Report: Wi-Fi 7 surpasses 50% of market
September 11, 2026



According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telco, security, networks, and data centre industries, vendors sold over 10 billion Access Points (APs) in Q2 2026, setting an industry-wide record for the volume of AP shipments.

“WLAN average selling prices (ASPs) increased only moderately, while AP shipments soared,” commented Siân Morgan, Senior Director at Dell’Oro Group. “Enterprises have squeezed in orders before prices rise further. We expect ASPs to rise throughout the year, reflecting the growing cost of memory components due to the AI build-out. Sales of Wi-Fi 7 accounted for over half the market in Q2 2026. We expect to see some revenue from Wi-Fi 8 as early as next year, but Wi-Fi 7 adoption will continue to rise into 2028.”


Additional highlights from the report:

With the shortage of memory components still not resolved, we expect prices to continue rising, and equipment lead times to be variable in a supply-driven market.
Vendors shipped the highest number of access points with multi-gig and 10 Gbps interfaces ever.
The WLAN market grew by double digits across all regions, with the highest growth in Europe.
Revenue from Outdoor APs has outpaced the market for 7 of the last 8 quarters.