Wi-Fi 5 is being phased out, while Wi-Fi 6 is experiencing an explosion: its share is growing

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Today, IDC released the "China WLAN Market Quarterly Tracking Report, Q4 2020". The report shows that in 2020, the overall size of the WLAN market reached US$870 million, and Wi-Fi 6 performed strongly, accounting for 31.2% of the overall WLAN market in 2020, with a size of US$270 million.

IDC predicts that in 2021, Wi-Fi 6 will continue to expand its market share, and the Chinese market will approach a market size of US$470 million.

IDC said that today's network environment has reached an unprecedented pressure point - as the number of terminals continues to increase, the application of technologies such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, big data, and edge computing will put forward more stringent requirements and unprecedented demands on the network's carrying capacity.

POL of fixed networks, 5G of mobile networks, and wireless networks represented by Wi-Fi 6 all provide strong support for carrying services from their own dimensions.

Unlike previous iterative products, Wi-Fi 6 does have its epoch-making product characteristics. This high-speed, intelligent, and high-concurrency wireless network product is more suitable for today's new technology environment such as big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. Large-scale carrying of multiple data is today's network demand. How to achieve larger-scale data analysis and transmission, more perfect artificial intelligence, and realize more Internet of Things must rely on the highest quality network.

In addition to the outstanding performance of enterprise-level Wi-Fi 6, consumer-level router Wi-Fi 6 products also performed well. In just one year, consumer-level router Wi-Fi 6 products have accounted for 14.7% of the market share.

The epidemic has also boosted the demand for Internet in the entertainment and gaming industry and digital TV. Wi-Fi 6 also provides high-quality Internet experience for consumer users.

IDC predicts that in 2021, consumer-grade router Wi-Fi 6 products will continue to expand their market share, reaching a market size of nearly US$850 million in the Chinese market.