MIMO, Smart Antennas, and Interference Cancellation Technology

Markets & Strategies for Wireless Enhancement

Publication Date	November 2005
Publisher	Datacomm Research
Product Type	Report
Pages	67
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	DCR00005

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Summary

The spectacular success of wireless puts increasing pressure on the industry to enhance performance while continuing to drive down costs. This report looks at the most promising tools for achieving that goal: diversity, smart antennas, MIMO, and interference cancellation technology. What are the best near-term and long-term markets? What is the status of each tool and who are the leading vendors? How will MIMO reshape the wireless LAN and mobile data markets?

Panel of Experts:
Dr. Jack Winters, Chief Scientist, Motia
Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj, Head of Stanford University's Information Systems Lab
Dr. Richard Roy, Co-founder, ArrayComm

Content

Executive Summary
- Opportunities
- Challenges
- Strategic Business Implications
- Forecasts
- Key Conclusions
Expert Insights And Opinions
- Dr. Jack H. Winters
- Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj
- Dr. Richard Roy
The Smart Antenna/Mimo Market
- Key Market Segments
  - Wireless Lans
  - Mobile Phone
  - Fixed Broadband
  - Mobile Wimax
  - Mobile Satellite
  - Multicasting
  - Digital Am/Fm Radio
  - Short Range Networks: Walk-Up, Sensor, And Ultra-Wideband
- Rfid
- Industry Structure
- Regional Considerations
- Economic Factors
- Standards Issues
Diversity, Smart Antenna & Mimo Technology
- Infrastructure
- Client Devices
- Mimo
- Tdd Versus Fdd
- Air Interface Considerations
- Design Integration
- Interference Cancellation Technology
Vendor Profiles
- Chipset Suppliers
  - Airgo Networks
  - Athena Semiconductors, Inc.
  - Atheros Communications
  - Broadcom Corp.
  - Conexant Systems
  - Intel
  - Metalink Broadband
  - Qualcomm
  - Texas Instruments
- Diversity And Smart Antenna Products & Technology
  - Airgain
  - Airnet Communications Corp.
  - Ansoft
  - Arraycomm
  - Ati Technologies Inc.
  - Belkin Corporation
  - Buffalo Technology
  - D-Link Systems, Inc.
  - Fidelity Comtech, Inc.
  - Interdigital Communications Corp.
  - Linksys (A Division Of Cisco Systems)
  - Magnolia Broadband
  - Motia
  - Motorola
  - Navini Networks
  - Novatel Wireless
  - Orthogon Systems
  - Rftune
  - Spotwave Wireless
  - Video54
  - Vivato, Inc.
  - Wavextend
  - Wavion
  - Zeewaves
- Antennas
  - Antenova
  - Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
  - Skycross
- Other Wireless Performance Enhancements
  - Autocell Laboratories
  - Bandspeed
  - Celletra
  - Meru Networks
  - Schema
  - Symena
  - Tensorcomm
- Table Of Acronyms Used In This Report
- List Of Figures
  - Figure 1: Forecasted Shipments Of Wireless Lan With Multiple Antennas, By Routers/Access Points And Client Devices, 2004-2008 (Millions Of Units)
  - Figure 2: Forecasted Cumulative Wireless/Mobile Base Stations With Smart Antennas, 2005-2009 (Thousands Of Units)
  - Figure 3: Forecasted Shipments Of Mobile Handsets With Smart Antennas, 2005-2009 (Millions Of Units)
  - Figure 4: Forecasted Number Of Laptop Pcs Shipped Annually With Multiple Antennas (In Millions Of Laptops)
  - Figure 5: Forecasted Shipments Of Satellite Radio Units, 2005-2009 (Millions Of Units)
  - Figure 6: Forecasted Shipments Of Mobile Satellite Tv Units, 2005-2009 (Millions Of Units)
  - Figure 7: Beamforming (Beam Steering) Employs Multiple Transmit Antennas To Deliver The Best Multipath Signal
  - Figure 8: Diversity (Receive Combining) Uses Multiple Receive Antennas To Capture The Best Multipath Signal
  - Figure 9: Combination Of Beam Steering And Diversity
  - Figure 10: Mimo Uses Multiple Transmitters, Receivers And Antennas To Send Multiple Signals Over The Same Channel, Multiplying Spectral Efficiency
- List Of Tables
  - Table 1: Factors Driving/Inhibiting Diversity, Smart Antenna, And Mimo Market Growth
  - Table 2: Applications Driving Use Of Smart Antennas/Mimo With Wireless Lans
  - Table 3: Applications Driving Use Of Diversity, Smart Antennas, And Mimo In Mobile Phone Networks
  - Table 4: Applications Driving Use Of Smart Antennas/Mimo In Fixed Wireless Broadband
  - Table 5: Comparison Of Mobile Wimax Strategies
  - Table 6: Factors Driving/Inhibiting Mobile Satellite-Based Backseat Video Entertainment
  - Table 7: Factors Driving/Inhibiting Cellular Digital Multicasting
  - Table 8: Factors Driving/Inhibiting Market For Terrestrial, Digital Am/Fm Broadcasts
  - Table 9: Comparing The Wwise And Tgn Sync Proposals
  - Table 10: Acronyms Used In This Report