Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION 28
1.1 STUDY OBJECTIVES 28
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 28
1.2.1 INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS 29
1.3 STUDY SCOPE 30
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 30
FIGURE 1 MARKETS SEGMENTATION 30
1.3.2 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE 31
1.3.3 YEARS CONSIDERED 31
1.4 CURRENCY 31
1.5 LIMITATIONS 32
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 32
1.7 SUMMARY OF CHANGES 33
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 34
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 34
FIGURE 2 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 34
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 35
2.1.1.1 Major secondary sources 35
2.1.1.2 Key data from secondary sources 35
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 36
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 36
2.1.2.2 Breakdown of primaries 37
2.1.3 SECONDARY AND PRIMARY RESEARCH 38
2.1.3.1 Key industry insights 39
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 39
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: REVENUE OF MARKET PLAYERS 40
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 41
FIGURE 4 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 41
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 41
FIGURE 5 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 41
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 42
FIGURE 6 DATA TRIANGULATION 42
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 43
2.5 RISK ASSESSMENT 44
TABLE 1 LIMITATIONS & ASSOCIATED RISKS 44
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3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 45
FIGURE 7 MU-MIMO SEGMENT TO LEAD WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 46
FIGURE 8 TRI-BAND SEGMENT TO LEAD WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET BY 2026 46
FIGURE 9 802.11AX (WI-FI 6 & 6E) STANDARD TO HOLD LARGEST SIZE OF
WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET BY 2026 47
FIGURE 10 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS VERTICAL TO LEAD WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 48
FIGURE 11 CONSUMER DEVICES TO HOLD MAJOR SHARE WHILE MARKET FOR EDUCATION TO GROW AT HIGHEST CAGR DURING FORECAST PERIOD 48
FIGURE 12 ASIA PACIFIC TO HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF OVERALL WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET BY 2026 49
FIGURE 13 PRE-AND POST-COVID-19 IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET 50
TABLE 2 PRE- AND POST-COVID-19 IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, 2017–2026 (USD MILLION) 50
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 52
4.1 OPPORTUNITIES IN WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET 52
FIGURE 14 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET TO EXHIBIT ATTRACTIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN 2021 AND 2026 52
4.2 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY END-USE APPLICATION 53
FIGURE 15 CONSUMER DEVICES TO HOLD LEADING POSITION, IN TERMS OF
VOLUME, WHILE AR/VR DEVICES TO WITNESS HIGHEST GROWTH BETWEEN 2021 AND 2026 53
4.3 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY IEEE STANDARD 53
FIGURE 16 802.11AC (WI-FI 5) TO HOLD LEADING POSITION IN 2021
WHILE 802.11AX (WI-FI 6 & 6E) TO LEAD MARKET BY 2026 53
4.4 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY BAND 54
FIGURE 17 SINGLE AND DUAL BAND ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD A LARGER
MARKET SHARE IN 2021 54
4.5 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION 54
FIGURE 18 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN APAC TO GROW AT HIGHEST CAGR DURING FORECAST PERIOD 54
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 55
5.1 INTRODUCTION 55
5.2 HISTORY AND EVOLUTION: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET 55
FIGURE 19 EVOLUTION OF IEEE 802.11 STANDARDS 55
TABLE 3 WI-FI STANDARDS 56
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 57
FIGURE 20 RISING DEMAND TO BOOST MARKET GROWTH 57
5.3.1 DRIVERS 58
5.3.1.1 Growing number of public Wi-Fi hotspots and adoption of IoT 58
FIGURE 21 GLOBAL PUBLIC WI-FI HOTSPOTS GROWTH, BY REGION: 2018–2023 59
FIGURE 22 OWNERSHIP OF CONNECTED DEVICES TO GROW SIGNIFICANTLY IN
OECD COUNTRIES BETWEEN 2021 AND 2026 60
5.3.1.2 Expanding use of Wi-Fi in enterprises and businesses 60
FIGURE 23 HOTSPOTS GAINING POPULARITY FOR CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT AND BRAND ENHANCEMENT AMONG ENTERPRISES 61
5.3.1.3 Mounting need for faster data transfer 61
5.3.1.4 Increasing internet penetration rate 62
FIGURE 24 NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS TILL MARCH 2020, BY REGION 62
5.3.2 RESTRAINTS 63
5.3.2.1 Regulations and security associated with Wi-Fi technology 63
5.3.2.2 Fall in shipments of PCs and tablets 64
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 64
5.3.3.1 Use of Wi-Fi technology in indoor and outdoor location systems 65
5.3.3.2 Application advancements of Wi-Fi in AR and VR 65
5.3.3.3 Emergence of 802.11ax standard 66
5.3.4 CHALLENGES 66
5.3.4.1 Overcrowded unlicensed wireless frequency spectrum 66
5.3.4.2 Use of GHz 5 GHz band Wi-Fi increases coexistence issues
with LTE in LTE-U 67
5.4 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 67
FIGURE 25 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS: MAJOR VALUE ADDED DURING HARDWARE INTEGRATION AND ASSEMBLY STAGES 68
5.5 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 69
TABLE 4 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS WITH WEIGHTAGE AND IMPACT OF EACH FORCE, 2020 69
5.5.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 69
FIGURE 26 PRICE PRESSURE AND HIGH PROPRIETARY LEARNING CURVE IN
WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET MINIMIZES THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 69
5.5.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 70
FIGURE 27 WI-FI TECHNOLOGY UNLIKELY TO WITNESS HIGH THREAT FROM SUBSTITUTES 70
5.5.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 72
FIGURE 28 LOW PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION LEADS TO MEDIUM BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 72
5.5.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 73
FIGURE 29 HIGH SWITCHING COSTS DECREASE BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS IN
WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET 73
5.5.5 COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 74
FIGURE 30 LARGE POOL OF BLUECHIP PLAYERS MAXIMIZES COMPETITIVE RIVALRY IN WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET 74
5.6 MARKET ECOSYSTEM 75
FIGURE 31 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET: ECOSYSTEM 75
TABLE 5 COMPANIES AND THEIR ROLE IN ECOSYSTEM OF WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET 75
5.7 USE CASES 76
5.7.1 ENABLING INTELLIGENT EDGE 77
5.7.2 SOUTHSTAR DRUG GETS READY FOR FUTURE WITH WI-FI 6 77
5.7.3 DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE SELECTS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO ENHANCE CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY WITH WI-FI 6 78
5.7.4 ACT SERVED HIGH-DENSITY ENVIRONMENTS USING HUAWEI WI-FI 6 78
5.7.5 XIAMEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA BUILDS BETTER AND SMARTER CAMPUS 79
TABLE 6 WI-FI 6+6E USE CASES AND RELATED PRODUCT VARIANTS 80
5.8 PRICING ANALYSIS 80
TABLE 7 PRICES (USD) OF WI-FI CHIPSETS OFFERED FOR DIFFERENT END-USE APPLICATIONS 80
TABLE 8 PRICES (USD) OF WI-FI CHIPSETS OFFERED FOR DIFFERENT STANDARD 81
FIGURE 32 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET: AVERAGE SELLING PRICE ANALYSIS (2021–2026) 81
5.9 INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY TRENDS (ADOPTION OF WI-FI 6 & 6E) 82
5.10 TRADE ANALYSIS 83
TABLE 9 EXPORT DATA, BY COUNTRY, 2015–2019 (USD MILLION) 83
FIGURE 33 EXPORT DATA FOR HS CODE 851762 FOR TOP FIVE COUNTRIES IN
WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, 2015–2019 (THOUSAND UNITS) 83
TABLE 10 IMPORT DATA, BY COUNTRY, 2015–2019 (USD MILLION) 84
FIGURE 34 IMPORT DATA FOR HS CODE 851762 FOR TOP FIVE COUNTRIES IN
WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, 2015–2019 (THOUSAND UNITS) 84
5.11 PATENT ANALYSIS 85
FIGURE 35 PATENT ANALYSIS 85
TABLE 11 IMPORTANT WI-FI CHIPSETS PATENTS 86
5.12 MARKET REGULATIONS 87
5.13 WI-FI 6 AND 5G 88
5.13.1 TECHNOLOGY COMPARISON 88
5.13.1.1 Technologies shared by Wi-Fi 6 and 5G 88
5.13.1.2 Comparison of inherent features in Wi-Fi 6 and 5G 89
5.14 INTEROPERABILITY OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN WI-FI 6 AND 5G 90
5.15 OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS INDUSTRIES 90
TABLE 12 COMPARISON OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR 5G AND WI-FI 6 ACROSS VERTICALS 91
5.16 INDOOR VS OUTDOOR APPLICATION 91
5.16.1 INDOOR APPLICATION 91
5.16.2 OUTDOOR APPLICATION 92
6 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY IEEE STANDARD 93
6.1 INTRODUCTION 94
FIGURE 36 802.11AX (WI-FI 6 & 6E) STANDARD TO HOLD LARGEST SIZE OF WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET BY 2026 94
TABLE 13 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY IEEE STANDARD, 2017–2020 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 14 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY IEEE STANDARD, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 15 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY IEEE STANDARD, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 95
TABLE 16 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY IEEE STANDARD, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 96
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6.2 IEEE 802.11BE (WI-FI 7) 96
6.2.1 WI-FI7 IS ALSO CALLED EXTREMELY HIGH THROUGHPUT (EHT) OR WIRELESS -FIDELITY (WI-FI) 7 96
TABLE 17 IEEE 802.11BE (WI-FI 7) WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 96
6.3 IEEE 802.11AX (WI-FI 6 & 6E) 97
6.3.1 THE 802.11AX OR WI-FI 6 IS THE EMERGING WI-FI STANDARD 97
TABLE 18 IEEE 802.11AX (WI-FI 6 & 6E) WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 97
TABLE 19 IEEE 802.11AX (WI-FI 6 & 6E) WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2020–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 97
6.4 IEEE 802.11AC 98
6.4.1 IEEE 802.11AC OFFERS A SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE INCREASE OVER ITS PREDECESSOR TECHNOLOGY, IEEE 802.11N 98
TABLE 20 IEEE 802.11AC (WI-FI 5) WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 98
TABLE 21 IEEE 802.11AC (WI-FI 5) WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2020–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 98
6.5 IEEE 802.11AD 99
6.5.1 IEEE 802.11AD OPERATES IN THE 60 GHZ BAND AND, HENCE, IS ALSO KNOWN AS MICROWAVE WI-FI 99
TABLE 22 IEEE 802.11AD WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (THOUSAND UNITS) 99
TABLE 23 IEEE 802.11AD WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2020–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 99
6.6 IEEE 802.11B/G/N 100
6.6.1 IEEE 802.11B AND 802.11G ARE OUTDATED IN TERMS OF CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE, UNLICENSED FREQUENCY SPECTRUM USE, AND THROUGHPUT 100
7 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY BAND 101
7.1 INTRODUCTION 102
FIGURE 37 TRIBAND SEGMENT TO LEAD WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET BY 2026 102
TABLE 24 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY BAND, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 103
TABLE 25 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY BAND, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 103
7.2 SINGLE BAND 103
7.2.1 THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF 2.4 GHZ HAS MADE SINGLE BAND
WI-FI TECHNOLOGY VERY CONGESTED. 103
7.3 DUAL BAND 104
7.3.1 DUAL BAND IS ADOPTED BY OEMS FOR THE 5 GHZ INDUSTRIAL, SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RADIO BANDS 104
TABLE 26 SINGLE BAND AND DUAL BAND WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 104
TABLE 27 SINGLE BAND AND DUAL BAND WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 105
7.4 TRIBAND 105
7.4.1 TRIBAND IS EXPECTED TO RESOLVE THE CONGESTION AND CAPACITY ISSUES AND ENHANCING THE USER EXPERIENCE 105
TABLE 28 TRIBAND WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 106
TABLE 29 TRIBAND WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 106
8 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION 107
8.1 INTRODUCTION 108
FIGURE 38 MU-MIMO-ENABLED WI-FI ACCESS POINT EQUIPMENT SERVE MULTIPLE CLIENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY 108
FIGURE 39 MU-MIMO SEGMENT TO LEAD WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 109
TABLE 30 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 109
TABLE 31 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 109
8.2 SU-MIMO 110
8.2.1 PROCESSING OF SU-MIMO SIGNALS REQUIRES MORE POWER AND ADDITIONAL CIRCUITS WHICH IS EXPECTED TO HAMPER ITS GROWTH IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICES 110
TABLE 32 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SU-MIMO AND MU-MIMO 110
TABLE 33 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR SU-MIMO, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 110
TABLE 34 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR SU-MIMO, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 111
8.3 MU-MIMO 111
8.3.1 MU-MIMO WI-FI CHIPSETS ARE WITNESSING A HIGH GROWTH IN WI-FI ACCESS POINTS AND WI-FI-ENABLED CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICES 111
TABLE 35 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR MU-MIMO, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 112
TABLE 36 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR MU-MIMO, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 112
TABLE 37 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR MU-MIMO, BY ANTENNA CONFIGURATION, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 112
TABLE 38 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR MU-MIMO, BY ANTENNA CONFIGURATION, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 113
8.3.2 1X1 MU-MIMO 113
8.3.3 2X2 MU-MIMO 113
8.3.4 3X3 MU-MIMO 114
8.3.5 4X4 MU-MIMO 114
8.3.6 8X8 MU-MIMO 115
9 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY VERTICAL 116
9.1 INTRODUCTION 117
FIGURE 40 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY VERTICAL 117
FIGURE 41 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS VERTICAL TO LEAD WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 117
TABLE 39 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY VERTICAL, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 118
TABLE 40 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY VERTICAL, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 118
9.2 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 119
9.2.1 HIGH ADOPTION OF SMART APPLIANCES, SMARTPHONES, AND LAPTOPS IS DRIVING GROWTH OF WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 119
TABLE 41 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 119
TABLE 42 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 119
9.3 ENTERPRISE 120
9.3.1 WIDE COVERAGE RANGE, FEWER ACCESS POINTS, MINIMIZED COST, AND SIMPLIFIED NETWORK DEPLOYMENT ARE FACTORS FUELING DEMAND FOR WI-FI 6 IN ENTERPRISES 120
TABLE 43 ENTERPRISE: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 120
TABLE 44 ENTERPRISE: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 120
9.4 HEALTHCARE 121
9.4.1 ADVANCEMENTS IN CLOUD-BASED TECHNOLOGY AND RELIABLE CLOUD MANAGED WI-FI SERVICES ARE DRIVING GROWTH OF WI-FI CHIPSETS MARKET FOR HEALTHCARE 121
TABLE 45 HEALTHCARE WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 121
TABLE 46 HEALTHCARE WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 122
9.5 BANKING, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND INSURANCE 122
9.5.1 INCREASING ADOPTION OF WI-FI ACROSS COMMERCIAL BANKS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND OTHER SMALL FINANCIAL ENTITIES TO FUEL MARKET GROWTH 122
TABLE 47 BFSI: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 122
TABLE 48 BFSI: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 123
9.6 RETAIL 123
9.6.1 GROWING USE OF CLOUD-BASED TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IS DRIVING GROWTH OF RETAIL SEGMENT 123
TABLE 49 RETAIL: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 123
TABLE 50 RETAIL: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 124
9.7 AUTOMOTIVE 124
9.7.1 EXPANDING CONNECTED CARS MARKET TO DRIVE GROWTH OF
WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET 124
TABLE 51 AUTOMOTIVE: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 124
TABLE 52 AUTOMOTIVE: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 125
9.8 INDUSTRIAL 125
9.8.1 INCREASING REQUIREMENT FOR EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE IT SYSTEMS TO MOVE GOODS THROUGH DIFFERENT STAGES IN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR IS FUELING ADOPTION OF WI-FI SERVICES 125
TABLE 53 INDUSTRIAL: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 125
TABLE 54 INDUSTRIAL: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 126
9.9 OTHERS 126
9.9.1 INCREASING APPLICATIONS OF WI-FI IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECTORS TO BOOST MARKET GROWTH 126
TABLE 55 OTHERS: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 126
TABLE 56 OTHERS: WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 127
10 MARKET ANALYSIS, BY END-USE APPLICATION (VALUE & VOLUME) 128
10.1 INTRODUCTION 129
FIGURE 42 CONSUMER DEVICES SEGMENT TO HOLD LARGEST SIZE WHILE AR/VR DEVICES SEGMENT TO REGISTER HIGHEST CAGR BY 2026 129
TABLE 57 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY END-USE APPLICATION,
2017–2020 (USD MILLION) 129
TABLE 58 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY END-USE APPLICATION,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 130
TABLE 59 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY END-USE APPLICATION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 131
TABLE 60 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY END-USE APPLICATION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 131
10.2 IMPACT OF COVID-19 132
10.3 CONSUMER DEVICES 132
10.3.1 SMARTPHONE SEGMENT ACCOUNTED FOR LARGEST SHARE OF WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 132
TABLE 61 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR CONSUMER DEVICES, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 132
TABLE 62 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR CONSUMER DEVICES, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 133
TABLE 63 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR CONSUMER DEVICES, BY SUB-CATEGORY, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 133
TABLE 64 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR CONSUMER DEVICES, BY SUB-CATEGORY, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 133
10.3.2 SMARTPHONES 134
10.3.3 TABLETS 134
10.3.4 LAPTOPS & PCS 134
10.4 CAMERAS 135
10.4.1 INCREASED GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON SECURITY SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO DRIVE GROWTH OF SEGMENT 135
TABLE 65 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR CAMERAS, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 135
TABLE 66 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR CAMERAS, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 135
10.5 SMART HOME DEVICES 136
10.5.1 GROWING ADOPTION OF SMART HOME DEVICES TO FAVOR GROWTH OF
WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET 136
TABLE 67 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR SMART HOME DEVICES, BY SUB-CATEGORY, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 136
TABLE 68 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR SMART HOME DEVICES, BY SUB-CATEGORY, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 136
10.5.2 SMART SPEAKER 136
10.5.3 SMART TV 137
10.5.4 OTHER APPLIANCES 137
TABLE 69 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR SMART HOME DEVICES, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 137
TABLE 70 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR SMART HOME DEVICES, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 138
10.6 GAMING DEVICES 138
10.6.1 HIGH ADOPTION OF WI-FI 6 FOR BETTER GAMING EXPERIENCE TO FUEL GROWTH OF WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR GAMING DEVICES 138
TABLE 71 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR GAMING DEVICES, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 138
TABLE 72 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR GAMING DEVICES, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 139
10.7 AR/VR DEVICES 139
10.7.1 INCREASED ADOPTION OF AR/VR DEVICES IN RETAIL INDUSTRY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO SUPPORT GROWTH OF WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR AR/VR DEVICES 139
TABLE 73 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR AR/VR DEVICES, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 139
TABLE 74 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR AR/VR DEVICES, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 140
10.8 MOBILE ROBOTS 140
10.8.1 INCREASING NUMBER OF AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES AND GROWING ADOPTION OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY IN SEVERAL INDUSTRIES TO BOOST MARKET GROWTH 140
TABLE 75 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR MOBILE ROBOTS, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 140
TABLE 76 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR MOBILE ROBOTS, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 141
10.9 DRONES 141
10.9.1 GROWING USE OF DRONES IN SURVEILLANCE TASKS, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND CATASTROPHIC EVENT MONITORING TO FUEL DEMAND FOR WI-FI CHIPSETS 141
TABLE 77 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR DRONES, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 141
TABLE 78 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR DRONES, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 142
10.10 NETWORKING DEVICES 142
10.10.1 INCREASE IN DEPLOYMENT OF ROUTERS AND ACCESS POINTS ACROSS VARIOUS INDUSTRIES TO DRIVE GROWTH OF WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET 142
TABLE 79 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR BY NETWORKING DEVICES, BY SUB-CATEGORY, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 142
TABLE 80 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR NETWORKING DEVICES, BY SUB-CATEGORY, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 142
10.10.2 GATEWAYS AND ROUTER 143
10.10.3 ACCESS POINTS 143
TABLE 81 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR NETWORKING DEVICES, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 143
TABLE 82 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR NETWORKING DEVICES, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 144
10.11 MPOS 144
10.11.1 WIDE ADOPTION OF WIRELESS PAYMENT TERMINAL BY RETAILERS AND INTEGRATION OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY INTO MOBILE HANDSETS AND WEARABLES TO FUEL DEMAND FOR MPOS 144
TABLE 83 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR MPOS, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 144
TABLE 84 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR MPOS, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 145
10.12 IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT 145
10.12.1 INCREASE IN VEHICLE PRODUCTION AND DEMAND FOR LUXURY VEHICLES TO BOOST GROWTH OF IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT MARKET 145
TABLE 85 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 145
TABLE 86 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 146
10.13 OTHERS 146
TABLE 87 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR OTHERS, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 146
TABLE 88 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET FOR OTHERS, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 147
11 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 148
11.1 INTRODUCTION 149
FIGURE 43 UK, CANADA, CHINA, AND MEXICO TO BE NEW HOTSPOTS FOR
WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET (2021–2026) 149
11.1.1 COVID-19 IMPACT ANALYSIS 150
FIGURE 44 ASIA PACIFIC TO HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET BY 2026 150
TABLE 89 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 150
TABLE 90 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 151
11.2 NORTH AMERICA 152
11.2.1 NORTH AMERICA: IMPACT OF COVID-19 152
FIGURE 45 NORTH AMERICA: MARKET SNAPSHOT 153
TABLE 91 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY STANDARD,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 153
TABLE 92 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY STANDARD,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 154
TABLE 93 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 154
TABLE 94 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 154
TABLE 95 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY BAND,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 155
TABLE 96 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY BAND,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 155
TABLE 97 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY VERTICAL,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 155
TABLE 98 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY VERTICAL,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 156
TABLE 99 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY COUNTRY,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 156
TABLE 100 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY COUNTRY,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 156
11.2.2 US 157
11.2.2.1 Presence of leading market players is driving growth of
Wi-Fi chipset market 157
11.2.3 CANADA 157
11.2.3.1 Growing adoption of new technologies is fueling growth of
Wi-Fi chipset market 157
11.2.4 MEXICO 157
11.2.4.1 Increasing disposable income is driving market growth for premium smartphones and phablets 157
11.3 EUROPE 158
11.3.1 EUROPE: IMPACT OF COVID-19 158
FIGURE 46 EUROPE: MARKET SNAPSHOT 159
TABLE 101 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN EUROPE, BY STANDARD,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 160
TABLE 102 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN EUROPE, BY STANDARD,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 160
TABLE 103 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN EUROPE, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 161
TABLE 104 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN EUROPE, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 161
TABLE 105 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN EUROPE, BY BAND, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 161
TABLE 106 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN EUROPE, BY BAND, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 162
TABLE 107 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN EUROPE, BY VERTICAL,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 162
TABLE 108 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN EUROPE, BY VERTICAL,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 163
TABLE 109 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN EUROPE, BY COUNTRY,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 163
TABLE 110 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN EUROPE, BY COUNTRY,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 163
11.3.2 GERMANY 164
11.3.2.1 Wi-Fi chipset market in Germany is mature and may witness a slightly lower growth than UK 164
11.3.3 FRANCE 165
11.3.3.1 Growing adoption of wireless data-enabled devices is driving growth of market in France 165
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11.3.4 UK 165
11.3.4.1 Government support for development of Internet of Things (IoT) and related technologies to drive growth of UK market 165
11.3.5 ITALY 166
11.3.5.1 Smartphones segment accounted for majority share of
Wi-Fi chipset shipments in Italy 166
11.3.6 REST OF EUROPE 166
11.4 ASIA PACIFIC 166
FIGURE 47 ASIA PACIFIC: MARKET SNAPSHOT 167
TABLE 111 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC, BY STANDARD,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 168
TABLE 112 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC, BY STANDARD,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 168
TABLE 113 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 168
TABLE 114 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 169
TABLE 115 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC, BY BAND,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 169
TABLE 116 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC, BY BAND,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 169
TABLE 117 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC, BY VERTICAL,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 170
TABLE 118 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC, BY VERTICAL,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 170
TABLE 119 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC, BY COUNTRY,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 170
TABLE 120 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC, BY COUNTRY,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 171
11.4.1 CHINA 171
11.4.1.1 Wi-Fi-enabled low-cost smartphone manufacturing in China to create significant growth opportunities for market 171
11.4.2 JAPAN 172
11.4.2.1 Increasing preference for Wi-Fi data connections as compared to cellular data connections to boost market growth in Japan 172
11.4.3 SOUTH KOREA 172
11.4.3.1 Automotive telematics and infotainment sectors to create significant demand for Wi-Fi chipsets 172
11.4.4 REST OF APAC 172
11.5 ROW 173
TABLE 121 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ROW, BY STANDARD,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 173
TABLE 122 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ROW, BY STANDARD,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 173
TABLE 123 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ROW, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION,
2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 174
TABLE 124 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ROW, BY MIMO CONFIGURATION,
2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 174
TABLE 125 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ROW, BY BAND, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 174
TABLE 126 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ROW, BY BAND, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 174
TABLE 127 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ROW, BY VERTICAL, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 175
TABLE 128 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ROW, BY VERTICAL, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 175
TABLE 129 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ROW, BY COUNTRY, 2017–2020 (MILLION UNITS) 176
TABLE 130 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET IN ROW, BY COUNTRY, 2021–2026 (MILLION UNITS) 176
11.5.1 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA (MEA) 176
11.5.1.1 Development of wireless cellular infrastructure to fuel growth of
Wi-Fi chipset market 176
11.5.2 SOUTH AMERICA 177
11.5.2.1 Availability of budget electronic products, such as smartphones and laptops, is driving growth of Wi-Fi chipset market in South America 177
12 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 178
12.1 OVERVIEW 178
12.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS FOR WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, 2020 178
TABLE 131 TOP FIVE PLAYERS IN WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, 2016–2020 (USD BILLION) 178
12.3 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS, 2020 179
FIGURE 48 SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS IN WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET, 2020 179
TABLE 132 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET: DEGREE OF COMPETITION (2020) 179
12.4 RANKING ANALYSIS OF KEY PLAYERS IN WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET 180
FIGURE 49 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET RANKING, 2020 180
12.5 COMPANY EVALUATION QUADRANT 181
12.5.1 STAR 181
12.5.2 PERVASIVE 182
12.5.3 EMERGING LEADER 182
12.5.4 PARTICIPANT 182
FIGURE 50 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET: COMPANY EVALUATION QUADRANT, 2020 182
12.6 STARTUP/SME EVALUATION MATRIX 183
12.6.1 PROGRESSIVE COMPANIES 183
12.6.2 RESPONSIVE COMPANIES 183
12.6.3 DYNAMIC COMPANIES 183
12.6.4 STARTING BLOCKS 183
FIGURE 51 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET: START-UP/SME EVALUATION QUADRANT, 2020 184
12.7 WI-FI CHIPSET MARKET: COMPANY FOOTPRINT 185
TABLE 133 FOOTPRINT OF COMPANIES 185
FIGURE 52 APPLICATION FOOTPRINT OF COMPANIES 186
TABLE 134 PRODUCT FOOTPRINT OF COMPANIES 187
TABLE 135 REGIONAL FOOTPRINT OF COMPANIES 188
12.8 COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 189
FIGURE 53 MARKET EVALUATION FRAMEWORK: PRODUCT LAUNCHES/DEVELOPMENTS, COLLABORATIONS, AND ACQUISITIONS HAVE BEEN KEY GROWTH