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Global consumer Wi-Fi router shipments declined 6% year-over-year in Q1 2026, down 34% from the 2021 peak. Mesh systems and gaming routers remained popular despite the broader market slowdown. The pandemic-era surge in home hardware upgrades drove the 2021 peak.
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Summary by ByteBrief
New PC purchases see sharpest drop in nearly three years as memory and storage prices bite, shipments fall by 7%, analysts forecast 14% contraction that will hit budget laptops hard

Apple gains as PC market shrinks

Move smart home off Wi-Fi to Zigbee relays