Cisco Challenges #1 Symbol in Fast Growing Wireless LAN Switch Market
Cisco Challenges #1 Symbol in Fast Growing Wireless LAN Switch Market
Symbol Technologies, the first vendor to launch a wireless LAN switch product, is facing stiff competition from tech titan Cisco Systems, according to Infonetics Research's latest Wireless LAN Equipment quarterly market share report.
Symbol maintained its leading share for wireless LAN switch revenue with
28% in the third quarter, but Cisco's acquisition of Airespace in early 2005
has now leapfrogged them into second place by the narrowest margin.
"Despite not having the wireless-only focus of some of its competitors,
Cisco has the ability to integrate wireless, security, VPN, VoIP, routing, and
switching, giving it significant advantages in the enterprise market as
wireless LAN converges with other technologies," said Infonetics Research
analyst Richard Webb. "Cisco is whittling down Symbol's head-start in the WLAN
switch segment and may soon claim the number-one spot."
3Q05 Market Highlights
-- Worldwide wireless LAN equipment revenue grew to $753.6 million in
3Q05, and is forecast to reach $4.2 billion in 2008
-- Wireless LAN switch revenue grew 18% to $95.1 million and is forecast
to reach $746.5 million in 2008
-- The mesh network access node segment will jump 242% over the next 12
months
-- Cisco maintained the top spot overall with 22% revenue share in the
wireless LAN equipment market, following its first $150 million+ quarter;
Cisco-Linksys was second, D-Link third, NETGEAR fourth
-- Trapeze Networks and Aruba Networks hold the third and fourth spots in
wireless LAN switch revenue, behind Symbol and Cisco
The Wireless LAN Equipment report tracks access points, wireless LAN
infrastructure (switches, gateways, controllers, appliances, mesh network
access nodes), and NICs (standard and embedded). Units and revenue are broken
out by SOHO/consumer vs. service provider/enterprise.
Forecasts and market share are updated quarterly and cover worldwide,
North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific, and CALA. Companies tracked include 3Com,
Aruba Networks, Belkin, Bluesocket, Buffalo, Cisco, Colubris, D-Link, Meru
Networks, NETGEAR, Nortel Networks, Proxim, Symbol, Trapeze Networks, ZyXEL,
and others.
Download sample data at http://www.info.infonetics.com. For sales, contact Larry
Howard, vice president, at larry@infonetics.com or +1-408-583-3335.
Infonetics Research (http://www.infonetics.com) is the premier international
market research and consulting firm specializing in data networking and
telecom. Services include market share and forecasting, end-user survey
research, service provider survey research, and service provider capex
analysis.
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Symbol Technologies, the first vendor to launch a wireless LAN switch product, is facing stiff competition from tech titan Cisco Systems, according to Infonetics Research's latest Wireless LAN Equipment quarterly market share report.
Symbol maintained its leading share for wireless LAN switch revenue with
28% in the third quarter, but Cisco's acquisition of Airespace in early 2005
has now leapfrogged them into second place by the narrowest margin.
"Despite not having the wireless-only focus of some of its competitors,
Cisco has the ability to integrate wireless, security, VPN, VoIP, routing, and
switching, giving it significant advantages in the enterprise market as
wireless LAN converges with other technologies," said Infonetics Research
analyst Richard Webb. "Cisco is whittling down Symbol's head-start in the WLAN
switch segment and may soon claim the number-one spot."
3Q05 Market Highlights
-- Worldwide wireless LAN equipment revenue grew to $753.6 million in
3Q05, and is forecast to reach $4.2 billion in 2008
-- Wireless LAN switch revenue grew 18% to $95.1 million and is forecast
to reach $746.5 million in 2008
-- The mesh network access node segment will jump 242% over the next 12
months
-- Cisco maintained the top spot overall with 22% revenue share in the
wireless LAN equipment market, following its first $150 million+ quarter;
Cisco-Linksys was second, D-Link third, NETGEAR fourth
-- Trapeze Networks and Aruba Networks hold the third and fourth spots in
wireless LAN switch revenue, behind Symbol and Cisco
The Wireless LAN Equipment report tracks access points, wireless LAN
infrastructure (switches, gateways, controllers, appliances, mesh network
access nodes), and NICs (standard and embedded). Units and revenue are broken
out by SOHO/consumer vs. service provider/enterprise.
Forecasts and market share are updated quarterly and cover worldwide,
North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific, and CALA. Companies tracked include 3Com,
Aruba Networks, Belkin, Bluesocket, Buffalo, Cisco, Colubris, D-Link, Meru
Networks, NETGEAR, Nortel Networks, Proxim, Symbol, Trapeze Networks, ZyXEL,
and others.
Download sample data at http://www.info.infonetics.com. For sales, contact Larry
Howard, vice president, at larry@infonetics.com or +1-408-583-3335.
Infonetics Research (http://www.infonetics.com) is the premier international
market research and consulting firm specializing in data networking and
telecom. Services include market share and forecasting, end-user survey
research, service provider survey research, and service provider capex
analysis.
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