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Wi-Fi & WLAN Technologies & Markets
Actionable Benefits
- Plan production schedule by referring to projected market data through 2028 for enterprise Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Points (APs), both dependent and independent, as well as for WLAN controllers.
- Leverage regional forecasts to devise global strategies and expand into new markets.
- Gauge the adoption/phasing out of different protocols in enterprise WLAN APs, and align roadmaps accordingly.
- Gain understanding of potential enterprise WLAN market revenue by referring to historical and forecast data.
- Strategize for 6 Gigahertz (GHz) by understanding demand for equipment supporting the new spectrum, and for equipment supporting only legacy bands.
- Ascertain the shifting number of 802.11 radios that enterprise WLAN APs will need to support, and ensure that product designs reflect this trend.
- Identify which enterprise verticals will experience the greatest shipment growth, and factor this knowledge into future product planning.
- Understand the potential of standard power 6 GHz APs with forecasts of deployments through 2028.
- Pinpoint key enterprise WLAN equipment vendors to develop strategic partnerships.
Research Highlights
- Shipment and revenue projections for different types of enterprise WLAN APs, spanning independent and dependent APs and controllers.
- Data on the Wi-Fi protocol cycles for all major standards, including Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7.
- Regional granularity is provided with forecasts broken down into the North American, European, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World markets.
- An overview of standard power 6 GHz AP shipments.
- Foresight into the shifting number of 802.11 radios within enterprise WLAN APs.
- Detailed annual figures for all market-leading vendors for shipments and revenue by device type, supported Wi-Fi protocol, and destination market across the period from 2014 to 2021.
Critical Questions Answered
- How will shipment volumes and market value for enterprise WLAN APs develop over the next 6 years?
- What is the current and future split between device type shipments in different regions internationally?
- How will the major Wi-Fi protocol cycles pan out through 2028, including Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7?
- To what extent have international macroeconomic challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and shifting consumer sentiments, impacted the enterprise WLAN market?
- In which ways will the 6 GHz spectrum impact the enterprise WLAN market?
- When will standard power 6 GHz APs begin to be used, and what will be the total number of deployments?
- Do dual-radio APs have a future? Will tri-radio APs become the dominant type in the enterprise market?
- Which vendors are market leaders in terms of shipments and revenue for different enterprise WLAN AP types across the period from 2014 to 2021?
Who Should Read This?
- Market strategists of ecosystem vendors seeking insight on future market demand.
- Product managers of enterprise AP vendors.
- Decision makers in component suppliers and chipset design firms serving the enterprise WLAN market.
- Managers or system engineers within system integrators who need to understand the latest market dynamics.
- Software vendors working in the enterprise WLAN industry.