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Thirty Million U.S. Households Will Have an
Entertainment Network by 2010
The number of U.S. households with a connected entertainment network
will reach 30 million by 2010, according to
Networks in
the Home: Connected Consumer Electronics, a new report from Parks
Associates. A connected entertainment network is a network composed of
either a PC connected to at least one consumer electronic (CE) device or
multiple interconnected CE devices such as a whole-house DVR system.
“Broadband proliferation is a fundamental driver of connected
entertainment opportunities inside the home,” said
Harry Wang,
research analyst at Parks Associates. “But more importantly, better
network configuration tools and easy-to-navigate user interfaces will
assuage consumers’ concerns about setup difficulties or application
glitches.”
According to
Networks in
the Home: Connected Consumer Electronics, connected entertainment
will be at the heart of the development and business opportunities in the
digital home. For the near term, video service providers and CE and home
networking manufacturers are driving this space with the deployment of
whole-house DVRs and digital media adapters, respectively, but there will
need to be cross-industry collaboration, such as efforts like the Digital
Living Network Alliance (DLNA), to realize fully the opportunities in
connected entertainment.
“Consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers are still searching for the
Rosetta stone of the connected entertainment market,”
Wang said. “To
move beyond the early-adopter stage, CE manufacturers must ally with
content and service providers, software developers, and silicon designers
to build elegance and usability into the product design and bring popular
digital content to consumers’ fingertips anywhere in the home.”
Networks in the Home: Connected Consumer Electronics is a
comprehensive industry report that examines the market potential for
network-capable consumer electronics products, profiles early adopters and
use cases, probes the requirements for connectivity technology and home
networking infrastructure, and forecasts market demand.
For additional information on
Networks in
the Home: Connected Consumer Electronics, visit
http://www.parksassociates.com
or contact 972-490-1113 or
sales@parksassociates.com.
About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is an
internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing
in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks
Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to
small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research,
custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service
subscriptions.
The company's expertise includes new media, digital
entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services,
digital health, mobile applications and services, consumer electronics, and home
control systems and security.
Each year, Parks Associates hosts executive thought
leadership conferences CONNECTIONS™, with support from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), and CONNECTIONS™ Europe. In addition, Parks
Associates produces the online publication Industry Insights in
conjunction with the CONNECTIONS™ Conference series.
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