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A recently published report from Dell’Oro Group notes that overall wireless LAN market sales during 2009 are on track and will come in approximately 10 percent below 2008 sales figure.

 

The Dell’ (News - Alert)Oro Group Five-Year Forecast Report provides a complete overview of the Wireless LAN industry and covers the Service Provider (mesh node), Enterprise, SOHO, and External Client Devices markets.

 

At present, the wireless LAN market is witnessing improved sales to household users. In fact, the household segment is the largest segment of the WLAN market and is performing better than sales to enterprise users.

 

As a result, the report predicts that 2009 sales to household users and SOHO's will only fall 5 percent below 2008 levels to $2.6 billion while sales to the enterprise segment are expected to fall 17 percent to $1.4 billion.

 

However, Dell’Oro Group forecasts that sales will begin rising in 2010 and will continue through 2013 – with the largest increase expected to come from the enterprise segment.

 

According to Ben Kwan, analyst of wireless LAN research at Dell’Oro Group, consumers tend to spend more time at home due to the prevailing macroeconomic conditions. Since consumers sitting at home have started to increasingly view their Internet connections as an inexpensive source of entertainment, they are upgrading their wireless LAN environment to enhance their experience.”

 

In addition, the report provides information about the factors that contribute to the enterprise segment rebound, including the trend to mobility, the impact of replacement sales and timing of the U.S. government healthcare IT initiative.

 

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