Wireless LAN Market to Expand 49 Percent in Five Years, According to Dell'Oro Group Forecast

Important Trends Include Service Provider WiFi, 802.11ac and Cloud-Managed

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Feb 05, 2013, 09:00 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a newly released market forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, overall Wireless LAN market revenues are forecast to exceed $11 billion in 2017, nearly 50 percent greater than 2012 revenues. Emerging trends expected to drive this growth include deployment of Service Provider WiFi (SP WiFi), the 802.11ac upgrade cycle, cloud-managed WLAN, consumer video over WiFi, and the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend. In addition, there has been a shift in enterprise application development towards mobile devices.

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"Today's enterprise applications are now built for mobile devices, enabling workers to be nomadic. The emphasis on mobile devices places new demands on the corporate wireless infrastructure. It also forces companies to maintain connections to employees while they traverse to cellular networks, and drives the need to apply consistent access rules for both Ethernet and wireless access systems," said Chris DePuy, Vice President at Dell'Oro Group. "We see continued innovation at the edge of enterprise networks that will drive continued investment in both wireless equipment as well as access management infrastructure."

The report details why the Enterprise segment will grow faster than SOHO and exceed it during the forecast period. Also included in the report are estimates on total SP WiFi units and revenue forecasts and an analysis and current breakdown of the cloud-managed addressable market by vertical industry.

About the Report
The Dell'Oro Group Five-Year Forecast Report offers a complete overview of the Wireless LAN industry, covering the Outdoor Mesh Nodes, Enterprise, SOHO product segments and the Service Provider WiFi market. Tables contain manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and unit shipments by the following wireless standards: 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a/g, 802.11n and 802.11ac. To purchase this report, please contact Julie Learmond-Criqui, call +1.650.622.9400 x244 or email [email protected].

About Dell'Oro Group
As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.

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