Apple devices account for 32 percent of use of Meraki wireless networks

Posted by Dennis Sellers Aug 18, 2009 at 6:18am

When it comes to active use of wireless networks, the number of client devices, such as laptops and handheld devices, observed by the same set of Meraki access points grew dramatically by 41 percent from 149,687 devices in 2008 to 211,190 in 2009.

And the number of Apple devices observed, including laptops, iPhones and iPods, grew by an impressive 221 percent. Apple devices now represent 32 percent of all the devices seen by this set of Meraki networks in North America, compared to just 14 percent in 2008.

The number of WiFi compatible handheld devices also grew significantly, according to Meraki. The number of Research In Motion (RIM) devices observed in North America grew by 419 percent from 2008 to 2009, and Nokia devices grew by 114 percent. In 2008, RIM devices represented just two percent of all devices observed, but grew to eight percent for 2009. In 2008 and 2009, Nokia represented one percent and two percent of all devices, respectively.

The Meraki Wireless Census surveyed 10,000 randomly selected Meraki access points in deployment in North America for two 24-hour periods: June 2, 2008, and June 1, 2009. The study measured the number of distinct client devices that sent probe requests in each 24-hour period. The purpose was to identify wireless trends between 2008 and 2009. Meraki offers enterprise-class wireless networks.

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