Digital Electricity: Extending Broadband to Every Room
According to Jupiter Research, PC-based home networks are set for robust growth over the next five years, with about 23-million U.S. households having such networks by 2006. While networking technologies have been around for years, their value has only been unlocked with the growth of consumer broadband connectivity. Spurring adoption will require the combined efforts of broadband service providers, vendors of home networking kit, and application providers as well, who will provide the features that turn networking from a luxury into a necessity.
- Which home networking standards will garner the most consumer adoption?
- How can broadband ISPs increase their importance as a distribution channel for home networking kit?
- What broadband applications have the most potential to benefit from home networks?
- What role will the residential gateway — or the company that supplies the residential gateway — play in determining the brands and value added services that gain access to the networked home?
Moderator:
Joe Laszlo, Senior Analyst, Jupiter Research
Panelists:
Bob Ferrari, Managing Director, Convergence Ventures
Mark Morneault, Smart Home Segment Director, Pervasive Computing, IBM
Tim Shaughnessy, Director, Solutions Marketing & Alliances, NETGEAR
Jeremy Toeman, VP of Products and Services, Mediabolic, Inc.
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