"WLAN Switch"...Or Just "Switch"?: Business WLAN Market Analysis: Industry Report

"WLAN Switch"...Or Just "Switch"?: Business WLAN Market Analysis

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: March 2005
Product Code: R97-1962

Description

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, financial analysts covering the WLAN enterprise equipment market, and consultants advising clients in the WLAN enterprise equipment market.

Table of Contents

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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