Enterprise WLAN market growth remains strong in 2Q21

2021-09-15 03:00

Growth rates remained strong in the enterprise segment of the wireless local area networking market in the second quarter of 2021 as the market increased 22.4% on a year-over-year basis to $1.7 billion, according to the IDC. In the consumer segment of the WLAN market, revenues declined 5.7% in the quarter to $2.3 billion, giving the combined enterprise and consumer WLAN markets year-over-year growth of 4.6% in 2Q21. The growth in the enterprise-class segment of the market builds on a strong first quarter of 2021 when revenues increased 24.6% year over year.

Enterprise WLAN market growth in 2Q21 driven by Wi-Fi 6.

Growth in the enterprise WLAN market continues to be driven by the latest Wi-Fi standard, known as Wi-Fi 6 or 802.11ax.

"The enterprise WLAN market showed strong growth in the second quarter of 2021. On a macro level, economies around the globe continue to re-open as vaccines are rolled out, causing organizations to consider their enterprise connectivity needs," says Brandon Butler, research manager, Network Infrastructure at IDC. "Wireless local area networking remains one of the most important technologies for enterprises to provide seamless connectivity, with enterprise-grade security, management, and assurance."

From a geographic perspective, the enterprise WLAN market saw growth across all regions of the world.

"While year-over-year comparisons in the second quarter of 2021 coincide with the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, sequential growth for many vendors and growth in 2Q21 compared to the second quarter of 2019 indicate positive underlying trends for the enterprise WLAN market's future growth."

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