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In 1999 the American electronic society IEEE standardized the wireless network format to the 802.11 standard. Consequently, this decision drove the development of wireless local area networks around the globe to its peak in 2004. In fact, the hardware makers in Taiwan were responsible for supplying almost 90 percent of the entire wireless network product market in the world.
This research uses the concept of a global wireless network as a starting point and, through expert research techniques and tools, analyses the developments made in the wireless network industry. Next, this research assesses the competition between the key countries involved in the wireless technology by pointing out their advantages over one another. Finally this research evaluates the strategies for competition of the hardware makers, and ultimately provides a comparative analysis of the different industries and hardware makers via a global perspective.
Through an evaluation of the competition between different countries, one can observe that in terms of hardware production, the retailing and manufacturing techniques have matured, allowing the Taiwanese industries to slowly develop its own technologies and market brands. In terms of market demand, a broader range of applications for the hardware created a corresponding increase in demand, which in turn augments the number of the associated industries. At the same time, conglomeration and strategic merging of various enterprises allowed the individual companies to compliment and strengthen each other’s developmental technologies and product market. Innovative research and development in the wireless network have also created great opportunities and vast potentials for the technology. Of course, the local government plays an important driving role in the development of the wireless network industry.
After the five-forces industry analysis on the industry compositions, one can expect to see a continued increase in the scope and intricacy of these industry structures. Due to the strong competitive nature, the industry standards will also steadily increase, especially in terms of technology. Various alternative products, although labeled under the wireless product category, are more practically used as complimentary devices for other product. As such, these products are not complete substitutes in practice. For stand-alone companies, after the basic requirements are satisfied, many of these enterprises are looking to morph into another kind of business, and the majority of them chose to develop into their own brand name. Whether these enterprises can properly adapt to the changes after the transformation will be the crucial determining factor to the enterprises’ longevity in the future.
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