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The enterprise WLAN equipment
is undergoing a trend toward centralized management of
“thin APs” that feature less MAC-layer intelligence than
traditional “smart APs” and are controlled by specialized
appliances known as “WLAN switches” and “WLAN controllers.”
However, the overlay WLAN switch vendors, such as Symbol,
Aruba, and Trapeze, who pioneered the WLAN switch market
are facing a severe challenge from the integration of
wireless management functionality into standard Ethernet
wired switches. This report examines the overall enterprise
WLAN equipment market, with a special focus on the market
for WLAN switches. Unit shipment and revenue market shares
are provided for enterprise APs, external enterprise WLAN
NICs and WLAN switches. Five-year forecasts, from 2004
– 2009, are provided for enterprise APs, external and
internal WLAN NICs, and WLAN switches. Finally, brief
vendor profiles are given. This report will be particularly
useful to product managers in WLAN enterprise equipment
vendor companies, financial analysts covering the WLAN
enterprise equipment market, and consultants advising
clients in the WLAN enterprise equipment market.
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- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- Enterprise WLAN
Market Overview
- WLAN Market
Segmentation
- Enterprise
WLAN Market Background
- WLAN Switch
Market Analysis
- From Standalone
Smart APs To Centrally Managed Thin APs
- Overlay
WLAN Switch Vendors Challenged By Wired/Wireless Switch Integration
- Role Of
Merchant Market Ethernet Switch Silicon Vendors
- Future
Prospects For Overlay WLAN Switch Vendors
- A Path
Toward Survival By Overlay WLAN Switch Vendors
- Enterprise WLAN
Equipment Vendor Market Shares: 2004
- Enterprise WLAN
Equipment Market Forecast: 2004 - 2009
- Enterprise
AP Market Forecast, 2004 - 2009
- Enterprise
NIC Market Forecast, 2004 - 2009
- WLAN Switch
Market Forecast, 2004 - 2009
- Key Enterprise
WLAN Equipment Vendor Profiles
- 3Com Corporation
- Aruba Wireless
Networks
- Cisco Systems
- Colubris Networks
- Enterasys Networks
- Extreme Networks
- Foundry Networks
- HP
- Intermec Technologies
- Meru Networks
- Proxim Corporation
- Siemens
- SOHOware
- Symbol Technologies
- Trapeze Networks
- Table 1. Enterprise
AP, Enterprise External WLAN NIC, And WLAN Switch Unit Shipment Forecast,
2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 2. Vendor
2004 Enterprise AP Unit Shipments and Mfg Revenue
- Table 3. Vendor
2004 Enterprise External NIC Unit Shipments and Mfg Revenue
- Table 4. Vendor
2004 WLAN Switch Unit Shipments and Mfg Revenue
- Table 5. Enterprise
AP Unit Shipment Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 6. Enterprise
AP Mfg Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (US$ in Millions)
- Table 7. Smart
AP/Thin AP Split Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 8. Enterprise
AP Regional Forecast (Units in Thousands)
- Table 9. Enterprise
Embedded NIC/External NIC Split Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 10. Enterprise
External NIC Unit Shipment Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 11. Enterprise
External NIC Mfg Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (US$ in Millions)
- Table 12. Enterprise
External NIC Form Factor Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 13. Enterprise
External NIC Regional Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 14. Enterprise
Embedded NIC Unit Shipment Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)
- Table 15. Enterprise
Embedded Mini-PCI/ExpressCard NIC Split Forecast, 2004 - 2009 (Units
in Thousands)
- Table 16. WLAN
Switch Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009
- Figure 1. Bluesocket
WLAN gateway network diagram
- Figure 2. Diagram
of the transfer of MAC-layer intelligence to the WLAN switch
- Figure 3. WLAN
switch versus WLAN controller network diagram
- Figure 4. Enterprise
AP Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009
- Figure 5. Enterprise
External NIC Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009
- Figure 6. WLAN
Switch Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, 2004 - 2009
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