The document discusses the growth and importance of Wi-Fi connectivity. It notes that by the end of 2013 there were more mobile devices than people, and that Wi-Fi speeds and consumption have significantly increased in recent years. It also highlights the growing reliance on Wi-Fi for both personal and business use, with many users unable to go more than a day without access.

1. @ValaAfshar

2. At the end of 2013, there were more
mobile devices than people on earth.
SAP

3. Wi-Fi speeds have
increased significantly
with each release.
11a / 54Mbps / 1999
11n / 450Mbps / 2009
11ac-wave1 / 1.3Gbps / 2012

4. Wi-Fi / mobile data consumption is 44% higher
on screens 4.5” and larger.
NPD

5. 75% of people say 1
week without Wi-Fi would
leave them grumpier than
1 week without coffee.
Iconic Displays

6. Most businesses are planning
to increase Wi-Fi capacity by at
least 20% in 2014.
75% of the increase is to support
mobile devices and BYOD users.
Infonetics, HP

7. 2/3 of enterprises
allow their employees
to bring their own
devices into the
enterprise today.
Infonetics

8. 38% of 2-year-olds
use mobile devices.
Average age for first
cell phone is now 13.
Common Sense Media, SAP

9. Smartphone users
spend an average of
60 minutes a day.
iPhone users average
90 minutes a day.
Experian

10. Numerous US football stadiums support over
30,000 Wi-Fi connections in a single game.
Extreme Networks

11. A Wi-Fi attack on an open network
can take less than 2 seconds.
Extreme Networks

12. There were 1 billion new
smartphones shipped in 2013.
IDC

13. There will be more than 7 billion
new Wi-Fi enabled devices
in the next 3 years.
Sys-Con

14. Wi-Fi has become the
medium of choice.
2/3 of US consumers prefer
Wi-Fi to Cellular.
Deloitte

15. The base version of 802.11 / Wi-Fi protocol was
released in 1997.
Wi-Fi Alliance

16. The Wi-Fi Alliance was founded in 1999.
Wi-Fi Alliance

17. 11ac / Wave2 is set to
deliver multi-gig wireless
rates in less than 2 years.
Extreme Networks

18. We will need all the speed
and capacity we can get!
Half of all networking devices
will be mobile by 2015.
Infonetics

19. 90% of all smartphones
are equipped with Wi-Fi
capabilities.

20. 50% of PCs shipped in 2014 will be tablets.
93% of tablet owners will utilize Wi-Fi only.
Canlys, Deloitte

21. 71% of all mobile
communications
flows over Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi Alliance

22. Carriers are utilizing
Wi-Fi technology to
provide capacity not
available on cellular.
Wireless Broadband Association

23. 22% of new carrier capacity
will come from Wi-Fi in 2014.
Wireless Broadband Association

24. By 2017, 60% of carrier network
traffic will be offloaded to Wi-Fi.
Wireless Broadband Association

25. 90% of people move between
devices to accomplish a goal.
Reaching customers on-the-go is
more important than ever before.
Google Think Insights

26. Mobile users check their phone
150 times each day.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’s

27. 90% of people have a mobile
device in reach 100% of the time. Pew Research Center

28. 44% of people sleep with their
smartphone beside their bed. SAP

29. 80% of smartphone users
check their phone within
15 minutes of waking up.
IDC

30. 79% of smartphone users
have their phone with
them for 22 hours a day.
IDC

31. 67% of smartphone users
check for messages
without being notified.
Pew Research Center

32. 29% of smartphone owners say
“they can’t live without it.”
Pew Research Center

33. 90% of BYOD activities are
comprised of; email, calendar,
shopping, banking, and social.
Forbes

34. By the end of 2014, 25% of the US workforce will
use a tablet for primary computing. HP

35. Organizations predict
the percentage of BYO
desktops and laptops will
grow from 18% to 25%.
Citrix Mobility Report

36. By 2017, 50% of businesses
will not supply employee
computing devices.
Gartner

37. 69% of polled companies
experience no technical
or support problems after
implementing BYOD.
Deloitte

38. 80% of businesses do not provide
education/training on BYOD.
60% of businesses are
without a written
BYOD policy.
Acronis

39. More than half of all
open Wi-Fi networks are
susceptible to abuse.
Purple Wi-Fi

40. 80% of the global smartphone
market operating system is Android.
79% of all Smartphone malware is
in Android Apps. Trend Micro

41. 94% of tablets
in the education
market are iPads.
Apple

42. Only 39% of schools in
the US have Wi-Fi access.
National Center for Education Statistics

43. Up to 70% of consumers in-store
have a Wi-Fi capable device
in their pocket.
Retail Touch Points

44. 50% of consumers feel comfortable
making a large purchase in-store if
Wi-Fi access is available.
Accenture

45. Next generation Wi-Fi on Flights will
provide 10x speeds compared to
today. It will be rolled out in 2014. GoGo

46. 64% of hotels now offer free Wi-Fi. Hotel Chatter

47. 94% of people cite Wi-Fi as
the most important amenity.
Hotel Chatter

48. 38% of those say no
Wi-Fi is a deal-breaker
and will book elsewhere.
Hotel Chatter

49. 60% of people can’t
go without Wi-Fi for
more than 1 day.
Iconic Displays

50. More than 2.7 billion people
used the Internet in 2013.
That’s more than half the
world’s population.
StateTech

51. By 2020, it is predicted that 24 Billion
devices will be connected to the Internet.
The vast majority will
use some form of
wireless for access.
Gigaom

52. www.extremenetworks.com/mobility
Special Thanks To: @MikeLeibovitz and @carey_mercier