802.11n device shipments grow 85pc: Study

SCOTTSDALE, USA: Although unit shipments in 1Q10 for the worldwide WLAN market decreased by 9.4 percent quarter-over-quarter, it increased by 4.8 percent year-over-year. 

That increase was fueled primarily by migration to 802.11n technology. Shipments of 802.11n devices grew 85 percent in Q1 2010 compared to Q1 2009.

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“Total WLAN revenue decreased 7.2 percent quarter-over-quarter to $1.1 billion in 1Q10 versus 4Q09”, says Vahid Dejwakh, industry analyst, In-Stat. “Revenue for 802.11n products was nearly 40 percent of the total WLAN market in 1Q10.”

Netgear is the leader in total 'n' devices shipped, shipping in 1Q2010 over two million “n” devices which include SOHO routers, residential gateways, network adapters and access points. 

D-Link is the leader in total WLAN devices shipped (regardless of whether it is “a”, “b” “g” or “n” technology), shipping in 1Q2010 over 3.9 million WLAN devices. D-Link also saw the strongest share gain year-over-year.

SOHO Routers demonstrated the most significant growth, as shipments grew 92 percent 1Q10 over 1Q09 and 12 percent 1Q10 over 4Q09. 

802.11g declined quarter-over-quarter by 18 percent and by 19 percent year-over-year.