Carrier Wi-Fi Sales to Eclipse $8.5 Billion Over Next Five Years

The Campbell, California-based Infonetics Research recently released a Carrier Wi-Fi Equipment report.  The annual report tracks Wi-Fi equipment deployed by operators in public spaces for wireless internet access.  When you are trusted by the largest communications equipment companies, service providers, chip makers and Wall Street, almost anything you say be certain that people listen-including GET, LLC.

Infonetics Research says that over the five years from 2013 to 2017, operators will spend a cumulative $8.5 billion on Carrier Wi-Fi equipment, led by mobile operators using Carrier Wi-Fi for data offload.

“This strong growth will gain additional impetus from the proliferation of small cells with integrated Wi-Fi over the coming years," said Directing Analyst for Microwave and Carrier Wi-Fi at Infonetics Research Richard Webb.

According to the research, globally, revenue for Carrier Wi-Fi equipment, including wireless access points and Wi-Fi hotspot controllers, totaled $338 million in the first half of 2013. Carrier Wi-Fi revenue has already surpassed 2/3 of total revenue for the prior year, says Infonetics. The majority of carrier Wi-Fi access points are also Wi-Fi hotspots, notes the report.

The Infonetics report noted that North America has consistently dominated Carrier Wi-Fi revenue share since 2007.  They expect that by 2017, a regional share shift to Asia Pacific and EMEA is expected in this marketplace. As the Carrier Wi-Fi market evolves and more operators launch Carrier Wi-Fi services, Infonetics says fluctuations in vendors' market share, with the top 5 positions -- currently held by Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, Ruckus, and Alcatel-Lucent -- potentially shuffled.

Infonetics’ Carrier Wi-Fi report provides worldwide and regional market size, market share, forecasts through 2017, analysis, and trends for Wi-Fi hotspot controllers and Wi-Fi-only and dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi access points. The report includes carrier Wi-Fi vendor announcements and customer wins. Vendors tracked include Airspan, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Aruba Networks, Edgewater Wireless, Ericsson (BelAir Networks), Huawei, Motorola Solutions, NSN, Ruckus Wireless, and others.


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