Tag archive: Phil Solis

Phil Solis, senior analyst for wireless connectivity, notes that Intel, the most aggressive of WiMAX IC vendors, expects to have chipsets ready for sale to laptop makers in mid-2006. Intel will probably be first to market, followed by Fujitsu Semiconductors and Wavesat, Inc. That means, says Solis, that it will be several years before WiMAX gains any real traction in the 802.16e market. (802.16e is the mobile version of WiMAX that will… Read More

Today, we see only a few handsets that support Wi-Fi. Barriers exist, but when they are overcome, both mobile operators and consumers will reap the rewards. The high cost of the chipset is one inhibitor. But according to ABI Research, that cost will drop to around US$6.00 by the end of 2004. Designers face challenges when building these chipsets into cellular phones, both in the shrinking physical form factor of the handset, and in light of… Read More

From ABI Research's press release: The latest edition of ABI Research's “Wi-Fi Quarterly Service” shows solid second quarter growth across the bundle of wireless networking technologies collectively known as Wi-Fi. According to Phil Solis, senior analyst at ABI Research, this quarter-to-quarter market growth is being driven by different factors in the consumer/SOHO space and in the enterprise. In the former, he… Read More

From ABI Research's press release: Technologies for networking home entertainment equipment will compete for dominance over the next five years, but ultimately Wi-Fi will use 802.11n to continue its early lead, according to a new study by ABI Research. The report, “Wi-Fi Home Entertainment Networks,” identifies three candidates for wireless home entertainment networking: powerline networking, Wi-Fi (802.11x) and Ultra… Read More

From ABI Research's press release: Wireless LAN switch vendors once promoted their solutions as ways to centralize management of wireless LAN, to manage security, spectrum, access points and users. More recently, they have reinvented themselves as purveyors of VoWi-Fi platforms, according to ABI Research Senior Analyst, Phil Solis. “Using these vendors' technologies,” he says, “you can allow users to… Read More