'Uncertainty Ahead'

Cisco's share in the enterprise worldwide wireless LAN market dropped nearly 2 percent in the first quarter of 2017, while competitors including Ubiquiti Networks and Huawei gained a few points, according to new data from research firm IDC.

The combined consumer and enterprise WLAN market generated $2.15 billion in sales for the quarter, down roughly 1 percent year over year.

"A soft start to 2017 suggests uncertainty ahead for the enterprise WLAN market," said Nolan Greene, senior research analyst, network infrastructure, at IDC, in a statement. "While digital transformation projects and scheduled refreshes bode well for the rest of the year, economic concerns and geopolitical risks in certain segments may temper growth in 2017."

CRN highlights the key datapoints and top vendors in the WLAN market.