Wireless local-area network (WLAN) equipment shipments experienced triple-digit growth in 2002 but there was no corresponding increase in revenues, according to new figures from Gartner Dataquest.
“As one of the few growth areas in network equipment, the wireless LAN market is attracting a large number of vendors. The resulting competition is forcing prices down, benefiting end-users by creating a wide choice of low-cost products,” said Andy Rolfe, principal analyst at Gartner.
It is forecast that by 2006, the worldwide WLAN market will be worth $2.7 billion (see Overdue Growth For WLAN Hardware Market).