Enterprises Planning Major Wireless LAN Upgrades, Infonetics Survey Finds

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its new Wireless LAN Deployment Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey, which takes an in-depth look at the access network plans of medium- to large-size companies and their plans for delivering wireless connectivity in the workplace to new classes of devices.

“The WLAN market has been on a tear in recent years, driven by the explosion of wireless devices in the enterprise”

ANALYST NOTE

“The WLAN market has been on a tear in recent years, driven by the explosion of wireless devices in the enterprise,” notes Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics Research. “Our new wireless LAN study shows that there is no end in sight to this trend: almost all new devices on the network are wireless, and many organizations expect their tablet usage to surge in the coming years. In order to effectively support mobile devices, user mobility, and BYOD (bring your own device), a robust wireless infrastructure is no longer a nice-to-have, but a must-have.”

WIRELESS LAN SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Enterprises participating in Infonetics’ survey are planning to increase wireless coverage and capacity to accommodate the additional traffic generated by WiFi devices; wireless access points (APs) are expected to grow by 15% by 2014
• More than 1/2 of the companies surveyed allow employees to bring their own devices into the enterprise, increasing to almost 2/3 by 2014
• Tablets are showing up at enterprises everywhere, and are one of fastest growing device types and chief drivers of the BYOD phenomenon
• Cisco was named as the top WLAN vendor by 61% of survey respondents
• Interest in next generation access points is strong, respondents are planning major upgrades of their installed APs to 802.11n, and are already eyeing 802.11ac APs, despite a lack of exact availability and pricing

WLAN DEPLOYMENT STUDY SYNOPSIS

For its 33-page WLAN deployment strategies study, Infonetics asked purchase-decision makers at 105 medium and large businesses in the U.S. and Canada about their plans for delivering wireless connectivity in the workplace over the next 2 years. Survey respondents were asked about network-connected devices installed; Ethernet switch ports, WLAN controllers, and WLAN access points deployed now and in the future; WLAN technologies used (802.11a/b/g, 802.11n, 802.11ac); drivers of access network traffic growth; WLAN and LAN equipment vendors; and expenditures. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED RESEARCH

• Infonetics’ latest Enterprise Networking research brief: http://bit.ly/PNaMaK
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UPCOMING RESEARCH

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

• View Infonetics’ 2013 Market Research Lineup http://bit.ly/QT1CE8
• 10G/40G/100G and Desktop 1G Strategies: NA Enterprise Survey
• Enterprise Routers (incl. China and Japan) Market Share and Forecasts
• Wireless LAN Equipment and WiFi Phones Market Share and Forecasts
• Ethernet Switches (incl. China and Japan) Market Share and Forecasts

UPCOMING SCORECARDS

• Enterprise Communications Equipment Vendor Leadership Scorecard
• Telecommunications Equipment Vendor Leadership Scorecard

TO BUY REPORTS AND SURVEYS, CONTACT SALES:

N. America (West), Asia, Latin America: Larry Howard, [e-mail], [phone]

N. America (East), Texas, Midwest: Scott Coyne, [e-mail], [phone]

Europe, Middle East, Africa: George Stojsavljevic, [e-mail], [phone]

Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp

ABOUT INFONETICS

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. View Infonetics’ About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV.