Huawei Wi-Fi 6 Ranks No. 1 Globally (Excluding North America), According to Dell'Oro Group

SHENZHEN,China,Jan. 3,2020 -- Huawei Wi-Fi 6 ranks No.1 in the global market (excluding North America),according to the report on global Wi-Fi 6 indoor AP market share from 2018 Q3 to 2019 Q3 by Dell'Oro Group,a leading independent market analysis and research firm.

In October 2018,the Wi-Fi Alliance officially announced an all-new Wi-Fi naming system for Wi-Fi generations,with Wi-Fi 6 as the simplified name for IEEE 802.11ax. Wi-Fi 6 improves on Wi-Fi 5 with more than four times the maximum bandwidth per client and number of concurrent clients,and more than three times lower latency. Such improvements have led to Wi-Fi 6 being adopted by a growing number of enterprises,schools,hospitals,and other pioneers to connect everything on their campus networks. These early adopters are using Wi-Fi 6 to deploy innovative applications such as 4K/8K HD video conferencing,VR/AR interactive teaching,telemedicine,and intelligent robots.

The latest Dell'Oro Group report is a testimony to the increasing popularity of Wi-Fi 6 among global organizations. According to the report,the overall revenue of the global Wi-Fi 6 market grew explosively in the first three quarters of 2019,growing to 30 times that of 2018. In the same period,the revenues of the Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 markets decreased slightly. This market performance signifies 2019 as being the first year of Wi-Fi 6 commercial use.

Huawei is a leader in the Wi-Fi 6 market. With its AirEngine Wi-Fi 6,Huawei took the lead in deploying the industry's first enterprise-class Wi-Fi 6 network in Shanghai as early as 2018. Since then,Huawei AirEngine Wi-Fi 6,powered by Huawei 5G,has been the preferred choice of more industry customers around the world,helping them to build the ideal Wi-Fi 6 networks with zero coverage holes,zero wait time,and zero packet loss during roaming. Typical customers include Shenzhen Metro in China,Basel St. Jakob-Park stadium in Switzerland,Agos bank in Italy,Mondragon University in Spain,and University of Johannesburg in South Africa.

Steven Zhao,President of Campus Network Domain,Huawei's Data Communication Product Line,said: "We are very pleased to see that Huawei AirEngine Wi-Fi 6 has been widely used across sectors like education,government,large enterprises,and manufacturing. Huawei AirEngine Wi-Fi 6 is helping more enterprises of all sizes to build user experience-centric networks for increased office and production efficiencies,paving the way for the large-scale rollout of digital services and accelerating digital transformation."

Customers' trust in Huawei Wi-Fi 6 is attributed to Huawei's continuous investment and dedication in the Wi-Fi 6 industry.

Huawei top expert Osama Aboul Magd was elected as the chair of the IEEE 802.11ax Working Group in 2014,injecting his insights to continuously navigate the development direction of the Wi-Fi 6 industry standards.

Huawei's contribution to Wi-Fi 6 standard proposals ranks No. 1 among device vendors.

In October 2017,Huawei launched the industry's first commercial Wi-Fi 6 AP. Since then,Huawei has constantly expanded its Wi-Fi 6 portfolio by successively launching innovative products and solutions tailored to different scenarios.

Huawei and Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) have joined forces to explore Wi-Fi 6-based teaching innovations and use cases in a Spanish university.

In the future,Huawei will continue to work with upstream and downstream partners throughout the industry,focus on industry-specific scenarios,and deliver ideal Wi-Fi 6 network solutions for new digital applications. Huawei will also forge ahead with its AirEngine Wi-Fi series products and solutions powered by Huawei 5G to help enterprises build future-proof,fully-connected campus networks.

To find out more,visit the Huawei AirEngine Wi-Fi 6 website.