{"id":1277,"date":"2016-06-03T09:49:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T13:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2018-02-23T09:58:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T14:58:31","slug":"wlan-market-grows-8-6-percent-in-first-quarter-due-to-availability-of-802-11ac-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/wlan-market-grows-8-6-percent-in-first-quarter-due-to-availability-of-802-11ac-products\/","title":{"rendered":"WLAN Market Grows 8.6 Percent in First Quarter Due to Availability of 802.11ac Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/wlan-market-grows-8-6-percent-in-first-quarter-due-to-availability-of-802-11ac-products\/globe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Globe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe-300x131.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1278\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe.png\" alt=\"Globe\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe.png 800w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe-600x263.png 600w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe-617x270.png 617w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe-180x79.png 180w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/06\/Globe-400x175.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Due to the expanded availability of 802.11ac Wave 2 products, the International Data Corporation has reported an impressive 8.6 percent growth in the enterprise segment for the first quarter in 2016. This is the best growth in WLAN in more than a year. Some other factors along with the availability of 802.11ac that have contributed to this growth are refresh cycles, easing of economic concerns and\u00a0continued fulfillment of e-rate contracts in the education vertical in the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The 802.11ac standard continues on its inclined adoption path and now accounts for 59.6% of dependent access point unit shipments and 75.6% of dependent access point revenues, representing a noticeably faster adoption rate from 802.11n than what we saw with the 802.11a\/b\/g to 802.11n transition several years ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;2016 is off to a strong start in terms of WLAN market growth, compared to the situation in the first quarter of 2015,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idc.com%2Fgetdoc.jsp%3FcontainerId%3DPRF004266&amp;esheet=51355032&amp;newsitemid=20160602006340&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Nolan+Greene&amp;index=3&amp;md5=885938455d267cfe6966332f28511b5f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nolan Greene<\/a>, senior research analyst, <a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idc.com%2Fgetdoc.jsp%3FcontainerId%3DIDC_P2&amp;esheet=51355032&amp;newsitemid=20160602006340&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Network+Infrastructure&amp;index=4&amp;md5=0356c2b74b0337739ff15c1ee7576034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Network Infrastructure<\/a> at IDC. &#8220;With no major macroeconomic or geopolitical disruptions during the quarter, and as many network refreshes came due, WLAN spending trended upward in 1Q16.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"box box0\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/free-80211ac-wireless-network-solutions-buyers-guide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1183\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover.png\" alt=\"wireless guide cover\" width=\"140\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover.png 660w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover-211x270.png 211w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover-63x81.png 63w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover-141x180.png 141w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><strong>For information on the top 802.11ac solutions,\u00a0check out our latest Buyer&#8217;s Guide:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Easy, side-by-side comparison of the top 802.11ac wireless vendors<\/li>\n<li>Descriptions of each solution and their strengths<\/li>\n<li>Important questions to ask yourself and potential vendors when considering a solution<\/li>\n<li>Market overview of the current\u00a0802.11ac wireless space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/free-80211ac-wireless-network-solutions-buyers-guide\/\" class=\"ss-button aqua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">From a geographic perspective, the enterprise WLAN market once again saw its strongest growth rates in Asia\/Pacific (excluding Japan)(APeJ), which saw 19.7% year-over-year growth in 1Q16. The North America region saw a healthy 14.0% increase year over year in 1Q16 after a tepid 4Q15. Growing below expectations were the Middle East &amp; Africa (MEA) region, which recorded 4.5% year over year growth in 1Q16, and Western Europe, which increased by 2.7% in the same period. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Japan continue to experience softness, declining 8.8% and 9.2%, respectively in 1Q16. Latin America declined a significant 15.6% year over year in 1Q16, a drastic reversal from the solid growth experienced in 4Q15.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Strong performances in North America and APeJ carried the market in 1Q16,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idc.com%2Fgetdoc.jsp%3FcontainerId%3DPRF002709&amp;esheet=51355032&amp;newsitemid=20160602006340&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Petr+Jirovsky&amp;index=5&amp;md5=fa4cb199bf63461b04c57264ada384f3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Petr Jirovsky<\/a>, research manager, Worldwide Networking Trackers. &#8220;Regional growth was roughly aligned with general indicators of economic certainty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20160602006340\/en\/Worldwide-WLAN-Market-Shows-Steady-Growth-Quarter\" target=\"_blank\">Key Enterprise WLAN Vendor Updates<\/a>:<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>Cisco<\/b>&#8216;s 1Q16 worldwide enterprise WLAN revenue increased 2.7% year over year in 1Q16. Cisco&#8217;s worldwide market share came in at 45.2% in 1Q16, up from the 45.0% seen in 4Q15, and down from 47.8% in 1Q15. IDC believes that the Meraki cloud-managed WLAN portfolio remains one of the primary growth drivers for Cisco.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>Aruba-HPE<\/b> (combining HP and Aruba but excluding its OEM business), after several consecutive quarters of growth, declined 2.3% in 1Q16 on a year-over-year basis. Aruba-HPE&#8217;s market share stands at 15.8% in 1Q16, down from 15.9% in 4Q15 and 17.6% in 1Q15.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>Ruckus<\/b> had a strong quarter in 1Q16, growing 21.3% year over year. Ruckus accounted for 7.7% of the overall market in 1Q16, up from 6.7% in 4Q15 and 6.9% in 1Q15.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>Ubiquiti<\/b> experienced very strong growth in 1Q16, increasing 63.3% year over year. Ubiquiti accounted for 4.3% of the overall market in 1Q16, up from 2.7% in 4Q15.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>Aerohive<\/b> also experienced noteworthy growth, increasing 62.9% year over year in 1Q16 as it continues to benefit from E-rate implementations in the U.S. In 1Q16, Aerohive held 2.3% of the market compared to 2.5% in 4Q15.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the expanded availability of 802.11ac Wave 2 products, the International Data Corporation has reported an impressive 8.6 percent growth in the enterprise segment for the first quarter in 2016. This is the best growth in WLAN in more than a year. 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