PHOENIX -- In 2003 the Worldwide Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) market grew 40 percent 2002.
According to market analysis by Synergy Research Group (SRG), Enterprise WLAN equipment sales were up nine percent, while SOHO/Home WLAN Equipment sales grew 66 percent. Additionally, the SOHO/Home segment represented 65 percent of the total WLAN market.
“In 2003, the overall WLAN market was characterized by an increase in Enterprise adoption and unabated growth in the Consumer segment,” said Aaron Vance, Senior Analyst at the Synergy Research Group. “From both perspectives, growth was driven by the maturation of Wi-Fi in terms of performance and security, the need for mobile connectivity, the proliferation of embedded mobile devices, falling prices, and a general economic recovery.”
Table 1: Table 1. WW Enterprise WLAN Market Shares
Table 2: Table 2. WW SOHO/Home WLAN Market Shares
Notable sequential market share gainers for the quarter included 3Com, D-Link, Linksys, NETGEAR, Proxim, Symbol, and SpectraLink.
Additionally, Synergy’s coverage of the WLAN market now includes Enterprise Wireless Switches/Controllers and “Light” Access Points.
Synergy Research Group Inc.