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Bluetooth to Ramp Up In Markets Outside of Mobile Handsets, Says Allied Business Intelligence
October 17, 2002 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Oyster Bay, N.Y. -- While mobile handsets are expected to account for approximately two-thirds of the Bluetooth devices that will ship in 2002, and cordless headsets will also be a growing category, Allied Business Intelligence's (ABI) new Bluetooth report notes that there are significant opportunities for Bluetooth semiconductor vendors in other markets, especially computing.
ABI projects that computing devices will account for 21 percent of all Bluetooth-enabled devices that will ship in 2003, with a 27 percent share by 2007. The coming wave of Bluetooth cordless input devices including mice and keyboards will be an important factor in driving PC OEMs to embed Bluetooth functionality. Cordless computing peripherals have shown tremendous growth in recent years and Bluetooth will increasingly displace IrDA and proprietary RF technologies as Bluetooth chipsets continue to drive down the cost curve and exhibit improved power efficiency.
The ABI report "Bluetooth -- The Global Outlook for Bluetooth Component and Equipment Markets" examines the evolution of Bluetooth technology, analyzes potential overlap with other wireless technologies, forecasts the IC market and segments Bluetooth device shipments into 15 categories. The report projects Bluetooth IC shipments to increase rise from 11.2 million in 2001 to 33.8 million in 2002. In the longer run the Bluetooth semiconductor market is forecast to grow to just more than 1.1 billion chipsets by 2007, with associated revenues of $2.54 billion.
Allied Business Intelligence Inc is a technology research think tank that publishes research and technology intelligence on the wireless, broadband, electronics, networking and energy industries. For more information, visit www.alliedworld.com.