Home Networking and Digital Home Network Market Analysis

Home Routers, Residential Gateways, Bridges, Adapters, and Media Networking Forecasts

Over the past few years, the home networking hardware market has changed as the core home network has matured. As a result of this maturation, and in some cases commoditization, vendors are searching for new product enhancements and market segments to drive future growth. The entertainment network is being born out of this desire to increase the customer base for networking and to enable new and exciting functions.

This study evaluates the market potential for core home networking equipment, including home routers, gateways, bridges and more. In addition, forecasts for entertainment networks are included, along with the estimates of the potential for integrating networking into a number of consumer electronics and service provider platforms. Also included is a discussion of alternative networking technologies, enabling the distribution of data and video content over coax and power lines.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

• What are the existing and emerging networking technologies and physical layer standards?
• What are the market outlooks for core home networking products, including home routers, gateways, bridges, adapters, NICs, and more?
• What type of penetration will networking make in key consumer electronics devices, including DTVs, DVD/Blu-ray players, STBs, and home audio?

Who Needs This Report?

• Consumer electronics manufacturers
• Home network hardware vendors
• Silicon vendors

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