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New Tech and New Horizons for Home Media Installers

These circumstances will change, though, as more dealers will seek out knowledge about these solutions and then communicate the benefits to their customers, which will ultimately push up the number of wireless- and powerline-enabled installations. For example, Parks Associates forecasts the number of wireless-enabled control installations for energy applications will grow by 14 times from 2008 to 2012, from a little more than 100,000 to over 1.6 million.

From the article, "New Tech and New Horizons for Home Media Installers" by Bill Ablondi

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