Q3 2002 Wireless LAN Market Analysis: Industry Report

Q3 2002 Wireless LAN Market Analysis

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: November 2002
Product Code: R97-1152

Description

In 3Q02, the WLAN market took four major turns: (1) 2.4/5GHz dual-band capable Access Points and NICs came into the spotlight, (2) the growth of the 802.11a-only market segment waned somewhat, (3) business clients grew quite significantly, driven by the surge of notebook PCs with embedded Wi-Fi, and (4) the home market exploded, with old and new vendors pushing aggressively into retail.

The 802.11b market continued to drive overall WLAN unit growth. In 3Q02, worldwide 802.11b hardware shipments grew 24%, totaling 4.8 million unit shipments for the quarter. This 24% unit growth rate makes 3Q02 the healthiest WLAN quarter in 2002 so far.

Total 802.11b end-use revenues, however, showed the darker side of the WLAN market, that of rapid hardware commoditization, with little margin incentive for hardware vendors. End-use revenues increased only 8%, one-third that of shipment growth, accounting for $532 million for the quarter.

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Table 1. Dual-Mode
APs (2.4 & 5 GHz capable)

Table 2. Dual-Mode
AP End-Use Revenues

Table 3. Dual-Mode
NIC Unit Shipments

Table 4. Dual-Mode
NIC End-Use Revenues

Table 5. Total
802.11a NIC Unit Shipments

Table 6. Total
802.11a NIC End-Use Revenues

Table 7. Total
802.11a AP Unit Shipments

Table 8. Total
802.11a NIC End-Use Revenues

Table 9. Total
802.11a NIC & AP Unit Shipments

Table 10. Total
802.11a AP + NIC End-Use Revenues

Table 11. 3Q02
% Geographic Breakdown of Total Wi-Fi Unit Shipments

Table 12. 3Q02
Geographic Breakdown of Total Wi-Fi Unit Shipments

Table 13. 3Q02
% Client Form Factor Breakdown

Table 14. 3Q02
Client Unit Form Factor Breakdown

Table 15. Worldwide
802.11b Unit Shipments (K)

Table 16. Worldwide
Total 802.11b End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)

Table 17. Worldwide
Total 802.11b NIC Unit Shipments (K)

Table 18. Worldwide
Total 802.11b NIC End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)

Table 19. Worldwide
Total 802.11b AP/Bridge Unit Shipments (K)

Table 20. Worldwide
Total 802.11b AP/Bridge End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)

Table 21. Worldwide
Business 802.11b NIC & AP/Bridge Unit Shipments (K)

Table 22. Worldwide
Business 802.11b NIC & AP End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)

Table 23. Worldwide
Business 802.11b NIC Unit Shipments (K)

Table 24. Worldwide
Business 802.11b NIC End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)

Table 25. Worldwide
Business 802.11b AP/Bridge Unit Shipments (K)

Table 26. Worldwide
Business 802.11b AP/Bridge End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)

Table 27. Worldwide
Home 802.11b NIC & AP Unit Shipments (K)

Table 28. Worldwide
Home 802.11b NIC & AP End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)

Table 29. Worldwide
Home Wi-Fi NIC Unit Shipments (K)

Table 30. Worldwide
Home 802.11b NIC End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)

Table 31. Worldwide
Home Wi-Fi AP Unit Shipments (K)

Table 32. Worldwide
Home 802.11b AP End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)

Table 33. Worldwide
802.11b Hardware Unit and End-Use Revs Forecast

Table 34. Worldwide
802.11b NIC Unit Shipment and End-Use Revs Forecast

Table 35. Worldwide
802.11b AP Unit Shipments & End-Use Revs Forecast

Table 36. Worldwide
Home 802.11b Hardware Unit Shipments and End-Use Revs Forecast

Table 37. Worldwide
Home 802.11b NIC Units Shipments & End-Use Revs Forecast

Table 38. Worldwide
Home 802.11b AP Unit Shipments & End-Use Revs Forecast

Table 39. Worldwide
Business 802.11b Hardware Unit Shipments and End-Use Revs Forecast

Table 40. Worldwide
Business 802.11b NIC Unit Shipments and End-Use Revs Forecast

Table 41. Worldwide
Business 802.11b AP Unit Shipments and End-Use Revs Forecast

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