Connected Home: Global Outlook

Table of Contents

The Bottom Line

The RG and the Connected Home Market Dashboard

1.0 Report Summary

• 1.1 The RG as a Component of the Connected Home
• 1.2 Terms and Definitions
• 1.3 Data Sources
• 1.4 Companies Briefed

2.0 Market Examination

• 2.1 The Changing Face of Broadband Services
• 2.2 Why Does the Connected Home Matter to Service Providers?
• 2.3 Regional Growth and Trends
  • 2.3.1 North America
    • United States
    • Canada
• 2.4 Europe
• 2.5 Asia-Pacific
  • 2.5.1 Japan
  • 2.5.2 South Korea
  • 2.5.3 China (P.R.C.)
• 2.6 Service Providers and the Connected Home: Key Benefits
  • 2.6.1 Consumer Receptivity to Home Network Applications
  • 2.6.2 The Connected Home: Benefits to Operators
    • Increased Customer Satisfaction
    • Reduced OPEX
• 2.7 Residential Gateway Vendors
  • 2Wire
  • Actiontec
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Alloptic
  • Aztech Electronics
  • Bewan Systems
  • Cisco Systems
  • D-Link
  • Entone
  • Huawei
  • Motorola
  • NEC
  • NETGEAR
  • PacketFront Systems
  • Pirelli Broadband Solutions
  • Sagem
  • SMC Networks
  • Sumitomo Electric Networks
  • Telco Systems
  • Teldat
  • Telsey Telecommunications
  • Thomson
  • Tilgin
  • Westell
  • Xavi Technologies
  • Zhone
  • Zoom Telephonics
  • ZTE
  • ZyXEL

3.0 Technology Overview

• 3.1 Home Networking Solutions
  • 3.1.1 The Value of Home Networking to the Service Provider
  • 3.1.2 “No-New-Wires”
    • HomePNA
    • HomePlug
    • DS2/UPA
    • MoCA
    • Panasonic HD-PLC
    • ITU G.hn 9960
    • IEEE P1901
  • 3.1.3 Wireless
    • Wi-FiR
    • Aceurity
    • Celeno
    • ProVision Communications
    • Quantenna
    • Ruckus Wireless
    • WHDI™ (AMIMON)
    • WirelessHDR
• 3.2 Service Providers and Connected Home: Key Solutions
  • 3.2.1 Remote Management
    • 2Wire
    • Alcatel-Lucent
    • Allied Telesis
    • Alloptic
    • Axiros
    • Cisco
    • ClearAccess
    • Comtrend
    • Dimark
    • FinePoint Technologies
    • Genexis
    • Motorola
    • PacketFront
    • Pirelli Broadband Solutions
    • Telco Systems
    • Telcordia
    • Tilgin
    • Zhone Technologies
    • ZTE
  • 3.2.2 Device Management
    • Cisco HNAP
    • OMA DM
    • UPnP DM
  • 3.2.3 Installation and Configuration Tools
    • Affinegy
    • Cisco (Pure Networks)
    • Enure Networks
    • SingleClick Systems
  • 3.2.4 Applications Development and Execution
    • OSGi
    • Jungo
    • SoftAtHome
    • WiPro Technologies
  • 3.2.5 Digital Rights Management
    • Cloakware (Irdeto Group)
    • Latens
    • Verimatrix
    • Widevine
  • 3.2.6 IMS Support
  • 3.2.7 Remote User Interfaces
  • 3.2.8 Residential Gateway Silicon
    • Applied Micro Circuits
    • Broadcom
    • BroadLight
    • Cavium Networks
    • Centillium
    • Conexant
    • Cortina Systems
    • Freescale Semiconductor
    • Ikanos Communications
    • Infineon Technologies
    • Marvell
    • Mindspeed Technologies
    • PMC-Sierra
    • Teknovus
    • Texas Instruments
    • TransSwitch
    • Vitesse Semiconductor

4.0 Forecasts

• 4.1 Residential Gateways

5.0 Market Implications and Recommendations

• 5.1 Grading Service Providers and Connected Home Strategies
• 5.2 Moving Bandwidth and Services Deeper in the Home
• 5.3 Multi-platform Access to Services
• 5.4 Focus on Customer Satisfaction and Support
• 5.5 Building Holistic and Proactive Support Mechanisms

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• Connected Home Components
• Service Provider Strategic Considerations
• Managed Residential Gateways: Operational and Consumer Benefits
• Connected Home Benefits for Service Providers and Consumers
• Penetration of Service Provider-deployed Home Networks: By Broadband Access
• Home Network Growth: U.S. and Canada
• Applications Enabled on the Home Network
• U.S. Broadband Households with Service Provider-deployed Home Networks
• Household Penetration of U-verse and FiOS Broadband
• AT&T and Verizon Residential Gateways
• U.S. Cable MSOs and Home Networking
• U.S. Cable Operators and Whole-home DVR
• Number of Set-top Boxes in Digital Cable Households
• MTS and SaskTel IPTV Subscribers
• Canadian Service Providers and Home Networking
• Growth of Home Networks in Major Western European Countries
• Notable European Residential Gateway Deployments
• BT Hub and France Telecom Livebox
• FT Group Livebox Units Installed - Europe
• Growth of Home Networks in Major Asia-Pacific Countries
• Japanese Home Networking Offerings
• Korean Home Networking Offerings
• Chinese Home Networking Offerings
• Interest in Value-added Services
• Demographic Profile of Consumers Interested in Broadband Value-added Services
• Interest in Value-added Services: The Impact of a Service Provider Home Network
• Interest in Home Network-enabled Applications
• Satisfaction with Broadband Services
• Percentage of Broadband Households with Bundles
• Satisfaction with Broadband Services: The Value of the Bundle
• How do Value-added Services Impact Customer Satisfaction?
• Broadband Service Providers Contacted for Tech Support
• Broadband Service Providers: Call Center Metrics
• Customer Support Costs: Broadband Service Providers and Home Networks
• Operational Savings Realized with Service and Device Management Systems
• Notable Residential Gateway Companies
• U.S. Home Network Node Growth
• Network Media Market Share
• Home Networking Deployments by Service Providers
• Reducing Triple-play and IPTV Installations with Home Networking Solutions
• “No-New-Wires” Networking Solutions
• “Single-chip” Standards Efforts
• Wi-FiR Certified Products
• Performance of Wi-FiR Standards
• Wi-Fi Enhancements for Consumer Electronics
• Next-generation Wireless Solutions
• Remote Management Features
• Notable Remote Management Solutions Vendors
• BroadbandHome™ Remote Management Framework
• Additional Device Management Solutions
• Home Network Installation and Configuration Tools
• OSGi-based Service Model Architecture
• Third-party RG Software Players
• Solutions Aimed at Home Network Content Protection and Rights Management
• Notable Residential Gateway Processor Providers
• Residential Gateway Household Forecast Methodology
• Households with Residential Gateways
• Worldwide Data Networks and RG Forecasts