SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Availability of free Wi-Fi does influence venue choice. According to In-Stat’s new Wi-Fi Hotspot research, nearly two-thirds of respondents indicated that free Wi-Fi influences their choice of venue. An additional 31% indicated that free access may influence their choice, and just 5% said that it would have no influence over venue choice.
“Our research shows that while revenue may not always be directly gleaned from the hotspot offering, free Wi-Fi has a significant value in bringing customers to a venue,” says Amy Cravens, Market Analyst. “It’s no wonder then that over 150 thousand café/retail venues have now deployed Wi-Fi hotspots, although not all of these are free. That’s in addition to the 10s of thousands of travel related installations (hotels, airports, in-flight) worldwide.”
Some of the research findings include:
- Worldwide annual hotspot connects, or sessions, will reach over 2 billion by the end of 2010 with annual hotspot connects anticipated to grow to over 11 billion by 2014.
- Asia/Pacific will have about one quarter of the worldwide hotspot venues over the forecast period.
- By 2012 handhelds are anticipated to account for half of hotspot connects.
- The total worldwide hotspot market size will swell to 319,200 venues by year end.
- Worldwide market potential, usage, business models, and competitive analysis for the hotspot market
- Worldwide venue forecasts segmented by region and type of venue.
- Worldwide usage forecasts segmented by business versus consumer, by access device.
- Equipment forecasts include a Wi-Fi AP forecast
- All forecasts provide aggregate and annual deployment numbers and are segmented by region and venue type.
For more information, contact:
Rick Vogelei, Marketing Manager
Phone: 480-483-4476
Email: [email protected]
Amy Cravens, Market Analyst
Phone: 480-480-4451
Email: [email protected]