Global WLAN Market Slows as China Spending Declines

According to a newly released report from Dell’Oro Group, global wireless local area network (WLAN) growth fell short of double-digit gains in 3Q 2025, held back by a sharp contraction in spending in China.

"Cisco was late to the Wi-Fi 7 party," said Siân Morgan, Research Director at Dell'Oro Group. "But their aggressive pricing strategy has launched them into first place in terms of Wi-Fi 7 revenue, and this latest technology has ramped faster for Cisco than any prior version of Wi-Fi."

"We saw strong WLAN spending in all regions outside China, where revenue contracted by double-digits," added Morgan. "In 3Q 2025, the market expansion was led by the Middle East and Africa, but all macro regions except China have resumed a strong growth trajectory following the declines of 2024."

Additional highlights from the 3Q 2025 Wireless LAN Quarterly Report include:

• For the first time, HPE’s revenue includes Juniper Mist WLAN sales since the acquisition completed in early July, and the company has started to make product convergence announcements.

• Public cloud–managed WLAN grew at twice the rate of the overall market due to higher average selling prices (ASPs).

• Ubiquiti maintained its lead in Wi-Fi 7 shipment volumes.

Source: Dell'Oro Group

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