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This IDC study provides Western European WLAN equipment shipment and revenue data for the first half of 2003 and compares it with that of the first half of 2002. Shipment and revenue shares are provided for network interface cards (NICs) and access points/bridges by country and vendor for the first half of 2003. Market shares for embedded solutions are not included in this study. Technologies covered in IDC's definition of WLAN are 802.11 frequency hopping, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, dual-band solutions, and HomeRF. Data for wireless switches are not included in this study. "Vendors of WLAN equipment will have to be prepared to counteract the continuing price erosion by focusing on delivering value-add to their products. Value-add can be most effectively communicated to enterprise and service provider customers that are prepared to pay a premium price for higher speeds, functionality, and security offerings." — Evelien Wiggers, senior research analyst, European Telecommunications and Networking IDC Subjects: European Enterprise Networks; European Wireless LAN; |
