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Worldwide Enterprise Wireless LAN Equipment 2005-2009 Forecast

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: May 2005
Product Code: R104-19704
Description

This IDC study examines the market conditions and opportunity from 2005 through 2009 for enterprise-class wireless LAN equipment that complies with IEEE 802.11 standards. This analysis covers worldwide enterprise client access devices and network access points and bridges. This analysis also includes market sizing and forecasts for independent and dependent enterprise-class access points as well as the switching and controller hardware designed to streamline management and operation of an enterprise wireless LAN system. Within the dependent access point market, IDC also sizes and forecasts the percentage of dependent access points controlled by appliances and LAN switches.

"The WLAN market is growing quickly. Despite this growth, the market is still young and immature. Security, ease of use, and a clear articulation of the business case for new wireless applications are maturing quickly. Customers of WLAN technologies will have to prepare themselves for a constantly evolving mix of application and performance demands." ? Abner Germanow, program manager, Enterprise Networking and WLAN

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Situation Overview
The WLAN Market
WLAN in the Enterprise
Cisco
Table: Cisco's WLAN Businesses
Security
Architectures
Consolidation and Integration in a Fragmented Market
How to Examine Wireless Applications: Portability Versus Mobility
Portability
Mobility
Future Outlook
Forecast and Assumptions
Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Enterprise Wireless LAN Equipment Market, 2005-2009
Table: Worldwide WLAN Access Points, Bridges, and Router/Gateway Shipments and Revenue by Market, 2003-2009
Dependent Versus Independent, Thin Versus Fat
Table: Worldwide Enterprise-Class Independent and Dependent WLAN Access Point Shipments and Revenue, 2003-2009
Figure: Worldwide Enterprise-Class Independent and Dependent WLAN Access Point Shipments, 2003?2009
Where Does the Centralized Intelligence Live?
Table: Worldwide Enterprise-Class WLAN Access Point Controller/Module/Appliance Revenue, 2003-2009
Figure: Worldwide Enterprise-Class Dependent WLAN Access Point Shipments by Management Category, 2003?2009
Table: Worldwide Enterprise-Class Dependent WLAN Access Point Shipments by Management Category, 2003-2009
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