Wireless Spending Remains Robust as Consumers and Enterprises Continue to Drive Demand

IDC: Enterprise demand for wireless infrastructure and applications services continues to grow as corporate IT managers seek a secure means of supporting remote workers, as well as in-building/campus wireless LAN deployments. IDC anticipates spending to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.4% from 2005 to 2010 and reach $56.7 billion by the end of the forecast period.

As wireless becomes a integral part of the overall enterprise IT strategy, there will be an increased demand for upfront wireless assessment services that will help companies develop an overarching enterprise-wide wireless strategy.

IDC expects an increase in managed services in both the enterprise and service provider markets. In the enterprise market, the demand for managed services will be driven by IT managers seeking a more cost effective means of managing and supporting their wireless users. In the service provider market, managed services will be viewed as a way to lower operating costs by outsourcing certain operational tasks. In addition, as new services get deployed on wireless networks, there will be increased emphasis on maintaining efficient network capacity utilization, which will drive demand for network optimization services.

Spending is expected to remain robust as network-level transformation initiatives remain strategically important to service providers and enterprise customers. The proliferation of devices requesting access to corporate resources and the integration of applications and content on wireless operator networks will be significant drivers of wireless infrastructure and application services during the forecast period.

U.S. and worldwide Wireless Infrastructure and Application Services 2006-2010 Forecast Publ 20060621