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Wireless LAN market nears $1 bn mark

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MASSACHUSETTS, USA: Global wireless LAN equipment and WiFi phone sales grew 16 per cent sequentially in 2Q12, to $993 million, driven by strong demand in North America and the education and retail verticals, finds research firm Infonetics Research.

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"Wireless LAN has had a very good run over the last couple of years, even outperforming wired LAN, and the WLAN market is now approaching the $1-billion-per-quarter mark," notes Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics Research.

WLAN equipment revenue in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) is up by more than 1/3 year-over-year.

Machowinski adds: "The world is going wireless, and users expect fast, always-on connectivity no matter where they are. Enterprises need to keep pace with ever-increasing bandwidth demands, and next-gen WLAN gear based on fast 802.11n and soon 802.11ac technologies gives them a reason to upgrade."

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Revenue for outdoor access points rose 45 per cent from the year-ago second quarter due to increasing deployments of WiFi by service providers.

Cisco, the perennial leader in the wireless LAN equipment market, gained about four market share points year-over-year in 2Q12; Aruba again took the #2 spot; HP leapfrogged Motorola to take third.

Vocera widened its lead over Polycom and Cisco in the race for enterprise WiFi phone market share in 2Q12.

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