Abstract
Broadband powerline (BPL) networking, or powerline communications (PLC),
offers a solution with some advantages over coax and twisted-pair, especially
in homes and regions with few coax or phone jacks. But, high-speed powerline
solutions are also increasingly being used over coax. Surpassing the
inflection point in 2006, worldwide equipment sales based on HomePlug, CEPCA
and UPA powerline reached 5.4 million. Although MoCA and HomePNA are winning
some deployments, especially in North America, we expect powerline will win
the alternative wired networking medium race on a worldwide scale. With no new
cabling needed, powerline networking is emerging as a winner in the
residential networking race on a worldwide basis for multimedia home
networking. Although broadband has gained most of the attention, the HomePlug
Command and Control (HPCC) low-speed, narrowband powerline specification has
recently been approved, with market emergence expected next year. Worldwide
market acceptance is expected to be strong, especially in light of many
regional mandates for energy savings. This report provides service providers,
equipment and semiconductor vendors valuable guidance on market trends and
expected progress, opportunities, segmentations, and market sizing. Worldwide
forecasts include unit segmentation by geographic region, product categories,
technology, bandwidth, PHY/MAC chipset ASP, retail vs. service provider
channel, and in-home networking vs. access and utility use.
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