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In 3Q05, Worldwide Wi-Fi Revenue Increased by 13.9% Year-Over-Year.


DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland
Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River.
, Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles.  -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45215) has announced the addition of 3Q 2005 WLAN See wireless LAN.

WLAN - wireless local area network
 Market Share Report to their offering.

In 3Q05, worldwide Wi-Fi revenue increased by 13.9% year-over-year, up from $679.9 million in 3Q04. Wi-Fi unit shipments showed a 16.2% gain from the previous quarter, while ASPs dropped 6%.

More than half of the access product shipments for the SOHO/consumer segment were routers with wireless functionality. Shipments of wireless gateway products, which combine routing with an embedded Inserted into. See embedded system.  modem, also increased. Wireless gateways enable back-end managed home networks, and increased revenue opportunities for service providers.

Linksys had the highest market share in Wi-Fi unit shipments and Wi-Fi revenue this quarter. Belkin also saw gains in market share this quarter after expanding their sales channel to include mass-market retailers. Belkin also credits the sales boost to moving out of the rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges.  game to a consistent low-price strategy. It is expected that other vendors may follow suit, allowing consumers to receive lower prices without having to mail in rebate forms.

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