PRAGUE / FRAMINGHAM, Mass., June 3, 2016 – The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments increased 4.5% year over year in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), while declining 10.7% on a sequential basis. According to the results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly WLAN Tracker , the enterprise segment grew 8.6% year over year in 1Q16, experiencing its best growth in more than a year. A number of factors contributed to this uptick, including refresh cycles, easing of economic concerns, greater availability of Wave 2 802.11ac products, and continued fulfillment of e-rate contracts in the education vertical in the United States. (TZ)
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