WLAN in the Enterprise: Industry Report

WLAN in the Enterprise

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: October 2005
Product Code: R104-24465

Description

This IDC study presents the 2005 results of IDC's Asia/Pacific Communication Survey of businesses in 11 countries from this region. Based fundamentally on primary research derived through interviews with corporate end users, IDC highlights the communication trends with regard to wireless LAN adoption in this study. There were a total of 2,163 business respondents from six different verticals, namely banking/financial markets/insurance, communication/media/transport, government/education/healthcare,retail/wholesale,manufacturing/construction/resource, and services/utilities. The survey findings were presented in total, by country, by vertical industry as well as by company size.

"Asian enterprises remain skeptical about the implementation of WLAN since 62% of the companies interviewed did not have any plans at all for integrating WLAN into their business. However, there is a very healthy growth in terms of actual and planned usage for WLAN, relative to IDC's survey findings from 2004. The potential for WLAN in the corporate environment is being tapped increasingly as businesses are attracted to its convenience and ease of use, ease of network management, its positive effect on enhancing business processes, as well as compelled by the rising need for mobility. Additionally, service providers and equipment vendors are also aggressively addressing market acceptance, security concerns, and corporate requirements for functionality," observes Grace Yeo, research manager, Asia/Pacific Communications Research, IDC Asia/Pacific.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Survey Design
Sample Geographies
Company Size
Industries Covered
Table: Six Main Industries
Respondents
Interviews
Unit of Analysis
Interview Schedule
Confidence Intervals
What the 95% Level Means
How Confidence Intervals Can Vary
Confidence Interval for Each Country
Confidence Interval for Each Vertical
Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Communication Study 2005 Overall Completed Surveys
Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Confidence Intervals at 95% Level: Wireless and Networking
Weighting
Overall Weighting
Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Weighting Formula
Weightage for Ordered Multiple-Response Questions
Background
Weighting Assumptions for Questions with Top 3 Mentions
Calculation of Weighting
Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) IDC Weight Allocation for Ordered Multiple-Response Questions
Methods
Sampling Demographics
Figure: Sample per Country for Wireless and Networking
Figure: Sample Per Industry for Wireless and Networking
Figure: Sample Per Employee Size for Wireless and Networking
Figure: Vertical Group Per Country for Wireless and Networking
Figure: Company Size Per Country for Wireless and Networking
Figure: Multinational Companies Versus Local Companies Per Country for Wireless and Networking
Respondent Demographics (Weighted)
Principal Business Activity
Table: Countrywide Principal Activity Per Country
Table: Principal Activity per Company Size
MNC Versus Local Company
Table: Multinational Company Versus Local Company Per Country
Table: Multinational Company Versus Local Company Per Vertical
Table: Multinational Company Versus Local Company Per Company Size
Number of Employees in this Site and Countrywide
Table: Number of Employees in This Site by Country
Table: Number of Employees in This Site by Vertical
Table: Number of Employees Recruited Countrywide by Country
Table: Number of Employees Recruited Countrywide by Vertical
Headquarter or Branch Office Status
Table: Headquarter or Branch Office Status by Country
Table: Headquarter or Branch Office Status by Vertical
Table: Headquarter or Branch Office Status by Company Size
Situation Overview
PC and LAN/WAN Usage
Table: Number of PCs at This Site by Country
Table: Number of PCs at This Site by Vertical
Table: Number of PCs at This Site by Company Size
Table: Number of PCs Connected to LAN at This Site by Country
Table: Number of PCs Connected to LAN at This Site by Vertical
Table: Number of PCs Connected to LAN at This Site by Company Size
Table: Availability of WAN at This Site by Country
Table: Availability of WAN at This Site by Vertical
Table: Availability of WAN at this Site by Company Size
Usage of Wireless LAN
Figure: Usage and Plans for WLAN by Country
Figure: Usage and Plans for WLAN by Country
Figure: Usage and Plans for WLAN by Vertical
Figure: Usage and Plans for WLAN by Company Size
Extent of WLAN Connectivity
Figure: Percentage of Employee That Has WLAN Connectivity by Country
Figure: Percentage of Employee That Has WLAN Connectivity by Vertical
Figure: Percentage of Employee That Has WLAN Connectivity by Company Size
Table: Scale of Corporate WLAN Deployment by Country (in terms of respondents)
Table: Scale of Corporate WLAN Deployment by Vertical (in terms of respondents)
Table: Scale of Corporate WLAN Deployment by Company Size (in terms of respondents)
Figure: Average Number of Employees Per Access Point by Country
Figure: Average Number of Employees Per Access Point by Country
Figure: Average Number of Employees Per Access Point by Vertical
Figure: Average Number of Employees Per Access Point by Company Size
Corporate Investment in WLAN
Figure: Corporate Investment in WLAN by Country, 2004
Figure: Corporate Investment in WLAN by Country, 2004 (II)
Table: Weighted Count of Companies that Disclosed WLAN Investments by Country, 2004
Figure: Corporate Investment in WLAN by Vertical, 2004
Table: Weighted Count of Companies that Disclosed WLAN Investments by Vertical, 2004
Figure: Corporate Investment in WLAN by Company Size, 2004
Table: Weighted Count of Companies that Disclosed WLAN Investments by Company Size, 2004
Future OutlooK
Planned Investment in WLAN
Figure: Planned Investment in WLAN in Next Two Years by Country
Figure: Planned investment in WLAN in Next Two Years by Country
Table: Weighted Count of Companies that Disclosed Planned WLAN Investments in Next Two Years by Country
Figure: Planned Investment in WLAN in Next Two Years by Vertical
Table: Weighted Count of Companies that Disclosed Planned WLAN Investments in Next Two Years by Vertical
Figure: Planned Investment in WLAN in Next Two Years by Company Size
Table: Weighted Count of Companies that Disclosed Planned WLAN Investments in Next Two Years by Company Size
Inhibitors to Deployment of WLAN Solution
Figure: Top 3 Concerns preventing Deployment of WLAN Solution by Country
Figure: Top 3 Concerns Preventing Deployment of WLAN Solution by Country
Figure: Top 3 Concerns Preventing Deployment of WLAN Solution by Vertical
Figure: Top 3 Concerns Preventing Deployment of WLAN Solution by Company Size
Enterprise Motivation for Deploying WLAN
Figure: Top 3 Reasons for Deployment of WLAN Solution by Country
Figure: Top 3 Reasons for Deployment of WLAN Solution by Country
Figure: Top 3 Reasons for Deployment of WLAN Solution by Vertical
Figure: Top 3 Reasons for Deployment of WLAN Solution by Vertical
Essential Guidance
Actions to Consider
Learn More
Related Research
Definitions
Industries
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
Routers/Gateways/Bridges/Switches
Network Equipment
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet
LAN Switches
Synopsis
Appendix: Survey Questionnaires
Telecommunications and WAN Usage
Screener (S Series)
Telecommunications (T Series)
Core Data Managed Services (C Series)
Internet Access Services (B Series)
WAN (WAN Series)
IP VAS and IP VPN (IP Series)
Budgeting (BD Series)
Wireless and Networking
Screener (S Series)
Managed Services (M Series)
Wireless (W Series)
Network Equipment (N Series)
Voice (V Series)
Network Security (NS Series)
Budgeting (BD Series)

Ordering and More Information

Price and Delivery Options

MindBranch has been the leading provider of industry and investment research from more than 550 independent research firms since 1992. With over 90,000 market research reports, MindBranch is your trusted source of competitive business intelligence.