Sales of multiroom audio and home theater systems surpass dealer expectations


Residential Sales through Home Systems Integrators/Installers Grew 18% in 2005

Dallas, Texas-/July 21, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Installing dealers had total sales of $7.3 billion to residential customers in 2005, an 18% increase over 2004's $6.2 billion, according to Parks Associates' "1Q06 Installing Dealer Survey."



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Global mobile phone shipments grew 26 percent year-over-year




Strategy Analytics: Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson Set Record Highs as Global Mobile Phone Shipments Reach 235 Million Units in Q2 2006

Boston, MA -/July 21, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Global mobile phone shipments grew a healthy 26 percent year-over-year, to reach 235 million units in Q2 2006, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. Nokia and Motorola dominated sales and accounted for a record 55 percent combined share during the quarter, as described in the newly published Q2 2006 Global Handset Market Share Update report.



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Digital Photo Frame Market Experiencing Well-deserved Rebound



Annual Shipments of Digital Photo Frames Will Exceed 12 Million in 2010

Dallas, Texas, -/July 13, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- The global market for digital photo frame products will exceed 12 million units by 2010, up from an estimated 700,000 units shipped in 2005, according to "Digital Cameras and Imaging: Analysis and Forecasts," a recently published report from Parks Associates. A digital photo frame is an electronic device in a conventional photo-frame form factor, and it allows consumers to store and display digital pictures on an LCD screen.



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IPv6 Essentials, Second Edition Released By O'Reilly




A Guide to Painlessly Integrating IPv6 into Your IPv4 Network O'Reilly Releases "IPv6 Essentials, Second Edition"

Farnham, UK-/July 12, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/-When Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn figured out the original workings of IP, it was for a network of fewer than a hundred hosts, but their work has continued to serve the Internet well for many years. Today, however, the sheer number of devices to be connected means that we are fast running out of address space. This is just one of the problems that IPv6 has been designed to address.



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U.S. households with a connected entertainment network will reach 30 million by 2010



Dallas, Texas, -/July 07, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- The number of U.S. households with a connected entertainment network will reach 30 million by 2010, according to "Networks in the Home: Connected Consumer Electronics," a new report from Parks Associates. A connected entertainment network is a network composed of either a PC connected to at least one consumer electronic (CE) device or multiple interconnected CE devices such as a whole-house DVR system.




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Marvell Purchase Unleashes Intel Cellphone Processor Possibilities




Surprising Marvell Takeover Strengthens Processor Division Potential

Boston, MA -/June 30, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Responding to the startling announcement of Intel's cellphone processor division sale to Marvell, the Handset Component Technologies Service of Strategy Analytics today released an analysis of the $600 million Intel-Marvell deal, "Intel Crashes Out of Cell Phone Business. Can Marvel Do Any Better?" This report highlights some of the problems that Intel faced during its seven years in the cellular processor industry, and how these issues could be resolved by new ownership.



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41+ million U.S. users had Internet security related problems the past 12 months




Consumers Report Digital Home Challenges in Large Numbers; On-site and remote home technology support services will grow in response to home computer and network problems

Dallas, Texas -/June 23, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- As the digital home creates new technical challenges, more consumers will turn to professional on-site or remote support services for help with their home technology problems, according to Parks Associates' "Managing the Digital Home: Installation and Support Services."



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Video games now part of the entertainment culture in the U.S




PC In-GAME ADVERTISING REVENUE TO TOP $400 MILLION BY 2009; Male Gamers 18 - 34 More Open to Ads

Dallas, TX -/June 14, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Video games have become as much a part of the entertainment culture in the U.S. as movies and television, but publishers haven't capitalized on advertising opportunities to the extent of other mediums.



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City Wi-Fi Plans Pose Little Long-Term Threat to Incumbent Operators




STRATEGY ANALYTICS: Only 6 Million US Homes Will Have Access to Municipal Broadband

Boston, MA -/June 13, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Public broadband networks planned by major cities and smaller municipalities could provide access to as many as six million homes within five years, predicts a new report from technology research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. Despite heated rhetoric for and against, municipal broadband will play only a small role in the rapidly growing US broadband market, with incumbent telecom and cable operators still attracting the vast majority of consumers.



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P2P Investment Will Support Social Stickiness and Improved Business Performance



Strategy Analytics: Content Owners Must Harness Power of Peer-to-Peer Networks

Boston, MA -/June 08, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Major media players such as Disney, Sony, Warner and Universal will benefit from making their content available over peer-to-peer networks, according to the latest research from the Strategy Analytics Broadband Media and Communications service.



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