D-Link Takes Top Spot In Draft 802.11n Product Shipments Worldwide

D-Link Takes Top Spot In Draft 802.11n Product Shipments Worldwide

D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, is the leader in Draft 802.11n Wi-Fi product shipments worldwide, showing significant growth in Q4 2007 and surpassing nearest competitors Linksys and Belkin, according to leading analyst firm In-Stat.

D-Link claimed the top spot with 584,000 Draft 802.11n units shipped worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2007, claiming 33% of the market share, followed by Linksys at 28.4%, Belkin with 17% and NETGEAR at 14.15%, according to the In-Stat WLAN market share report*.

“D-Link has emerged as the leader in shipping Draft 802.11n products, a clear indication that the market is confident with the technology that it has to offer,” said Norm Bogen, director of networking with In-Stat, a leading research firm serving the computer and networking industries. “Despite the fact that 802.11n is still in the draft phase, the market has clearly adopted the technology as sales worldwide are increasing steadily with more and more users enjoying the increased speeds and range that the Draft 11n products deliver to home and small business networks.”

The new generation wireless local area network (WLAN) technology, Draft 802.11n offers dramatic improvement in data throughput and improvement in useful range over legacy 802.11b and 11g equipment. In the home, draft 802.11n provides triple play coverage including video distribution through a typical house to multiple TV sets. In the enterprise/office environment, draft 802.11n is capable of supporting mission-critical applications with throughput, Quality of Service (QoS) and security rivaling wired connections.

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