
Andrew Spivey
Principal Analyst
Research Focus
Andrew Spivey is a Principal Analyst on the Strategic Technologies team focused on wireless connectivity at ABI Research. He is responsible for producing qualitative analysis and market forecasts in consumer and enterprise Wi-Fi and wireless infrastructure, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), and other trends impacting wireless networking technologies.
Topics Covered
Insights

How the Wi-Fi Industry Can Overcome Congestion on Unlicensed Spectrum
Insight | 1Q 2025 | IN-7715

Incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr to Radically Shift Agency’s Approach to Broadband and Unlicensed Spectrum
Insight | 1Q 2025 | IN-7666

Chinese Broadband Market Divergence Grows as Unique Innovations Take Root
Insight | 4Q 2024 | IN-7615

Managed Wi-Fi Providers Must Adapt to Shifting Dynamics in the Real Estate Market to Retain Market Share
Insight | 4Q 2024 | IN-7561


Advances in DOCSIS Keep Technology Relevant, but Multiple Variants and Concentrated Ecosystem Create Challenges
Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7489

Plume’s Revamped Go-to-Market Strategy Improves Affordability While Leaving Industry’s Main Concerns Unaddressed
Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7447

How Will the US$42.5 Billion BEAD Program Impact the U.S. Broadband Market?
Insight | 2Q 2024 | IN-7409


Market Consolidation Alone Is Not the Answer to Wi-Fi Testing’s Pain Points
Insight | 2Q 2024 | IN-7324

Vendors That Underestimate Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Demand Will Be Excluded from Major Market Opportunity
Insight | 2Q 2024 | IN-7280

Enterprise WLAN Vendors Must Reassess Strategies to Benefit from the Next Wave of Campus Network Innovation
Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7246



OpenWiFi’s Disruptive Potential Will Remain Unrealized Without Further Ecosystem Investment
Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7169



The Sustainability Debate Comes to Wi-Fi, but How Much Do Customers Care?
Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7078

Why Has the Wi-Fi Alliance Expanded into the Commercial Realm, and What Will Be the Impact?
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-7037

Revitalization of 60 GHz WLAN Ecosystem Required to Address the Untapped Potential of 60 GHz WLAN
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-7013

Generative AI Poised to Redefine Wi-Fi Network Management – How Should Industry Players React?
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6974

As WRC-23 Approaches, the Wi-Fi Industry Needs to Build a Watertight Case for Unlicensed 6 GHz
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6947

Hanover Messe 2023 Reaffirms Centrality of Wireless LAN for OT, But Opportunities Were Left on the Table
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6931

Converged Wi-Fi CPE Value-Added Services Will Prove to be Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6892

MWC 2023 Sees Wi-Fi 7 Ascendant and Enterprise WLAN Vendors Double Down on 5G Private Networks
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6874


What Does the First Wi-Fi Certified HaLow End-User Device Tell Us About the Fledgling Technology?
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6824

Wi-Fi 7’s Muted Showing at CES 2023 Belies the Protocol’s Imminent Arrival
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6810

China Bucks the Global Trend and Reserves the Lower 6 GHz Spectrum for Private 5G
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6788

FCC Unleashes Standard Power 6 GHz, Opening Next Chapter for Outdoor Wi-Fi
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6748

Could 60 GHz Wireless Indoor Backhaul Consign Cables to History?
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6736

Does US$94 Million Series B Funding for Morse Micro Signal a Reversal of Fortunes for Wi-Fi HaLow?
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6711

First Victory for 5G in Latin America as Chile Reverses 6 GHz Decision
Insight | 3Q 2022 | IN-6682

FCC Win Unlocks Additional 45 MHz for Wi-Fi, but Will the Industry Take Notice?
Insight | 3Q 2022 | IN-6665

Stronger than Anticipated Demand for Wi-Fi 6E Challenging Assumption Protocol Is a Mere Stopgap
Insight | 3Q 2022 | IN-6640

Wi-Fi Industry Must Tackle 40-Year High Inflation Rates with Clear Value Propositions and New Business Models
Insight | 3Q 2022 | IN-6609

6 GHz Spectrum and Wi-Fi 7 Driving the Demand for Greater RF Filter Complexity
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6589

MediaTek Cements Its Position as a Leading Wi-Fi Chipset Innovator
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6558

Wi-Fi’s Importance Reaffirmed as Wi-Fi and 5G Private Network Convergence Strategies Emerge
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6542

Wi-Fi in the Spotlight at a Redefined Mobile World Congress
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6487

Uneven Allocation of the 6 GHz Spectrum Globally May Impede the Uptake of Wi-Fi 6E
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6457

Wireless Global Congress and CES 2022 Bring Wi-Fi’s 6 GHz Revolution to the Forefront
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6429
Research

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-EWLANI-168

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-EWLVS-103

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-RWLVS-103

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-RWFI-168

Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-3596

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-WLEQ-168

Report | 1Q 2025 | AN-5685

Report | 1Q 2025 | AN-5684

Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-WLANCN-102

Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3207

Whitepaper | 4Q 2024 | WP-218

Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-2707

Market Data | 3Q 2024 | MD-EWLANI-167

Market Data | 3Q 2024 | MD-EWLVS-102

Market Data | 3Q 2024 | MD-RWFI-167

Market Data | 3Q 2024 | MD-RWLVS-102

Presentation | 3Q 2024 | PT-3318

Market Data | 3Q 2024 | MD-WLEQ-167

Presentation | 3Q 2024 | PT-2706

Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-WLANIND-101

Presentation | 2Q 2024 | PT-3206

Report | 2Q 2024 | AN-5682

Report | 2Q 2024 | AN-5905

Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-STB-176

Presentation | 1Q 2024 | PT-2705

Whitepaper | 1Q 2024 | WP-1041

Presentation | 1Q 2024 | PT-2704

Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-VSUB-134

Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-RWFI-166

Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-RWLVS-101

Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-EWLANI-166

Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-EWLVS-101

Presentation | 1Q 2024 | PT-2703

Whitepaper | 4Q 2023 | WP-1038

Market Data | 4Q 2023 | MD-WLEQ-166

Competitive Ranking | 4Q 2023 | CA-1430

Whitepaper | 4Q 2023 | WP-1021

Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-WLANCN-101

Report | 3Q 2023 | AN-5849

Competitive Ranking | 2Q 2023 | CA-1383

Market Data | 2Q 2023 | MD-RWFI-165

Market Data | 2Q 2023 | MD-EWLANI-165

Presentation | 2Q 2023 | PT-2702

Market Data | 2Q 2023 | MD-WLEQ-165

Presentation | 2Q 2023 | PT-2640

Competitive Ranking | 1Q 2023 | CA-1352

Whitepaper | 1Q 2023 | WP-1017

Report | 1Q 2023 | AN-5570

Report | 4Q 2022 | AN-5434

Presentation | 4Q 2022 | PT-2558

Market Data | 4Q 2022 | MD-WLEQ-164

Market Data | 3Q 2022 | MD-STB-175

Market Data | 3Q 2022 | MD-VSUB-133

Report | 2Q 2022 | AN-5562

Report | 2Q 2022 | AN-5559