SAN DIEGO-A new report from ON World said sales of ZigBee products will start ramping up by the end of the year.
ZigBee will appear in consumer, residential and commercial markets first. However, the greatest returns are expected in the industrial sector, said the company.
“There are a growing number of companies eagerly awaiting the ZigBee networking protocol to become publicly available,” said Charlie Chi, ON World’s senior analyst. “Despite some confusion and controversy about ZigBee’s suitability for certain markets, the demand for interoperable, low data rate, and low-cost wireless networking solutions remains strong.”
ON World said it has identified two major groups within the low-data-rate wireless competitive landscape: high-volume original equipment manufacturer markets that are likely to support ZigBee and niche vertical markets with customized proprietary solutions targeted at long-range or ultra-low-data applications with intense robustness and reliability requirements.
The two largest limitations to widespread adoption of wireless sensing solutions are complex installations and lack of seamless integration, said the company.
