Wireless Sensor Networks: Growing Markets, Accelerating Demand

Published: July 25, 2005

Analysts: Mareca Hatler and
Charlie Chi, Ph.D

Pages: 136 (61 figures and 43 tables)




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Synopsis:

Based on interviews with 103 technology companies and 44 end users, this report represents the most in-depth coverage of wireless sensor network markets to date.

In 2005, several Wireless Sensor Network products were launched with increasing OEM adoption and accelerating customer deployments. ON World’s research over the past 16 months has reinforced our conviction that this technology will have a profound impact on many markets and become ubiquitous within the next decade.

ON World has been researching Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) since 2000 and this is our seventh report on the topic.


Primary research for this report:
58 OEMs
44 end users
28 systems integrators
17 component suppliers


Report Highlights:

• Five-year deployed node unit, Average Sale Price, and revenue forecasts from both a Conservative and Aggressive Viewpoint on the following eight (8) WSN markets:

Industrial
Commercial Buildings
Residential
Advanced AMR/AMI
Home Healthcare
Agriculture/Environmental
Structural Monitoring
Public Safety.

• Five-year unit forecasts on target markets and application categories for the following four (4) markets:

Industrial
Commercial Buildings
Residential
Advanced AMR/AMI

• Five-year deployed node forecasts for ZigBee versus proprietary solutions for each major target market above

• Five-year RFIC forecasts, Average Sale Prices, and OEM cost forecasts for 802.15.4 and proprietary transceivers to be used in wireless sensor network markets.

• Charts on 58 OEMs' current WSN applications and the strongest inhibitors for industrial, commercial buildings and residential markets

• Charts on 44 industrial end users current wireless adoption trends and likelihood to adopt WSN

• In-depth analysis on more than 44 application markets including the total potential market size, market drivers, driving ranking (on a scale of 1-5) and current product examples

 

Market Developments

A few of the major WSN developments over the past year include the following:

• > 1 million WSN nodes to be deployed worldwide in 2005

• Mesh deployments to increase by > 300 percent between 2004 and 2005

• Dozens of mesh wireless networks have been deployed with 100s of nodes each including several in harsh industrial environments with many interferences

• Several deployments of 1000s of nodes per network including one with 715, one with 3500 and one with 25,000 deployed nodes per network-- used in real customer applications.

•Over 100 OEMs or service providers worldwide currently offer or are developing Wireless Sensor Network products

• ZigBee V1.0 first profile is publicly available and certification testing is underway with four ZigBee compliant platforms by CompXs, Chipcon, Ember Corp. and Freescale

• First ZigBee System-on-a-Chip available by Ember Corp.

Primary research:

ON World conducted extensive primary research for this report over the past six months with 147 companies including the following:

• 44 industrial companies
• 58 OEMs and platform providers
• 28 systems integratorsin harsh industrial setting with many interferences
• 17 component suppliers

Some of the OEMs and platform providers interviewed for this report include the following:

ABB
Accutech
ADCON Telemetry Gmbh
Advanced Control Technologies (ACT)
B&B Electronics
BAE Systems
Battelle
Crane Electronics
Control4
Danfoss
Eaton
ELPRO Technologies
Emerson Process
Endress&Hauser
EP Solutions
Foxboro (IPS)
GE Global Research
GE Ionics
Goodrich Corporation
Hochiki
HomeSeer
Honeywell
INNCOM
Johnson Controls

Intermatic
Leviton
Mitsubishi
RAE Systems
Scheider Electric
Schlage Wireless Acces (Ingersoll Rand)
Siemens
Smar
SVA Lighting
Tantalus Systems
TCS Basys
Techniku
Trane
Tridium
Ubiwave
Universal Electronics
Vantage Controls
Wayne-Dalton
WebGen Systems
WellSpring
Wheelock
Yamatake
Yokogawa

Table of Contents:

I. Scope of this Report

Methodology
Market Forecasts
Wireless Sensor Networks Defined

II. Executive Summary

Wireless Sensor Network Markets Launched
Impacting Many Markets
2005 Highlights
Mesh Networking Takes Off
Large Scale WSN Networks Emerge
15.4/ ZigBee
OEMs & Platform Providers Join In
Market Adoption Timing
Potential Challenges & Inhibitors

III. Wireless Sensor Network Forecast Totals

Global Deployed Nodes
Global ZigBee versus Proprietary Deployed Nodes
RFIC Market Size Forecasts
RFIC Market Size Forecasts

IV. Market Segments

Industrial Monitoring & Control
Current Situation
Market Traction Analysis
OEM Perspectives
Current WSN Applications
Adoption Inhibitors
Oil & Gas Industry
Target Markets & Applications
Market Drivers
Total Potential Market Size

Industrial WSN Forecasts
Global Industrial Units: Aggressive Scenario
Average Sale Price (ASP) Forecasts
Global Industrial Revenues
Global Industrial Units: Conservative Scenario
Industrial WSN Revenues: Conservative Scenario
Standards versus Proprietary Units
Industrial WSN Forecasts by Applications
Industrial WSN Applications & Drivers

Commercial Building Automation & Control
Current Situation
Market Traction Analysis
OEM Perspectives
Current WSN Applications
Adoption Inhibitors
Target Markets
Market Drivers
Total Potential Market Size

Commercial Building WSN Forecasts
Global Commercial Units: Aggressive Scenario
Global Commercial Revenues: Aggressive Scenario
Global Commercial Units: Conservative Scenario
Global Commercial Revenues: Conservative Scenario
Commercial Building WSN Applications
ZigBee versus Proprietary
Commercial Building Wireless Sensor Network Applications
Commercial Building WSN Applications & Drivers

Residential Control & Automation
Current Situation
Competing Home Automation Solutions
Z-Wave versus ZigBee
Market Traction Analysis
Current WSN Applications
Adoption Inhibitors
Target Markets
Home Automation Systems
Applications
“Smart” Homes for Energy Savings
Market Drivers
Total Potential Market Size

Residential Wireless Sensor Network Forecasts
Global Residential WSN Units: Aggressive Scenario
Average Sale Price (ASP) Forecasts
Global Residential WSN Revenues: Aggressive Scenario
Global Residential WSN Units: Conservative Scenario
Global Residential Revenues: Conservative Scenario
ZigBee versus Proprietary
Residential Control & Automation WSN Applications
Residential WSN Applications & Drivers

 WSN for Advanced AMR/AMI & Utility Networks
Current Situation
Market Traction Analysis
Target Markets & Applications
Market Drivers
Total Potential Market Size

Advanced AMR Forecasts
All AMR versus RF AMR: Aggressive View
All AMR versus RF AMR: Conservative View
Advanced Wireless AMR: Conservative versus Aggressive Units
Average Sale Price (ASP) Forecasts
Global Advanced Fixed Wireless AMR Revenues
ZigBee versus Proprietary Units
Advanced Wireless AMR Forecasts by Meter Type
Advanced Utility AMR WSN Applications

Niche & Future WSN Markets
Agriculture/Environmental Monitoring
(Home) Healthcare Monitoring
Public Safety

Resources

List of Figures:

Figure 1: Mesh node deployments 2004-2005
Figure 2: OEM Survey Respondents, by Market Segment
Figure 3: WSN Adoption, by Market Segment 2005-2010
Figure 4: Overall WSN Adoption Inhibitors
Figure 5: Global Deployed Nodes Aggressive & Conservative 2005- 2010
Figure 6: Global Deployed Nodes –Conservative 2005-2010
Figure 7: Global Deployed Nodes Revenues-- 2005-2010
Figure 9: RFICs Aggressive to Conservative 2005-2010
Figure 10: RFIC Units, 15.4 versus Proprietary-- Conservative 2005-2010
Figure 11: RFIC OEM ASPs 2005-2010
Figure 12: RFIC OEM Costs 2005-2010
Figure 13: Current Industrial WSN Applications
Figure 14: Industrial WSN Inhibitors
Figure 15: Oil & Gas Companies Use of Unlicensed Radios
Figure 16: Oil and Gas Companies Current Use of Wireless Technologies
Figure 17: WSN Current Usage by Segment 27
Figure 18: Industrial Companies Future WSN Adoption Likelihood
Figure 19: Industrial WSN Units Conservative & Aggressive 2005-2010
Figure 20: Industrial WSN Units—Aggressive View 2005-2010
Figure 21: Industrial WSN Average Sale Price (ASPs) 2005-2010
Figure 22: Industrial WSN Revenues—Aggressive View 2005-2010
Figure 23: Industrial WSN Units—Conservative View 2005-2010
Figure 24: Industrial WSN Revenues —Conservative View 2005-2010
Figure 25: Industrial WSN Units, Standards versus Proprietary 2005-2010
Figure 26: Industrial WSN Units, by Applications 2005-2010
Figure 27: Major Components of an Intelligent Building
Figure 28: Commercial Bldg WSN Applications
Figure 29: Commercial Bldg WSN Adoption Inhibitors
Figure 30: Commercial WSN Units Conservative & Aggressive 2005-2010
Figure 31: Commercial Bldg WSN Average Sale Price (ASPs) 2005-2010
Figure 32: Commercial WSN Units— Aggressive View 2005-2010
Figure 33: Commercial WSN Revenues – Aggressive View 2005-2010
Figure 34: Commercial WSN Units—Conservative View 2005-2010
Figure 35: Commercial WSN Revenues—Conservative View 2005-2010
Figure 36: Commercial WSN Applications—Conservative View 2005-2010
Figure 37: ZigBee versus Proprietary—Conservative View 2005-2010
Figure 38: Residential Current WSN Applications
Figure 39: Residential WSN Inhibitors
Figure 40: US Mass Market Households versus High End Homes
Figure 41: Residential WSN Units Conservative & Aggressive 2005-2010
Figure 42: Residential WSN Average Sale Price (ASPs) 2005-2010
Figure 43: Residential WSN Units— Aggressive View 2005-2010
Figure 44: Residential WSN Revenues – Aggressive View 2005-2010
Figure 45: Residential WSN Units—Conservative View 2005-2010
Figure 46: Residential WSN Revenues—Conservative View 2005-2010
Figure 47: Residential WSN, ZigBee versus Proprietary-- 2005-2010
Figure 48: Residential WSN, by Application—Conservative View 2005-2010
Figure 49: All AMR versus RF WSN Units-- Aggressive 2005-2010
Figure 50: All AMR versus RF WSN Units-- Conservative 2005-2010
Figure 51: AMR WSN Units Conservative & Aggressive 2005-2010
Figure 52: Utility WSN Average Sale Price (ASPs) 2005-2010
Figure 53: Utility WSN Revenues—Aggressive View 2005-2010
Figure 54: AMR WSN Units, ZigBee versus Proprietary 2005-2010
Figure 55: Advanced Wireless AMR, by Meter Type 2005-2010
Figure 56: Niche Markets WSN Deployed Nodes— Aggressive 2005-2010
Figure 57: Niche Markets WSN Revenues— Aggressive 2005-2010
Figure 58: A Sensor Web Pod at Huntington Botanical Gardens
Figure 59: Intel CAST Prototype
Figure 60: iPot Wireless Teapot
Figure 61: The Zhanjiang Bay Bridge, China

List of Tables:

Table 1: Global Deployed Nodes Aggressive & Conservative 2005- 2010
Table 2: Global Deployed Nodes –Conservative 2005-2010
Table 3: Global Deployed Nodes Revenues-- 2005-2010
Table 4: ZigBee versus Proprietary Deployed Nodes
Table 5: RFICs Aggressive to Conservative 2005-2010
Table 6: RFIC Totals ZigBee versus Proprietary 2005-2010
Table 7: RFIC OEM ASPs 2005-2010
Table 8: RFIC OEM Costs Conservative 2005-2010
Table 9: Industrial WSN Units- Aggressive View 2005-2010
Table 10: Industrial Average Sale Price (ASPs) 2005-2010
Table 11: Industrial WSN Revenues - Aggressive View 2005-2010
Table 12: Industrial WSN Units- Conservative View 2005-2010
Table 13: Industrial WSN Revenues- Conservative View 2005-2010
Table 14: Industrial WSN Units, Standards versus Proprietary 2005-2010
Table 15: Industrial WSN Units, by Applications 2005-2010
Table 16: Industrial WSN Applications & Drivers
Table 17: Commercial WSN Units Conservative & Aggressive 2005-2010
Table 18: Commercial Bldg WSN Average Sale Price (ASPs) 2005-2010
Table 19: Commercial WSN Units- Aggressive View 2005-2010
Table 20: Commercial WSN Revenues – Aggressive View 2005-2010
Table 21: Commercial WSN Units- Conservative View 2005-2010
Table 22: Commercial WSN Revenues- Conservative View 2005-2010
Table 23: Commercial WSN Applications- Conservative View 2005-2010
Table 24: Commercial WSN Applications- Conservative View 2005-2010
Table 25: Commercial Building WSN Applications & Drivers
Table 26: Residential WSN Units Conservative & Aggressive 2005-2010
Table 27: Residential WSN Average Sale Price (ASPs) 2005-2010
Table 28: Residential WSN Units- Aggressive View 2005-2010
Table 29: Commercial WSN Revenues – Aggressive View 2005-2010
Table 30: Residential WSN Units- Conservative View 2005-2010
Table 31: Residential WSN Revenues- Conservative View 2005-2010
Table 32: Residential WSN, ZigBee versus Proprietary-- 2005-2010
Table 33: Residential WSN, by Application- Conservative View 2005-2010
Table 34: Residential WSN Applications & Drivers
Table 35: All AMR versus RF WSN Units-- Aggressive 2005-2010
Table 36: All AMR versus RF WSN Units-- Conservative 2005-2010
Table 37: AMR WSN Units Conservative & Aggressive 2005-2010
Table 38: Utility AMR Average Sale Price (ASPs) 2005-2010
Table 39: Utility WSN Revenues - Aggressive View 2005-2010
Table 40: AMR WSN Units, ZigBee versus Proprietary 2005-2010
Table 41: Advanced Wireless AMR, by Meter Type 2005-2010
Table 42: Niche Markets WSN Deployed Nodes— Aggressive 2005-2010
Table 43: Niche WSN Markets Revenues—Aggressive 2005-2010


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