004
  - Intelligent Antennas Deployed by Vendor/Market Share by Vendor, World Market 2004
  - Cumulative Intelligent Antenna Deployments, Annual IA Infrastructure Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Infrastructure Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - CDMA Intelligent Antenna Cumulative Infrastructure Deployments, Annual IA CDMA Infrastructure Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual IA CDMA Infrastructure Shipments
  - World Market 2004-2010
  - GSM Intelligent Antenna Cumulative Infrastructure Deployments, Annual IA GSM Infrastructure Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual IA GSM Infrastructure Shipments
  - World Market 2004-2010
  - PHS Intelligent Antenna Cumulative Infrastructure Deployments, Annual IA PHS Infrastructure Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual IA PHS Infrastructure Shipments
  - World Market 2004-2010
  - WCDMA Intelligent Antenna Cumulative Infrastructure Deployments, Annual IA WCDMA Infrastructure Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual IA WCDMA Infrastructure Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - TD-SCDMA Intelligent Antenna Cumulative Infrastructure Deployments, Annual IA TD-SCDMA Infrastructure Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual IA TD-SCDMA Infrastructure Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Infrastructure Deployments and Annual Shipments
  - Asia/Pacific 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Infrastructure Deployments and Annual Shipments
  - Europe 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Infrastructure Deployments and Annual Shipments
  - North America 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Infrastructure Deployments and Annual Shipments
  - Latin America 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Infrastructure Deployments and Annual Shipments
  - Middle East and Africa 2004-2010
- Section 4
  - Handset Shipments, 2G, 2.5G, 3G Technologies
  - World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Equipped Cellular Handsets
  - Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Shipments
  - World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Equipped Cellular Handsets by Air Interface
  - WCDMA, CDMA, TD-SCDMA and GSM Annual Shipments
  - World Market 2004-2010
  - WiMAX/802.16 Infrastructure
  - Cumulative Deployments, Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Shipments
  - World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna enabled WiMAX/802.16 Infrastructure
  - Cumulative Deployments, Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Shipments
  - World Market 2004-2010
  - WiMAX CPE Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Shipments
  - World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna-Enabled Customer Premise WiMAX/802.16 CPE
  - Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - 802.20 Infrastructure Cumulative Deployments, Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna-Enabled 802.20 Infrastructure Cumulative Deployments, Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - 802.20 Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna-Enabled 802.20 Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)
  - Annual Shipments and Dollar Value of Annual Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - Point-to-Point Radio Annual Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Enabled Point-to-Point Radio
  - Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Enabled WiFi Access Points and Network Interface Cards
  - Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Shipments, World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Enabled WiFi Radios Annual Shipments of IA Embedded Devices and IA Enabled NICs and Aps, World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Enabled WiFi Radios 802.11n and Pre-N Annual Shipments
  - World Market 2004-2010
  - Intelligent Antenna Enabled WiFi Chipsets Annual Shipments/Dollar Value of Annual Shipments, World Market 2004-2010