What is WiFi Access Point Market?
Wireless Access Point (WAP) is a networking interface for computers that enables wireless devices and wired networks to communicate with a wireless protocol such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Generally, a WAP is attached as a separate computer to a router with the aid of a string. Wireless access points serve as a central receiver and wireless radio signal transmitter. It is also commonly used to support numerous public internet hotspots along with other business networks where wireless access is required for vast spaces and buildings to allow people to operate anywhere on the premises while remaining linked to the same network. For cellular networking, the termbase station is used to re-establish WAP. Due to its growing deployment across various commercial sectors, the global demand for wireless access points is expected to experience substantial growth during the forecast period from 2017 to 2025.
The market study is being classified by Type (Routers, Independent Access Point and Dependent Access Point), by Application (Residential, Office, Commercial Chains, Medical and Education, Manufacturing and Others) and major geographies with country level break-up.
Hewlett Packard (United States), Aerohive (United States), Cisco Systems (United States), TP-LINK (China), Sophos Ltd. (United Kingdom), Huawei (China), Extreme Networks, Inc. (United States), Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (United States), Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (United States), Avaya Inc (United States) and Netgear Inc (United States) are some of the key players profiled in the study. Additionally, the Players which are also part of the research are Xirrus, Inc. (United States), D-Link (Taiwan) and Linksys (United States).
The companies are exploring the market by adopting mergers & acquisitions, expansions, investments, new service launches, and collaborations as their preferred strategies. The players are exploring new geographies through expansions and acquisitions to avail a competitive advantage through combined synergies Research Analyst at AMA predicts that United States Players will contribute to the maximum growth of Global WiFi Access Point market throughout the predicted period.
Segment Analysis
Analyst at AMA have segmented the market study of Global WiFi Access Point market by Type, Application and Region.
On the basis of geography, the market of WiFi Access Point has been segmented into South America (Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America), Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Rest of Asia-Pacific), Europe (Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Rest of Europe), MEA (Middle East, Africa), North America (United States, Canada, Mexico). Additionally, the rising demand from SMEs and various industry verticals gives enough cushion to market growth.
Market Drivers
- Improvement in Connectivity Infrastructure
- Growing Adoption of BYOD Trend Among Organizations
- Rapidly Increasing in the Demand for Wireless and Smart Devices
Market Trend
- One of the main trends projected to raise wireless access point demand during the forecast timeframe from 2017 to 2025 is the growing acceptance of cloud computing worldwide. To remove the investment needed for various storage hardware and physical networks, most organizations are inclined to cloud computing as part of their cost-saving initiatives
Restraints
- Stringent Government Rules and Regulations
- Contention Loss and Co-Channel Interference
Opportunities
- It is also anticipated that the need to develop the networking infrastructure across different commercial industries will fuel the market for wireless access points in the coming years to provide a consistent link across multiple verticals.
Challenges
- Limitation of WLAN Networks to Cyber Attacks
- Governments' Initiatives for Smart City Projects
In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provided USD 1.5 billion with a view to supporting the deployment of WLAN across various libraries and educational institutes.
Key Target Audience
Mobile network operators, SDN solution providers, Wireless infrastructure providers, Cloud and virtualized datacenters and Network infrastructure providers