W ireless communication is an ever-developing field, and the future holds many possibilities.  However, the Wireless LAN market is faced with a number of issues, from ensuring the security of data transmissions to meeting the demand for Ethernet-like functionality and capacity.

To take advantage of the opportunities in this market, component manufacturers, equipment vendors, service providers, and financial institutions need to answer critical business questions including:

• How fast will the market adopt 802.11n?
• Which equipment vendors are the leaders in service provider mesh equipment?
• How will Broadband CPE with embedded Wireless LAN disrupt the stand-alone SOHO market?
• Who are the market leaders in North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific? Why are they strong?

To answer these and other important questions, Dell’Oro Group delivers both quarterly reports and 5-year forecasts on the Wireless LAN market.

Wireless LAN Quarterly Reports

In February, May, August, and November, Dell’Oro Group publishes Wireless LAN quarterly reports with in-depth market-level and detailed vendor market share information by the following customer segments:

• Service Provider
• Enterprise
• SOHO
• External Client Devices

The reports include tables showing manufacturers' revenue, units shipped, and average selling prices. We report revenues, units, and average selling prices by a variety of wireless standards (i.e., 802.11g, 802.11a/g & 802.11n).

We also track:

• The Wireless LAN market by region – North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and rest of world
• Vendor market share for each customer segment by region – North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and rest of world

Wireless LAN 5-Year Forecasts

In January and July, Dell’Oro Group publishes Wireless LAN 5-year forecasts offering a complete overview of the market with historical data from 2000 to the present. The forecasts provide a comprehensive overview of market trends and include tables covering revenue, unit shipment, and average selling price forecasts for various technologies:

• 802.11g
• 802.11a/g
• 802.11n

Wireless LAN Market Research Services

The Dell’Oro Group Wireless LAN market research services are:

	Service Name	Technologies Covered
	Wireless LAN			Service Provider – Mesh Nodes
				Enterprise – Access Points
				Enterprise – WLAN Switch/Server/Appliances
				SOHO – Access Points
				SOHO – Wireless Routers
				SOHO – Broadband CPE with WLAN
				External Client Devices
	Service Provider & Enterprise			Service Provider – Mesh Nodes
				Enterprise – Access Points
				Enterprise – WLAN Switch/Server/Appliances
	SOHO & External Client Devices			SOHO – Access Points
				SOHO – Wireless Routers
				SOHO – Broadband CPE with WLAN
				External Client Devices

Subscription to the Dell'Oro Group Wireless LAN market research service also includes:

• Dell’Oro Analyst Advantage program – On-demand interaction with our senior analysts for in-depth information on virtually all aspects of the networking and telecommunications industries
• Dell’Oro BusinessIMPACT research – Rigorous research that gives you business insight and enables you to make fact-based, strategic decisions based on the best market information possible
• Web access and hard copy of four quarterly reports published in February, May, August, and November and two 5-year forecast reports published in January and July
• Participation in our client-only quarterly update conference calls