Wi-Fi Hotspot Market Share

Wi-Fi Hotspot Market Share

The strong growth potential of the Wi-Fi hotspot market has attracted new players to the market. The key players in the Wi-Fi hotspot market are:

• Ipass
• Nokia Networks
• Alcatel-Lucent
• Aptilo Networks
• Motorola Solutions
• Netgear
• Ericsson
• Boingo Wireless
• Cisco Systems
• Ruckus Wireless
• Aruba Networks
• Ubiquiti Networks

The players are mainly leveraging on acquisition and merger strategies to gain the market share. For instance, in 2018, Nokia Networks acquired Unium, a Wi-Fi start-up to access its mesh Wi-Fi technology for home networking services.  Similarly, in 2018, Boingo Networks, a Wi-Fi service provider signed a definitive agreement to acquire Elauwit Networks, LLC for USD 28 million. Boingo Networks expects that this will expand its addressable market by an additional 16 million customers to their customer base in the U.S.