The Global Market for WLAN Equipment is Projected to Reach US$14.8 Billion by 2020

Deployment of Wireless Networks in Consumer & Enterprise Settings to Drive the WLAN Equipment Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA launches comprehensive analysis of industry segments, trends, growth drivers, market share, size and demand forecasts on the global WLAN Equipment market. The global market for WLAN Equipment is projected to reach US$14.8 billion by 2020, driven by the increasing deployment of wireless networks in consumer and enterprise markets and growing number of wireless upgrades to 802.11ac.

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) provides mobility to users of interconnected devices within a coverage area. By enabling a flexible and mobile environment, Wireless LANs continue to grow in popularity in a variety of commercial, enterprise and consumer environments. Driven by the increasing deployment of WLANs in both consumer and enterprise segments, the global market for WLAN equipment is recording strong growth. The market for WLAN equipment is particularly favored by the 802.11ac upgrade cycle, and the growing tendency of small and medium-sized businesses to purchase enterprise-grade infrastructure. Specifically, the numerous benefits of 802.11ac standard in high density environments, in particular those relying on enterprise mobility, multimedia applications and cloud connectivity, are expected to foster growth in the market. Rising prominence of cloud-managed wireless LAN and service provider Wi-Fi are also fostering market growth, with increasing number of enterprises opting to upgrade their networks using cloud-managed Wi-Fi for their remote sites. In the coming years, enterprise and consumer preference for wireless network connectivity is anticipated to be a major growth driver across all sectors, from enterprise, healthcare to education. The emergence of new mobility applications, especially for retail, education and healthcare sectors and the continuous growth in deployments of 802.11ac equipment also bode well for market growth. In the consumer category, the transition towards new and faster 802.11ac standard from the older 802.11n standard, and the increasing number of connected devices in home settings, are expected to spur sales of WLAN equipment.

Enterprise WLAN equipment remains a major area of growth in the market, owing to the greater need for seamless and comprehensive data transmission and increased visibility of applications for enterprises. The strengthening BYOD (bring your own device) trend, increasing number of vertical-specific and business-centric mobile applications, and advancing network infrastructure are presenting opportunities for growth in the enterprise sector. With more and more employees bringing personal devices to the workplace and using the same to access enterprise networks, enterprises are opting for WLAN equipment deployments in order to address the increased demand for bandwidth emerging from the BYOD trend. The shift towards 802.11ac among enterprises, driven by the need for faster speeds on par with wired networks, is driving deployments of WLAN equipment in enterprises. With its higher throughput, the 802.11ac standard is considered ideal to meet the rising demands of 3^rd platform computing, which leverage social, cloud, mobility and big data technologies.

As stated by the new market research report on WLAN Equipment, the United States represents the largest market, worldwide. The shift towards wireless networks across various industry verticals, increasing deployments of 802.11ac compliant devices and the opportunities emerging from the anticipated launch of 802.11ac Wave 2 products are factors supporting growth in the country. Asia-Pacific is poised to record the fastest CAGR of 8.3% over the analysis period.

Major players covered in the report include Advantech Co., Ltd., Aerohive Networks, Inc., AirTight Networks, Inc., Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Belkin International, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., D-Link Corp., Hewlett-Packard Company, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Juniper Networks, Inc., Lancom Systems GmbH, NETGEAR, Inc., Proxim Wireless Corp., Ruckus Wireless, Inc., Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson, TP-LINK Technologies Co., Ltd., u-blox AG, Ubiquiti Networks, Inc., Xirrus, Inc., Zebra Technologies Corp., and ZTE Corp., among others.

The research report titled “WLAN Equipment: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of market trends, issues, drivers, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities of global companies. The report provides market estimates and projections in US$ Million for all major geographic markets such as US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (Australia, China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Latin America (Brazil and Rest of Latin America), and Rest of World. The report also analyzes the WLAN Equipment market by segments – Appliances/Server/Switch, and Access Points.

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