Government Spending Drives Wireless LAN Market to Double-Digit Y/Y Growth in 4Q 2020, Outlook Strengthens, According to Dell'Oro Group

Vendors Lose Opportunities as Supply Lead Times Extend Beyond Government Use By Date

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Mar 10, 2021, 08:00 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, government spending drives the Wireless LAN market to double-digit growth year-over-year, as stimulus unfolds in many countries including China, Japan, and the USA. Overall market outlook strengthens. Wireless LAN vendors lose opportunities as supply lead times extend beyond government funding use by date.

"While government spending is flowing into all vertical industries, it is most notable in K-12 Education and Government," said Matthias Machowinski, Senior Research Director at Dell'Oro Group. "We estimate those two verticals alone contributed an additional 15 percent to overall market spend during 4Q 2020, as sales to K-12 increased 90 percent and Government increased almost 40 percent—extraordinary rates. Clearly, government spending is lifting overall market sales and by our judgment, is likely to continue through 2021 and beyond," added Machowinski.

Additional highlights from the Wireless LAN 4Q 2020 Quarterly Report:

Wi-Fi 6 achieved a major milestone, accounting for the majority of access point revenue. Notable growth came from government-funded projects in China, Japan, and Mexico.
Demand surges for entry-level Enterprise-class access points for remote employees.

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