Wireless LAN Equipment Shipments Up

MrBounce writes "Worldwide shipments of wireless local-area network equipment increased by 120 percent in 2002 from a year ago. So who are the current market leaders in this field?"

Comments

Security?

[Jucius Maximus]

So what percent of them have WEP disabled and SSID-broadcast enabled by default? Can I now wardrive to find 120% more open APs? Ironically, Microsoft branded routers are some of the few that do have WEP enabled out of the box.

But these shipment numbers made sense. I bought both a wireless router and AirPort card for my iBook this year.

Not too hard to believe ...

[SuperDuG]

I know a two years ago that wireless was "too slow" and had "too many bottlenecks" and was "too insecure".

Well in the last few years two out of the three major issues with wireless have been fixed. Plus now there's more widespread applications for wireless technology is amazing. Cause everything to communicate without drilling holes and running wires and it's all portable.

Wireless (especially 802.11b) is in major universities, businesses, and homes all across america. It's "the new craze" get broadband and a wireless router along with a laptop and surf the net while outside, in your room, or wherever.

For what people need networking for wireless usually is it 9 times out of 10 and it is far more acceptable and eye appealing than drilling holes and running wire everywhere. Plus it's cool to have a laptop with no wires surfin the net, still has a cool "wow" factor.

Re:In other news.....

[GreyPoopon]

WHY IS THIS NEWSWORTHY??

Because in an economy where technology has been struggling until recently, it's nice to see increased demand and spending for something, even if it was widely expected. Plus, seeing Linksys rise to the top was a bit interesting, as well as the blurb on Cisco buying Linksys. Also, I appreciated the list of other "top" vendors, as it gives me some to compare in the coming months. And finally, everybody was complaining about the hourly SCO updates. /. editors had to put something else in. :-)