30 Million US Households To Have Entertainment Network by 2010
The number of US households with a connected entertainment network will reach 30 million by 2010, according to Networks in the Home: Connected Consumer Electronics, a newly released report from Parks Associates.
The research says that connected entertainment will be at the centre of development and business opportunities in the digital home, with video service providers and CE home networking manufacturers driving this space in the short term with the deployment of whole-house DVRs and digital media adapters. However, the study goes on to say that there will need to be cross industry collaboration, such as the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), to fully realise the opportunities in connected entertainment.
Harry Wang, research analyst at Parks Associates, said: “Broadband proliferation is a fundamental driver of connected entertainment opportunities inside the home. But more importantly, better network configuration tools and easy-to-navigate user interfaces will assuage consumers’ concerns about setup difficulties or application glitches.
“Consumer electronics manufacturers are still searching for the Rosetta stone of the connected entertainment market. To move beyond the early-adopter stage, CE manufacturers must ally with content and service providers, software developers, and silicon designers to build elegance and usability into the product design and bring popular digital content to consumers’ fingertips anywhere in the home.”
