- 世界的にみたキャリアWiFi機器の売上(キャリアWiFiアクセスポイントとWiFiホットスポットコントローラーなどを含む)は、2013年上半期(1H13)に合計3億3800万ドルとなった。
- キャリアWiFiの売上はすでに前年の3分の2の水準を超えた。
- キャリアWiFiアクセスポイントの多数はWiFiホットスポットである。
- 北米地域は2007年以降、売上シェアで一貫してキャリアWiFiを支配している。ただし2017年までにはアジア太平洋およびEMEAへ地域シェアはシフトする。
- キャリアWiFi市場が発展し、多くのオペレーターがWiFiサービスをローンチするなか、現在Cisco、Ericsson、Huawei、Ruckus、Alcatel-Lucentによる上位5社の市場シェアは潜在的に変動するとInfoneticsはみている。
- Infonetics' carrier WiFi report provides worldwide and regional market size, market share, forecasts through 2017, analysis, and trends for WiFi hotspot controllers and WiFi-only and dual-mode cellular/WiFi access points. The report includes carrier WiFi vendor announcements and customer wins and a Mobile Operator WiFi Offload Strategies Tracker. Vendors tracked: Airspan, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Aruba Networks, Edgewater Wireless, Ericsson (BelAir Networks), Huawei, Motorola Solutions, NSN, Ruckus Wireless, and others.
$8.5 billion to be spent on carrier WiFi equipment over next five years London, UK, December 13, 2013-Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its latest Carrier WiFi Equipment report, which tracks WiFi equipment deployed by operators in public spaces for wireless internet access. ANALYST NOTE "Over the 5 years from 2013 to 2017, operators will spend a cumulative $8.5 billion on carrier WiFi equipment, led by mobile operators using carrier WiFi for data offload," said Richard Webb, directing analyst for microwave and carrier WiFi at Infonetics Research. "This strong growth will gain additional impetus from the proliferation of small cells with integrated WiFi over the coming years." CARRIER WIFI EQUIPMENT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
- Globally, revenue for carrier WiFi equipment, including carrier WiFi access points and WiFi hotspot controllers, totaled $338 million in the first half of 2013 (1H13)
- Carrier WiFi revenue has already surpassed 2/3 of total revenue for the prior year
- The majority of carrier WiFi access points are WiFi hotspots
- North America has consistently dominated carrier WiFi revenue share since 2007, though by 2017 regional share shifts to Asia Pacific and EMEA
- As the carrier WiFi market evolves and more operators launch carrier WiFi services, Infonetics expects fluctuations in market share, with the top 5 positions-currently held by Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, Ruckus, and Alcatel-Lucent-potentially shuffled