Global Wi-Fi As A Service Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis Report - Forecast 2034

Wi-Fi As A Service Market: Industry Perspective

The global WI-FI as a service market size was worth around USD 15.26 Billion in 2024 and is predicted to grow to around USD 76.56 Billion by 2034 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of roughly 17.5% between 2025 and 2034. The report analyzes the global WI-FI as a service market's drivers, restraints/challenges, and the effect they have on the demands during the projection period. In addition, the report explores emerging opportunities in the WI-FI as a service industry.

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Global Wi-Fi As A Service Market: Synopsis

Wi-Fi as a service is a cost-efficient and scalable enterprise-grade wireless LAN (Local Area Network) service that offers reliable network access to offices and other customers while providing a strong platform for creating an intelligent multichannel for enhancing the end-user experience. Moreover, Wi-Fi as a service is garnering immense popularity across the globe. Wi-Fi as a service is a subscription-based cloud management system comprising end-to-end Wi-Fi solutions, access points, cloud-native management plans, and automated system advancements. Furthermore, Wi-Fi as a service assists various businesses and firms with IT resources in offering swift, reliable, and secured LAN access across a slew of sites.

Key Insights

• As per the analysis shared by our research analyst, the global WI-FI as a service market is estimated to grow annually at a CAGR of around 17.5% over the forecast period (2025-2034).
• Regarding revenue, the global WI-FI as a service market size was valued at around USD 15.26 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 76.56 Billion by 2034.
• The WI-FI as a service market is projected to grow at a significant rate due to Rising demand for scalable, cloud-managed connectivity in enterprises and educational institutions drives market growth.
• Based on Service, the Managed Services segment is expected to lead the global market.
• On the basis of Location Type, the Indoor segment is growing at a high rate and will continue to dominate the global market.
• Based on the End-user, the Education segment is projected to swipe the largest market share.
• By Deployment Mode, the Public Cloud segment is expected to dominate the global market.
• Based on region, North America is predicted to dominate the global market during the forecast period.

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Wi-Fi As A Service Market: Growth Factors

Growing need for remote trouble-shooting and less capital expenditure to spur global market expansion over 2025 - 2034

Escalating demand for remote troubleshooting, central network management, low capital spending, and high-speed & extensive network coverage to drive the growth of the global Wi-Fi as a service market. In addition to this, large-scale penetration of Wi-Fi as a service in small & medium-scale firms will prop up the global market demand. Favorable features of Wi-Fi as a service including its send-to-end visibility have contributed immensely towards the growth of the market across the globe.

The growing use of smart devices and internet penetration in emerging economies, as well as developed countries, has increased exponentially and this has created huge growth potential for the Wi-Fi as a service market globally. Moreover, smartphone internet subscribers are projected to increase notably in the coming years. Citing an instance, in 2021, the number of smartphone internet subscribers reached nearly 5 million across the globe.

Wi-Fi As A Service Market: Hindrances

Failure of efficient cloud connection & concerns pertaining to data security breaches hinder the global industry growth

Failure of effective cloud connectivity along with data security concerns can impede the expansion of the global Wi-Fi as a service industry.

Wi-Fi As A Service Market: Opportunities

Surging demand for smartphones and demand for Wi-Fi across small firms opens new growth opportunities for the global market

Acceptance of BYOD and the rise in the use of smartphones at the workplace are likely to help the global market explore new facades of growth in the years ahead. Furthermore, Wi-Fi as a service is used by small organizations and offices owing to its ability to be controlled by network operating centers for delivering reliable and fast network access. This, in turn, will open new avenues of growth for the global market.

Wi-Fi As A Service Market: Challenges

Slow backup of data as well as slow data restoration can prove to be a key challenge to the global industry elevation

Slow data backups and restores can pose a huge challenge to the growth of the global Wi-Fi as a service industry.

Wi-Fi As A Service Market: Segmentation

The global Wi-Fi as a service market is sectored into solutions, services, location type, organization size, vertical, and region.

In terms of services, the global Wi-Fi as a service market is divided into professional services and managed services segments. Apparently, the managed services segment is set to dominate the segmental growth during the forecast timeline. The segmental surge can be credited to vendors remotely handling the IT infrastructure of clients and their systems which provide backup recovery of business data. Moreover, managed service providers who are also referred to as third-party IT service providers provide supplementary services for cloud analysis.

Based on the solution, the global Wi-Fi as a service industry is bifurcated into access points and WLAN controller segments. Furthermore, the WLAN controllers segment is set to register the highest CAGR over the forecast period. The growth of the segment over the analysis period can be due to the ability of WLAN controllers in helping the network handle work and smooth conduction of operations. Moreover, WLAN controllers also help in reducing the operating costs of networks and provide centralized management of wireless networks.

On basis of location type, the Wi-Fi as a service market across the globe is sectored into indoor and outdoor location types. The indoor segment, which accounted for nearly 80% share of the global market revenue in 2021, is projected to dominate the global market revenue share even in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, the segment is also predicted to record the highest CAGR of more than 22.1% over the forecast timeline. The segmental expansion over 2023-2030 can be attributed to benefits such as growing network capacity, low latency, device density, and high speed. An increase in the use of Wi-Fi as a service by small and medium-sized firms in the e-commerce, retail, BFSI, and healthcare sectors will propel the segmental surge.

Based on the organization size, the Wi-Fi as a service industry globally is segmented into large enterprises and small & medium-sized enterprises. Furthermore, the small & medium-sized enterprises segment is set to record the fastest CAGR of about 22.8% over the anticipated timeframe. The segmental growth over the forecast period can be due to an increase in penetration of Wi-Fi managed solutions in small & medium-sized enterprises owing to their cost-efficacy and short life cycle.

In terms of vertical, the global Wi-Fi as a service market is divided into education, healthcare & life sciences, manufacturing, retail, government & public sector, BFSI, travel & hospitality, and transportation & logistics segments. Furthermore, the BFSI segment, which accounted for the highest share of the global market revenue in 2021, is set to dominate the global market revenue share even during the coming years. The segment is also set to record the fastest CAGR of about 19.2% over the assessment period owing to a surge in digital payment transactions and surging use of Wi-Fi as a service in the BFSI sector.

Recent Breakthroughs

• In February 2023, Nokia introduced the first Wi-Fi 6E gateway referred to as Beacon 10 which provides Wi-Fi throughout nearly 10 Gbps. The move will augment the scope of growth of the Wi-Fi as a service industry in the coming years.
• In October 2022, HFCL Limited, a key high-tech firm, and integrated next-gen communication solution provider joined hands with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., for launching open-source Wi-Fi 7 access points, a first of its kind across the world. The new Wi-Fi system will help in delivering extremely high throughput, real-time applications support, enhanced interference mitigation, and improved spectral efficacy. The move will aid the new 5G rollout in India along with benefitting video-based applications, AV, XR, VR, IoT & IIoT applications like remotely controlled industrial automation activities and surveillance. This will result in a surge in remote working & a number of remote offices, and online video conferencing, and enable real-time interactions.
• In June 2022, Enea launched the world’s first Wi-Fi Software as a Service management solution for communication service providers. It offers B2B customer self-management and ensures accurate handling of the personal data of end-users. Moreover, it will help communication service providers introduce & monetize Wi-Fi solutions along with enriching the subscriber experience. The move will contribute substantially toward the global Wi-Fi as a service market growth.

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Wi-Fi As A Service Market: Regional Insights

Wi-Fi as a service market in the Asia-Pacific to witness a mammoth expansion over 2023- 2030

The Asia-Pacific region, which contributed nearly 38% of the overall Wi-Fi as a service market share in 2021, is set to maintain its regional market domination even over the coming years. The growth of the regional market in forthcoming years can be due to the rise in the use of the internet and smartphones in the countries such as India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, and China. An increase in the number of internet subscribers in the sub-continent will also further contribute towards the growth of the market in the region.

Furthermore, the North American Wi-Fi as a service industry is projected to record the highest CAGR of 22% over the forecasting timeframe. The regional market growth over 2023-2030 can be owing to the presence of giant players such as Jupiner Networks Inc, Commscope, Cisco Systems, and Aruba in the countries such as the U.S.

Wi-Fi As A Service Market: Competitive Analysis

The report provides a company market share analysis to give a broader overview of the key market players. In addition, the report also covers key strategic developments of the market, including acquisitions & mergers, new product launches, agreements, partnerships, collaborations & joint ventures, research & development, and regional expansion of major participants involved in the WI-FI as a service market on a global and regional basis.

• D-Link Corporation
• LANCOM Systems
• Cucumber Tony
• Viasat Inc
• Cisco Systems
• Ubiquiti
• Singtel
• Dell Technologies
• iPass
• Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd
• Rogers Communications
• Aruba
• Commscope
• TP-Link
• Telstra Corporation
• Juniper Networks Inc
• Fortinet
• Extreme Networks
• Arista Networks Inc.
• Cambium Networks
• Ruckus Networks
• Redway Networks
• Edgecore
• Ruiijie Networks
• Superloop.

The global Wi-Fi as a service market is segmented as follows:

By Solution

• Access Points
• WLAN Controllers

 By Services

• Professional Services
• Managed Services

By Vertical

• Education
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• BFSI
• Travel & Hospitality
• Government & Public Sector
• Healthcare & Lifesciences
• Transportation & Logistics

 By Organization Size

• Large Enterprises
• Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises

    By Location Type

• Indoor
• Outdoor

By Region

• North America
  • The U.S.
  • Canada
• Europe
  • France 
  • The UK
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Southeast Asia
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa
  • GCC
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa