This graph shows the continuous growth in shipments of Wi-Fi enabled equipment worldwide, from 2012 to 2017. According to the data, shipments totaled 1.58 billion in 2012 and are expected to more than double by 2017, reaching an estimated 4.91 billion units.
Global Wi-Fi enabled equipment shipments from 2012 to 2017
(in billion units)
Note: includes APs, NICs, routers, switches, and other Wi-Fi infrastructure equipment, as well as systems with built-in Wi-Fi functionality such as notebook PCs, tablets, smartphones and TV gateways.
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IC Insights. (October 29, 2013). Global Wi-Fi enabled equipment shipments from 2012 to 2017 (in billion units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282512/global-wi-fi-enabled-equipment-shipments/
IC Insights. "Global Wi-Fi enabled equipment shipments from 2012 to 2017 (in billion units)." Chart. October 29, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282512/global-wi-fi-enabled-equipment-shipments/
IC Insights. (2013). Global Wi-Fi enabled equipment shipments from 2012 to 2017 (in billion units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282512/global-wi-fi-enabled-equipment-shipments/
IC Insights. "Global Wi-fi Enabled Equipment Shipments from 2012 to 2017 (in Billion Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282512/global-wi-fi-enabled-equipment-shipments/
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Global Wi-Fi enabled equipment shipments from 2012 to 2017 (in billion units) [Graph], IC Insights, October 29, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282512/global-wi-fi-enabled-equipment-shipments/
