The Wi-Fi 6 Market is expected to reach a value of $105.4 billion by 2028, at a CAGR of 73.8% during the forecast period 2021–2028. The increasing demand for high-speed internet connection, the growing number of internet users and devices, and the rising adoption of Wi-Fi 6 Devices across various smart home applications are the major factors driving the growth of this market.
Furthermore, increasing investments in smart city projects and continued upgrades in Wi-Fi standards provide significant growth opportunities for players operating in the Wi-Fi 6 Devices Market.
Impact of COVID-19 on the Wi-Fi 6 Market
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 made a massive impact on investments and technological advancements across different end-verticals. The COVID-19 pandemic affected several end-users and industries, causing economic slowdowns, closures of manufacturing industries, and disruptions in the supply chain. Also, the pandemic severely affected numerous consumer electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail industries. However, the COVID-19 pandemic had an overall positive impact on the Wi-Fi 6 market.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people started working, studying, and entertaining at home. Online gaming devices with virtual reality features, sports devices for streaming workouts live, and connected kitchen gadgets heavily congested the home network environment globally.
Wi-Fi-enabled consumer applications played a vital role during the pandemic. One of them was delivering remote virtual reality platforms to monitor the isolation of elderly people. Several nursing homes adopted virtual reality (VR) platforms to provide a 360-degree travel experience. Furthermore, some providers started using platforms to deliver entertainment and therapy with VR programming for senior citizens. These two technologies: virtual reality and augmented reality, are very bandwidth-intensive and can be operated properly by Wi-Fi 6 devices.
Moreover, free public hotspots have been deployed across outdoor COVID-19 wards and in parking lots where in-vehicle wireless access is required. Also, schools and libraries have deployed hotspots outside buildings to allow easy access to distance learning for students and teachers. Furthermore, in some cases, school buses have been equipped to provide Wi-Fi on wheels, and families in need were issued personal Wi-Fi hotspots for students to use for online learning.

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Growing Number of Internet Users and Devices
The rising number of connected devices and internet users worldwide continuously increases the demand for efficient Wi-Fi networks. Wi-Fi 6 technology has solved these problems by providing efficient networks and enabling easy connection of several devices with various bandwidth requirements to Wi-Fi. Factors such as higher data rates, excellent performance in environments with numerous connected devices, and improved power efficiency are driving the growth of the Wi-Fi 6 Devices Market.
According to Cisco, Wi-Fi hotspots are expected to reach 628 million public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2023, and Wi-Fi 6 hotspots will be 11 % of all public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2023. Developing and developed countries are introducing various government initiatives to rapidly spread public Wi-Fi hotspots across their respective countries. For instance, the Government of India approved a framework called PM Wi-Fi Access Network Interface or PM WANI scheme for the proliferation of public Wi-Fi networks. This initiative was aimed at elevating wireless internet connectivity in the country.
Furthermore, in 2020, KT, a South Korean telecom company, invested USD 1.5 billion (18 billion won) to deploy 10,000 new Wi-Fi 6 hotspots as part of the Korean Government's 'New Deal' initiative. The Korean Government invested in infrastructure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing public Wi-Fi in public transport and public places nationwide to reduce the burden of spending on household communication expenses and increase access to information for the digitally underprivileged. As part of this initiative, Wi-Fi 6 hotspots will be installed in island areas, community centers, public health centers, libraries, terminals, bus stops, etc.
Key Findings in the Wi-Fi 6 Devices Market Study:
Mesh Routers Segment Projected to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Based on devices, the mesh routers segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The high growth rate of this segment is attributed to its ability to allow easy access to the internet, promote high mobility, and easily connect multiple devices with routers, each having a distinctive IP address.
The public and private companies providing networking products have started developing Wi-Fi 6 routers to support the adoption of Wi-Fi 6 technology. For instance, NETGEAR, Inc. developed the Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router, which uses the power of DumaOS 3.0, an operating system designed for gamers and streamers of all skill levels. The router provides the user with reliable wired and wireless connectivity for fast-paced gaming and solid uploads for content creation.
Consumers Segment Projected to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Based on commercial use, the consumers segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The high growth rate of this segment is attributed to factors, such as better data delivery, low latency, better wireless performance enabling users to work with higher efficiency, increased battery life, multi-device connection feature, reduced terminal device power consumption, higher data transfer speed, and less bandwidth congestion provided by Wi-Fi 6 technology.
Smart Cities Segment Projected to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Based on application, the smart cities segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The high growth rate of this segment is attributed to numerous features provided by Wi-Fi 6 technology, such as real-time travel updates or on-demand entertainment, staff collaboration, simplification of network and device management, and real-time operational and business data collection.
Asia-Pacific Projected to Witness Fastest Market Growth Rate by Value
The adoption of Wi-Fi 6 is rapidly growing in Asia-Pacific due to rising consumer demand for the internet, the increasing number of connected devices, and the high demand for public Wi-Fi hotspots driving demand for Wi-Fi 6 across the region.
Countries such as China, Japan, India, and South Korea are the major adopters of Wi-Fi 6 technology. The development of highly advanced Wi-Fi 6 devices with high-speed data, longer battery life, and widespread Wi-Fi coverage have encouraged various public and private companies to adopt Wi-Fi 6 technology across the region.
According to Cisco, the total number of internet users in Asia-Pacific will be 62.1% by 2022. The total public Wi-Fi hotspots (including home spots) will reach 260.6 million by 2022. Also, the fixed/Wi-Fi IP traffic will reach 89.9 EB per month by 2022 and 58.0% of total Internet traffic by 2022. Therefore, the growth in internet traffic and public hotspots are likely to propel the demand for Wi-Fi 6 technology over the coming years.
The development of Wi-Fi 6 devices by companies, such as Huawei, Commonscope, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., TP-Link Corporation Limited, D-Link Corporation, and AsusTek Computer Inc. have created several opportunities for the players operating in this market. For instance, in May 2020, Huawei launched ten all-new AirEngine Wi-Fi 6 series models for the Asia Pacific region, which will provide better services for enterprises and are ideal for laying a high-quality fully-wireless campus as the new cornerstone for enterprises' digital transformation.
Key Players
The report includes a competitive landscape based on an extensive assessment of the key strategies adopted by the leading market participants in the Wi-Fi 6 market over the last four years . The key players profiled in the Wi-Fi 6 Devices Market are Cisco Systems, Inc. (U.S.), Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (U.S.), Aruba Networks (U.S.), D-Link Corporation (Taiwan), Marvell Technology, Inc. (U.S.), KAONMEDIA Co., Ltd. (Korea), Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (U.S.), Cambium Networks Corporation (U.S.), Linksys Holdings, Inc. (U.S.), AsusTek Computer Inc. (Taiwan), TP-Link Corporation Limited (China), NETGEAR, Inc. (U.S.), Intel Corporation (U.S.), Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (China), and Juniper Networks, Inc. (U.S.).
Scope of the Report
Wi-Fi 6 Market, by Devices
- Mesh Routers
- Wireless Access Points
- Home Gateways
- Wireless Repeaters
Wi-Fi 6 Market, by Commercial Use
Wi-Fi 6 Market, by Application
- Consumer Electronics
- AR/VR
- Retail
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Smart Cities
- Other Applications
Wi-Fi 6 Market, by Geography
- North America
- Europe
- Germany
- U.K.
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Rest of Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- India
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Middle East & Africa
- Latin America
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