Enterprise WLAN Market Anticipated to Surge with Impact of COVID-19

Posted by: Jo Love
Category: Business WiFi, Front page headline, News, Oxfordshire telecoms

The growing demand of mobility and cloud applications because of the Co-vid pandemic, and the introduction of WiFi 6, is driving the deployment of Enterprise Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Market and upgrades of enterprise networks. The market is witnessing a surge in deployment due to high demand of WLANs in different verticals, as it supports numerous business-critical mobility applications. Deployment of WLAN through cloud reduces the WLAN cost and enables companies to enjoy more security and flexibility.

According to the IDC Quarterly WLAN Tracker, one of the major advancements in the WLAN market in 2019 was the introduction of Wi-Fi 6, or 802.11ax and the latest figures indicate that Wi-Fi 6 adoption among enterprises has begun in earnest.

The concerns around Covid-19 are expected to further impact the broader outlook for the market in the first half of 2020,” said Brandon Butler, senior research analyst, Network Infrastructure, IDC. “Despite these near-term headwinds, enterprises will continue to invest in wireless networking technology given its critical importance as an access connectivity method and driver of digital transformation.”

At GHM we are currently installing our new WiFi 6 WLAN Network from Cambium Networks into many businesses with huge success. Here are just some of the advantages our customers are seeing:

Up to 40% Higher Performance vs. Wi-Fi 5
• 8×8 antennas provide better receive sensitivity and signal integrity
• Improved radio driver and offload
• 1024QAM is 25% more bits/Hz

Read more about our Enterprise WiFi solutions or call us any time to discuss how your existing Enterprise WLAN is working and how you could benefit from upgrading your system.