WLAN (Wi-Fi) Growth Set To Continue
Posted: 11th Apr, 2003 By: MarkJ
A new report from the market research firm Allied Business Intelligence (ABI) has found that broadband wireless local area network (Wi-Fi / WLAN) technologies are set to continue their rapid growth:
The WLAN industry will continue to experience stellar growth as deployments in several key markets take place, predicts the analysts. These key markets include residential homes, small-medium offices, enterprises, academic campuses, transportation facilities, health care sites, industrial centers, and at the local neighborhood eatery. Additionally, 802.11a, 802.11g, and dual band protocols are some of the key catalysts that will accelerate the market adoption of WLAN with its higher speeds of up to 54 Mbps. The researchers predict that the overall WLAN industry will generate E1.56bn in total revenue through the end of 2003.
With the strong global demand for WLAN solutions comes the parallel demand for chipsets, which according to the report, are set to hit 23 to 25m units this year, up from 7.9 million in 2001. Taking into account rapid price declines of integrated circuits (ICs), a growing confidence in new addressable markets, and the strong interest in 802.11 technology, ABIs forecasts indicate that between 2002 and 2007, Wi-Fi chipset shipments are set to grow at a CAGR of 43%. By 2007, shipments will reach 147.5m chipsets, with revenues of E1.06bn.
It all sounds wonderful, yet as many have already found out, actually using a Wi-Fi network can be somewhat harder than its proclaimed to be. More @ Europemedia.
The WLAN industry will continue to experience stellar growth as deployments in several key markets take place, predicts the analysts. These key markets include residential homes, small-medium offices, enterprises, academic campuses, transportation facilities, health care sites, industrial centers, and at the local neighborhood eatery. Additionally, 802.11a, 802.11g, and dual band protocols are some of the key catalysts that will accelerate the market adoption of WLAN with its higher speeds of up to 54 Mbps. The researchers predict that the overall WLAN industry will generate E1.56bn in total revenue through the end of 2003.
With the strong global demand for WLAN solutions comes the parallel demand for chipsets, which according to the report, are set to hit 23 to 25m units this year, up from 7.9 million in 2001. Taking into account rapid price declines of integrated circuits (ICs), a growing confidence in new addressable markets, and the strong interest in 802.11 technology, ABIs forecasts indicate that between 2002 and 2007, Wi-Fi chipset shipments are set to grow at a CAGR of 43%. By 2007, shipments will reach 147.5m chipsets, with revenues of E1.06bn.
It all sounds wonderful, yet as many have already found out, actually using a Wi-Fi network can be somewhat harder than its proclaimed to be. More @ Europemedia.
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