Wi-Fi Will Outstrip GPS for Location Market by 2015

摘要

ABI Research has forecast that Wi-Fi location will outstrip all other location technologies including GPS, cellular, and MEMs, with shipments reaching more than 1 billion by 2015. Senior analyst Patrick Connolly comments: "Location-based services, revenues, and advertising are the hot topics of 2010 as companies grapple to gain control of this market. The key is accurate, ubiquitous location-finding across a va-riety of portable devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. ABI Research has forecast that with the proliferation of Wi-Fi and increasingly lower cost or free location engines, it will become the most widely available location technology over the next five years."