1、ISAC MARKET POTENTIAL AND TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTIONAndrew Spivey,Principal Analyst Dimitris Mavrakis,Senior Research DirectorEXECUTIVE SUMMARYIntegrated Sensing and Communication(ISAC)is an emerging technology that will enhance existing communication-only technologies with advanced sensing abili-ties for

2、 positioning and motion detection tasks.The same resources(hardware,spectrum,etc.)will be leveraged for both tasks,helping to raise the value that can be derived from these existing assets,and enabling the creation of lucrative new business and service models.ISAC is being envisioned for multiple co

3、mmunication technologies,each of which is currently at different stages of maturity.In the cellular domain,standardiza-tion bodies are now progressing toward a common industry consensus on ISAC specifications,but there is still a significant body of work to be completed.The European Telecommunicatio

4、ns Standards Institute(ETSI),The 3rd Generation Partnership Project(3GPP),and other organizations are discussing use cases,technical challenges,existing technologies capable of sensing,and many other issues related to introducing sensing in the network.As of 3Q 2024,multiple deployment options are b

5、eing discussed:using cellular networks as an aggrega-CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY.1INTEGRATED SENSING AND COMMUNICATION OVERVIEW.2ISAC DEFINITIONS AND VISION.3ISAC STANDARDS AND DEVELOPMENT HISTORY.4TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ISAC.7WI-FI SENSING.76G.9ISAC APPLICATIONS AND USE CASES.12REGIONAL MARKET

6、DYNAMICS.17CELLULAR.17WI-FI.20BUSINESS AND SERVICE MODELS.22CELLULAR .22WI-FI.23RECOMMENDATIONSISAC MARKET POTENTIAL AND TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTIONtor of external system sensing capabilities(e.g.,Light Detection and Ranging(LiDAR),creating radar-like systems that are based on cellular technologies,but act