Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
• Methodology
  
• WLAN Market Overview
  
  • A Brief History Of WLAN
    
  • WLAN Architectural Overview
    
  • Key WLAN Standards
    
    • Core Standards
      
    • Supplementary Standards
      
• Business WLAN Customer Analysis
  
  • Respondents Who Do NOT Want WLAN
    
  • 802.11 Air Standards Being Deployed
    
  • Top WLAN Vendors Selected By Respondents
    
  • Number Of Access Points Deployed Per Customer
    
  • Percentage Of Employees With Access To WLAN
    
  • What Wi-Fi Is Used For
    
  • Environments In Which WLANs Are Deployed
    
  • WLAN Client Devices Used
    
  • Respondent Problems And Concerns With WLAN
    
  • WLAN Security Measures Used By Panelists
    
  • Use Of Voice Over WLAN
    
  • Respondents' Budget For WLAN Deployments
    
• Business WLAN Equipment Forecast
  
  • Forecast Methodology
    
• Business WLAN Equipment Vendors
  

List of Tables

• Table 1. Which of the following LAN technologies are currently being used in your organization? (Single select)
  
• Table 2. Core 802.11 Standards
  
• Table 3. Supplementary 802.11 Standards
  
• Table 4. Which of the following LAN technologies are currently being used in your organization? (Single select)
  
• Table 5. Which of the following best describes your organization's plans to implement wireless LAN technology in the future? (Single select)
  
• Table 6. What vendor(s) is your organization currently using for its wireless LAN equipment/solution? (Multiple select)
  
• Table 7. What vendor (or vendors) is your organization considering as suppliers of its wireless LAN equipment/solution? (Multiple select)
  
• Table 8. What types of client devices are used within your organization's WLAN? (Multiple select)
  
• Table 9. Which, if any, of the following are the main problems or concerns that your organization has experienced with its WLAN technology? (Please select no more than 3)
  
• Table 10. Which, if any, of the following security measures does your organization employ on its WLAN? (Multiple select)
  
• Table 11. Does your organization run Voice over the WLAN? (Single select)
  
• Table 12. What was your organization's budget for the implementation (i.e., the initial equipment purchase and set-up costs) of the WLAN solution? (Single select)
  
• Table 13. What is your organization's planned budget for the implementation (i.e., the initial equipment purchase and set-up costs) of the wireless LAN solution? (Single select)
  
• Table 14. Total Business WLAN Shipment Forecast (Units in Thousands)
  
• Table 15. Total WLAN Revenue Forecast (US$ in Millions)
  
• Table 16. Business AP Shipment Forecast (Units in Thousands)
  
• Table 17. Business AP Revenue Forecast (US$ in Millions)
  
• Table 18. Business NIC Shipment Forecast (Units in Thousands)
  
• Table 19. Business NIC Revenue Forecast (US$ in Millions)
  
• Table 20. Enterprise-focused WLAN Equipment Vendors
  
• Table 21. WLAN Switch Equipment Vendors
  
• Table 22. SOHO/SMB-focused WLAN Equipment Vendors

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Typical Wi-Fi Architecture
  
• Figure 2. You've indicated that your organization is NOT planning to implement wireless LAN technology. Which, if any, of the following are the top reasons why your organization is not planning to implement this technology? (Select up to 3)
  
• Figure 3. Which, if any, of the following might cause your organization to consider implementing wireless LAN technology in the future? (Select up to 3)
  
• Figure 4. What type of wireless LAN technology is your organization currently using? (Single select)
  
• Figure 5. What wireless LAN technology (or technologies) is your organization considering? (Multiple select)
  
• Figure 6. How many WLAN APs have you deployed in your organization? (Single select)
  
• Figure 7. How many WLAN APs do you plan to deploy in your organization? (Single select)
  
• Figure 8. Approximately what percent of your organization's employees have access to the WLAN? (Single select)
  
• Figure 9. Approximately what percent of your organization's employees will have access to the WLAN? (Single select)
  
• Figure 10. For which applications do your organization's employees use the WLAN? (Multiple select)
  
• Figure 11. What applications does your organization plan to use with the wireless LAN? (Multiple select)
  
• Figure 12. In what type of locations/environments in your organization have you deployed a WLAN? (Multiple select)
  
• Figure 13. In what type of locations/environments in your organization do you plan to deploy a WLAN? (Multiple select)
  
• Figure 14. What type or types of client devices does your organization plan to support on the wireless LAN? (Multiple Select)
  
• Figure 15. Which, if any, of the following are the top concerns that your organization has regarding its planned wireless LAN? (Please select no more than 3)
  
• Figure 16. Which, if any, of the following security measures does your organization plan to place on its WLAN? (Multiple select)
  
• Figure 17. Does your organization plan to deploy Voice over the WLAN (Wireless Voice over IP)? (Single select)
  
• Figure 18. Total Business WLAN Shipment Forecast (Units in Thousands)
  
• Figure 19. Total WLAN Revenue Forecast (US$ in Millions)
  
• Figure 20. Business AP Shipment Forecast (Units in Thousands)
  
• Figure 21. Business AP Revenue Forecast (US$ in Millions)
  
• Figure 22. Business NIC Shipment Forecast (Units in Thousands)
  
• Figure 23. Business NIC Revenue Forecast (US$ in Millions)