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In-Depth Analysis: Wi-Fi Goes Long: The Wi-Fi Mesh Equipment Market

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: December 2006
Product Code: R97-2674
Description
At the heart of Wi-Fi Mesh Networks are Wi-Fi Mesh Access Points, i.e. nodes that combine a Wi-Fi AP and wireless mesh routing functionality. In-Stat expects more than 50 thousand Wi-Fi mesh AP unit shipments in 2006, with almost 100 thousand unit shipments expected in 2010. Market leaders include Tropos, Nortel, Strix, BelAir, and SkyPilot. Other contenders include Cisco, RoamAD, Motorola, and Proxim.

Primary market segments where Wi-Fi mesh networks are being deployed include the following: municipalities (for public access, or shared public/private, with some sort of city or local government involvement), government-sponsored private networks for public safety and transportation, campus deployments such as stadiums, universities, military bases and airports, and broadband access for underserved regions.
Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Wi-Fi Mesh Architecture

Mesh Networking Overview

Wi-Fi in Mesh Networking Solutions

Vendor Profiles

BelAir Networks

Cisco

FireTide

Motorola

Nortel

Proxim

RoamAD

SkyPilot

Strix Systems

Tropos

Wi-Fi Mesh AP Market Shares

Forecasts

Chipsets for Wi-Fi Mesh APs

Atheros

Wi-Fi Mesh CPE Providers

PePLink

Ruckus Wireless

Meraki

Alternative Outdoor Wi-Fi Infrastructure Providers

5G Wireless

Wavion

LocustWorld: Grass Roots Wi-Fi Mesh

Wi-Fi Mesh in Consumer Electronics

Sonos

Methodology

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List of Tables




Table 1. BelAir Wi-Fi Mesh Solution Overview Matrix

Table 2. BelAir Deployments

Table 3. Cisco Wi-Fi Mesh Solution Overview

Table 4. Cisco Powered Wi-Fi Mesh Deployments

Table 5. FireTide Wi-Fi Mesh Solution Overview

Table 6. Motorola Wi-Fi Mesh Overview

Table 7. Motorola Wi-Fi Mesh Deployments

Table 8. Nortel’s Wi-Fi Mesh Solutions Overview

Table 9. Nortel’s Wi-Fi Mesh Deployments

Table 10. Proxim Wi-Fi Mesh Overview

Table 11. RoamAD Wi-Fi Mesh Overview

Table 12. RoamAD Wi-Fi Mesh Deployments

Table 13. SkyPilot Wi-Fi Mesh Solution Overview

Table 14. SkyPilot Wi-Fi Mesh Deployments

Table 15. Strix Systems Wi-Fi Mesh Overview

Table 16. Strix Systems Wi-Fi Mesh Deployments

Table 17. Tropos Wi-Fi Mesh Solution Overview

Table 18. Tropos Wi-Fi Mesh Deployments

Table 19. Wi-Fi Mesh AP Unit Shipments

Table 20. Wi-Fi Mesh AP Manufacturing Revenues (US$)

Table 21. Wi-Fi Mesh AP Unit Shipment Forecasts

Table 22. Wi-Fi Mesh AP Manufacturing Revenues Forecast (US$ in Thousands)




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Figure 1. Representation of Tropos’ PWRP Technology, Which Eliminates Single Points of Failure in its Wi-Fi Mesh Networks

Figure 2. SkyPilot’s Basic Wi-Fi Mesh Network Architecture

Figure 3. Sonos Wi-Fi Mesh Home Audio System

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