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SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 7, 2005/PRNewswire/ -- Demand for wireless sensor networking is growing and deployments are accelerating, according to a recently published report by ON World, the leader in emerging wireless research. “At least one million Wireless Sensor Network nodes will be deployed in 2005,” says Mareca Hatler, ON World’s Research Director. “Networks with 500 or more nodes are increasing and, in several cases, thousands of nodes are being deployed per network,” says Hatler. ON World’s research concluded that there is overwhelming demand for wireless sensor network solutions by industrial companies. Twenty-nine percent of 44 industrial companies surveyed are current WSN users and more than 40 percent are highly likely to pilot test WSN within the next 18 months. Highlights from ON World’s report include the following: • By the end of 2005, 1 million WSN nodes will be deployed worldwide • Mesh node deployments will triple between 2004 and 2005 • Dozens of networks with 500 plus nodes and several deployments with 1000s of nodes per network have been deployed • There are currently hundreds of successful WSN deployments in harsh industrial settings • Hundreds of OEMs worldwide currently offer or are developing WSN solutions • Standards, software solutions for large scale networks and long lasting power sources are the most needed technology advances for WSN to become ubiquitous Displacing technology developments include the following: • ZigBee specification
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last 60 days ON World’s recently published report, “Wireless Sensor Networks: Growing Markets, Accelerating Demand,” is based on primary research with 147 companies and includes unit and revenue forecasts on eight WSN markets, analysis and survey results on market drivers, inhibitors, current applications and adoption trends. About ON World: Media Contact: |
