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The Future of HomePlug/In-house PLC and Access BPL Analysis of Technology, Regulatory and Competitive Landscapes HomePlug/In-house PLC and Access BPL face steep challenges in building their relevance to home networking and broadband access markets, respectively. While HomePlug/PLC’s supporters hope it can coexist with other networking technologies in the home, how will the competition view it? Are IC and component vendors as broadminded as the equipment vendor community in supporting multiple networking technologies? Access BPL has much tougher challenges: it must compete with other leading broadband access platforms, at least in some markets. What are the major challenges for BPL, and how can utility and vendor communities work with regulators to address them? These are some of the many issues addressed in this study, which examines overall market viability and its challenges, as well as focusing on individual vendors and providers. Detailed market forecasts are included for HomePlug/PLC shipments, BPL subscribers, CPE analysis and more. What Does This Report Answer? What will it take for HomePlug to survive in the home networking market? Which embedded CE devices will penetrate the market faster than others? Will routers and gateways with PLC chips outsell adapters? What are the regulatory challenges for BPL across the leading regions? What is the penetration of BPL compared to other leading platforms: cable, DSL and fiber? Where are BPL trials taking place and how successful are they? Who Needs This Report? HomePlug Vendors In-house PLC Vendors Network Equipment Vendors BPL CPE IC vendors BPL CPE Equipment Vendors BPL and Utility Service Providers Telco and Cable SPs Global Regulators and Governments Scope of Study Sources and Methodology Notes Section 1 Strategic Overview 1.1 In-House PLC / HomePlug — Is There a Future? 1.2 Broadband Over Powerline — Will It Deliver? 1.3 Who Will Drive the Future of HomePlug? 1.3.1 Consumer Electronics Vendors Are Focusing on Embedded Devices 1.3.2 Adapters Support Legacy Market Place 1.4 Which Market Will Take Off — Adapters or the Embedded Market? 1.5 Is Broadband a Basic Utility? 1.6 Who Will Drive the Future of BPL? 1.7 Competing Market Against HomePlug 1.8 Competing Market Against BPL 1.9 Other Barriers and Challenges for HomePlug 1.10 Other Barriers and Challenges for BPL 1.11 Effect of OPERA, UPA, CPECA Against HomePlug Alliance on the Future of This Market 1.12 Regional Opportunities for Broadband Over Powerline 1.13 Research Note Regarding PLC, HomePlug, PLT, and BPL Terminologies 1.14 Methodology for the Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts Section 2 Technology Overview 2.1 HomePlug 1.0 Definition 2.2 HomePlug AV Definition 2.3 BPL Definition 2.4 HomePlug Access BPL Definition 2.5 HomePlug Command and Control Definition 2.6 Communication Through Electricity: Basic Background 2.7 In-House BPL Definition 2.8 Access BPL Definition 2.9 Technical Details of BPL Systems 2.10 Architectural Overview of BPL 2.11 Interference Concerns of BPL 2.12 US BPL Regulation 2.12.1 FCC Part 15 Rules Relevant to BPL 2.12.2 FCC Compliance Testing Procedure Overview 2.12.3 Overview of FCC Part 15.299 Limits 2.13 Foreign Regulations 2.13.1 European Union 2.13.2 Japan 2.13.3 United Kingdom (OfCom) 2.14 Consortiums and Organizations 2.14.1 FCC 2.14.2 HomePlug Powerline Alliance 2.14.3 OPERA 2.14.4 Universal Powerline Association 2.14.5 CEPCA 2.14.6 IEEE P1901 Draft Scope and Purpose Section 3 In-House PLC/HomePlug Market Forecasts 3.1 In-House PLC/ HomePlug: Will It Plug Home Networking? 3.2 Application Opportunities Analysis 3.2.1 Possibility of PC Monitors Becoming Intelligent with HomePlug AV 3.2.2 Software and Application Middleware Is Essential for the Connected Future 3.3 Market Forecasts for Consumer Electronics Devices 3.3.1 Line-Powered CE Devices 3.3.1.1 PC Monitors Will Standout In The Embedded Sector 3.3.2 Miscellaneous and Emerging CE Devices 3.4 HomePlug-Certified Products 3.5 Market Forecasts for Computing and Networking Devices 3.5.1 Adapter Market 3.5.2 Adapter Market Based On USB, Ethernet, and Combo Categories 3.5.3 HomePlug AV/PLC AV Adapter Shipments by Type 3.5.4 Router, Gateway, and Combo Adapter Markets Section 4 Broadband over Powerline Opportunities and Forecasts 4.1 What Is Involved in Launching BPL Service? 4.2 Is BPL Late to the Broadband Party? 4.3 Utility Operators: Are They Ready? 4.4 Some Current National and RegionalTrials 4.4.1 Australia 4.4.2 Austria 4.4.3 Finland 4.4.4 United Kingdom 4.5 Regional BPL Subscriber and ARPU Market Forecasts Section 5 Key Chip Vendor and Player Profiles 5.1 Current Communications Group, LLC 5.2 DS2 5.3 Motorola 5.4 Intel 5.5 Intellon Appendix A Company Directory Amigo Technology Inc Amperion Analog Devices Asoka Arkados Bell Canada Bell South Belkin Best Buy Caterpillar Circuit City Cisco Comcast Conexant Corinex Global Current Technology Group Devolo AG EarthLink EchoStar France Telecom Fry’s GigaFast Ethernet Hitachi Idacomm, Inc Intellon Intel IOGear KDDI R& D Labs KEPCO Kinden LG Electronics Matsushita Electric Works Mayfield Funds Microsoft TV Motorola NetGear nComputing Pace Micro Philips Power plus Communications RadioShack Rohde & Schwarz Sanyo Electric Scottish and southern energy plc Sears Holdings Sharp Labs Siemens SlingMedia Sony Spidcom Staccato STMicroelectronics ST&T Sumitomo Electric Yitran Communications ZyXEL Communications Appendix B Acronyms List of Charts and Tables HP-Embedded Consumer Electronics Device Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 HomePlug/PLC Networking Gear Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2004 to 2010 Households by Platform, World Market, Moderate Forecast: 2004 to 2010 Embedded HomePlug/PLC Device Shipments by CE Device, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 HomePlug/PLC Networking Gear Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 BPL Trials and Deployments, US: 2005 BPL Subscribers by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 FCC Part 15 Radiated Emission Limits Relevant to BPL Non-US Regulations Embedded HomePlug/PLC Ready Device Shipments by Device, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 HomePlug Certified Products, World Market: 2005 HomePlug/PLC Adapter Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 HomePlug 1.0/PLC Adapter Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 HomePlug AV/PLC AV Adapter Shipments by Type, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 HomePlug/PLC Router Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 HomePlug/PLC with Wi-Fi Combination Adapter Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 HomePlug/PLC and Other Networking Combination Adapter Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 HomePlug/PLC Gateway Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2004 to 2010 BPL Trials Outside North America, World Market: 2005 BPL Subscribers by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 BPL Operator ARPU by Region, World Markets: 2003 to 2010 BPL CPE Shipments, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 BPL CPE ASP, World Markets: 2003 to 2010 BPL CPE Shipment Revenue, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Broadband Subscribers by Platform, World Market, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010

Report Code: RR-HPPL Purchase this product Email this page Number of Pages: 36 Number of Tables, Charts and Figures: 22 Deliverable Formats: Price: Login Release Date: 4Q 2005 Brochure Download Login Table of Contents: HTML Related Press Releases: 2005.11.29 2005.10.18 Research Report Home Networking and Connected Home Market Overview

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