Worldwide Enterprise WLAN Forecast, 2025-2029

This IDC study analyzes the key trends affecting the enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market. This study provides the worldwide revenue forecast for both the enterprise and consumer WLAN markets. It segments the forecast into the following geographic regions: the Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific (including Japan) (APJ). This study also presents the key assumptions and their impact on the forecast."A variety of trends make enterprise WLAN a dynamic and competitive market both now and throughout the forecast period," says Brandon Butler, senior research manager, Enterprise Networks. "First, Wi-Fi is a critically important technology for organizations across the globe, and new architectures, AI-powered management capabilities, and integrated location services will only cement this technology's importance to enterprises. Second, after years of dramatic market oscillations, 2025 and beyond are expected to return to more historically normal levels of supply and demand conditions influencing the market's growth, barring macroeconomic turbulence from geopolitical trade wars. Third, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 mark major enhancements in the WLAN industry, enabling Wi-Fi to use a significant amount of new unlicensed spectrum in the 6GHz band. Combined, these trends — and more — will make WLAN an exciting market for vendors and customers in the years to come."