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News
Issue #2001 - 16
(Apr. 2001)
(Updated
April 18, 2001)
MARKET
OUTLOOK
Wireless Tech Drives Home Networking Market
The in-home networking
equipment market recorded impressive growth figures in 2000, with an
increase of 97 percent in total sales, valued at $290-million,
according to a report by Cahners In-Stat Group. The report, ‘Are
we Connected Yet?: 2000 Home Network Market Shares and 2001 Preview,’
found that the strong growth was driven by the early adoption of
wireless home networking equipment by end users.
"Wireless was the story of 2000 for the home networking
industry. Both 802.11b and Home RF based networking hardware saw
brisk sales growth" throughout the year, said Mike Wolf,
director of enterprise and residential communications at In-Stat.
"Our research has shown that wireless is very intuitive to
end-users, in that they embrace the benefits of wireless networking
for such applications as broadband Internet sharing."
Vendor Highlights for 2000
- Agere Systems, formally part of Lucent Technologies, reported
that its Orinoco wireless LAN products earned nearly 37 percent
of annual wireless home networking sales
- Proxim totaled 25 percent of total wireless home networking
revenues on its low-end Symphony product line
Factors for Strong Growth in 2001
- Prices for wireless networking products will continue to drop
- Benefits of broadband will attract a broader consumer market
- Consumer ISPs such as AOL and Earthlink advance new home
network strategies
The report covers market share for wireless and phoneline
technologies as well as forecasts, on a quarterly basis throughout
2001, for all technologies.
For more information: www.instat.com/pr/2001/rc0104hn_pr.htm
Mobileinfo Comments and Advisory: We
agree that wireless LANs in homes and offices are ready for growth.
The vendors should decrease the prices to expand the market. Greater
profitability will accrue from this expansion.
Note: This news release may contain
forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in
developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology
architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are
the property of their respective owners.
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