Forecasting Wi-Fi’s Future Growth

The Market Begins to Tilt Horizontally

This Research Brief is part of the Wi-Fi Research Service


This Research Brief examines the key verticals that now drive the majority of enterprise Wi-Fi revenue, and describes the key applications that are starting to drive more horizontal Wi-Fi adoption. It forecasts Wi-Fi growth by type including chips, enterprise, consumer, and hotspot markets. Equally important, the Brief forecasts global Wi-Fi revenue growth for the digital home. There are a couple of key pitfalls that must be avoided for Wi-Fi to reach its full potential, and this Brief discusses what must be done to achieve maximum growth. Finally, it factors in the potential growth of the new IEEE 802.11n draft products.




Executive Summary
Market Update

Section 1.
Wi-Fi Verticals Lead the Charge
1.1 Healthcare
1.2 Hospitality
1.3 Manufacturing
1.4 The Usual Suspects
1.5 How the Wi-Fi Market Will Grow
1.5.1 Enterprise Equipment
1.5.2 Consumer Equipment
1.5.3 Embedded Wi-Fi Equipment
1.5.4 Hotspot Revenue
1.6 The Opportunity for Horizontal Growth
1.6.1 Fixed Mobile Convergence
1.6.2 Security
1.7 Wi-Fi Finds a Global Home

Section 2.
Possible Pitfalls to Growth
2.1 Architectural Wars
2.2 Interoperability Concerns
Charts
  • Overall Wi-Fi Revenue Forecast: 2006 to 2012
  • Home Networks by Region, World Market Forecast: 2006 to 2012
Report Code: RB-WIFI-109

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Number of Pages: 8
Number of Tables, Charts and Figures: 2
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Release Date: 3Q 2007
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