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<\/p>\nDallas, August 9, 2000<\/b> – A new study conducted by Parks Associates, Information Appliances and Pervasive Net Access, indicates that information appliances will outship PCs in the United States in as early as 2001.<\/p>\n
>The term \u201cinformation appliance\u201d \u2013 along with Internet appliance, network appliance, and access appliance \u2013 describes alternatives to the personal computer that are designed to benefit from network services. Parks Associates defines an information appliance as a relatively low-cost, easy-to-use, reliable, special-purpose device that obtains and presents, captures and reports, and\/or stores and manages various types of information in order to bring the benefits of the Internet to consumers. Specific products that can be classified as information appliances include Internet-connected TVs, consumer network computers, Web tablets, e-mail only devices, screen phones, Internet game consoles, handheld PCs\/personal digital assistants, Internet-enabled mobile phones, and automotive telematics systems.<\/p>\n
Parks Associates\u2019 research on information appliances suggests that in 22 million in-home information appliances (excluding Internet-enabled mobile phones and telematics systems) will ship in the United States in 2001, compared with 18 million home PCs in the same year. By the end of 2005, Parks Associates forecasts that total revenues from all information appliances (including Internet-enabled mobile phones and telematics systems) will reach $33.7 billion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe market for information appliances will grow very rapidly,\u201d says Tricia Parks, president of Parks Associates. \u201cThis provides a huge opportunity to numerous industries involved in the development of products and services that take advantage of the Internet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parks Associates\u2019 report Information Appliances and Pervasive Net Access includes detailed information on the drivers to the growth of information appliances, major product categories, the key players, the networks that deliver Internet content, hardware\/software technologies related to information appliances, and market forecasts through the year 2005. For more information, please contact Parks Associates at 972-490-1113 or sales@parksassociates.com.<\/p>\n
About Parks Associates:<\/b> Parks Associates is a Dallas, Texas-based market research firm specializing in emerging technologies and services for the home. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates provides primary and secondary research on home systems, in-home networks, home security, consumer electronics, telecommunications, Internet service, energy utility, and subscription TV industries. Parks Associates\u2019 clients include both Fortune 500 companies and small start-ups. Parks Associates\u2019 services include syndicated reports, multi-client studies, custom consulting, workshops, and conferences.<\/p>\n
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\n4.6.7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Qubit Technology’s wireless Web pad
\n4.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screen Phone Product Examples
\n4.7.1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Alcatel’s WebTouch One
\n4.7.2\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Cidco’s CST2100
\n4.7.3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ericsson’s HS210
\n4.7.4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0InfoGear’s iPhone
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\n5.1.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Palm-sized Computers (PDAs)
\n5.1.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0E-books
\n5.1.6\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Notepads
\n5.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Current Market, Trends & Drivers
\n5.2.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Geographical Differences
\n5.2.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 America Lags in Deploying Wireless
\n5.2.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developing Nations – The Largest Opportunity
\n5.2.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Business \/ Consumer Differences
\n5.2.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speed Differences
\n5.2.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Third-Generation Wideband Networks
\n5.2.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Broadband Roadmap has Speed Bumps
\n5.2.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paging Networks
\n5.2.9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Networking Offloads Function
\n5.2.10\u00a0 \u00a0Short-Range vs. Long-Range Wireless
\n5.2.11\u00a0\u00a0 Location Awareness and Proximity Marketing
\n5.2.12\u00a0\u00a0 M-commerce Challenge
\n5.2.13\u00a0\u00a0 Operating System Competition (EPOC, PalmOS, Windows CE)
\n5.2.13.1\u00a0 EPOC
\n5.2.13.2\u00a0 Palm OS
\n5.2.13.3\u00a0\u00a0Windows CE
\n5.2.14\u00a0 New Content or Reformatted Content
\n5.2.14.1\u00a0\u00a0WAP
\n5.2.14.2\u00a0 Dynamic Transforms
\n5.2.15\u00a0\u00a0 Better Graphics for Small Screens
\n5.2.15.1\u00a0 ClearType
\n5.2.15.2\u00a0 Electronic Ink
\n5.2.16\u00a0\u00a0 Handheld Computing
\n5.2.17\u00a0\u00a0 Security and Privacy
\n5.2.18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Health Concerns
\n5.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mobile Phone Sample Products
\n5.3.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ericsson
\n5.3.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyocera (and Qualcomm)
\n5.3.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Motorola
\n5.3.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NeoPoint
\n5.3.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nokia
\n5.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two-way Messager Sample Products
\n5.4.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Motorola
\n5.4.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research in Motion
\n5.4.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cybiko (Kid’s Communications Computer)
\n5.4.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tiger Lightning Mail (Free e-mail)
\n5.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HPC and Sub-Notebook Sample Products
\n5.5.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ericsson
\n5.5.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hewlett-Packard
\n5.5.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEC
\n5.5.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sharp
\n5.5.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sony
\n5.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Palm Computer and PDA Sample Products
\n5.6.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Palm
\n5.6.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Casio
\n5.6.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Compaq
\n5.6.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HandSpring
\n5.6.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HP Jornada
\n5.6.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Starfish Software Inc.
\n5.6.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Symbol Technologies
\n5.6.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VTech
\n5.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 E-books Sample Products
\n5.7.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Glassbook
\n5.7.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Microsoft
\n5.7.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Palm
\n5.7.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rocket
\n5.7.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SoftBook\u00ae
\n5.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Note Pad Sample Products
\n5.8.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CrossPad
\n5.8.2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Anoto Pen
\n5.9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Add-on Peripherals
\n5.10\u00a0 Major Players from Outside of the Box
\n5.10.1\u00a0\u00a0 Device Makers
\n5.10.2\u00a0\u00a0 Content Providers
\n5.10.3\u00a0\u00a0 Wireless Portals
\n5.10.4\u00a0\u00a0 Wireless Carriers
\n5.10.5\u00a0\u00a0 Infrastructure Builders
\n5.10.6\u00a0\u00a0 Component Suppliers
\n5.10.7\u00a0\u00a0 Content Formatters
\n5.10.8\u00a0\u00a0 Content Synchronizers
\n5.10.9\u00a0\u00a0 E-Commerce Sites
\n5.10.10\u00a0\u00a0 Car Companies
\n5.10.11\u00a0 \u00a0Backend Software<\/span><\/p>\n
\n6.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Definitions and Applications
\n6.1.1\u00a0\u00a0 Digital Music
\n6.1.2 \u00a0\u00a0Enhanced TV
\n6.1.2.1\u00a0\u00a0 Digital and High Definition TV
\n6.1.2.2\u00a0\u00a0 Interactive TV
\n6.1.2.3 \u00a0\u00a0Internet TV
\n6.1.2.4\u00a0\u00a0 Personalized TV
\n6.1.3\u00a0\u00a0 Game Consoles
\n6.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enhanced Entertainment — Overall Trends and Drivers
\n6.2.1\u00a0\u00a0 Analog to Digital Content
\n6.2.2\u00a0\u00a0 Wider Bandwidth
\n6.2.3\u00a0\u00a0 FCC offers Free TV spectrum, with restrictions
\n6.2.4\u00a0\u00a0 Broadcast vs. Streaming and Downloads
\n6.2.5\u00a0\u00a0 Mega Media Mergers
\n6.2.5.1\u00a0\u00a0 Time Warner Inc.
\n6.2.5.2\u00a0\u00a0 Disney Co.
\n6.2.5.3\u00a0\u00a0 Bertelsmann
\n6.2.5.4\u00a0\u00a0 Viacom International Inc.
\n6.2.5.5\u00a0\u00a0 News Corporation
\n6.2.5.6\u00a0\u00a0 Sony
\n6.2.5.7\u00a0\u00a0 TCI (AT&T)
\n6.2.5.8\u00a0\u00a0 Universal
\n6.2.5.9\u00a0\u00a0 NBC (General Electric Co.)
\n6.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Digital Music Market
\n6.3.1 \u00a0\u00a0Digital Music Market Accelerators and Inhibitors
\n6.3.1.1\u00a0\u00a0 Digital Music Formats
\n6.3.1.2\u00a0\u00a0 Music Library Management
\n6.3.1.3 \u00a0\u00a0PC-based Digital Music Software
\n6.3.1.4\u00a0\u00a0 Free Music
\n6.3.1.5\u00a0\u00a0 The Music Industry Responds to the Internet Opportunity
\nand Threat
\n6.3.1.6\u00a0\u00a0 The Good Side of Napster
\n6.3.2\u00a0\u00a0 Digital Rights Management
\n6.3.2.1 \u00a0\u00a0Microsoft & Sony
\n6.3.2.2\u00a0\u00a0 IBM & RealNetworks
\n6.3.2.3\u00a0\u00a0 Is it too late?
\n6.3.2.4\u00a0\u00a0 Watermarking
\n6.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enhanced-TV Market
\n6.4.1\u00a0\u00a0 Enhanced-TV Market Accelerators
\n6.4.1.1\u00a0\u00a0 Strong Economy
\n6.4.1.2\u00a0\u00a0 Strong CE Spending
\n6.4.1.3\u00a0\u00a0 Family Budget can Afford it
\n6.4.1.4\u00a0\u00a0 Legislation
\n6.4.1.5\u00a0\u00a0 Multicasting
\n6.4.1.6\u00a0\u00a0 Better Picture Quality
\n6.4.1.7\u00a0\u00a0 Wider Screen
\n6.4.1.8\u00a0\u00a0 Improved Surround Sound
\n6.4.1.9\u00a0\u00a0 More Programming Choice
\n6.4.1.10\u00a0 Electronic Program Guides
\n6.4.1.11\u00a0 Simpler Remote Controls
\n6.4.1.12\u00a0 Interactive Services
\n6.4.1.13\u00a0 Forced Retail Sale of Set-top Boxes
\n6.4.1.14\u00a0 Enhanced Set-top Boxes
\n6.4.1.15\u00a0 Available Content
\n6.4.1.16\u00a0 Content Archives
\n6.4.1.17\u00a0 Movie Libraries
\n6.4.1.18 \u00a0Repackaged News
\n6.4.1.19\u00a0 CE Subsidies
\n6.4.1.20\u00a0 Other Subsidies
\n6.4.1.21\u00a0 Asset Protection
\n6.4.1.22\u00a0 Interactive TV
\n6.4.1.23 \u00a0Nearly Free ITV
\n6.4.1.24\u00a0 Consumers Prefer TV
\n6.4.1.25\u00a0 Broken Business Models
\n6.4.1.26\u00a0 Interactive Advertising
\n6.4.1.27\u00a0 Increased Ad Revenue Potential
\n6.4.1.28\u00a0 Cheaper and more Targeted TV Ads
\n6.4.1.29\u00a0 Mass Customization
\n6.4.1.30 \u00a0Experienced Call Centers
\n6.4.1.31 \u00a0Lower Operating Costs
\n6.4.1.32\u00a0 New Revenue Sources
\n6.4.1.33\u00a0 Distance Learning
\n6.4.1.34\u00a0 Expanded Audience
\n6.4.1.35\u00a0 Broadband Competition
\n6.4.1.36\u00a0 Alternative Delivery Networks
\n6.4.1.37\u00a0 Semiconductor Competition
\n6.4.1.38\u00a0 Availability of High-definition TV Sets
\n6.4.1.39 \u00a0Separation of Function
\n6.4.1.40 \u00a0Video Format Conversion
\n6.4.1.41\u00a0 Home Networks
\n6.4.1.42 \u00a0The Master Set-top Box
\n6.4.1.43 \u00a0Europe is Ahead of the U.S.
\n6.4.1.44\u00a0\u00a0Asian Influence on the Set-top Box
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6.4.2\u00a0\u00a0 Enhanced-TV Market Inhibitors
\n6.4.2.1\u00a0\u00a0 Inadequate Management Systems
\n6.4.2.2\u00a0\u00a0 Expensive Infrastructure Upgrades
\n6.4.2.3\u00a0\u00a0 Devoid of Good Content
\n6.4.2.4\u00a0\u00a0 Risky New Business Models
\n6.4.2.5\u00a0\u00a0 Battle over DTV Formats
\n6.4.2.6\u00a0\u00a0 Video PCs are Absent
\n6.4.2.7\u00a0\u00a0 Multicast vs. HDTV Broadcast
\n6.4.2.8\u00a0\u00a0 High Consumer Cost of HDTV
\n6.4.2.9\u00a0\u00a0 Price vs. Quality
\n6.4.2.10\u00a0 Large Screens Take Up Space
\n6.4.2.11\u00a0 Installed Base of Legacy TVs
\n6.4.2.12\u00a0 High Consumer Cost of Set-top Boxes
\n6.4.2.13\u00a0 Installation Hassles
\n6.4.2.14\u00a0 Long Term Commitments
\n6.4.2.15\u00a0 FCC Deadlines Won’t Hold
\n6.4.2.16\u00a0 Lack of Market Demand
\n6.4.2.17\u00a0 Personal Privacy
\n6.4.2.18\u00a0 Established Usage Patterns
\n6.4.2.19\u00a0 No Guarantee of Service Quality
\n6.4.2.20\u00a0 Inadequate Home Wiring
\n6.5\u00a0\u00a0 Internet Game Console Market
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6.5.1\u00a0\u00a0 Networked Models will Replace Standalone
\n6.5.2\u00a0\u00a0 Few Players
\n6.5.3\u00a0\u00a0 Microsoft and its X-Box
\n6.5.4\u00a0\u00a0 Game Console Hardware Trends
\n6.5.5\u00a0\u00a0 Game Functions move to Set-top Boxes
\n6.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Portable Music Player Sample Products
\n6.6.1\u00a0\u00a0 Diamond Multimedia
\n6.6.2\u00a0\u00a0 Creative Labs
\n6.6.3\u00a0\u00a0 e-Digital
\n6.6.4\u00a0\u00a0 Pine D-Music
\n6.6.5\u00a0\u00a0 RCA
\n6.6.6\u00a0\u00a0 Sony
\n6.6.7\u00a0\u00a0 Innogear
\n6.6.8\u00a0\u00a0 Casio
\n6.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Digital Radio Sample Products
\n6.7.1\u00a0\u00a0 AudioRamp.com
\n6.7.2\u00a0\u00a0 Kerbango
\n6.7.3\u00a0\u00a0 SonicBox Inc.
\n6.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music Jukebox Sample Products
\n6.8.1\u00a0 Escient
\n6.8.2\u00a0 Creative Labs
\n6.9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enhanced TV – Sample Products & Key Market Players
\n6.9.1\u00a0\u00a0 ReplayTV
\n6.9.2\u00a0\u00a0 TiVo
\n6.9.3\u00a0\u00a0 America Online
\n6.9.4\u00a0\u00a0 AT&T
\n6.9.5\u00a0\u00a0 Microsoft
\n6.9.6\u00a0\u00a0 Liberate
\n6.9.7\u00a0\u00a0 OpenTV
\n6.9.8\u00a0\u00a0 Others
\n6.10\u00a0 Game Console Sample Products
\n6.10.1\u00a0\u00a0 Microsoft X-Box
\n6.10.2\u00a0\u00a0 Indrema is More than a Game Box
\n6.10.3\u00a0\u00a0 Nintendo
\n6.10.4\u00a0\u00a0 Sega
\n6.10.5\u00a0\u00a0 Sony<\/span><\/p>\n
\n7.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Definition and Applications
\n7.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Current U.S. Market, Trends, and Drivers
\n7.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Product Examples
\n7.3.1\u00a0\u00a0 GM’s OnStar
\n7.3.2\u00a0\u00a0 Clarion AutoPC
\n7.3.3\u00a0\u00a0 Delphi’s Communiport
\n7.3.4\u00a0\u00a0 Visteon’s ICES<\/span><\/p>\n
\n8.1\u00a0\u00a0 Market Trends and Drivers
\n8.1.1\u00a0\u00a0 Networking Embedded in Everyday Objects
\n8.1.2\u00a0\u00a0 No-New-Wires Networking Standards
\n8.1.3\u00a0\u00a0 Machine-to-Machine Discovery and Interaction
\n8.1.4\u00a0\u00a0 Thin Servers
\n8.1.5\u00a0\u00a0 Privacy and Security Issues
\n8.1.6\u00a0\u00a0 CES Demonstrations
\n8.1.6.1\u00a0\u00a0 Service Gateway
\n8.1.6.2\u00a0\u00a0 Internet Refrigerator
\n8.1.6.3\u00a0\u00a0 Bar Code Scanners
\n8.1.6.4\u00a0\u00a0 Dishwasher
\n8.1.6.5\u00a0\u00a0 Coffee Maker
\n8.1.6.6\u00a0\u00a0 Proximity Detection and Device-Specific Instructions
\n8.1.6.7\u00a0\u00a0 Remote Access with WAP Phone
\n8.1.6.8\u00a0\u00a0 Sharp Multimedia Phone
\n8.1.6.9\u00a0\u00a0 Consumer Electronics
\n8.1.6.10\u00a0\u00a0 A Home Printer for Service Providers
\n8.1.6.11\u00a0\u00a0 Meeting Minutes
\n8.1.7\u00a0\u00a0 Thalia’s Household Appliances Use UPnP \/ Others Use OSGi
\n8.1.8\u00a0\u00a0 Security Systems and Home Automation
\n8.1.9\u00a0\u00a0 Door Locks
\n8.1.10\u00a0 Electric Meters
\n8.1.11\u00a0 Sprinklers
\n8.1.12\u00a0 Digital Cameras and Video Servers
\n8.1.13\u00a0 Smart Toys
\n8.1.14\u00a0 Pay Phones
\n8.1.15\u00a0 Vending Machines
\n8.1.16\u00a0 Wearables and Personal Area Networks
\n8.1.16.1\u00a0\u00a0 Personal-Area Networks
\n8.1.16.2\u00a0\u00a0 IBM’s Wearable PC<\/span><\/p>\n
\n9.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Processors
\n9.1.1\u00a0 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit processor variety
\n9.1.2\u00a0 Power Efficient Designs for Long Battery Life
\n9.1.3\u00a0 Embedded, System-On-a-Chip, Reference Designs, and
\nCore Libraries
\n9.1.4\u00a0 Digital Signal Processors
\n9.1.5\u00a0 Transmeta’s Silicon Chameleon
\n9.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Storage
\n9.2.1\u00a0 Flash Memory
\n9.2.1.1\u00a0 Sony Memory Stick
\n9.2.1.2\u00a0 SD (Secure Digital) Memory
\n9.2.2\u00a0 Tiny Hard Drives
\n9.2.2.1\u00a0 IBM MicroDrive
\n9.2.2.2\u00a0 Iomega Clik! disk
\n9.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Display Technologies
\n9.4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Expansion Ports<\/span><\/p>\n
\n10.1\u00a0 Operating Systems
\n10.1.1\u00a0\u00a0 Free and Open Source
\n10.1.2\u00a0\u00a0 Embedded
\n10.1.2.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 iReady
\n10.1.2.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 emWare Helps Extend the Internet
\n10.2\u00a0 Java
\n10.2.1\u00a0\u00a0 Java Performance
\n10.2.2\u00a0\u00a0 Java Car vs. AutoPC
\n10.3\u00a0 Automatic Device (and Service) Discovery
\n10.3.1\u00a0\u00a0 Jini
\n10.3.2\u00a0\u00a0 Salutation
\n10.3.3\u00a0\u00a0 UPnP
\n10.3.4\u00a0\u00a0 Conclusion
\n10.4\u00a0 Backend Software and Middleware
\n10.4.1\u00a0\u00a0 Device Portals
\n10.4.2\u00a0\u00a0 Synchronization
\n10.4.3\u00a0\u00a0 Thin Client \/ Fat Server
\n10.4.4\u00a0\u00a0 Software Providers
\n10.5\u00a0 Operating System Examples
\n10.5.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BeComm
\n10.5.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chorus OS
\n10.5.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DR-DOS
\n10.5.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EPOC
\n10.5.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GEOS
\n10.5.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inferno
\n10.5.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Linux
\n10.5.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Palm OS
\n10.5.9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 QNX
\n10.5.10\u00a0\u00a0 OpenTV
\n10.5.11\u00a0\u00a0 VxWorks
\n10.5.12\u00a0\u00a0 Windows CE<\/span><\/p>\n
\n11.1\u00a0 Raising The Speed Limit On The Public Switched Telephone Network
\n11.1.1\u00a0\u00a0 56k Modems
\n11.1.2\u00a0\u00a0 ISDN
\n11.1.3\u00a0\u00a0 DSL
\n11.2\u00a0 High-Speed Data via Cable TV Networks
\n11.3\u00a0 Broadband Fixed Wireless Networks
\n11.3.1\u00a0\u00a0 MMDS
\n11.3.2\u00a0\u00a0 LMDS
\n11.4\u00a0 Satellite-Based Internet Access
\n11.5\u00a0 Terrestrial Mobile Communications Networks
\n11.5.1\u00a0 Circuit-Switched Cellular and CDPD
\n11.5.2\u00a0\u00a0 PCS Networks
\n11.5.3\u00a0\u00a0 The Impact of 3G
\n11.5.4\u00a0\u00a0 Paging Networks
\n11.5.5\u00a0\u00a0 Packet-Switched Wireless Data Networks
\n11.6\u00a0 Summary<\/span><\/p>\n
\n12.1\u00a0 No-New-Wire Home Networking Solutions
\n12.1.1\u00a0\u00a0 HomePNA (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance)
\n12.1.2\u00a0\u00a0 HomeRF
\n12.1.3\u00a0\u00a0 IEEE 802.11b
\n12.1.4\u00a0\u00a0 Bluetooth
\n12.1.5\u00a0\u00a0 HomePlug
\n12.2\u00a0 Structured Wiring Solutions
\n12.3\u00a0 Other Home Networking Technologies\/Standards
\n12.4\u00a0 Residential Gateways
\n12.4.1\u00a0\u00a0 Defining the Residential Gateway
\n12.4.2\u00a0\u00a0 RG-Enabled Applications and Product Examples
\n12.4.3\u00a0\u00a0 RG Standards Efforts
\n12.4.4\u00a0\u00a0 Conclusion about RG Development <\/span><\/p>\n
\n13.1\u00a0 Forecasting Challenge <\/span><\/p>\n