Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EDT
Driven by the still rising number of broadband subscribers, the desire to share bandwidth, residential gateway use by telecom broadband providers, and increases in Asia/Pacific, the worldwide installed base of home networks is expected to break the 200 million mark by the end of 2008. Compared to previous years, the growth of the total market for broadband and network customer premises equipment (CPE) is slowing, but is expected to remain positive through at least 2012 as technological upgrades will spur replacements, according to a new market research report at Electronics.ca Publications. The total CPE market includes broadband modems, routers, and residential gateway equipment for DSL, cable, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH), Fixed Wireless Broadband (FWB), and Fixed Satellite Broadband (FSB). no@spam.com (Electronics.ca Research Network)
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EDT
Cable telephony subscriber growth continues to be strong, with almost 8 million new subscribers added around the world over the past 12 months, according to a new market research report available at Electronics.ca Publications. Growth in North America has been particularly strong, as cable operators near the end of their transition to voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP)-enabled network architectures. no@spam.com (Electronics.ca Research Network)
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:30:00 EDT
The Bluetooth handsfree market is very different to other Bluetooth automotive markets. With more countries and states banning cell phone usage while driving, the correlation on sales for Bluetooth handsfree devices is positive.no@spam.com (Electronics.ca Research Network)
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:30:00 EDT
Bluetooth seems to have reached a maturation period with growth rates that, while strong, do not match the growth of the recent past, according to the report available at Electronics.ca Publications. The Bluetooth chip market should benefit as new standards, such as Low-energy and High-speed Bluetooth, are expected to be introduced into devices beginning in late 2009, and in volumes beginning in 2010.no@spam.com (Electronics.ca Research Network)
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EDT
In the consumer electronics industry, the digital set top box market has been one of the fastest growing market segments over the past decade, and 2007 was no exception, according to the new report. Strong demand from Free-to-Air satellite service, coupled with the expanding availability of digital cable TV and IPTV services, fueled a record-setting number of digital set top box unit shipments. no@spam.com (Electronics.ca Research Network)
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:30:00 EDT
The WLAN and the Bluetooth semiconductor markets continued to post double digit growth in 2007, driven by strong demand for connected devices and new applications. In newly released forecasts for the two segments of the worldwide short range wireless semiconductor industry, the report indicates that wireless connectivity will remain a high growth opportunity for wireless semiconductor vendors as specifications for WLAN and Bluetooth continue to evolve.no@spam.com (Electronics.ca Research Network)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDT
The appeal of the multi-service business gateway (MSBG) in the US market continues to increase, according to the new report available at Electronics.ca Publications. Going forward, it is clear that the MSBG will be the means by which new IP communication technology and applications are adopted by small and medium-sized businesses and branch offices. The multi-service business gateway (MSBG) combines the functionality of a router, Ethernet switch, security firewall, VoIP gateway, and other appliances into a single, integrated device.no@spam.com (Electronics.ca Research Network)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDT
USB (WUSB) is currently hampered by the high price of the underlying UWB silicon, according to the new report. This is expected to limit its appeal until prices fall substantially. Targeted at PCs, PC peripherals, consumer electronics (CE), and mobile phones, the first devices with WUSB technology shipped in 2007, including notebook PCs and hub and dongle solutions.no@spam.com (Electronics.ca Research Network)
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EDT
Despite escalating buzz and hype around the unified communications (UC) solutions from Microsoft and IBM, these solutions have had minimal impact on the growth of IP telephony lines, which recorded shipments of 30.9 million in 2007, according to a new study available at Electronics.ca Publications.no@spam.com (Electronics.ca Research Network)
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:30:00 EDT
Fueled by rapid growth in China, India, and Africa, worldwide cellular subscriptions continued to expand rapidly in 2007, according to a new report available at Electronics.ca Publications. Due to some areas approaching saturation and a relatively slow world economy, subscription growth in 2008 is expected to be much less.no@spam.com (Electronics.ca Research Network)
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