LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global wireless access point market report. This research report also lists 12 other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period.
In 2002, Wi-Fi networks started to gain attention with its ability to offer wireless connectivity, but its adoption by consumers and enterprises was slow and minimal, as users rarely had more than one wireless connected device. However, the proliferation of connected devices such as mobile computing devices (smartphones, PCs, and tablets); media players (smart set-top boxes and smart TVs) and gaming consoles; smart home appliances; and wearables (smart watches, smart bands, smart glasses, and smart clothing) has made Wi-Fi an absolute necessity in offices and public places.
Competitive vendor landscape
In 2015, the vendors generated revenue of USD 5.07 billion from the sale of gateways and routers as compared to the revenues of USD 4.48 billion and USD 0.34 billion from the sale of dependent and independent APs respectively. The gateways and routers are also sold through mobile telecom operators such as AT&T and Verizon. Therefore, mobile telecom operators depend mostly on AP manufacturers to increase their revenues from LTE technologies. This increases the bargaining power of WLAN AP manufacturers. Also, there are intense price wars among device manufacturers to win orders from telecom operators.
“Vendors in the market are aiming to optimize the IoT revolution. Vendors from different industries are investing in smart devices, integrating advanced electronic components such as 802.11ac chip on consumer electronic devices. A large amount of data collected from connected devices enable vendors to improve customer and partner assistance and support,” says Abhishek Sharma, a lead M2M and connected devices analyst from Technavio.
The increase in IP traffic and higher adoption of mobile computing devices are driving the deployment of WLAN solutions. This is because users use their mobile computing devices for sending emails, watching online video content, sending text messages, and transferring files and documents. These high bandwidth applications require high data transfer rate that is possible with Wi-Fi technology.
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Top five wireless access point market vendors
Aerohive
Aerohive provides cloud-managed mobile networking applications and support services. It offers hardware products that include APs, branch routers, and access switches. Aerohive's cloud-based products include HiveManager, a unified network management system, and mobility suite, client management, and social login application. Social login application allows users to access Wi-Fi network with the existing Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Google+ credentials.
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems designs, manufactures, and sells IP-based networking products and services related to the communications and information technology industry. It caters to businesses of all sizes, public institutions, telecommunications companies, service providers, and individuals.
HPE
HPE has established its presence in the wireless AP market through its subsidiary, Aruba Networks. In May 2015, HPE acquired Aruba Networks, a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for mobile enterprise, for a transaction value of USD 3 billion.
Ruckus Wireless
Ruckus Wireless renders a wide range of WLAN solutions including gateways, controllers, wireless bridges, indoor and outdoor APs, and gateway and controller software platforms. It provides Wi-Fi-related cloud services such as location-based positioning and public access under the brand names of SmartCell, ZoneDirector, ZoneFlex, and Xclaim. The company offers software services under smart positioning technology (SPoT) and smart access management service.
Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti provides high-performance networking technology for enterprises and service providers.
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