Strategy Analytics: 2.6 Billion Wi-Fi Consumer Devices by 2014

Retail Market Value to Exceed $250 Billion

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global market will see an installed base of over 2.6 billion Wi-Fi enabled consumer devices by 2014, according to a report just published by Strategy Analytics. The report, “Embedded WLAN (Wi-Fi) CE Devices: Global Market Forecast,” predicts the retail value of the market will exceed $250 billion in the same year.

“Even where 3G or 4G technologies are available, Wi-Fi will still be a preferred access route for many, as hot-spots and home networks proliferate.”

“Consumer demand for the 'everywhere web' will drive Wi-Fi adoption in mobile Internet devices,” according to Peter King, Director of the Connected Home Device service at Strategy Analytics. “Even where 3G or 4G technologies are available, Wi-Fi will still be a preferred access route for many, as hot-spots and home networks proliferate.”

The embedded Wi-Fi device market—until now dominated by computing and gaming—will become much more evenly spread by 2014, according to the report.

“While today the market is dominated by portable products, Wi-Fi Networked TV & Blu-ray players will become significant products in the family room by 2014,” added King.

This report provides detailed forecast models for all major emerging wireless home and portable device segments, including: digital cameras, MP3 and digital media players, handheld games consoles, Wi-Fi cellphones, mobile internet devices, consumer PCs, Netbooks, Tablets, portable navigation devices, flat panel TVs, DVD and Blu-ray players and recorders, set-top boxes, digital video recorders, digital media adapters, games consoles, digital audio systems, digital photo frames and networked attached storage devices.

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