Information Product Number: IN0804083RC Publication Date: December 2008 Number of Pages: 45 Analyst: Joyce Putscher Price: $3,495 U.S. Dollars Table of Contents/Tables/Figures  Member Access Full-text HTML Full-text PDF Data File Spreadsheets*

Summary
 Broadband powerline (BPL) networking, or powerline communications (PLC), offers a solution in homes and regions with few coax or phone jacks. But high-speed powerline solutions are also increasingly being used over coax. Worldwide equipment shipments based on HomePlug and non-HomePlug broadband powerline approached 10 million in 2007. devolo AG ranked first in worldwide annual equipment market shares. We still expect powerline to play a dominant worldwide role in the existing-wire networking arena.
 
 Although broadband has gained most of the attention, the HomePlug Command & Control (HPCC) low-speed, narrowband powerline has emerged. Demand is rising for conservation and management of energy, becoming the overriding driver for smart grid applications. Utilities are evaluating the HomePlug specifications for a number of applications. In the future, we expect some vendors to provide in-home ITU-T G.hn networking solutions with backward compatibility with HomePlug or UPA, instead of just co-existence. But G.hn does not cover access networking that is used for MDU and utility access applications.
 
 This report provides guidance on market trends and expected progress, opportunities, segmentations, market sizing, and consumer survey results.
 
 More Info

Information Product Number: IN0804088RC Publication Date: November 2008 Number of Pages: 64 Analyst: Joyce Putscher Price: $3,495 U.S. Dollars Table of Contents/Tables/Figures  Member Access Full-text HTML Full-text PDF Data File Spreadsheets*

Summary
 Home networking with consumer electronics (CE) devices always connected still hasn't reached the mainstream. More consumers are using a home network for more than just Internet sharing, but most still just do that. The most common device to be connected that is not a PC or PC peripheral is a networked game console. Shipments of Media Center-capable PCs are rising, but that does not mean consumers are buying and connecting network-capable CE devices to their home networks. This report covers a number of reasons for the lack of adoption.
 
 Worldwide forecasts through 2012 for each market segment are provided, from consumer PCs to non-PC network-enabled stationary media devices. Each forecast provides network-enabled units and segmentations for wired only and wireless. Included is the worldwide installed base of home networks and those networks with PC and CE devices. Details are provided for PCs with a Media Center-enabled OS, basic media servers, PCs with a Media Center-enabled OS plus TV tuner, non-PC devices w/embedded media servers (e.g., set-top boxes, digital media adapters/digital media receivers, network storage, etc.), and total media server-capable devices. Consumer survey results related to digital home multimedia networking are also included.

Information Product Number: IN0804087RC Publication Date: September 2008 Number of Pages: 27 Analyst: Joyce Putscher Price: $2,995 U.S. Dollars Table of Contents/Tables/Figures Read Press Release  Member Access Full-text HTML Full-text PDF Data File Spreadsheets*

Summary
 Consumers' use of remote access to their home networks is still in its early stages. Consumer drivers for remote access include home security (contents and household members), and the need for users to access content stored on their home networks. There is also a revenue driver for companies offering fee-based remote access subscriber services. Although many remote access users pay no fees, we expect the number of fee-based remote access subscriber households will moderately grow from 2008 to 2009. Although home network management software enjoys a moderate level of familiarity, penetration in North America is still low.
 
 As home networks have moved beyond tech-savvy users to mainstream broadband subscriber households, the need for home network support services has increased. However, it is a challenge to obtain subscribers that are willing to pay for home network management support services. Service providers may offer these services to reduce customer churn, reduce complaints, and compete with competitors, and may charge service fees depending on the company's business model.
 
 Included is a 2008–2012 forecast for home network remote access penetration, and a 2006–2012 history/forecast for home network support service subscribers and subscriber revenue. North American consumer survey results regarding home network remote access, home network management software, and home network management support services are also included.

Information Product Number: IN0804081RC Publication Date: August 2008 Number of Pages: 77 Analyst: Joyce Putscher Price: $3,995 U.S. Dollars Table of Contents/Tables/Figures Read Press Release  Member Access Full-text HTML Full-text PDF Data File Spreadsheets*

Summary
 In 2007, 149 million worldwide broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) units (broadband modems, routers, and residential gateways) shipped, resulting in an increase of 15% over 2006. The global installed base of home networks will surpass 200 million by the end of 2008, driven significantly by Asia/Pacific.
 
 This report contains analysis of worldwide equipment shipments, home networks, and international and domestic consumer survey data, as well as detailed forecasting. We examine key worldwide CPE markets for broadband modems, routers, and residential gateways for DSL, cable, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH), Fixed Wireless Broadband, and Fixed Satellite Broadband. VoIP forecasts are included for DSL, cable, and router equipment. Wired vs. wireless segmentations are included for DSL residential gateways and routers.
 
 Unit and revenue global forecasts are included for home network-equipped devices. Home network-equipped devices are segmented by units and revenue for total NICs/LOM, aggregators, and media networked devices.
 
 Forecasts by region are provided for installed home networks. Each region is broken down by general LAN technology category, with extra segmentations provided for North America. In addition, global home network interfaces by physical layer are also included, since the majority of network-enabled devices have both wired and wireless connectivity options.

Information Product Number: IN0804086RC Publication Date: June 2008 Number of Pages: 8 Analyst: Joyce Putscher Price: $2,995 U.S. Dollars Table of Contents/Tables/Figures  Member Access Full-text HTML Full-text PDF Data File Spreadsheets*

Summary
 The worldwide broadband CPE market progressed at a slower pace in 2007, rising by 14% in 2007 to 140 million unit shipments. Contributing factors toward slower CPE growth include replacing two units (broadband modem and router) with one unit (residential gateway), and slowing worldwide cable and DSL subscriber growth.
 
 This report examines the broadband CPE annual market shares for 2007 vs. 2006, based on unit shipments. The broadband CPE pie represented in this report includes cable modems, DSL modems, residential gateways, and broadband routers. Home Wi-Fi aggregator market shares are also included, and overlap broadband routers and gateways.
 

Information Product Number: IN0804084RC Publication Date: May 2008 Number of Pages: 51 Analyst: Joyce Putscher Price: $3,495 U.S. Dollars Table of Contents/Tables/Figures Read Press Release  Member Access Full-text HTML Full-text PDF Data File Spreadsheets*

Summary
 Service providers are moving toward networking their set-top boxes together for video distribution and whole-home DVR applications. Existing-wire solutions are more cost-effective than Ethernet. Another driver for existing-wire networking is MDU WAN access. For ultimate low cost, semiconductor companies are working on integrating these networking protocols into their set-top box system-on-chip silicon solutions. Many operators will use multiple technologies/protocols and mediums that will co-exist in their in-home deployments, as long as they meet quality and cost objectives. The ITU-T G.hn standardization effort is expected to make a positive impact in terms of standardizing an existing-wire solution for coax, twisted pair, and powerline. It is hoped that this will lead to lower costs and less risk.
 
 We expect that global cumulative chipsets/nodes over coax and phone wiring will see healthy growth from 2007 to 2012, and that North American households with in-home provider network nodes over coax or phone wiring will climb dramatically from 2007–2009.
 
 This report includes a global forecast through 2012 for chipsets/nodes over coax and phone wiring/twisted pair, with breakouts for North American deployments and access applications, and a North American forecast for households with in-home provider network nodes over coax or phone wiring. Also included are results from a structured wiring consumer survey.

Information Product Number: IN0804085RC Publication Date: March 2008 Number of Pages: 50 Analyst: Joyce Putscher Price: $3,695 U.S. Dollars Table of Contents/Tables/Figures Read Press Release  Member Access Full-text HTML Full-text PDF Data File Spreadsheets*

Summary
 The consumer network storage space is becoming quite crowded, especially with an additional segment of Windows Home Server products—many of which have not appeared in the market yet. As the number of home networks continues to grow, sound opportunities exist for vendors to capture in this space that includes NAS, SAN, NDAS, and Windows Home Server platforms. In addition, those who have established networks are looking to add more storage capacity that is readily available to multiple computers in the household. But, crucial roadblocks remain for the consumer network storage space, complexity, and understanding. Vendors had been waiting for consumers to catch up with their home network storage offerings, but that has begun to change. We believe that 2008 will be a conservative year for consumer shoppers, in light of the economic concerns. It is most likely that this will impact North America more than other regions.
 
 This global report includes forecasts through 2012 for each market segmentation by region, price tier, and storage capacity, in addition to wired vs. wireless LAN segments, and provides discussions about consumer network storage market trends, technology trends, suppliers, and 2007 worldwide vendor market shares. In addition, a detailed vendor matrix of product lines, models, and features is also provided.

Information Product Number: IN0804264MBS Publication Date: February 2008 Number of Pages: 11 Analyst: Michael Paxton Price: $1,495 U.S. Dollars Table of Contents/Tables/Figures  Member Access Full-text HTML Full-text PDF Data File Spreadsheets*

Summary
 Broadband Internet services are an increasingly important element of the telecommunications service bundle. However, consumers are becoming aware of the limitations that some broadband service connections provide, particularly in regard to available bandwidth.
 
 This report details consumer survey results about the amount of bandwidth currently available to residential broadband end-users in the United States. It covers the type of broadband access technology (i.e., cable modem, DSL, etc.) being used, the company providing the service, the download and upload speeds of the end-users' broadband connection, and how much they are paying for broadband service.