LONDON-Worldwide wireless local area network hardware revenue topped $608 million during the second quarter, according to Infonetics Research’s quarterly worldwide market share and forecast service, “Wireless LAN Hardware.”
The company predicted the market will reach $661 million in the second quarter of next year and grow to $3.2 billion in 2006, double the revenue the market generated last year.
“Wireless LANs will continue to show solid growth in all enterprise markets, and access point product vendors are beginning to differentiate between enterprise products and carrier-class access points for hot spots,” said Richard Webb, lead analyst of the report. “Wireless broadband gateways, which wirelessly enabled cable/DSL connections, will also continue healthy growth, driven simultaneously by telecommuting for enterprises and multimedia entertainment applications, such as online gaming, for consumers.
“The service provider public access hot-spot market will accelerate slowly through CY03,” continued Webb. “It’s a small market now, but hot spots are gaining rapid acceptance as an inexpensive way for service providers to drive service subscriptions for an increasingly mobile, yet data-reliant work force. Numerous service providers have indicated their intent to roll out hot spots, spurred on by advances in subscriber and network management systems.”
