Entertainment Everywhere: Multimedia Home Networking 2004

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Entertainment Everywhere: Multimedia Home Networking 2004

Service: Residential Connectivity
Report Number: IN040722RC
Publication Date: February 2004
Number of Pages: 70
Report Price: $3,495 U.S. Dollars
Analyst: Michael Wolf
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Abstract
This market research report will examine the emerging entertainment networking market. The report is a comprehensive analysis of standards, new product categories and technologies, along with companies participating in this industry. The report examines different hardware, silicon and software solutions as part of the broader industry value chain, and looks at individual companies' strategies within this context as well.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
Methodology
Multimedia Home Networking Introduction
- Media Networking: Media Clients and Media Servers
  - Media Clients
- Media Centers/Servers
Home Networking Protocols & Technologies
- Wireless LAN
  - What About MIMO?
- Ultra Wide Band
  - PHY Battle: 802.15.3a to be DS-CDMA or Multi-Band OFDM?
- HomePlug
- HomePNA
- IEEE 1394
  - 1394a
  - 1394b
  - 1394c
  - Wireless 1394
  - 1394 Nodes
- Coax
- Ethernet
  - CEA-2007
  - 1394c: Gigabit Ethernet Meets 1394
Multimedia Networking Standards
- Digital Home Working Group
- Universal Plug and Play
Multimedia Networking Market

Hardware
- Hardware Industry Segment Overviews
  - Consumer Electronics Vendors
  - Set-Top Box Vendors
  - PC Vendors
  - Networking Equipment Vendors
- Hardware Product Overview
- Connected DVD Players
  - Gateway
  - GoVideo
  - KiSS Technology
- Home Digital Audio
- Digital Televisions
- PVRs
- Video Game Consoles
Software
- What About Microsoft?
Silicon

End Users and Entertainment Networking: Ready for Prime Time?
Multimedia Home Network Forecast
Vendor Profiles
- Hardware
  - Linksys
  - D-Link
  - Denon
  - Motorola
  - Netgear
  - Prismiq
  - Roku
  - Sony
- Silicon
  - Airgo Networks
  - Atheros
  - BridgeCo
  - Entropic Communications
  - Intel
  - ViXS
  - Zoran
- Media Networking Software Vendors
  - Digital 5
  - Mediabolic
  - Microsoft
  - Ucentric Systems

List of Tables

Table 1. Media Clients
Table 2. Potential Media Servers
Table 3. Home LAN Technologies and Ratings
Table 4. 802.11 Technologies Overview
Table 5. Media Networking Software Vendors/Developers
Table 6. Media Networking Connection Forecast
Table 7. Networked Entertainment Device Forecast (Units in Thousands)

List of Figures

Figure 1. Multimedia Networking Revenue (US$ in Thousands)
Figure 2. Converged Home Network
Figure 3. Roku HD1000
Figure 4. Media Server Hierarchy
Figure 5. Digital Home Working Group Framework
Figure 6. UPnP Protocol Stack
Figure 7. Media Networking Value Chain
Figure 8. Media Networking Value Chain with Company Detail
Figure 9. Interest in Network-Based Applications Over Next 12 Months
Figure 10. Extremely or Very Interest in Networked Entertainment Applications
Figure 11. Total Devices vs. Engaged Devices

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