Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
• Methodology
  
• Market Overview
  
  • Product and Technology Segmentation
    
    • Consumer Electronics Device Segmentation
      
      • Stationary Devices
        
      • Portable Devices
        
    • WLAN Air Standard Segmentation
      
  • WLAN Background
    
  • WLAN Silicon and Modules
    
    • Power Amplifier
      
    • Radio Frequency Transceiver
      
    • Baseband/MAC
      
    • Modules
      
    • MIMO, Smart Antennas, and the Arrival of 802.11n
      
    • Requirements for Wi-Fi in Consumer Electronics
      
  • WLAN Competitive Positioning in Home Networking and Consumer Electronics
    
    • Wired Home Networking Technologies
      
    • Wireless Home Networking Technologies
      
    • Wi-Fi Drivers & Challenges
      
• Consumer Survey Results
  
  • Survey Respondent Basic Demographic Profile
    
    • Significant Demographic Factors
      
    • Median Survey Respondent Profile
      
    • Survey Demographic Responses
      
  • Consumer Attitudes Toward Wi-Fi Home Networks
    
  • Consumer Attitudes Toward Wi-Fi in Consumer Electronics
    
    • Important Considerations for Wi-Fi in Different Device Segments
      

List of Tables

• Table 1. IEEE 802.11 Air Standard Characteristics
  
• Table 2. Which, if any, of the following home networking technology options have you heard of? (Please check all that apply)
  
• Table 3. Which, if any, of the following home networking technologies are currently used in your home? (Please check all that apply)
  
• Table 4. Which, if any, of the following home networking technologies are you considering purchasing for use in your home in the next 12 months? (Please check all that apply)
  
• Table 5. Which, if any, of the following wireless networking technologies have you heard of? (Please check all that apply)
  
• Table 6. Which, if any, of the following wireless networking technologies are currently used in your home? (Please check all that apply)
  
• Table 7. Which, if any, of the following problems do you currently experience with your Wi-Fi/wireless home network? (please check all that apply)
  
• Table 8. Summary of critically rated features of wireless home networking equipment (multiple responses aggregated)
  
• Table 9. Which, if any, of the following devices have you heard of being connected using wireless home networking? (Please check all that apply)
  
• Table 10. Which, if any of the following devices do you think would most benefit from being connected using a wireless home network (i.e., instead of being connected using a wired network)? (Please select no more than 3 devices)
  
• Table 11. Which, if any, of the following devices are connected via your wireless home network? (please check all that apply)
  
• Table 12. Which, if any, of the following do you think are the main benefits of wirelessly networking consumer-electronics devices? (please select the top 3 benefits)
  
• Table 13. Do you believe that wirelessly networking consumer electronics devices (such as...) would be more difficult, less difficult, or roughly the same level of difficulty as wirelessly networking PCs and broadband modems/wireless routers?
  
• Table 14. Summary of critically rated interest for the use of wireless home networking equipment for various applications (multiple responses aggregated)
  
• Table 15. Please indicate what you think the most important consideration would be when connecting the type of device to a wireless home network: Home Broadband Modems/Routers/Gateways/Set Top Boxes (STBs)
  
• Table 16. Please indicate what you think the most important consideration would be when connecting the type of device to a wireless home network: Digital Still Cameras/Camcorders
  
• Table 17. Please indicate what you think the most important consideration would be when connecting the type of device to a wireless home network: Digital Televisions (DTVs)
  
• Table 18. Please indicate what you think the most important consideration would be when connecting the type of device to a wireless home network: Portable Handset Devices: (PDAs)/Cellular Phones/Smart Phones/Handheld Game Consoles/MP3 Players
  
• Table 19. Please indicate what you think the most important consideration would be when connecting the type of device to a wireless home network: DVD Players/Recorders/Personal Video Recorders (e.g. TIVO)
  
• Table 20. Please indicate what you think the most important consideration would be when connecting the type of device to a wireless home network: Video Game Consoles

List of Figures

• Figure 1. WLAN Semiconductor Function