1 - market researches 05-14-05
Worldwide revenue from Ethernet services reached $2.5bn last year according to Infonetics, and could double this year, and reach $22bn by 2009. See more information at: http://www.infonetics.com/resources/purple.shtml?ms05.eth.1q.nr.shtml
Insight Research forecasts the worldwide telecoms industry services revenue to grow to $1.5tr by 2010 from current $ 1.1bn.
75% of US adults go on-line and 50% are using broadband at home, according to Harris Interactive.
ABI Research found that dual-mode phones (cellular and WiFi) could reach 100m units by 2010.
Security appliances in Western Europe should exceed $1.4bn by 2009, according to IDC, from $625m in 2004. See:http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=pr2005_05_06_100016
Pyramid Research found that Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) could expand telecoms service revenues by 15% by 2009.
Wireless vendors are working to merge Bluetooth and UWB technologies to wirelessly connect appliances on short distances, but at very high speed.
According to In-Stat, early adopters are not interested in MP3 playing cellphones. So the road will be long for taking off. See: http://www.instat.com/press.asp?ID=1326&sku=IN0502106WH
IMS forecasts VDSL users would be 7m by year-end.