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SOHO/consumer WLAN Market Analysis |
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The SOHO/consumer WLAN equipment
market is becoming an increasingly difficult environment
in which to compete. While shipment volumes have increased
strongly since 2000, prices have eroded sharply over the
past several years, and In-Stat believes that few vendors
are making much money in this market segment at present.
We still expect shipment volumes to increase strongly
over the forecast period, driven both by growing broadband
adoption as well as increasing use of home networks. Importantly,
WLAN equipment will increasingly be used to network consumer
electronics devices, as well as VoIP communications. A
key market shift is the transition from the 802.11g air
standard to MIMO-based products.
This report examines the overall SOHO/consumer WLAN
equipment market. Unit shipment and revenue market shares
for 2004 are provided for SOHO/consumer APs, wireless
routers, wireless Residential Gateways (RGs), and external
SOHO/consumer WLAN NICs. Five-year forecasts, from 2005
- 2009, are provided for SOHO/consumer APs, wireless routers,
wireless RGs, and external/embedded SOHO/consumer WLAN
NICs. Finally, brief vendor profiles are given. This report
will be particularly useful to product managers and marketing
directors in SOHO/consumer WLAN equipment and semiconductor
vendor companies, financial analysts covering the WLAN
equipment and semiconductor markets, and consultants advising
clients in the WLAN equipment and semiconductor markets.
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- Executive
Summary
- Methodology
- SOHO/consumer
WLAN Equipment Market Overview
- WLAN
Market Segmentation
- SOHO/consumer
WLAN Market Background
- Introduction
Of IEEE 802.11 WLAN
- Apple
Launches Consumer WLAN With AirPort
- Shift
From 802.11b to 802.11g
- SOHO/consumer
WLAN Market Structure
- WLAN
Silicon Vendors
- WLAN
Consumer Channels
- SOHO/consumer
WLAN Market Opportunity
- Home
Networking Consumer Survey Results
- WLAN
Predominates In Home Networks
- Multimedia
and VoIP Increasingly Drivers for Home WLAN
- Introduction
of MIMO and 802.11n
- SOHO/consumer
WLAN Equipment Vendor Market Shares
- SOHO/consumer
WLAN Equipment Market Forecast
- SOHO/consumer
WLAN Infrastructure Forecast, 2004 – 2009
- SOHO/consumer
WLAN NIC Forecast, 2004 – 2009
- Key
SOHO/consumer WLAN Equipment Vendor Profiles
- 2Wire
- Apple
- Belkin
- Buffalo
Technologies
- D-Link
- Linksys
- Netgear
- SMC
Networks
- Table
1. SOHO/consumer WLAN equipment forecast, 2004 – 2009
(Units in Thousands)
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2. SOHO/consumer AP Vendor Market Share, 2004
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3. SOHO/consumer External NIC Vendor Market Share, 2004
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4. SOHO/consumer AP Unit Shipment Forecast, 2004 –
2009 (Units in Thousands)
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5. SOHO/consumer AP Mfg Revenue Forecast, 2004 – 2009
(US$ in Millions)
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6. SOHO/consumer AP Form Factor Forecast, 2004 – 2009
(Units in Thousands)
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7. SOHO/consumer AP Regional Forecast (Units in Thousands)
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8. SOHO/consumer Embedded/External NIC Split Forecast, 2004
– 2009 (Units in Thousands)
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9. SOHO/consumer External WLAN NIC Unit Shipment Forecast,
2004 – 2009 (Units in Thousands)
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10. SOHO/consumer External WLAN NIC Revenue Forecast, 2004
– 2009 (US$ in Millions)
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11. SOHO/consumer External NIC Form Factor Forecast, 2004
– 2009 (Units in Thousands)
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12. SOHO/consumer External NIC Regional Forecast, 2004 –
2009 (Units in Thousands)
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13. SOHO/consumer Embedded NIC Unit Shipment Forecast, 2004
– 2009 (Units in Thousands)
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14. SOHO/consumer Embedded Mini-PCI/ExpressCard NIC Split
Forecast, 2004 – 2009 (Units in Thousands)
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1. SOHO/consumer AP Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast,
2004 – 2009
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2. SOHO/consumer AP Form Factor Forecast, 2004 – 2009
(Units in Thousands)
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3. SOHO/consumer External NIC Unit Shipment and Revenue
Forecast, 2004 – 2009
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4. SOHO/consumer External NIC Form Factor Forecast, 2004
– 2009 (Units in Thousands)
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