Shipments of Wi-Fi enterprise access points topped 800,000 in the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest market data from ABI Research. The firm estimates that enterprise-class wireless access point shipments should achieve 11.6 million units by the end of 2015.
Cisco is still very much the leading player in the enterprise access point market, holding a market-share of more than 50%. But according to research director Philip Solis, “Aruba, Motorola, and HP are all keen to take market share away from Cisco.”
HP Procurve recently announced that it had completed its acquisition of 3Com. The integration of the network switching and routing solutions of the two companies could help HP Procurve to boost market share. Solis notes that, “The merger is likely to create a more competitive environment in the WLAN equipment market, especially for the giant manufacturers such as Cisco, Motorola, and Aruba.”
Research associate Khin Sandi Lynn adds, “Both in the consumer and enterprise markets, the adoption of 802.11n standard-type access points is still showing growth. Since 802.11n access points provide higher speed and wider wireless coverage than 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11a/g products, larger deployments of 802.11n products are expected in the coming years.”
In the enterprise market, WLAN equipment has strong growth opportunities in sectors such as education and healthcare which need higher-capacity applications. Students have come to expect wireless access in the dorms or on campus for file transfer and multi-media applications. Wireless adoption is increasing in healthcare for safer and more efficient applications.
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