
* - Dataquest, ** - Yankee Group, *** - Forrester Research
The Push for Home Networking
• Rapid growth in multiple-PC household penetration
– PC penetration exceeds 50% in US households
– Multi-PC/household growth (U.S.): 15M (1998) to 26M(2003) *
• Increasing Internet usage
– Internet usage growth (U.S.): 20% (1997) to 47% (2001) **
• Demand for Broadband
– Broadband penetration growth (U.S.): less than 1M (1998) to
more than 15M (2002) ***
• Info-appliance Invasion
– Increased Sharing of digital content inside the home
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