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2Wire and Thomson ( News - Alert) reportedly are seeing shipments grow at a rate of nearly 60 percent annually, a new study says.
In 2008, according to IT market research firm In-Stat, 2Wire achieved an 11 percent share of the WiFi ( News - Alert) market, while Thomson’s share grew to nearly 8 percent.
In Q4 of 2008, worldwide revenue for the overall WLAN market decreased by 2.4 percent year-over-year, down from $1.19 billion in 2007 to $1.16 billion. Despite the overall market decline, revenue and shipments of draft 11n products grew by more than 80 percent in the quarter.
“While all markets are challenged in the current economic climate, we expect WiFi to continue to do well, as its low cost, flexibility, and maturity make it a valued technology for both businesses and consumers.” said Victoria Fodale, In-Stat analyst
In-Stat also found that Quarter-over-quarter worldwide WiFi revenue declined by 5.2 percent, with shipments also declining YoY and QoQ.
D-Link, NETGEAR, Buffalo, and 3Com (News - Alert), had increases of draft 11n AP shipments in Q4 of 2008.
The quarterly market share for “Draft n NICs” was 31.6 percent, 22.3 percent, 19.7 percent, and 12.5 percent for Linksys, D-Link (News - Alert), NETGEAR and Buffalo, respectively.
In-Stat’s “WLAN Market Share Report” discusses the WLAN market for the quarter. Market shares for enterprise and SOHO/consumer vendors are provided, based on unit shipments and manufacturer’s revenue for the quarter. The firm is a strategic segment of the $9 billion Reed Elsevier (News - Alert) global information network, with access to the worldwide electronic network, extensive technology databases and well-informed personnel.
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Edited by Michael Dinan
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