A billion embedded WLAN devices to ship this year, says iSuppli
As ubiquitous connectivity increasingly becomes a standard feature in consumer devices, new research indicates shipments of electronic products with built in wireless local area networking (WLAN) capability will amount to 1.2billion units in 2011, up 35.8% from 880.4bn units in 2010.
Dr Jagdish Rebello, senior director and principal analyst for communications and consumer electronics at IHS iSuppli, predicts shipments will go on to exceed more than 2.2bn by 2015.
"In today's world of connected electronics, consumers expect seamless access to internet communications, services and content in any place and at any time," he said. "From sharing Facebook news on their iPads, to streaming audio and video in cars with their automotive infotainment systems, consumers depend on built in WLAN technology to get the most out of their electronic products. Because of this, embedded WLAN is becoming the norm for all kinds of devices."
