In the first half of 2026, state procurement of Wi-Fi equipment in Russia reached 4,64 ₽ billion, marking a 23% increase compared to the previous year. The number of procurement procedures rose by 22% to 3,171, with state-owned companies increasing their activity by 75,6%.
Demand is shifting toward equipment included in the Ministry of Industry and Trade's registry of telecommunications equipment of Russian origin. Manufacturers such as Aquarius, Eltex, and QTech are currently listed. According to Fplus, the share of registered products in certain categories now reaches 60–80%.
Distributor Merlion reported a 31% increase in unit sales of domestic equipment in the first half of 2026, while revenue grew by only 5%. This indicates a shift toward more affordable devices, as the median starting price for a single unit in state tenders fell by 24% to 137,000 ₽.
Strategy Partners notes that Russian corporate Wi-Fi equipment is 10–30% more expensive than Chinese alternatives but remains cheaper than US-made solutions. Higher costs are attributed to lower production volumes, development expenses, and component pricing.
Domestic manufacturers have begun producing Wi-Fi 7 access points and hardware controllers capable of managing thousands of devices. While InfoSystems Jet estimates that Russian hardware covers 90% of required functions, gaps remain in high-density environments like large stadiums.
