According to Dell'Oro Group, Enterprise Wireless LAN Market Slides Six Percent During First Quarter 2005; SOHO Market Growth Tapers Following Strong Fourth Quarter.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- A recently published report from Dell'Oro Group reveals that the enterprise Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) market suffered a six percent decline during the first quarter 2005. Growth in the SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. market tapered ta·per n. 1. A small or very slender candle. 2. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps. 3. A source of feeble light. 4. a. to three percent after strong holiday-related sales in the fourth quarter; however, the modest increase helped to bolster to the overall WLAN market which dropped only one percent worldwide during the same period. "Product and strategic transition issues among vendors caused the enterprise WLAN market to decline for the second consecutive quarter," commented Greg Collins Gregory Vincent Collins (born December 8, 1952 in Troy, Michigan) was a former professional American football player who played in three NFL seasons from 1975-1977 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills. , Senior Director of Wireless LAN research at Dell'Oro Group. "With Cisco announcing the acquisition of Airespace in early January and completing the acquisition in late March, their customer base likely delayed some purchases. Moreover, both Nortel and Alcatel transitioned their enterprise WLAN product offerings away from Airespace-based solutions to products based on offerings from Trapeze Networks and Aruba Networks, respectively. The consolidation and partnership transitions likely created uncertainty and hence purchase delay among enterprise buyers," Collins added.
1Q05 Total Worldwide Enterprise WLAN Equipment
Market Leaders (Revenue)
Total Market 1Q05
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MFG Revenue ($ M) $192
Vendor Rank
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Cisco 1
Symbol 2
Airespace(a) 3
Aruba 4
Proxim 5
(a) Cisco Acquired Airespace March 24, 2005.
About the Report The Dell'Oro Group Quarterly Wireless LAN Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, unit shipments, and average selling prices The average sales price of goods or commodities. Especially used in the retail sector and technology distribution. . The report tracks 802.11b, 802.11g, and multimode (802.11a/g) technologies in the following product categories: access points-enterprise, access points-SOHO, broadband gateways, and network interface cards/client devices. The report also tracks the wireless LAN switch / appliance, and wireless LAN server / appliance markets. To purchase this report, call +1.650.622.9400 x223 or email Julie@DellOro.com About Dell'Oro Group As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enables component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com. |
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