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February 28, 2006 07:42 AM US Pacific Timezone

Wi-Fi Chipset Market Continues Impressive Growth According to In-Stat

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2006--The Wireless LAN (WLAN) chipset market is on a phenomenal growth pace that is projected to continue over the next few years. The market will soar from just over 140 million annual chipset unit shipments in 2005 to 430 million in 2009, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). In 2005, growth was driven primarily by mobile PCs, home/SOHO wireless routers and residential gateways, and external clients, the high-tech market research firm says.

"The market has been driven primarily by traditional networking devices over the last five years, as well as embedded Wi-Fi in mobile PCs," said Gemma Tedesco, In-Stat analyst. "But the market is shifting, as it will be increasingly buoyed by new categories of devices such as handheld games, gaming consoles, cell phones and printers."

A recent report by In-Stat found the following:

-- Broadcom, Atheros and Intel were the market leaders in 2005, each ruling specific market segments.

-- In 2007 and 2008, the phone segment will noticeably emerge, driven by embedded Wi-Fi in cellular phones.

-- In 2005, overall chipset revenues were expected to reach almost $1 billion.

The report, "Wi-Fi Chipset Fever: 140 Million and Growing" (#IN0501813NT), covers the global market for Wi-Fi chipsets. It presents overall chipset and revenue forecasts for the WLAN chipset market by technology market segment and by specific technology (802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11g/a, pre-802.11n and 802.11n). Each market segment is examined, with specific forecasts and background information pertaining to each segment. Vendor profiles are also provided.

For more information on this report, please visit: http://www.instat.com/catalog/scatalogue.asp?id=28 or contact Tina Sheltra at 480-609-4531 or tina.sheltra@reedbusiness.com. The report price is $3,495.

About In-Stat

In-Stat (www.in-stat.com) is the leading provider of actionable research, market analysis and forecasts of advanced communications services, infrastructure, end-user devices and semiconductors. Our insights are derived from both a deep technology understanding and comprehensive research, which examines each segment of the value chain for each market. Technology vendors, service providers, technology professionals and market specialists, worldwide, rely on In-Stat's tenured, experienced staff and in-depth research to support critical business, product and technology decisions.

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