Wireless LANs

Market Size 

Wireless LAN segment of the mobile computing market become quite hot in 2001.  According to IDC’s market study, this market is expected to grow from approximately 1,003,000 unit shipments in 2001 to 4,099,000 shipments in 2003, or by an average of more than 30 percent each year. 

According to VDC, a market research company based in Natick, MA, USA, global market for Wireless LAN related equipment INICs, bridges, residential gateways) was $923.1 million dollars in 2001. It is expected to grow to 1,050 million in 2002, 1,426.3 million in 2003, $1,906 million in 2004 and $2,384 million in 2005. Please note that the numbers in VDC report represent supplier revenues and not end user consumption which is much higher.