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Wireless Data Networks to Thrive in the Home
Demand for flexible home network configurations and service provider
rollout of wireless access points/residential gateways will drive growth in
RF-based data-centric solutions
Close to one-fifth of all U.S. households will
have a home computer networking solution by 2006, and many of these
data-centric networks will be wireless, according to Parks Associates’
recent report
Networks in the Home: Analysis and Forecasts.
The flexibility of wireless networks, which use free spectrum in the 2.4 GHz
and 5 GHz frequencies, has contributed to their growing appeal, and as this
technology becomes more affordable, the total number of wireless nodes for
data-centric home networks in the U.S. will grow from more than two million
at the end of 2002 to nearly 20 million by the end of 2006.
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rapid deployment of wireless networks in the enterprise and residential
sectors has reduced the end-user cost for residential consumers to the point
that these solutions have become very affordable in a very short time span,”
said Kurt Scherf,
vice president of research for Parks Associates. “The need for flexibility
in networks has increased as consumers use more mobile devices such as
laptop computers and thus seek more options to expand the work areas in
their homes. We’re also seeing increased deployment of wireless access
points, routers, and residential gateways, which will also spur RF
networking at home.”
For additional information about Parks Associates’
Networks in the Home: Analysis and Forecasts study, please contact Parks Associates at
972-490-1113 or at
sales@parksassociates.com. Additional information about Parks Associates
can be accessed online at
www.parksassociates.com.
About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is an
internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing
in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks
Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to
small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research,
custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service
subscriptions.
The company's expertise includes new media, digital
entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services,
digital health, mobile applications and services, consumer electronics, and home
control systems and security.
Each year, Parks Associates hosts executive thought
leadership conferences CONNECTIONS™, with support from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), and CONNECTIONS™ Europe. In addition, Parks
Associates produces the online publication Industry Insights in
conjunction with the CONNECTIONS™ Conference series.
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