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It is Forecast Revenues From Home Networking Related Services Will Generate Up to US$3.5 Billion Annually for Operators By 2011

Posted on: Monday, 14 May 2007, 12:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c56668) has announced the addition of Consumer Converged Services: Opportunities for Service Providers to their offering.

The excitement around IMS is based on the premise that an intelligent, converged network will open up market opportunities for many new services and applications. Home networking plays a fundamental role in these emerging markets. This report assesses revenue opportunities for service providers to participate in the top ten home networking applications.

Converging functionality is adding complexity to the home networking market. DVRs, media center PCs, and even gaming consoles are becoming media servers. Media adapters, home security, and home automation systems support specialized applications. This report sorts through the maze of technologies and quantifies consumer interests in major home networking applications. Based on these findings, we forecast revenue from home networking related services will generate up to US$3.5 billion annually for operators by 2011.

Topics Covered Executive Summary Introduction Home Networking Elements Top Ten Home Networking Applications Networking PCs and Peripherals Stream PC Content to the TV or Other Devices View Recorded TV Content on Other Devices Listen to PC Music on Home Stereo Interactive IP sessions Home Automation (Remote Control of Home Appliances) Video Surveillance Content Storage Content Acquisition Unified Communications Household Spending Home Networking Services Observations on Converged Services Methodology Related Reports Appendix Teens & Twenties Wired, Wireless & Wealthy Empty Nesters Broadband Boomers Toddlers & TiVos Deals & Discounts

List of Tables Table 1. Consumer Monthly Spending and Substitution Opportunities Table 2. 2007 Revenue Opportunities by Home Network Application Table 3. Percentage of Broadband Households with Home Networks (by Device Type) Table 4. Interest in Streaming PC Videos to a Primary TV Equipped with a DVR/PVR Table 5. Interest in Streaming PC Videos Over Home Network to TVs in Other Rooms Table 6. Interest in Using a DVR/PVR that Allows Recording Broadcast Content and Viewing on a TV in Another Room Table 7. Interest in Reserving an IPTV Video Channel for Personal/Household Use (by Age Group) Table 8. Interest in Sharing Images and Video Content being Viewed on TV with Family and Friends (by Age Group) Table 9. Interest in Using TV for Interactive Chat Sessions Table 10. Interest in Home Automation Systems Table 11. Interest in Home Security Services Table 12. Interest in Accessing a Library of Recently Televised (5 Years or Less) Sporting Events, TV Programming, and Movies that can be Selected by Video-on-Demand (by Age Group) Table 13. Interest in the See-What-I-See Table 14. Interest in Using the TV to Receive Voice/Video Calls Table 15. Interest in Making VoIP Calls from a Mobile Handset Table 16. Monthly Spending on Communication and Entertainment Table 17. Breakdown of Monthly Household Expenditures on Communication Services and Entertainment Table 18. Substitution Opportunities to Capture Existing Entertainment Spending Table 19. Comparison of Home Networking Applications by Market Opportunity and Buying Decision Type Table 20. Revenue from Services Supporting Home Networking Applications

List of Figure Figure 1. Home Networking Functional Elements Figure 2. Interest in Viewing TV Content on PCs and Other Devices Figure 3. Broadband Households Participating in Online Gaming Figure 4. Broadband Households Taking and Storing Digital Pictures at Least Once per Week Figure 5. Broadband Households Downloading MP3 Files Figure 6. Broadband Households Use of PVRs for Recording Video Content Figure 7. Broadband Households Using Video-on-Demand Once per Week Figure 8. Interest in Streaming Video Clips to/from Any Device

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Source: Business Wire

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