Demand for web video on TVs and whole-home DVR capability is driving demand for coax and phoneline networking, according to In-Stat.
This is making it an increasingly important solution for home network connectivity, particularly for service provider provisioned networks.
So much so that In-Stat forecasts that cumulative households with an in-home provider network utilizing coax/phoneline technology in North America will more than double from 2008 to 2010.
Joyce Putscher, In-Stat analyst, said consumers want web video on their TV and also increasingly want whole-home DVR capability.
"Networking over coax makes particularly good sense in North America where 90 per cent of homes have pre-existing coax wiring," she said.
The recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- In 2010, average PC home network throughput will exceed 150 Mbps in North America, ahead of throughput in Asia/Pacific and European households.
- Nearly 2/3 of consumer respondents from In-Stat’s survey expressed an interest in watching Internet Video on their TV
- Two segregated home networks (HN) have been evolving– A service provider-centric network, and a PC-centric network. Each is leveraging different business models and technologies
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