1、State of Wireless 2026Unlocking the Multiplier Effect:How Strategic Wireless Investments Drive Enterprise Growth in the AI Era 2026 Cisco and/or its affiliates.All rights reserved.ContentsExecutive summaryThe opportunity:Wi-Fi as a strategic growth engineInvestment momentum continues to accelerate a

2、s the benefits are realized Expanding use cases drive new infrastructure requirementsThe multiplier effect:Wi-Fi drives measurable business value across multiple areasInfrastructure at a crossroads:Bridging the Wi-Fi performance gapWireless strategy in a perfect storm:Navigating the AI paradox and t

3、he barriers limiting ROI realization Defining the wireless AI paradox and why it mattersBarrier 1:Operational complexity overwhelms current capabilitiesBarrier 2:Wireless security under siege IoT sprawl meets AI-powered attacksBarrier 3:Wireless competition for AI skillsResolving the paradox:Recomme

4、ndations for maximizing ROIMethodology3 5 5 8 10 11 13 13 15 19 23 2528Cisco State of Wireless Report|2 2026 Cisco and/or its affiliates.All rights reserved.The evidence is compelling:more than three-quarters of organizations report operational efficiency gains(78%),see employee productivity improve

5、ments(75%),and report enhanced customer engagement(75%),while almost seven in ten(68%)experience positive revenue impacts from wireless investments.When organizations prioritize wireless strategically,they achieve returns that compound across the enterprisea true multiplier effect,with one network d

6、elivering multiple business outcomes.However,this opportunity emerges alongside mounting complexity.Organizations must adapt to diverse connectivity needs and support a growing spectrum of users and devicesfrom employees and contractors to autonomous robots,smart sensors,and AI-powered applications.