Robust SOHO Wireless LAN Sales Outside of North America Buoy Overall Market in the Second Quarter

2Wire, D-Link and Thomson Experienced Banner Quarter in Emerging Regions

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – September 8, 2008 – According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, the total wireless LAN (WLAN) market grew in the high single-digits in the second quarter of this year, in part on strong sales coming from the small office, home office (SOHO) WLAN segment. Revenues from SOHO WLAN equipment during the second quarter surpassed $700 million for the first time ever, with all regions of the world outside of North America helping offset a decline in the traditionally strong North American SOHO segment.

“Three SOHO vendors experienced very strong growth in the emerging regions of the world during the second quarter,” commented Ben Kwan, Analyst of Wireless LAN research at Dell’Oro Group. “In particular, D-Link benefited from strong retail sales and 2Wire and Thomson experienced increased sales due to promotions offered by service providers in emerging regions of the world, such as Latin America,” added Kwan.

The report indicates that the top five SOHO WLAN vendors by revenue during the second quarter were (highest to lowest): Linksys, 2Wire, Thomson, NETGEAR, and D-Link.

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The Dell’Oro Group Wireless LAN Quarterly report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the Service Provider, Enterprise, SOHO, and External Client Devices markets with tables containing manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and unit shipments by the following wireless standards: 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a/g and 802.11n. To purchase this report, please contact Emily Kendall, call +1.650.622.9400 x223 or email Emily@DellOro.com.

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