WLAN Vendors Headed for Rocky Waters as Market Set to Contract 9 Percent in 2024, According to Dell'Oro Group
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, sales of Wi-Fi 7 Access Points (APs) will reach nearly three quarters of total APs revenues by 2028. The introduction of Wi-Fi 7 to enterprises will be one of the few bright spots for vendors in 2024, in a market that is expected to contract by 9 percent.
- The introduction of Wi-Fi 7 to enterprises will be one of the few bright spots for vendors in 2024, in a market that is expected to contract by 9 percent.
- "There has been a flurry of vendors announcing new Wi-Fi 7 APs in January," said Siân Morgan, Wireless LAN (WLAN) Research Director at Dell'Oro Group.
- It's going to take a few more quarters of downturn before the market begins to expand again," continued Morgan.
- The first AP shipments of the standard expected to be branded as 'Wi-Fi 8' are expected in 2028.