4Q 2003 WLAN Market Analysis

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4Q 2003 WLAN Market Analysis

Service: Networking Quarterly - WLAN
Report Number: IN0401426WL
Publication Date: March 2004
Number of Pages: 25
Report Price: $3,495 U.S. Dollars
Analyst: Gemma Paulo

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Abstract
In 4Q03, the Wi-Fi market grew by 40% in unit shipments, and by almost 20% in end sales. 16.6 million Wi-Fi units shipped out in 4Q03, compared to 11.9 million in 3Q03. Fourth quarter revenues came in at slightly over $1 billion, compared to $877 million in 3Q03. The Christmas season definitely gave the Wi-Fi market a healthy year-end boost, driving the annual growth rate of the Wi-Fi hardware market to over 140% in unit shipments, and helping to push annual end-use revenues up by almost 50%.

The embedded market made big waves in 2003, as over 15 million embedded Wi-Fi clients shipped out in notebook PCs, from the likes of Dell, HP, IBM, Toshiba, Fujitsu/Fujitsu-Siemens, Acer, Gateway, Sony, and NEC. Two other Wi-Fi market segments emerged in the second half of 2003, including Wi-Fi Media devices and Wi-Fi Switch systems.

List of Tables

Table 1. Worldwide Total Wi-Fi AP and NIC Unit Shipments (in Thousands)
Table 2. Worldwide Total Wi-Fi AP and NIC End-Use Revs (in Thousands of $US)
Table 3. Worldwide 802.11b Unit Shipments (in Thousands)
Table 4. Worldwide Total 802.11b End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)
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 AP End-Use Revenues
Table 9. Total 802.11a Hardware
Table 10. Total 802.11a Hardware End-Use Revenues
Table 11. Total 802.11g AP Unit Shipments (K)
Table 12. Total 802.11g AP End-Use Revs ($K)
Table 13. Total 802.11g NIC Unit Shipments (K)
Table 14. Total 802.11g NIC End-Use Revs ($K)
Table 15. Total 802.11g NIC & AP Unit Shipments (K)
Table 16. Total 802.11g NIC & AP End-Use Revs ($K)
Table 17. Dual-Mode APs (2.4 & 5 GHz capable)
Table 18. Dual-Mode AP End-Use Revenues
Table 19. Dual-Mode NIC Unit Shipments
Table 20. Dual-Mode NIC End-Use Revenues
Table 21. Dual-Mode NIC & AP Unit Shipments
Table 22. Dual-Mode NIC & AP End-Use Revenues
Table 23. 4Q03 % Geographic Breakdown of Total Wi-Fi Unit Shipments
Table 24. 4Q03 Geographic Breakdown of Total Wi-Fi Unit Shipments
Table 25. 4Q03 % Client Form Factor Breakdown
Table 26. 4Q03 Client Unit Form Factor Breakdown
Table 27. Embedded Wi-Fi Units (i.e. Notebook PCs Shipping out with Embedded Wi-Fi)
Table 28. Standalone Wi-Fi Client Unit Shipments (i.e. External Wi-Fi Clients)
Table 29. Worldwide Total 802.11b NIC Unit Shipments (in Thousands)
Table 30. Worldwide Total 802.11b NIC End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)
Table 31. Worldwide Total 802.11b AP/Bridge Unit Shipments (in Thousands)
Table 32. Worldwide Total 802.11b AP/Bridge End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)
Table 33. Worldwide Business 802.11b NIC & AP/Bridge Unit Shipments (in Thousands)
Table 34. Worldwide Business 802.11b NIC & AP End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)
Table 35. Worldwide Business 802.11b NIC Unit Shipments (in Thousands)
Table 36. Worldwide Business 802.11b NIC End-Use Revs ($M)
Table 37. Worldwide Business 802.11b AP/Bridge Unit Shipments (in Thousands)
Table 38. Worldwide Business 802.11b AP/Bridge End-Use Revs ($ in thousands)
Table 39. Worldwide Home 802.11b NIC & AP Unit Shipments (in Thousands)
Table 40. Worldwide Home 802.11b NIC & AP End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)
Table 41. Worldwide Home Wi-Fi NIC Unit Shipments (in Thousands)
Table 42. Worldwide Home 802.11b NIC End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)
Table 43. Worldwide Home Wi-Fi AP Unit Shipments (in Thousands)
Table 44. Worldwide Home 802.11b AP End-Use Revs (US$ in thousands)
Table 45. Worldwide 802.11b Hardware Unit and End-Use Revs Forecast
Table 46. Worldwide 802.11b NIC Unit Shipment and End-Use Revs Forecast
Table 47. Worldwide 802.11b AP Unit Shipments & End-Use Revs Forecast
Table 48. Worldwide Home 802.11b Hardware Unit Shipments and End-Use Revs Forecast
Table 49. Worldwide Home 802.11b NIC Units Shipments & End-Use Revs Forecast
Table 50. Worldwide Home 802.11b AP Unit Shipments & End-Use Revs Forecast
Table 51. Worldwide Business 802.11b Hardware Unit Shipments and End-Use Revs Forecast
Table 52. Worldwide Business 802.11b NIC Unit Shipments and End-Use Revs Forecast
Table 53. Worldwide Business 802.11b AP Unit Shipments and End-Use Revs Forecast
Table 54. Worldwide 802.11g NIC and AP Forecast
Table 55. Worldwide 802.11g NIC Forecast
Table 56. Worldwide 802.11g AP Forecast
Table 57. Worldwide 2.4/5GHz Dual-Band NIC and AP Forecast
Table 58. Worldwide 2.4/5GHz Dual-Band NIC Forecast
Table 59. Worldwide 2.4/5GHz Dual-Band AP Forecast
Table 60. Worldwide Wi-Fi NIC and AP Forecast
Table 61. Worldwide Wi-Fi NIC Forecast
Table 62. Worldwide Wi-Fi AP Forecast

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