Wi-Fi Finds Itself in the Real Time Location Systems Market

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Wi-Fi Finds Itself in the Real Time Location Systems Market

Description: Fi is increasingly being utilized in location tracking applications, and Wi-Fi asset tags are expected to reach almost 2 million shipments in 2010. The Wi-Fi location tracking market is still nascent, and many highly changeable factors will decide how fast it grows over the next few years, the high-tech market research firm says. Wi-Fi tags are utilized in Wi-Fi Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) that utilize Wi-Fi access points (APs) to locate devices with external Wi-Fi tags or devices with embedded Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi- based RTLS provides the two-fold advantage of being able to 1. Leverage standard Wi-Fi infrastructure for location tracking (instead of having to purchase standalone location reader devices), and 2. Track any devices with embedded Wi-Fi, including laptops, scanners, phones, etc., right along with those assets with Wi -Fi tags. So far, Wi-Fi RTLS has gained the most traction in healthcare, where Wi-Fi infrastructure has already been deployed on a relatively large scale, and where there exists many valuable assets to track, such as patient monitoring devices and wheelchairs.

This recent research found the following:

Vendors offering pure Wi-Fi- based RTLS include Ekahau and PanGo Networks. AeroScout (which does offer 802.11b-based tags), and WhereNet, offer more complex RTLS systems, providing for hardware for

chokepoint applications and, in WhereNet’s case, a variety of vertical-specific asset tags (based on ANSI 371.1).

Expectations are high for Wi-Fi tag chipsets from the likes of G2 Microsystems, which promises to provide higher integration and more functionality in Wi-Fi tag chipsets, and most importantly, significant cost reductions. With prices of Wi-Fi tags at approximately $60 today, the market could get a big push with lower-priced tags.

Cisco has partnered with many of the Wi-Fi RTLS vendors, viewing location tracking as another valuable application that can be supported by Wi-Fi infrastructure, like data and voice. Trapeze Networks and Aruba have also begun to stake their ground in this space.

The market research "Wi-Fi Finds Itself in the Real Time Location Systems Market" which covers the

emerging trend of utilizing Wi-Fi within RTLS, where RTLS is a superset of the Active RFID market. It includes conservative and aggressive forecasts for Wi-Fi tag unit shipments and revenues, as well as for Wi-Fi enterprise access points, through 2010. It also includes extensive analysis of the technology and profiles of vendors. This research does not cover the Passive RFID market, or the Active RFID market that is based solely on proprietary wireless technologies or on Infrared (IR).

Contents: Executive Summary Methodology Overview RTLS Overview RFID

- Passive vs. Active RFID Wi-Fi in RTLS

- Disadvantages to Using Wi-Fi in RTLS - Advantages to Using Wi-Fi in RTLS RFID Standards and Technologies Wi-Fi

ISO 24730 EPC

125kHz Sign Post Technology Wi-Fi in RTLS Architecture Cisco’s Vision of RFID

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- Cisco’s Overall RFID Story - Cisco’s Focus on Healthcare Aruba Networks

G2 MicroSystems

Wi-Fi RTLS System Architectures

Vendor Architectures General Comparison - RSSI vs. TDOA

- Wi-Fi vs. ISO 24730 Tags Specific Vendor Architectures - Aeroscout

- Ekahau

- PanGo Networks - WhereNet

Wi-Fi RTLS Market Drivers Wi-Fi in Asset Location Tracking Vertical Applications for Wi-Fi RTLS Market Forecasts

Scenario 1: No Wi-Fi RTLS—Access Point Forecast Without Factoring Wi-Fi RTLS as a Driver

Scenario 2: Conservative Wi-Fi RTLS Forecast Scenario 3: Aggressive Wi-Fi RTLS Forecast Wi-Fi RTLS Vendor Matrix

List of Tables

Table 1. Current Core IEEE 802.11 Standards Table 2. Wi-Fi-Based RTLS Vendor Layers

Table 3. Comparison of Vendors’ Wi-Fi RTLS Architectures Table 4. Sample Announced Vendor RTLS Implementations Table 5. Vertical Applications for Wi-Fi RTLS

Table 6. Worldwide Enterprise Access Point Forecast—for Data and Voice Networks Table 7. Conservative Forecast: Wi-Fi RTLS Tag Forecast

Table 8. Worldwide Wi-Fi Business Access Point Forecast—with Conservative Wi-Fi RTLS Growth Table 9. Aggressive Forecast: Wi-Fi RTLS Tag Forecast

Table 10. Wi-Fi Business Access Point Forecast—with Aggressive Wi-Fi RTLS Growth Table 11. Company Background—Wi-Fi RTLS System and IC Vendors

List of Figures

Figure 1. PanGo’s Middleware Platform Architecture

Figure 2. Cisco’s Overall Vision for RFID within the Network Ecosystem: Cisco’s “Intelligent Foundation for RFID”

Figure 3. Aeroscout’s Visibility System Overview

Figure 4. Ekahau’s Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) Overview

Figure 5. Trapeze Networks’ Vision of the Implementation of Location Tracking. Figure 6. Diagram of Design Process Using Ekahau Planner

Figure 7. PanGo Networks’ Wi-Fi RTLS Overview Figure 8. WhereNet Architecture Diagram

Figure 9. Conservative Wi-Fi RTLS Forecast: Wi-Fi Tag and Access Point Growth Figure 10. Aggressive Wi-Fi RTLS Forecast: Wi-Fi Tag and AP Growth

802.11g,Wireless LAN ,MIMO,802.11n,WLAN,WiFi,semiconductor,Wi-Fi

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