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Communications News, Dec, 2005
Worldwide wireless LAN switch ports sales jumped 52% to 170,000, and revenue grew 55% to $80.8 million between the first and second quarters of 2005, according to Infonetics Research. The number is expected to top $735 million by 2008.
The overall WLAN equipment market is holding steady, with worldwide revenue dipping 1% to $733 million between the first and second quarters, with unit shipments increasing 7%. Annual revenue is expected to increase to $4.1 billion in 2008 as WLANs continue to gain traction across all regions.
Market highlights:
* Cisco leads in overall WLAN equipment revenue share, following its fourth consecutive $100-million-plus quarter.
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* Cisco-Linksys is second, ahead of D-Link in third and Netgear in fourth.
* Access points account for 67% of WLAN equipment revenue, network interface cards for 16%, and WLAN infrastructure products for 17%.
* SOHOs/consumers make up 43% of WLAN equipment revenue, declining from 51% in the first quarter; service providers/enterprises make up 57%.
* North America accounts for 49% of WLAN equipment revenue.
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