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Research Collection: Wireless LANsPublished: 4 November 2002

Analyst(s): Ian Keene

This Research Collection groups reports that analyze wireless LAN

technologies, strategies, tactics, markets, products and vendors.

Table of Contents

Catalog.................................................................................................................................................. 1Gartner Dataquest Cluster Research Documents............................................................................. 2

Market Dynamics-Focused Core Research.......................................................................................4

Implementation-Focused Core Research..........................................................................................6

Accessing These Documents......................................................................................................... 14

CatalogWireless LANs are starting to proliferate and impact the work styles of an increasing number of

users. Prospects for 2002 and beyond are promising, but several issues must be addressed before

wire-free becomes hassle-free. This collection of reports provides analysis and advice on the

following issues:

Market dynamics

Standards

Security implications

Vendor products and strategies

Semiconductor trends Service provider opportunities

Enterprise strategies

Tactics and case studies

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Analysis and advice aimed primarily at technology products and services suppliers.

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Wireless LAN Equipment Market: Strong Growth Set toContinue

Worldwide shipments of wireless LAN equipmentequaled 9 million units in 2001. We forecast that

shipments will continue to grow through 2007, at acompound annual growth rate of 42 percent.

Andy Rolfe 2 October2002

Gartner CoreResearch(Dataquest)

BT to Re-enter Mobile Arena

On 10 April 2002, BT announced its plan to re-enter themobile communications market.

CarolinaMilanesi,JasonChapman

11 April 2002 GartnerDataquest CoreResearch

30 Chip Companies Chase Wireless LAN Market

Competition is fierce in the WLAN market and gettingfiercer. Presented is an overview of WLAN chipsuppliers.

JosephByrne

14 March2002

GartnerDataquest CoreResearch

Wireless LANs in Asia/Pacific in 2001 (ExecutiveSummary)

Gartner Dataquest evaluates the wireless LAN marketin Asia/Pacific. Leading markets, vendors and trendsare identified and the major accelerators and inhibitorsof future growth highlighted.

JohnCalvert

11 March2002


Wireless LAN Market Set for Strong Growth Through2005

Wireless LAN equipment sales grew by 40 percent yearover year to reach $1.5 billion in 2001. GartnerDataquest expects strong growth to continue.

Andy Rolfe 11 March2002


Managing Possible Interference Between Bluetoothand Wireless LANs

The two leading technologies for short-range wirelessnetworking operate in the same frequency band. Bothenterprises and technology suppliers need toanticipate possible interference.

JosephByrne,StanleyBruederle

7 March 2002 GartnerDataquest CoreResearch

Designers of Wireless LAN Chips Will Define FutureFeatures

Processor chips define the core functions of thenetwork interface cards and access points in a wireless

LAN. Designers should continue innovating to meetenterprise requirements.

JosephByrne

5 March 2002 GartnerDataquest CoreResearch

Is There a Place for 802.11g?

Although technologies have been selected for the802.11g wireless LAN specification, questions remainabout its market viability.

JosephByrne

6 December2001


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Home Networking: No Mass-Market Opportunity Yet

Home-networking products must become cheaper,easier to use, and offer more value to consumers.Cross-industry agreement on standards is essential toachieve this. Four scenarios may emerge.

Ian Keene,SeverineReal

18 September2001


Wireless LAN Services: Addressing User Expectations

Gartner Dataquest surveyed more than 200 end-usercompanies in July 2001 about their use of wirelesssolutions. This Research Brief explores end-user goalsof a WLAN implementation and gives insight to end-user behavior for vendors of WLAN services.

CatherineCampbell

16 August2001


What's Up With WEP?

WEP is the standard security mechanism for 802.11bwireless LAN networking. Over the last year, severalsecurity weaknesses in the WEP algorithms have

become public. Gartner Dataquest views these asserious issues and recommends that vendors and ITmanagers take prompt action to eliminate potentiallydisastrous security weaknesses. WEP is not a long-term solution.

MartinReynolds

7 August2001


Implementation-Focused Core Research

Aimed at technology products and services users (Source: Gartner).



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Wireless LANs: An Overview

Wireless LANs are rapidly changing; enterprisesneed to monitor the scene for current developmentsas well as their equipment vendors for upgrades.

True enterprise mobility is right around the corner.

Kimberly Hiller 17 October2002

Gartner CoreResearch (non-Dataquest)

Wireless Public 'Hot Spots' Are Catching On

Wireless LANs have matured and public "hot spots"are spreading globally. Businesses need to knowhow to take advantage of WLAN hot spots, and whatthreats they could pose.

Monica Basso 10 October2002


How Hot Will Public Wireless 'Hot Spots' Become?

Public wireless local-area networks, known as "hotspots," promise high-speed Internet access for themany traveling workers and consumers.

William Clark 10 October2002


European Operators Aim to Integrate Wireless LANServices

Wireless LANs threaten mobile operators' revenuefrom 3G services, but also present an opportunity.Mobile operators' desire to invest in wireless LANsmust be tempered by their need to limit spending.

JasonChapman

8 October2002


'Hot Spots' in North America: Two Early LeadersEmerge

In 2002, a few wireless Internet service providerstook advantage of the low barriers to entry forwireless LANs to put up hot spots in the UnitedStates and Canada. Two providers have emerged toprovide wide-ranging coverage.

William Clark,Michael King

8 October2002


Symbol's Breakthrough Wireless LAN Architecture

Enterprise access points cost so much becauseeach one is packed with a significant amount ofintelligence derived from higher-cost processors.Symbol changes the equation with the Axon Switch.

Ken Dulaney 30September2002


WLAN 'Hot Spot' Business Models Maturing in Asia/Pacific

Outside of South Korea, WLAN "hot spot"

deployment in Asia/Pacific has been limited. Now,large telecom operators are entering the market,bringing financial strength and resulting in theconsolidation of smaller operators.

RobinSimpson,Lillian Tay

30September2002


'Hot Spots' at 5GHz: When to Deploy 802.11a

The number of 802.11a 5GHz products on themarket will increase during and after 2003. Hot spot

Ian Keene 30September2002




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operators need to factor this into their network plansin preparation for providing 5GHz services.

The Wireless LAN 'Hot Spot' Value Chain

Before launching public wireless LAN services,

assess the skills and experience needed to create asuccessful value chain. Successful vendors will buildtheir business models around it.

Ian Keene 30September

2002

Gartner CoreResearch (non-

Dataquest)

'Hot Spot' Growth Requires New Revenue Models

New business models for roaming and vendor-independent authentication and billing services arerequired for "hot spot" (mobile access point) revenueand subscriber growth.

John Girard 19September2002


Wireless LANs in Japan

Vendors are supporting interoperability, and prices

have declined for wireless LAN equipment, whichwas the healthiest segment of Japan's networkingmarket in 2001.

Geoff Johnson,Masakuni Niwa

11September

2002

Gartner CoreResearch (non-

Dataquest)

Symbol's New Axon Line Can Lower Wireless LANCosts

Symbol's new Axon products can create an easilymanaged, less-expensive WLAN environment.Consider Symbol's new line of products, with a fewreservations.

Ken Dulaney 9 September2002


Linksys Instant Wireless LAN Products

Linksys Instant Wireless Series offers a range ofproducts from all-in-one access points to a wirelessprojector. Competitive pricing and an understandingof its customers set Linksys apart in the market.

Kimberly Hiller 9 September2002


Apple AirPort Wireless LAN

Apple's AirPort wireless LAN (WLAN) is consumerfriendly and affordable. It's Wi-Fi compliance enablesit to communicate with any other Wi-Fi equipment,even Windows-based PCs.

Kimberly Hiller 6 September2002


CIO Alert: Find and Stamp Out All 'Rogue' WirelessLAN Access Points

Enterprise employees can implement wireless LAN(WLAN) technology under cover of departmentalexpenses. However, such WLANs are usuallyunsecured, which means that enterprises shouldferret out and eliminate those devices.

MarkMargevicius,

John Girard,MartinReynolds

4 September2002

Gartner CoreResearch

(Dataquest)

Securing Public WLANs: VPNs Won't SolveEverything

Virtual private networks cannot protect corporateusers of public wireless networks completely.

MartinReynolds

16 August2002




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Wireless LAN equipment vendors should enhancesecurity at access points to protect less-sophisticated users.

Telstra Buys SkyNetGlobal Assets, Perks Up

Australian WLAN MarketTelstra's purchase of SkyNetGlobal's assets bringsan established player into the wireless local-areanetwork (WLAN) market. Telstra is well-positioned tomake this technology work in Australia.

Robin

Simpson,Geoff Johnson

15 August

2002

Gartner Core

Research (non-Dataquest)

Finding 'Rogue' WLAN Access Points

Corporate users can implement wireless LANtechnology under cover of departmental expenses.However, such WLANs are usually unsecured,requiring enterprises to ferret out and eliminate theunwanted devices.

MarkMargevicius,John Girard,MartinReynolds

8 August2002


Proxim Harmony Wireless LAN Product Line

Proxim's approach to WLANs with its Harmony lineis to separate the radio and management functions.But, buying Agere's ORiNOCO branded productscould change everything.

Kimberly Hiller 6 August2002


Wireless LANs for Notebooks Begin to Make Sense

With prices dropping and internal options expanding,purchasing internal wireless LAN capability is morecost-effective than aftermarket add-ons.

Ken Dulaney,MarkMargevicius

1 August2002


Wireless Network Adapters: Comparison Columns

Wireless NICs are dropping in price and rising inpopularity. Before purchasing it is useful to compareprice, system compatibility, speed, security, powerconsumption and other features.

Kimberly Hiller 26 July 2002 GartnerDataquestCore Research

Wireless LAN Vendor Evaluation/Magic QuadrantUpdate

As enterprises develop more interest in wirelessLANs, vendors jockey for market leadership. Weprovide an interim update to our Magic Quadrant andevaluate the market players.

Ken Dulaney 15 July 2002 Gartner CoreResearch

802.11a Wireless Moves Ahead, but You Should WaitDespite growing interest in the 802.11a standard forwireless networking products, Gartner recommendsthat most enterprises should wait until late 2003before adopting.

Ken Dulaney 10 July 2002 Gartner CoreResearch

Wireless LAN Public Hot-Spot Access Takes Off inEurope

NigelDeighton,

4 July 2002 Gartner CoreResearch



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Barriers to delivering hot-spot" public access inEurope using 2.4GHz band products will disappearby 2004. Fixed and mobile carriers will see threatsand opportunities in wireless services."

CarolinaMilanesi

Enterasys RoamAbout Wireless LANsEnterasys offers indoor and outdoor WLAN solutionsfor enterprises of all sizes. RoamAbout featuresnetwork management, the ability to support WLANclients from other vendors and a defined productroadmap.

Kimberly Hiller 2 July 2002 Gartner CoreResearch

Vendors, Service Providers Aim to Improve WirelessHotspots

A group of vendors and service providers havefounded the Pass-One association to improvehotspots" wireless Internet access points. If they

succeed, users can expect more-numerous, lower-cost and easier-to-use hotspots."

William Clark 26 June 2002 Gartner CoreResearch

Proxim's Agere Deal Won't Change WLANLandscape

Despite its plan to buy Agere's wireless LAN (WLAN)equipment business, Proxim probably won't soonrival Cisco Systems in this market. Thoseconsidering Proxim should wait to see how itconsolidates overlapping products.

Kimberly Hiller,Ian Keene,

Andy Rolfe,Ken Dulaney

24 June 2002 Gartner CoreResearch

3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Products

3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LANs feature enhancedsecurity and management. Products include accesspoints, client adapters and outdoor bridge. 3Comalso offers Bluetooth adapters but has no 802.11aofferings.

Kimberly Hiller 14 June 2002 GartnerDataquest

Core Research

IS Organizations Need to Own Their Wireless AirSpace

The explosion of wireless technologies can presentsecurity and support problems if IS organizations donot claim enterprise wireless air space as part of theirmanaged territory.

Ken Dulaney 11 June 2002 GartnerDataquestCore Research

Measuring the Costs and Value of Enterprise MobilityEnterprise mobility will be one of the most importantdecisions managers can make, but deciding what todo and when to do it is critical to successfulintegration across many applications and users.

Phillip Redman 21 May 2002 GartnerDataquestCore Research

New FCC Rules Will Extend Wireless LANOpportunities

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission(FCC) has modified its rules on wireless data

MartinReynolds

20 May 2002 GartnerDataquestCore Research



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transmission. Consequently, wireless LANperformance and vendor opportunities will likelyimprove by late 2003.

Intermec MobileLAN Wireless LAN Equipment

Traditionally, a vertical market vendor, Intermec iscreeping into the enterprise WLAN space with dualslot access points and an 802.11a product. Intermecofferings include roaming across subnets and VoIP.

Kimberly Hiller 3 May 2002 Gartner

DataquestCore Research

Wireless LANs: Ideal for Many SMB Installations

Wireless LAN technology is now a viable option forsmall and midsize businesses (SMBs). Lower costsand solid performance make wireless LANs anetworking answer in several SMB environments.

PhillipRedman, MikaKrammer

1 May 2002 GartnerDataquestCore Research

Cisco Can't Guarantee Upgrades With New Wireless

LANCisco Systems' new wireless LAN gear promises theability to incorporate future standards to enhancewireless performance, security and compatibility.However, it likely has a premium price and somepotential upgrade risk.

Ken Dulaney,

Mark Fabbi

23 April 2002 Gartner


Don't Be Tempted by 22-Mbps Wireless LANProducts

U.S. Robotics will soon launch a new line of 22-Mbps wireless-access networking products. Gartneradvises against supporting the 22-Mbps mode asthe advantages will be short-lived.

Ken Dulaney 19 April 2002 GartnerDataquestCore Research

BT Enters the European WLAN Market

BT plans to build Britain's first public access wirelesslocal-area network (WLAN). This initiative shouldrouse European mobile operators that havemistakenly assumed they would dominate theirnational WLAN markets.

Ian Keene, NeilRickard, NigelDeighton

15 April 2002 GartnerDataquestCore Research

Managing Wayport's 802.11 Wireless InternetService

Wayport, a service provider of high-speed wirelessand wired Internet connections at hotels and

airports, tackles the challenges of delivering always-on Internet to customers with varying levels ofnetworking or computer experience.

Bill Gassman 10 April 2002 GartnerDataquestCore Research

Wireless Network Access Points: ComparisonColumns

Access points (APs) support wireless users foruntethered network connection. WLAN/WPAN isquickly becoming standard on notebooks;

Kimberly Hiller 28 March2002




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enterprises need to do side-by-side comparison ofAPs before purchasing.

Wireless LAN and Bluetooth: Entering a Gold RushPeriod?

We focus on the status and the future of wirelessLAN and Bluetooth wireless technologies.

ReginaCasonato

15 March2002


Wireless LANs Enter the Mainstream AlongsideEthernet

Wireless LANs are on a roll. Prices are falling, there issome interoperability among vendors and newextensions to standards promise to solve severalnagging issues. Enterprises should pay attention.

Ken Dulaney 15 March2002


What to Expect From 802.11 Wireless LANStandards and When

Standards for wireless networks have stimulatedadoption but left many vendors in confusion. Gartnersummarizes the main standards in the IEEE's 802.11series.

Ian Keene 14 March2002


Wireless LAN TCO: Less Than You May Think

Wireless LAN costs can be justified in small andtemporary office implementations, but will be hard torationalize for return on investment based on networkextension at the average-size office.

Phillip Redman 11 March2002


Wireless LAN: Opportunities in the Service ProviderMarkets

A number of service providers have emerged to offerwireless LAN technology to the mobile user in publichot spots. These providers are still maturing and notyet recommended for general enterprise adoption.

PhillipRedman,JasonChapman

8 March 2002 Gartner CoreResearch

Bedside Wireless Access Increases HospitalEfficiency

The Gemelli Hospital in Rome is piloting a mobilesolution, based on PDAs and WLAN access, forbedside patient data collection and examinationrequest processes. There are major benefits andresults are very encouraging.

Monica Basso 8 March 2002 Gartner CoreResearch

WLAN Client Security: NICs That Play Tricks

Weak wireless-LAN security has a ripple effect onthe choice of WLAN network interface card, accesspoint and security architecture. Although no option isperfect, we raise the issues and offer alternatives.

MarkMargevicius

6 March 2002 GartnerDataquestCore Research

Wireless LANs Move Toward 'Safe Enough'

Security flaws in wireless LAN standards have driventhem into the "Trough of Disillusionment." However,

JohnPescatore

22 February2002

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progress in standards bodies and with vendorimplementations should provide "safe enough"capabilities for most enterprises.

New Mobile Technologies Set to Arrive in 2002

Key mobile technologies, including wireless LANs,PDAs, mobile phones and Bluetooth, will achievenew levels of sophistication and maturity in 2002.

Nick Jones 1 February

2002

Gartner


Will the Wireless Public 'Hot Spot' Market CatchFire?

Services using public wireless LAN technology areappearing in public areas around the world. Adoptionmay be sluggish, but mobile operators see thistechnology as complementary rather thancompetitive.

Phillip Redman 28 January2002


Wireless LANs Enter the MainstreamWireless LANs are starting to proliferate and impactthe work styles of an increasing number of users.Prospects for 2002 are promising, but several issuesmust be addressed before wire-free becomeshassle-free.

Ian Keene 22 January2002 GartnerDataquestCore Research

Wireless LAN Predictions for 2002

We assess the security, standards and wireless LANservice provider actions expected in 2002.

Ken Dulaney 10 January2002


Agere Systems ORiNOCO Wireless LAN Products

One card, one technology, one solution is Agere'swireless strategy. Agere's ORiNOCO line of IEEE802.11b WLAN products is broad, and the PC Cardis key to the line, as the vendor's strategy indicates.

Kimberly Hiller 30 November2001


Cisco Systems Cisco Aironet 350 Wireless LANProducts

The Cisco Aironet 350 WLAN Series featuresselectable transmit power, a rugged AP version,World Mode international roaming, 802.1x-basedsecurity, and backward compatibility with the Aironet340 series.



Alvarion BreezeNET DS.11 Indoor/Outdoor WLANProducts

The BreezeNET DS.11 wireless LAN product lineprovides both indoor client/server networkconfigurations and also outdoor point-to-point orpoint-to-multipoint connections.





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Proxim RangeLAN-DS Wireless LAN

The Proxim RangeLAN-DS Wireless LAN Systemsupports building-to-building connectivity forwireless outdoor bridging applications, along withtypical in-building access point functions.



Cisco Systems Aironet 340 Wireless LAN Series

Cisco acquired Aironet Wireless Communications,Inc.; honed the product line; and released the Aironet340 Series of wireless LAN products that include awireless bridge, access point and wireless NICs.

Kimberly Hiller 29 October2001


802.11a Wireless LANs: The Future Now or Later?

In the wireless LAN market, a follows b. Productsbased on 802.11a, the next standard in wirelessLANs, should begin shipping soon. A lack of agreed-on testing and standards positions it, through 2002,

for specialized needs only.

Ken Dulaney 8 October2001


New 802.11b Security Problems No Cause for Panic

The susceptibility of the 802.11b wireless encryptingprotocol to hacker attacks means tools for hackinginto systems using that protocol will soon be widelyavailable. However, Gartner's advice remains thesame.

MartinReynolds

21 August2001


Symbol Technologies Spectrum24 High RateWireless LAN Series

Symbol Technologies provides wireless networking

solutions that ties the company's application-specificmobile computing devices, consulting services andwireless network management software to itswireless LAN product offering, Spectrum24 HighRate Wireless LAN. The 802.11b wireless LAN familyincludes software, access points, PC Card, CompactFlash Adapter, and BIAS-T connector for power-over-Ethernet.

Kimberly Hiller 16 July 2001 GartnerDataquestCore Research

The Wireless Napsterization of Broadband Access William Clark 15 October2002


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