Operators will spend a cumulative USD 8.5 billion on carrier WiFi equipment, led by mobile operators using carrier WiFi for data offload, over the 5 years from 2013 to 2017. This strong growth will gain additional impetus from the proliferation of small cells with integrated WiFi over the coming years, according to a report from Infonetics.
Globally, revenue for carrier WiFi equipment, including carrier WiFi access points and WiFi hotspot controllers, amounted to USD 338 million in the first half of 2013. Carrier WiFi revenue has already surpassed 2/3 of total revenue for the prior year, the report shows. 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, fluctuations are expected in market share, with the top 5 positionscurrently held by Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, Ruckus, and Alcatel-Lucentpotentially shuffled.
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