The wireless LAN controller market share is expected to increase to USD 629.87 million from 2021 to 2026, and the market's growth momentum will accelerate at a CAGR of 5.21%.
This wireless LAN controller market research report provides valuable insights on the post COVID-19 impact on the market, which will help companies evaluate their business approaches. Furthermore, this report extensively covers wireless LAN controller market segmentation by type (standalone and integrated) and geography (North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and Middle East and Africa). The wireless LAN controller market report also offers information on several market vendors, including ALE International, Allied Telesis Holdings KK, Avaya Holdings Corp., Belden Inc., Belden Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., CommScope Holding Co. Inc., D Link Corp., Dell Technologies Inc., Extreme Networks Inc., Fortinet Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Juniper Networks Inc., LANCOM Systems GmbH, NETGEAR Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., ZTE Corp., and Zyxel Communications Corp. among others.
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Wireless LAN Controller Market: Key Drivers, Trends, and Challenges
The enhancing connectivity for business enterprises is notably driving the wireless LAN controller market growth, although factors such as the security vulnerabilities associated with wireless LAN controllers may impede the market growth. Our research analysts have studied the historical data and deduced the key market drivers and the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the wireless LAN controller industry. The holistic analysis of the drivers will help in deducing end goals and refining marketing strategies to gain a competitive edge.
Key Wireless LAN Controller Market Driver
One of the key factors driving growth in the wireless LAN controller market is enhancing connectivity for business enterprises. The deployment of wireless LAN controllers in enterprises can substantially improve business operations in terms of finances, efficiency, productivity, and customer service. Hence, WLAN solutions have become an integral aspect of business operations. In addition to cost savings, wireless LAN controllers provide businesses with the flexibility to mobilize or change their location if required. A high degree of flexibility and mobility is also provided to employees who need to stay connected with the mainframe server using portable devices. The flexibility offered by wireless LAN controllers as a result of facilitating the mobility of the workforce and business operations helps small businesses compete with larger ones without compromising on the efficiency or productivity of workers. Thus, the expediency offered by wireless LAN controllers ensures the safety of information-sharing, which is driving the growth of the global wireless LAN controller market.
Key Wireless LAN Controller Market Trend
The adoption of cloud-based technologies is a wireless LAN controller market trend that is expected to have a positive impact in the coming years. The convergence of wireless technologies, such as IoT, data analytics, and cloud computing, has fueled innovation in the global wireless LAN controller market and encouraged end-users to adopt these technologies over wired and cable management systems in industrial facilities. IoT has enabled data-sharing and transfer between standalone control systems and other devices, such as thermostats, sensors, and smart lighting fixtures, which require wireless LAN controllers for network management . Cloud computing acts as a network of servers on the Internet, which can store, manage, and process major sources of information related to industrial operations and performance. Advances in technology are driving the need for wireless LAN controllers that can assimilate a large chunk of data and derive meaningful insights. As wireless LAN controllers can manage such information as well as network systems in enterprises, there will be increased adoption of robust and scalable wireless LAN controllers. This, in turn, will drive the growth of the global wireless LAN controller market.
Key Wireless LAN Controller Market Challenge
The security vulnerabilities associated with wireless LAN controllers will be a major challenge for the wireless LAN controller market during the forecast period. Despite the advantages that wireless LAN controllers provide, such as easy monitoring of networks, convenience, increased productivity, and cost advantages, wireless LAN controllers also pose security threats, such as increased risks of denial of service attacks, spoofing and session hijacking, and eavesdropping. To eliminate this, proper authentication and access control mechanisms need to be integrated with the wireless LAN controller. Such security threats in wireless LAN controllers might disrupt business operations, which can hamper the growth of the global wireless LAN controller market during the forecast period.
This wireless LAN controller market analysis report also provides detailed information on other upcoming trends and challenges that will have a far-reaching effect on the market growth. The actionable insights on the trends and challenges will help companies evaluate and develop growth strategies for 2022-2026.
Parent Market Analysis
Technavio categorizes the global wireless local area network (LAN) controller market as a part of the global technology hardware, storage, and peripherals market within the overall global information technology market. Our research report has extensively covered external factors influencing the parent market growth potential in the coming years, which will determine the levels of growth of the wireless LAN controller market during the forecast period.
Who are the Major Wireless LAN Controller Market Vendors?
The report analyzes the market's competitive LANdscape and offers information on several market vendors, including:
- ALE International
- Allied Telesis Holdings KK
- Avaya Holdings Corp.
- Belden Inc.
- Belden Inc.
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- CommScope Holding Co. Inc.
- D Link Corp.
- Dell Technologies Inc.
- Extreme Networks Inc.
- Fortinet Inc.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
- Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
- Juniper Networks Inc.
- LANCOM Systems GmbH
- NETGEAR Inc.
- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- ZTE Corp.
- Zyxel Communications Corp.
This statistical study of the wireless LAN controller market encompasses successful business strategies deployed by the key vendors. The wireless LAN controller market is fragmented and the vendors are deploying organic and inorganic growth strategies to compete in the market.
Product Insights and News
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avaya.com - The company offers Extreme Networks Summit WM 200 and Summit WM 2000 as WLAN controller devices.
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avaya.com - The products and solutions segment includes unified communications, contact center platforms, and applications and devices.
To make the most of the opportunities and recover from post COVID-19 impact, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.
The wireless LAN controller market forecast report offers in-depth insights into key vendor profiles. The profiles include information on the production, sustainability, and prospects of the leading companies.
Wireless LAN Controller Market Value Chain Analysis
Our report provides extensive information on the value chain analysis for the wireless LAN controller market, which vendors can leverage to gain a competitive advantage during the forecast period. The end-to-end understanding of the value chain is essential in profit margin optimization and evaluation of business strategies. The data available in our value chain analysis segment can help vendors drive costs and enhance customer services during the forecast period.
Which are the Key Regions for Wireless LAN Controller Market?

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33% of the market's growth will originate from North America during the forecast period. US and Canada are the key markets for wireless LAN controllers in North America. Market growth in this region will be faster than the growth of the market in the European and MEA regions.
The increasing adoption of IoT technology in the US requires a large number of wireless LAN controllers by the LAN network administrator in the enterprises. This will facilitate the wireless LAN controller market growth in North America over the forecast period. This market research report entails detailed information on the competitive intelligence, marketing gaps, and regional opportunities in store for vendors, which will assist in creating efficient business plans.
COVID Impact and Recovery Analysis
In 2020, the regional market in focus witnessed a slight decline in revenue due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 led to nationwide lockdowns and the temporary closure of several industries, such as IT, banking and finance, retail, and healthcare, to curb the spread of the disease. However, with the large-scale initiation of COVID-19 vaccination drives and the easing of lockdown restrictions from Q1 2021, several end-user industries resumed their operations, which led to a surge in demand for wireless LAN controllers in the region.
What are the Revenue-generating Type Segments in the Wireless LAN Controller Market?

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The wireless LAN controller market share growth by the standalone segment will be significant during the forecast period. The increasing adoption of smart devices and surging demand for data usage are creating a huge demand for wireless LAN controllers in the global market. Thus, the standalone type segment in the global wireless LAN controller market is expected to witness growth during the forecast period.
This report provides an accurate prediction of the contribution of all the segments to the growth of the wireless LAN controller market size and actionable market insights on post COVID-19 impact on each segment.
Wireless LAN Controller Market Scope
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Report Coverage
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Details
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Page number
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120
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Base year
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2021
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Forecast period
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2022-2026
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Growth momentum & CAGR
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Accelerate at a CAGR of 5.21%
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Market growth 2022-2026
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$ 629.87 million
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Market structure
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Fragmented
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YoY growth (%)
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4.69
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Regional analysis
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North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and Middle East and Africa
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Performing market contribution
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North America at 33%
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Key consumer countries
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US, Canada, China, India, and UK
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Competitive LANdscape
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Leading companies, Competitive strategies, Consumer engagement scope
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Key companies profiled
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ALE International, Allied Telesis Holdings KK, Avaya Holdings Corp., Belden Inc., Belden Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., CommScope Holding Co. Inc., D Link Corp., Dell Technologies Inc., Extreme Networks Inc., Fortinet Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Juniper Networks Inc., LANCOM Systems GmbH, NETGEAR Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., ZTE Corp., and Zyxel Communications Corp.
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Market dynamics
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Parent market analysis, Market growth inducers and obstacles, Fast-growing and slow-growing segment analysis, COVID 19 impact and recovery analysis and future consumer dynamics, Market condition analysis for the forecast period.
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Customization purview
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What are the Key Data Covered in this Wireless LAN Controller Market Report?
- CAGR of the market during the forecast period 2022-2026
- Detailed information on factors that will drive wireless LAN controller market growth during the next five years
- Precise estimation of the wireless LAN controller market size and its contribution to the parent market
- Accurate predictions on upcoming trends and changes in consumer behavior
- The growth of the wireless LAN controller industry across North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and Middle East and Africa
- A thorough analysis of the market's competitive LANdscape and detailed information on vendors
- Comprehensive details of factors that will challenge the growth of wireless LAN controller market vendors
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