Infonetics Research: Wireless LAN Market Nears $1-Billion Mark

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 2nd quarter 2012 (2Q12) Wireless LAN Equipment and WiFi Phones vendor market share and forecast report, which tracks 802.11 a/b/g, 802.11n, and 802.11ac access points (APs), wireless LAN (WLAN) controllers, and WiFi phones for the enterprise.

“Wireless LAN has had a very good run over the last couple of years, even outperforming wired LAN, and the WLAN market is now approaching the $1-billion-per-quarter mark”

ANALYST NOTE

“Wireless LAN has had a very good run over the last couple of years, even outperforming wired LAN, and the WLAN market is now approaching the $1-billion-per-quarter mark,” notes Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics Research.

Machowinski adds: “The world is going wireless, and users expect fast, always-on connectivity no matter where they are. Enterprises need to keep pace with ever-increasing bandwidth demands, and next-gen WLAN gear based on fast 802.11n and soon 802.11ac technologies gives them a reason to upgrade.”

WIRELESS LAN MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• Global wireless LAN equipment and WiFi phone sales grew 16% sequentially in 2Q12, to $993 million, driven by strong demand in North America and the education and retail verticals
• WLAN equipment revenue in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) is up by more than 1/3 year-over-year
• Revenue for outdoor access points rose 45% from the year-ago 2nd quarter due to increasing deployments of WiFi by service providers
• Cisco, the perennial leader in the wireless LAN equipment market, gained about 4 market share points year-over-year in 2Q12; Aruba again took the #2 spot; HP leapfrogged Motorola to take 3rd
• Vocera widened its lead over Polycom and Cisco in the race for enterprise WiFi phone market share in 2Q12

REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics’ quarterly Wireless LAN Equipment and WiFi Phones report provides worldwide and regional market size, vendor market share, forecasts, and analysis for interactive, independent, and outdoor access points (802.11 a/b/g, 802.11n, and 802.11ac), wireless LAN controllers, and enterprise single-mode WiFi phones. Companies tracked include Alcatel-Lucent, Aruba, Brocade, Cisco, D-Link, Enterasys, Extreme, Juniper, LG Ericsson, Meru, Motorola, NETGEAR, Polycom, HP, Ruckus, SMC, Vocera, Xirrus, and others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics sales: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED RESEARCH

• Infonetics’ latest ENTERPRISE NETWORKING research brief: http://bit.ly/PI8uJs
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UPCOMING RESEARCH

Download ENTERPRISE NETWORKING report highlights, tables of contents, and prospectuses at http://www.infonetics.com/login or Infonetics’ 2012 Research Calendar at http://bit.ly/zwjcRs.

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• Enterprise Communications Equipment Vendor Leadership Scorecard
• Telecommunications Equipment Vendor Leadership Scorecard
• Wireless LAN Deployment Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey

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Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively.