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SUMMARY
The enterprise WLAN equipment is undergoing a trend toward centralized
management of "thin APs" that feature less MAC-layer intelligence than
traditional "smart APs" and are controlled by specialized appliances known as
"WLAN switches" and "WLAN controllers." However, the overlay WLAN switch
vendors, such as Symbol, Aruba, and Trapeze, who pioneered the WLAN switch
market are facing a severe challenge from the integration of wireless
management functionality into standard Ethernet wired switches. This report
examines the overall enterprise WLAN equipment market, with a special focus on
the market for WLAN switches. Unit shipment and revenue market shares are
provided for enterprise APs, external enterprise WLAN NICs and WLAN switches.
Five-year forecasts, from 2004 -- 2009, are provided for enterprise APs,
external and internal WLAN NICs, and WLAN switches. Finally, brief vendor
profiles are given. This report will be particularly useful to product
managers in WLAN enterprise equipment vendor companies, finanial analysts
covering the WLAN enterprise equipment market, and consultants advising
clients in the WLAN enterprise equipment market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- Enterprise WLAN Market Overview
- WLAN Market Segmentation
- Enterprise WLAN Market Background
- WLAN Switch Market Analysis
- From Standalone Smart APs To Centrally Managed Thin APs
- Overlay WLAN Switch Vendors Challenged By Wired/Wireless Switch
Integration
- Role Of Merchant Market Ethernet Switch Silicon Vendors
- Future Prospects For Overlay WLAN Switch Vendors
- A Path Toward Survival By Overlay WLAN Switch Vendors
- Enterprise WLAN Equipment Vendor Market Shares: 2004
- Enterprise WLAN Equipment Market Forecast: 2004 - 2009
- Enterprise AP Market Forecast, 2004 - 2009
- Enterprise NIC Market Forecast, 2004 - 2009
- WLAN Switch Market Forecast, 2004 - 2009
- Key Enterprise WLAN Equipment Vendor Profiles
- 3Com Corporation
- Aruba Wireless Networks
- Cisco Systems
- Colubris Networks
- Enterasys Networks
- Extreme Networks
- Foundry Networks
- HP
- Intermec Technologies
- Meru Networks
- Proxim Corporation
- Siemens
- SOHOware
- Symbol Technologies
- Trapeze Networks
List of Tables
- Table 1. Enterprise AP, Enterprise External WLAN NIC, And WLAN Switch Unit
Shipment Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 2. Vendor 2004 Enterprise AP Unit Shipments and Mfg Revenue
- Table 3. Vendor 2004 Enterprise External NIC Unit Shipments and Mfg Revenue
- Table 4. Vendor 2004 WLAN Switch Unit Shipments and Mfg Revenue
- Table 5. Enterprise AP Unit Shipment Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in
Thousands)
- Table 6. Enterprise AP Mfg Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (US$ in Millions)
- Table 7. Smart AP/Thin AP Split Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 8. Enterprise AP Regional Forecast (Units in Thousands)
- Table 9. Enterprise Embedded NIC/External NIC Split Forecast, 2004 - 2009
(Units in Thousands)
- Table 10. Enterprise External NIC Unit Shipment Forecast, 2004 - 2009
(Units in Thousands)
- Table 11. Enterprise External NIC Mfg Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (US$
in Millions)
- Table 12. Enterprise External NIC Form Factor Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units
in Thousands)
- Table 13. Enterprise External NIC Regional Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in
Thousands)
- Table 14. Enterprise Embedded NIC Unit Shipment Forecast, 2004 - 2009
(Units in Thousands)
- Table 15. Enterprise Embedded Mini-PCI/ExpressCard NIC Split Forecast,
2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 16. WLAN Switch Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Bluesocket WLAN gateway network diagram
- Figure 2. Diagram of the transfer of MAC-layer intelligence to the WLAN
switch
- Figure 3. WLAN switch versus WLAN controller network diagram
- Figure 4. Enterprise AP Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009
- Figure 5. Enterprise External NIC Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, 2004
- 2009
- Figure 6. WLAN Switch Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009
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