Infonetics Survey: Big Jump in Mobile Device Use in the Workplace Escalates Wireless LAN Deployments

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 2013 Wireless LAN Strategies and Vendor Leadership: North American Enterprise Survey, which takes an in-depth look at how medium and large organizations are evolving their access networks to deliver wireless connectivity to users.

ANALYST NOTE

“Thanks to the explosion in wireless devices and demand for network access, WLAN is already a $4 billion annual market, and our latest survey shows there’s no end in sight to the great big wireless LAN build-out,” notes Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics Research. “Organizations tell us they’re planning major increases in wireless coverage, growing their access points by more than 20% by 2015 to support wireless devices, user mobility, and guest access.”

WIRELESS LAN SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Not only are companies rolling out more wireless access points, they are also upgrading existing ones: 802.11n penetration is expected to more than double by 2015, and there is already interest in 802.11ac products
• Respondent organizations average around 9,000 devices on their networks today, growing to over 20% by 2015
• The fastest growth is in mobile devices, which respondents anticipate will account for half of all networked devices by 2015
• Almost 2/3 of enterprises surveyed allow their employees to bring their own devices into the enterprise today, a significant jump from Infonetics' 2012 WLAN survey

WLAN SURVEY SYNOPSIS

For its 36-page WLAN study, Infonetics asked purchase-decision makers at 162 medium and large businesses in the U.S. and Canada about their plans for delivering wireless connectivity in the workplace over the next 2 years. The survey provides insights into network-connected devices installed; Ethernet switch ports, WLAN controllers, and WLAN access points deployed; WLAN technologies used (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); drivers of access network traffic growth; bring-your-own-device (BYOD) usage; WLAN and LAN equipment vendors; and expenditures. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

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RECENT & UPCOMING RESEARCH

Download Infonetics’ 2013 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.

• Infonetics’ new 2014 Market Research Lineup
• Manufacturer-Provided Services for Enterprises Market Share/Forecasts
• Enterprise Routers – 3Q13 Vendor Market Share
• Ethernet Switches – 3Q13 Vendor Market Share
• Enterprise Routers – 3Q13 Market Size/Forecasts
• Wireless LAN Equipment & WiFi Phones – 3Q13 Market Share/Forecasts
• Ethernet Switches – 3Q13 Market Size/Forecasts
• Enterprise Telepresence/Video Conferencing Equipment Market Share/Forecasts

INFONETICS WEBINARS

Visit https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.

• Architecting Wireless LANs for BYOD (View on demand)
• Making the Enterprise WAN Cloud-Ready (2014: Sponsor)
• The Great 802.11ac Migration: Upgrade Now, or Wait? (2014: Sponsor)
• WLAN Control Goes to the Cloud (2014: Sponsor)

TO BUY REPORTS, CONTACT:

N. America (West), Asia Pacific: Larry Howard, [e-mail], [phone]

N. America (East), Midwest, L. America: Scott Coyne, [e-mail], [phone]

EMEA, India, Singapore: George Stojsavljevic, [e-mail], [phone]

Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp

ABOUT INFONETICS

Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics’ About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV.