Q09 WLAN tracker: 4Q09 shipments increased by 14.4pc QoQ, and by 4.7pc YoY

DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "4Q09 Wireless LAN Tracker" report to its offering.

In 4Q09, worldwide revenue for the WLAN market increased by 11 percent quarter-over-quarter, up from $1.0 billion in 3Q09 to $1.1 billion in 4Q09. Revenue was up 5.2 percent year-over-year. Shipments in 4Q09 increased by 14.4 percent quarter-over-quarter, and by 4.7 percent year-over-year.

This report examines the WLAN market for 4Q09. Market shares for enterprise and SOHO/consumer vendors are provided, based on unit shipments and manufacturers' revenue for the quarter.

Executive summary:
802.11n devices demonstrated explosive growth in 2009, According to In-Stat, 2009 was a premier year for the latest Wi-Fi standard, 802.11n. The 802.11n devices showed significantly stronger growth than 802.11g, reports In-Stat. 802.11n grew 76 percent year-over-year compared with an annual decline of 14 percent for 802.11g.

The wireless LAN (WLAN) market continued to grow in 2009, despite the decline of the worldwide overall market, says Vahid Dejwakh, In-Stat analyst.

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

* Worldwide revenue was up 5.2 percent in 2009 compared with 2008.
* NETGEAR and D-Link took the lead in WLAN shipment market shares, at 23 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
* 68.5 million WLAN units shipped in 2009.
* SOHO router revenues increased to $1.16 billion in 2009.
* North America accounted for 46 percent of WLAN shipments in Q409.