This February 2021 report from the Wi-Fi Alliance forecasts that the value of Wi-Fi globally will rise from $3.3 trillion in 2021 to $4.9 trillion in 2025 and highlights the importance of ensuring sufficient spectrum for Wi-Fi use to continue the benefits of this technology. Updating results from an earlier study (2018), the analysis presents economic value results for 14 countries and the EU that were developed by economists at Telecom Advisory Services. The data on Wi-Fi’s economic value was developed by assessing several key factors and global developments impacting the Wi-Fi industry that contribute to the value of Wi-Fi for 2021 and beyond.
Key words: Audio/Video, Communications, Controls/Sensors, Distance Learning/Training, Internet of Things (IoT), Wi-Fi