Actionable Benefits
- Plan production schedule by referring to projected market data through 2030 for different Wi-Fi equipment types, including residential gateways, wireless routers, mesh, extender/repeaters, and enterprise Access Points (APs).
- Leverage regional forecasts to devise global strategies and expand into new markets.
- Gauge the adoption/phasing out of different protocols in Wi-Fi equipment, and align roadmap accordingly.
- Gain understanding of potential Wi-Fi market revenue by referring to historical and forecast revenue data.
- Strategize for 6 Gigahertz (GHz) by understanding demand for equipment supporting the new spectrum, and for equipment supporting only legacy bands.
- Determine the future demand of fixed broadband Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) by type and configure production appropriately.
- Ascertain the shifting number of 802.11 radios that Wi-Fi equipment will need to support, and ensure that product designs reflect this trend.
- Identify which enterprise verticals will experience the greatest shipment growth, and factor this knowledge into future product planning.
- Understand the potential of standard power 6 GHz APs with forecasts of deployments through 2030.
- Pinpoint key Wi-Fi equipment vendors, both in consumer and enterprise segments, to develop strategic partnerships.
Research Highlights
- Shipment and revenue projections for different types of Wi-Fi equipment, spanning wireless routers, residential gateways, consumer pure APs, Wi-Fi mesh, Wi-Fi extender/repeaters, and both enterprise independent and dependent APs.
- Data on the Wi-Fi protocol cycles for all major standards, including Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7, and Wi-Fi 8.
- Regional granularity is provided with forecasts broken down into the North American, European, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World markets.
- An overview of total number of standard power 6 GHz deployments, and shipments by enterprise vertical.
- Foresight into the shifting number of 802.11 radios within APs for both the residential and enterprise markets.
- Granular insights into the fixed broadband CPE market, including DSL, cable, and ONT CPE.
- Detailed annual figures for all market-leading vendors for shipments and revenue by device type, supported Wi-Fi protocol, and destination market across the period from 1Q 2020 to 3Q 2024.
Critical Questions Answered
- How large is the Wi-Fi equipment market at present in both the consumer and enterprise segments, and how will shipment volumes and market value develop over the next 7 years?
- What is the current and future split between device type shipments in different regions internationally?
- How will the major Wi-Fi protocol cycles pan out through 2030, including Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7, and Wi-Fi 8?
- To what extent have international macroeconomic challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and shifting consumer sentiments impacted the Wi-Fi market?
- In which ways will the 6 GHz spectrum impact the Wi-Fi market?
- When will standard power 6 GHz APs begin to be utilized, and what will be the total number of deployments?
- Is the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) CPE market in decline? When will large-scale DOCSIS 4.0 deployments begin? How significant is the demand for the latest generation of Optical Network Terminal (ONT) CPE?
- Do dual-radio APs have a future? Will tri-radio APs become the most dominant type in both the residential and enterprise markets?
- Which vendors are market leaders in terms of shipments and revenue for different equipment types across the period from 1Q 2020 to 3Q 2024?
Who Should Read This?
- Market strategists of ecosystem vendors seeking insight on future market demand.
- Product managers of Wi-Fi equipment vendors.
- Decision makers in component suppliers and chipset design firms serving the Wi-Fi market.
- Managers at service providers looking to deploy Wi-Fi equipment.
- Software vendors working in the Wi-Fi industry.
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