IDC: Wi-Fi product shipments will grow to 4.1B in 2024

A report by IDC suggests that Wi-Fi products will see a surge in demand in 2024 following a lacklustre two years.

Pandemic-driven market changes caused an 8.6 percent growth in Wi-Fi-enabled product shipments in 2021, but this growth didn't last long.

In 2022, the decline in smartphone and PC shipments affected overall shipments for Wi-Fi-enabled products, causing them to fall for the first time in Wi-Fi's decades-long history. IDC’s data showed that Wi-Fi product...

14 April 2023 | Broadband

D-Link M15 AX1500 Mesh System: Great price, budget performance

There are better performing mesh systems than D-Link’s M15 AX1500, but its attractive price makes it worth considering.

D-Link announced the mesh system towards the end of last year as part of its Eagle Pro AI series. As of writing, a pack consisting of a router and two nodes is around £155 ($210). For a WiFi 6 system, that’s very competitive.

Eagle Pro AI claims to bring AI-enhanced capabilities to optimise your Wi-Fi. D-Link says that its AI Assistant will...

4 February 2022 | Broadband

WBA: 83% of survey respondents plan to deploy WiFi 6/6E by 2022

A cross-industry survey conducted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has found that 83 percent of respondents plan to deploy Wi-Fi 6/6E before the end of 2022.

The survey includes service providers, equipment manufacturers, and enterprises around the world and highlights the growing demand for WiFi 6.

“Service providers, equipment manufacturers and enterprises worldwide see more value than ever in WiFi,” commented Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of the WBA.

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5 October 2021 | IoT