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THE RESIDENTIAL WIRING REPORT

AN INDUSTRY REPORT FROM PARKS ASSOCIATES

By Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst

Publish Date: SEP 99
Purchase Report Online
CONTENTS

1.0 Executive Summary
          
1.1 Purpose of this Report
           1.2 Who are the Players?
           1.3 Distribution Methods
           1.4 Forecasts
                       
1.4.1 Single-Family Residential Units
                        1.4.2 Multi-Dwelling Units
                        1.4.3 Installations (New Start vs. Retrofit)

2.0 Wire as a Network Infrastructure: An Overview
        2.1 So What’s Out There? Some Educated Estimates
           2.2 Builder/Consumer Reactions to Structured Wiring

3.0 Key Drivers and Inhibitors to Wire
           3.1 Drivers
                        3.1.1 Growth in High-End Entertainment
                        3.1.2 The PC Household as a Driver
                        3.1.3 General Communications
                        3.1.4 Housing Changes to Reflect Lifestyles
                        3.1.5 The MDU Market and Structured Wiring
                        3.1.6 The Entry of Computer Companies into Home Networking
                        3.1.7 Industry Cooperation
                        3.1.8 The US Government
           3.2 Key Inhibitors
                        3.2.1 Historic Builder Reluctance
                        3.2.2 Lack of Consumer Awareness
                        3.2.3 Limited Distribution Channels
           3.3 The Future: What Sort of Bandwidth Will Be Required?
                        3.3.1 Category 5e and Category 6: The Coming Gigabit Ethernet Possibilities
                        3.3.2 What About Fiber To/In the Home?
           3.4 The Retrofit Market

4.0 Profiles of the Players
           4.1 BACCSI (Bell Atlantic Communications and Construction Services Inc.)
           4.2 FutureSmart Networks Inc. (formerly IES Inc.)
           4.3 International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)
           4.4 Lucent Technologies Inc.
           4.5 NORDX/CDT
           4.6 OnQ Technologies Inc. (formerly AMP Business Systems)
           4.7 Residential Cabling System
           4.8 The Siemon Company
           4.9 UStec
           4.10 West Penn Wire/CDT
           4.11 Other Residential Infrastructure Players
                      4.11.1 Channel Vision
                      4.11.2 Elan
                      4.11.3 Leviton Telcom
                      4.11.4 Monster Cable
                      4.11.5 Ortronics
                      4.11.6 Signature Wire

5.0 The Installing Dealer and Structured Wiring

 

FIGURES

Figure 1-1 Companies Offering Whole-House Structured Wiring Solutions
Figure 1-2 Distribution Methods by Company
Figure 1-3 Forecast Model for Single-Family Structured Wiring
Figure 1-4 Single-Family Whole-House Structured Wiring: Penetration of Installations
Figure 1-5 Single-Family Whole-House Structured Wiring: Installations
Figure 1-6 Single-Family Whole-House Structured Wiring: Average End-User Price
Figure 1-7 Estimated End-User Prices for Structured Wiring Systems
Figure 1-8 Single-Family Whole-House Structured Wiring: End-User Market Value
Figure 1-9 Forecast Model for MDU Structured Wiring
Figure 1-10 Penetration of Structured Wiring Installations New MDU Housing Starts
Figure 1-11 Structured Wiring Units Installed in MDUs
Figure 1-12 Average End-User Price per MDU Structured Wiring System
Figure 1-13 End-User Value of MDU Structured Wiring Market
Figure 1-14 Total End-User Market Value for Structured Wiring (Single-Family and MDU Markets)

Figure 2-1 TIA Preferred Residential Cabling Method
Figure 2-2 Wiring Americas’ Homes Sponsors
Figure 2-3 A Breakdown of Wiring Penetration
Figure 2-4 Will Preplanned Space for a Computer be Standard in the New Millennium?
Figure 2-5 How Important Will Integrated Wiring Systems be in the New Millennium?
Figure 2-6 What are the Chances Consumers will Install Structured Wiring in a Newly Constructed Home?
Figure 2-7 Will You Install Structured Wiring in Your Newly Constructed Home?
Figure 2-8 Percent of Consumers Intending to Install Structured Wiring in a Newly Constructed Home (PC Owners v. Non-PC Owners)
Figure 2-9 Intent to Install Structured Wiring in a Newly Constructed Home (Entertainment-Philes v. All Other Consumers)

Figure 3-1 Drivers and Inhibitors to Structured Wiring
Figure 3-2 DBS Penetration and Average Unit Price
Figure 3-3 Stations Providing DTV Programming
Figure 3-4 The PC Household as a Driver
Figure 3-5 Growth In High-Speed Internet Service
Figure 3-6 Percent of Multiple-PC Households that Have Some Type of Computer Network
Figure 3-7 Growth in Two-Phoneline Households
Figure 3-8 New Homes Constructed with 2 Stories or More
Figure 3-9 New Homes Completed with 4 or More Bedrooms
Figure 3-10 Desirability of Specialty Areas in New Homes
Figure 3-11 The Benefits of Offering Advanced Services in MDUs
Figure 3-12 Some Advanced MDU Projects Incorporating Structured Wiring
Figure 3-13 Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing: Goals and Objectives
Figure 3-14 Why Builders Have Resisted Pre-Wiring for Advanced Applications
Figure 3-15 What Factors Drive Builder Adoption of Pre-Wiring for Advanced Services?
Figure 3-16 Infrastructure Benefits and Limitations
Figure 3-17 Fiber Deployment in the US (Fiber Miles in Thousands)

Figure 4-1 Structured Wiring Manufacturers’ Comparison Chart
Figure 4-2 Specific Company Information – Bell Atlantic Corp.
Figure 4-3 BACCSI Distribution
Figure 4-4 Specific Company Information – FutureSmart Networks Inc.
Figure 4-5 FutureSmart Networks Inc. Distribution
Figure 4-6 FutureSmart’s Current Projects
Figure 4-7 Specific Company Information – IBM Corp.
Figure 4-8 IBM Corp. Distribution
Figure 4-9 Specific Company Information – Lucent Technologies Inc.
Figure 4-10 Lucent Technologies Inc. Distribution
Figure 4-11 Specific Company Information – NORDX/CDT
Figure 4-12 NORDX/CDT Distribution
Figure 4-13 Specific Company Information – OnQ Technologies Inc.
Figure 4-14 OnQ Technologies Inc. Distribution
Figure 4-15 Specific Company Information – Residential Cabling System
Figure 4-16 Residential Cabling System Distribution
Figure 4-17 Specific Company Information – The Siemon Company
Figure 4-18 The Siemon Company Distribution
Figure 4-19 Specific Company Information – UStec
Figure 4-20 UStec Distribution
Figure 4-21 UStec’s tecStart Builder Program
Figure 4-22 Specific Company Information – West Penn Wire/CDT
Figure 4-23 West Penn Wire/CDT Distribution

Figure 5-1 Percent of Dealers Selling Advanced Systems Requiring Two-Way Networks
Figure 5-2 Categories of Home Systems Sold Requiring Two-Way Networks
Figure 5-3 Applications for which Dealers are Currently Wiring the Home
Figure 5-4 Breakdown of Who is Designing Premises Wiring Solutions
Figure 5-5 Percentage of Homes Pre-Wired/Retrofit
Figure 5-6 Average Number of Rooms Per Home That Are Pre-Wired
Figure 5-7 Average Number of Rooms Per Home That are Retrofit
Figure 5-8 Average Number of Outlets: Coaxial, Data/Telephone, and Audio
Figure 5-9 Brands of Premise Cable and Wire Purchased
Figure 5-10 Reasons for Selecting Brand of Premise Cable and Wire
Figure 5-11 Percent of Dealers Pre-Wiring with Structured Wiring
Figure 5-12 Structured Wiring Brands Installed
Figure 5-13 Dealer Expenditures for Premises Wiring Products

 

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