How can WLAN be used for greater interconnectivity with IoT?

WLAN has already solved the issues associated with scale, security and management. There is no better medium to connect "things" to the network. Today, Wi-Fi is already connecting billions of mobile devices to the Internet; similarly the scale of billions of things is such that wireless will be the only viable and practical medium of connectivity.

Are there any hot trends in the wireless LAN space?

There is never a dull moment in the WLAN space. The megatrends of mobility, IoT and cloud make WLAN an interesting technology.  802.11ac wave 2 will further increase WLAN bandwidth with the real opportunity coming from analytics that come from the megatrends.

How can VARs/solution providers capitalize on the wireless LAN space?

The WLAN market continues to see double digit growth. Unlike other technologies, WLAN continues to have a very high service attach rate - which is something that VARs and solutions providers can capitalize on. The need for proper design and integration services is also increasing as the number of devices and "things" increase exponentially.