Summary
Broadband and Home Networks—The Evolution, picks up where The Diffusion Group’s 2008 report, The Future of Home Networks, left off in chronicling the rapid rise of broadband adoption and associated increase in network diffusion in the home.
The subject of this report is the evolution of fixed-broadband Internet access and its home network extensions. Its main purpose is to forecast the growth of in-home networking infrastructure capable of supporting high-value services, applications, and business models beyond simple Internet connectivity.
Table of Contents
List of Exhibits
Preface
Key Findings
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Purpose and Premises
1.2 Methodology
1.3 Terminology
2.0 Broadband
2.1 Diffusion to Date
2.2 Strategic Infrastructure
2.3 Essential Utility
3.0 Home Networking
3.1 Wired Technologies
3.2 Wireless Technologies
3.3 Consumer Needs
3.4 Addressing Operational Complexity
3.4.1 Setup
3.4.2 Maintenance
3.4.3 Interface
3.5 Applications and Services
3.5.1 Obstacles to Overcome
3.5.2 Web Video Example
3.6 And All Roads Lead to...
4.0 Long-term Market Forecasts
4.1 Assumptions and Premises
4.2 Trends in Global Population through 2030
4.2.1 Households Able to Afford Broadband - Addressable Market
4.3 Broadband
4.4 Home Networks
5.0 Reflections & Recommendations
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 – Fixed Broadband per 100 Inhabitants: 2000-2010
Exhibit 2 – OECD Broadband by Technology
Exhibit 3 – Wireless Technologies
Exhibit 4 – Throughput and Range of 802.11n System
Exhibit 5 – FiOS Gateway—Consumer Network Interface
Exhibit 6 – Households Worldwide: 2005-2030
Exhibit 7 – Households per Region: 2005-2030
Exhibit 8 – Households: China, India: 2005-2030
Exhibit 9 – Broadband Addressable Households Worldwide: 2005-2030
Exhibit 10 – Broadband Addressable Households per Region: 2005-2030
Exhibit 11 – Broadband Addressable Households: China and India: 2005-2030
Exhibit 12 – Fixed Broadband Households Worldwide: 2005-2030
Exhibit 13 – Fixed Broadband Households per Region: 2005-2030
Exhibit 14 – Fixed Broadband Households: China and India: 2005-2030
Exhibit 15 – Fixed Broadband vs. Total Households per Region: 2005-2030
Exhibit 16 – Home Networks vs. Fixed Broadband per Region: 2005-2030
Exhibit 17 – Home Networks per Region: 2005-2030