UPnP and DLNA Market Snapshot

Media Networking Software Frameworks to Fuel Over 2.7 Billion Network-Enabled Devices Shipments by 2012

Often overlooked amid the excitement over multimedia networked devices, Universal Plug-and-Play and DLNA have quietly become important software frameworks to enable different devices to discover, share, and deliver content with each other over the network. From the time of initial shipments of UPnP devices in 2002/2003, and the more recent shipments of DLNA devices, these software frameworks have become important in allowing different companies to ship products that make a consumer’s life easier — enabling different use cases across disparate brands and device types. As the need for seamless connectivity between a variety of devices and service domains expands in coming years, both UPnP and DLNA will be critical software frameworks to enable these connections. ABI Research expects the ubiquity of both these frameworks to expand in coming years, reaching into new areas such as mobile phones.

Executive Summary

Section 1.
UNIVERSAL PLUG-AND-PLAY ENABLES THE HOME NETWORK
1.1. Universal Plug-and-Play Certified Products: 290 and Counting
1.2. UPnP Evolves to New Consumer Use-Cases
1.3. Device Types Supported: End-Use Devices and OEM Products
1.4. UPnP Device Shipment Forecast: 2004 to 2012

Section 2.
DLNA: THE GLUE FOR MULTIMEDIA NETWORKS
2.1. DLNA Support Continues to Grow
2.2. Support for Mobile Devices
2.3. DLNA Device Certifications
2.4. DLNA Device Forecasts



Tables
  • Total UPnP Device Shipments, World Market: 2004 to 2012 (Millions)
  • UPnP Total Devices Shipped (Cumulative), World Market 2004 to 2012 (Millions)
  • Total DLNA Device Annual Shipments, World Market: 2004 to 2012 (Millions)
  • Cumulative DLNA Device Shipments, World Market: 2004 to 2012 (Millions)
  • Total UPnP and DLNA Device Shipments: 2004 to 2012

Charts
  • Breakdown of Publicly Announced, Certified UPnP Devices by Device Form Factor
  • Breakdown of DLNA Device Certifications (Net of PCs and Laptops)

Figures
  • DLNA Stack: From PHY to Media Format
  • DLNA Device Classes