Machowinski氏はこうつけ加える。「802.11acにとっては非常に良いスタートでしたし、2014年に向けた良い前兆でもあります。」 無線LAN市場のハイライト
- 無線LAN (WLAN) 機器の販売が2013年第4四半期に12億ドルに上昇し、高値を更新。
- WLANコントローラーの収益は2013年には横ばい状態だったが、市場はサービスおよびソフトウェア的アプローチに移行し、これが平均販売価格の低下圧力となり、インタラクティブなアクセスポイントやサービスに収益を振り向けつつある。
- 2013年第4四半期に出荷された802.11acアクセスポイントはおよそ20万台で、これは802.11nよりもはるかに速いペースの上昇であり、.11ac製品の価格上昇が比較的小さかったおかげによるところもある。
- 注目すべき市場シェア獲得者は、AerohiveとUbiquitiであり、2013年の市場でそれぞれ4倍と5倍の成長を遂げた。
- WiFi電話の収益は2013年に前年比23%の上昇で、これはハイエンドモデルの販売増によるところが大きい。
802.11ac ramping fast as wireless LAN market sets another quarterly high Boston, MASSACHUSETTS, February 28, 2014-Market research firm Infonetics Research released vendor market share and preliminary analysis from its 4th quarter (4Q13) and year end Wireless LAN Equipment and WiFi Phones report, which tracks access points, WLAN controllers, and WiFi phones for the enterprise. ANALYST NOTE "It was another good year for the wireless LAN market despite the slowdown in growth as buyers awaited next-generation 802.11ac access points. Once these products became available in the second half of 2013, we saw intense interest from buyers, and it took just two quarters for 802.11ac to drive 10% of access point revenue," notes Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics Research.
"That's a very good start out of the gate for 802.11ac, which bodes well for 2014," adds Machowinski. WLAN MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
- Sales of wireless LAN (WLAN) equipment again hit a new high, rising to $1.2 billion in 4Q13
- WLAN controller revenue was flat in 2013; the market is shifting to a services and software approach, and this is putting downward pressure on average selling prices and shifting revenue to interactive access points and services
- Almost 200,000 802.11ac access points shipped in 4Q13, a much faster ramp than 802.11n, thanks in part to the relatively small price premium of .11ac products
- Notable market share gainers are Aerohive and Ubiquiti, who grew at 4 and 5 times the market in 2013, respectively
- WiFi phone revenue is up 23% in 2013 from the prior year, attributable to increased sales of higher-end models