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| The Home Network Owner 2004: A Survey of Current
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This report is based on a phone survey of home network
users and prospective home network users completed in November 2003. The survey
examines behavior of home network owners around applications, purchasing behavior,
and feelings about advanced home network applications. It also examines behavior
of those intending to purchase a home network. The survey also compares responses
with a previous survey.
Some of the findings from this report are:
· WLAN is the fastest growing technology, nearly even in total current installations
with Ethernet, and leading by nearly 3 to 1 as the leading technology choice for
those intending to install a home network
· Over 85% of those in our survey with a home network use some form of home
router, compared with 78% of those surveyed 18 months prior. This shows that home
routers have become the primary home networking switch technology
· 83% of those with a home network use it to share a broadband connection
on a daily basis, making this the dominant application, by a 2 to 1 margin, over
printer sharing
· Interest in entertainment networking is growing, with over 50% of those
with a home network, or intending to buy a home network, showing strong interest
in networked digital audio, and just under 50% in networked video |
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- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- Introduction
- Who We Surveyed
- Tell Us About Your
Home Network
- What Are They Doing
With The Home Network?
- Future Home Network
User Intentions
- Intentions And
Awareness Towards Future Home Network Applications
- Appendix I: Survey
Demographics
- Table 1. Gender
of Respondents
- Table 2. Age of
Respondents
- Table 3. Education
of Respondents
- Table 4. Type of
Home
- Table 5. Urban,
Suburban or Rural
- Table 6. Income
of Respondents
- Figure 1. Comparison
of Adopted Home Networking Technologies: May 2002 vs. November 2003
- Figure 2. Primary
Method of Connecting to the Internet
- Figure 3. Do You
Own a Home Network?
- Figure 4. Number
of PCs in House
- Figure 5. Type
of Home Network Technology (multiple submissions accepted)
- Figure 6. Historical
Perspective: Comparing LAN Technologies
- Figure 7. What
Type of WLAN Do You Use?
- Figure 8. Percentage
That Use a Home Router
- Figure 9. Historical
Perspective: Usage of Home Router
- Figure 10. Brand
of Home Router
- Figure 11. Home
Network Channel
- Figure 12. Historical
Perspective: Home Network Channels November 2003 vs. May 2002
- Figure 13. How
Often Do You Share a Broadband Connection?
- Figure 14. Percentage
Of Respondents Who Use Home Network to Share a printer
- Figure 15. Percentage
of Respondents That Use Home Network to Share Files
- Figure 16. Percentage
of Respondents Who Use Their Home Network to Share Music or Video With
Consumer Electronics Products
- Figure 17. Percentage
that uses home network for on-line gaming
- Figure 18. Summary
of Daily Activities for Home Network (multiple answers accepted)
- Figure 19. Anticipated
Home Network Technology (multiple answers accepted)
- Figure 20. Anticipated
channel for home network products
- Figure 21. Potential
Applications over next twelve months
- Figure 22. Awareness
of the ability to play digital content on Home Theatre From PC
- Figure 23. Extremely
or Very Interested in Advanced Home Networking Applications
- Figure 24. Music
download services (multiple answers accepted)
- Figure 25. Internet
video service used by respondents
- Figure 26. Current
form of storing digital music, photos, and/or videos
- Figure 27. Do you
back up content frequently?
- Figure 28. Interest
in low-cost network storage solution
- Figure 29. Comparison
of consumer technology devices, home network owners vs. US population
- Figure 30. Percentage
of Respondents That Have Made a Phone Call Over the Internet
- Figure 31. Methods
used for phone calls over Internet
- Figure 32. Would
you like to use Internet-based telephone services?
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