Growth Markets for Wireless LAN 'Hot-Desking' meets Plug-n-Play

In-Stat expects WLAN usage to increase dramatically over the next five years, with more than 200K firms estimated to use these solutions in 1999. By 2003, In-Stat expects more than 3 million firms to connect users via a wireless connection. This dramatic growth will be the result of increased adoption of WLAN technology in the small business and SOHO markets as well as increased adoption of the technology in larger firms. Changing workgroup needs and the increasing mobility of employees, combined with continually falling prices is making WLAN solutions extremely attractive to larger companies. These firms are wrangling with how to keep remote workers connected while away and make connecting them easy when they do come into the main office to work. In smaller firms the portability of WLAN solutions and their promise for "plug-n-play" makes these solutions incredibly attractive to these buyer segments.

• Network Penetration by Market
  
• Network-enabled Firms
  
• Network-accessing Employees
  
• Wireless LAN Usage by Market
  
• WLAN Usage by Market
  
• 2000 Will be Crucial…
  
• SOHO Business
  
• Big Marketing is Raising Awareness and Demand…
  
• "Plug-n-Play" WLAN Should be Sold Retail…
  
• Small Business
  
• Partner with Resellers and Push Retail to Reach SBs…
  
• Middle Market
  
• Wireless May be Attractive to Middle Market Remote Offices…
  
• Services and Financial Industries Are Hot for Wireless LAN…
  
• Enterprise
  
• "Hot-desking" Expected to be Key Driver for WLAN in Enterprises…
  
• WLAN "Ease of Installation" Evaluations
  
• Key Findings
  
• Vendor "Evaluations"
  
• Compaq
  
• NDC
  
• Lucent
  
• Proxim
  
• Methodology & Sources

List of Tables

• Table 1: % Firms with a Network - US Businesses, 1999-2003
  
• Table 2: # Firms with a Network - US Businesses, 1999-2003
  
• Table 3: % Employees Accessing an Internal Network - US Businesses,
  1999-2003
  
• Table 4: # Employees Accessing an Internal Network - US Businesses,
  1999-2003
  
• Table 5: # Firms Using Wireless LAN Connectivity - US Businesses, 1999-2003
  
• Table 6: # Employees Using WLAN Connectivity - US Businesses, 1999-2003
  
• Table 7: % Firms Using WLAN of Networked Firms - US Businesses, 1999-2003
  
• Table 8: % Networked Employees with WLAN Connectivity - US Businesses,
  1999-2003

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Wireless LAN Usage by Vertical Industry, SOHO Business 1998
  
• Figure 2: Expected Wireless LAN Usage by Vertical Industry, SOHO Business
  2000
  
• Figure 3: Wireless LAN Usage by Vertical Industry - Small Business, 1998
  
• Figure 4: Expected Wireless LAN Usage by Vertical Industry - Small Business,
  2000
  
• Figure 5: Wireless LAN Usage - Vertical Industry, Middle Market 1998
  
• Figure 6: Expected Wireless LAN Usage - Vertical Industry, Middle Market
  2000
  
• Figure 7: Wireless LAN Usage by Vertical Industry - Enterprise 1998
  
• Figure 8: Expected Wireless LAN Usage by Vertical Industry - Enterprise 2000