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産 業用オートメーションへの無線の採用は目新しいことではないが、利用可能な製品の商業的な価値とコストによって制限されている。過去数年間にわたって、シ リコンプラットフォームの規格や標準化された通信プロトコルのサポートによって、産業用オートメーションにおけるWSNは促進されるようになってきた。し かし、産業用オートメーション市場では、基本的に信頼性と長期耐用性が要求されるし、それを保証する特許技術が使用されていく。しばしば取りざたされる標 準化されたWSN採用の抑止要因のひとつが、IEEE 802.15.4シリコンプラットフォームの標準化にもかかわらず、シリコンを使用する多くのプロトコルもまた今後採用されるかもしれないというという事 実である。この調査レポートは、産業用のWSNのビジネスチャンスを分析し、利用が促進する所や使われない所、WirelessHART、 ISA100.11a、WIA-PAなどの主要な規格の採用、WSN採用が市場に対してもつ意義、産業用オートメーションにおけるWSNを実現する主要企 業などについて記載している。

Wireless adoption within industrial automation is not new, but it has been limited by the proprietary nature and cost of the available products. Over the past few years, support for a standard silicon platform and standardized communications protocols have emerged to boost WSN within industrial automation. However, reliability and longevity are essential attributes demanded within the industrial automation market and so proven proprietary technologies continue to be used. Among the deterrents often cited for standardized WSN deployment is the fact that — despite standardization on the IEEE 802.15.4 silicon platform — there is still concern regarding the multiple protocols that may yet be adopted using that silicon. This report analyzes the market opportunity for WSN in industrial deployments, detailing where it will find traction (and where it will not); the implications of the key standards efforts including Wireless HART, ISA-100.11a, and WIA-PA; the implications WSN adoption will have for the market; and the key players involved in making WSN a reality in industrial automation.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

• What is the TAM opportunity for WSN in industrial applications?
• What factors influence the TAM opportunity for WSN in industrial applications?
• How does the TAM opportunity for WSN vary by region?
• What is the size of the current industrial automation market and what will its size be in 2016?
• How many 802.15.4 ICs shipped into industrial automation applications in 2010 and what are the growth trends for this market segment through 2016?
• What are the key use-cases for WSN technology in industrial deployments and what use-cases are not likely to see near-term adoption of WSN technology?
• What are the key drivers and inhibitors impacting the market opportunity for WSN in industrial automation?
• How is WSN technology likely to be deployed over the period from 2010 through 2016?
• How will WSN technology intersect with current industrial control systems?
• What implications does WSN as an "overlay" technology, rather than integrated into existing control systems, have on the market?
• What are the key technical requirements for WSN in industrial use cases?
• What are the three major efforts to standardize WSN in industrial applications?
• How do those efforts relate to one another, and what are the individual prospects for widespread adoption for each of the standards?
• Who are the key players involved in the market for WSN in industrial automation?

Who Needs This Report?

• 802.15.4 IC vendors
• WSN module vendors
• WSN system vendors
• Industrial automation field device and system vendors
• Software framework vendors targeting the industrial market
• Securities and investment analysts
• Venture capitalists
• Consultants targeting industrial automation applications
• End-user companies looking to deploy WSN in industrial applications

• Executive Brief

• Top Line Forecast
• Drivers
• Inhibitors
• Summary and Strategic Recommendations

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802.15.4-Based Chipsets for the Industrial Automation Market Will Hit $8 Million in 2016

SINGAPORE - November 1, 2011

In 2010, global spending on wireless sensor networking (WSN) chipsets in industrial automation reached $2 million, with the overall market expected to grow to $8 million by 2016. Industrial automation consists of two market segments, process automation and factory automation, in which WSN in field devices has seen broader adoption in the former, particularly in the realm of monitoring. Key adoption is seen in monitoring applications such as oil refineries, petrochemical plants to facilitate plant operation efficiencies, safety prevention, and compliance, alongside asset management.

Two industrial WSN protocols that are based on IEEE 802.15.4 silicon, WirelessHART and ISA100.11a, have been the driving force behind WSN adoption in process automation. WirelessHART, leveraging on an estimated installed base of 30 million HART devices, has the largest addressable market for WSN deployment. This is aided further with its ratification as IEC 62591 in 2010, reassuring end users contemplating the deployment of standardized devices.

Kelvin Chan, industry analyst, M2M and smart energy, comments, “After WirelessHART, a competing industrial WSN protocol, ISA100.11a, which is geared toward interoperability with a multitude of industrial protocols, is next in line to see wide adoption, albeit with a higher growth potential. Honeywell’s ‘One Wireless’ solution runs ISA 100.11a on its field network, with the option to connect via Wi-Fi to a plant communication network.”

A third emerging protocol, WIA-PA, which is also based on IEEE 802.15.4 silicon, is undergoing standardization and will become a Chinese national standard. Chan adds,” Considering China’s market size by sheer size, scope, and level of manufacturing, WIA-PA should see significant potential within China, but it is unlikely to extend its reach across the globe without broader standardization efforts and support from manufacturers outside of China.”

ABI Research’s study, “Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks,” analyzes the market opportunity for WSN in industrial deployments; the implications of the key standards efforts including WirelessHART, ISA-100.11a, and WIA-PA; the implications WSN adoption will have for the market; and the key players involved in making WSN a reality in industrial automation.

This study is part of ABI Research’s Wireless Sensor Networks research service.