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Home Networking and Related Hardware - US


Published Date: November 2007
Published By: Mintel International Group Ltd.
Order Code: R560-2975
 
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Scope and Themes
What you need to know
In-depth analysis
Definition and methodology
Abbreviations & terms
Abbreviations
Terms


Executive Summary
Snapshot of the market
Principal factors driving the home networking market
More consumers are connected and networked
Age and gender determine how networks are used and maintained
Many devices are connected to the network
What the future holds


Market Drivers
Demographic considerations
Figure 1: Population by age, 2002-12
Figure 2: Number of children in households, 2001-06
Networking and wireless now a part of daily life everywhere
Figure 3: Ownership of, or subscription to, wireless products/services, by age, June 2006
Computer-based entertainment content-sharing drives demand for home networks
Figure 4: Most popular websites, October 2007
The quest for convergence drives wireless living
The home office and the virtual work force
Technological developments
Figure 5: Unit sales and average wholesale price of personal computers, 2001-07


Market Size and Trends
Figure 6: Sales of home networking-related products, at current and constant wholesale prices, 2002-07
Figure 7: Sales of home networking-related products, at current and constant wholesale prices, 2002-07
Wireless versus wired
How Americans are networking
Triple play
Sales by segment
Figure 8: Sales of home networking equipment, segmented by type, at wholesale prices 2005 & 2007
Figure 9: Sales of Internet services, at current and constant prices, 2005 and 2007
ISPs
Figure 10: Sales of Internet services, at current and constant prices, 2003-07
Figure 11: Number of households with Internet subscriptions, 2003-07
Broadband versus dial-up
Figure 12: Internet households, by type of service, 2003-07
Cable versus broadband
Figure 13: Households connecting to the Internet by cable, 2006
Home computers
Figure 14: Sales of home computers, at current and constant wholesale prices, 2002-07
Home printers
Figure 15: Sales of home printers, at current and constant prices, 2002-07
Modems and routers
Figure 16: Sales of modems and routers, at current and constant prices, 2002-07
Routers
CE devices for entertainment
Figure 17: Sales of CE devices for entertainment, at current and constant prices, 2002-07


Company Profiles
Consumer preferences
Figure 18: Wireless router brand owned or rented, October 2007
Figure 19: Wireless router brand owned or rented, by age, October 2007
Top companies
Cisco-Linksys
D-Link
NetGear
Belkin
Buffalo
Advertising and Promotion
Overview
Retailers
Partners
Company advertising
ISPs
TV ad highlights
Cisco Systems
Figure 20: Cisco Systems, TV ad, 2007


The Consumer
Summary
Internet services
Figure 21: Type of home Internet service, by age, October 2007
Figure 22: Type of home Internet service, by income, October 2007
Figure 23: Type of home Internet service, by race and ethnicity, October 2007
Who has a home network
Figure 24: Has a home network, October 2007
Figure 25: Has a home network, by age, October 2007
Figure 26: Has a home network, by race and ethnicity, October 2007
Figure 27: Has a home network, by household size, October 2007
Figure 28: Has a home network, by presence of children in household, October 2007
Wired or wireless?
Figure 29: Type of home network connection, by age, October 2007
Figure 30: Type of home network connection, by household income, October 2007
Setting up the network
Figure 31: Involvement in setting up home network, by gender, October 2007
Figure 32: Involvement in setting up home network, by employment status, October 2007
Dealing with network problems
Figure 33: Handling home network problems, by gender, October 2007
Functions of the current or ideal network
Figure 34: Doing or would like to do with home network, by age, October 2007
Figure 35: Doing or would like to do with home network, by race and ethnicity, October 2007
The number of devices connected
Figure 36: Devices connected to home network, by age, October 2007
Figure 37: Devices connected to home network, by age, October 2007
Figure 38: Devices connected to home network, by age, October 2007
Figure 39: Devices connected to home network, by household income, October 2007
Figure 40: Devices connected to home network, by household income, October 2007
Figure 41: Devices connected to home network, by household income, October 2007
Figure 42: Devices connected to home network, by race and ethnicity, October 2007
Figure 43: Devices connected to home network, by race and ethnicity, October 2007
Figure 44: Devices connected to home network, by race and ethnicity, October 2007
Figure 45: Devices connected to home network, by household size, October 2007
Figure 46: Devices connected to home network, by household size, October 2007
Figure 47: Devices connected to home network, by household size, October 2007
Figure 48: Devices connected to home network, by household size, October 2007
Rooms of choice
Figure 49: Location of computing devices in the home, October 2007
Figure 50: Location of entertainment devices in the home, October 2007
Wireless need replacement intentions
Figure 51: Plan on replacing desktop computer with device with built-in wireless technology, October 2007
Figure 52: Plans to replace printer with device with built-in wireless technology, October 2007
Figure 53: Has replaced wireless router in last 12 months, October 2007


Future Trends and Market Forecast
The demographics of home networking
Figure 54: Population by age, 2002-12
Figure 55: Population, by race and Hispanic origin, 2002-12
Figure 56: Median household income by race and Hispanic origin of householder, 2006
Trends driving home networking
Trends adversely affecting the growth of home networking
Figure 57: Concerns over security, February 2007
A possible showdown: home networks versus cellular modems
The establishment of standards
Figure 58: Companies which have achieved 802.11n draft 2.0 certifications, November 2007
Providers
Market forecast
Home networking market
Figure 59: Forecast total U.S. retail sales of home networking-related products, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
Figure 60: Forecast U.S. retail sales of home networking-related products, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
Home computers
Figure 61: Forecast U.S. sales of home computers, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
Home printers
Figure 62: Forecast U.S. sales of home printers, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
Modems and routers
Figure 63: Forecast U.S. sales of modems and routers, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
CE devices for entertainment
Figure 64: Forecast U.S. sales of CE devices for entertainment, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
Forecast factors


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