Competition Heats Up in Consumer WLAN Market; Four Vendors Represent Two-Thirds of the Market.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2002 Top Three Enterprise Vendors Begin to Break Away from the Pack According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. Research Group The Worldwide Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) market rebounded from its first flat quarter and grew nearly 10 percent sequentially in Q3 2002. Further, the market grew nearly 20 percent from the same quarter in 2001. According to market analysis by Synergy Research Group (SRG SRG In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Suriname Guilder. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), Worldwide 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 equipment sales were $465.1 million in the third quarter of 2002. What's more, Enterprise WLAN equipment sales were down almost 3 percent sequentially and down nearly 13 percent year-over-year, while SOHO/Home WLAN Equipment sales grew 21 percent for the quarter and were up 66 percent from the same period a year ago. Additionally, the SOHO/Home segment represented more than 58 percent of the total WLAN market, up from 56 percent in Q2. "Q3 was characterized by strong growth in the Consumer segment driven by increased competition, continued falling prices, and the introduction of several new categories of products," said Aaron Vance, WLAN industry analyst at the Synergy Research Group. "In the Enterprise, growth continues to be hindered by issues related with security, confusion over or apprehension The seizure and arrest of a person who is suspected of having committed a crime. A reasonable belief of the possibility of imminent injury or death at the hands of another that justifies a person acting in Self-Defense against the potential attack. toward the different flavors of 802.11, as well as restricted IT spending."
Table 1. WW Enterprise WLAN Revenue Market Share
3Q02 3Q01
Cisco 34.5% 35.8%
Symbol 15.2% 11.9%
Proxim 11.9% 4.0%
Table 2. WW SOHO/Home WLAN Revenue Market Share
3Q02 3Q01
Linksys 19.6% 17.9%
Buffalo 15.8% 17.8%
NETGEAR 15.5% 6.8%
D-Link 15.5% 17.8%
Market share gainers for the quarter included Avaya, Cisco, D-Link, NETGEAR, Proxim, and Symbol. Additionally, in Q3 SpectraLink maintained its lead in the emerging Voice over WLAN See voice over Wi-Fi. phone (VoWLAN) market with 68 percent market share. About Synergy Research Group Synergy Research Group (SRG) is a market research firm, which specializes in quarterly market analysis, market share, forecasting, and strategic consulting. SRG offers a wide breadth of market breadth of market The underlying strength of stock market movements in an upward or a downward direction. Determining breadth of market is important to technical analysts when they forecast whether a given market movement is likely to persist. research services to the equipment manufacturing, semiconductor, and financial communities. Synergy can be found at www.synergyresearchgroup.com. The contents of this press release represent SRG's interpretation and analysis of statistics and information collected from authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: company representatives, industry sources, and SRG estimates. SRG does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the statistics or information contained in this release. |
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