"I think a good way to think
of Wi-Fi is to think back to the 1970s, with the introduction of
citizens
band
radio. Citizens band radio whetted people's
appetite to the possibility of mobile communications. But citizens
band radio wasn't the business that ever got commercialized into
a business success. What became
the real commercial implementation of that dream was the cellular
telephone industry…I suspect the same thing will happen with
Wi-Fi. But I believe there will be a follow-on generation of even
more interesting technologies that will increase quality of service
and add real value in terms of the security to work in a wireless
world and the ability to extend the range."
John Sculley
“Riding the Next Technology Wave,” Dawn Kawamoto, C|NET
News.com, October 2, 2003. |
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- There were approximately 75 million
residential broadband subscribers globally, and over 70% growth in
subscribers over the last year.
Source: RHK, Inc.
- While the U.S. has the largest number of residential
broadband subscribers, Korea leads the world in broadband penetration
with
over 70% of households
and over 90% of Internet users.
Source: RHK, Inc.
- Broadband users are becoming increasingly addicted
to broadband access, applications and content. For instance,
broadband subscribers
in the
U.S. spend up to 70% more time online than dial-up users, and
33% of Internet users would rather give up their television than
their
Internet
connection.
Source: Nielsen/Netratings, Arbitron/Edison Media
Research
- Key markets like South Korea and the U.S. are reaching wireline
market saturation—with today’s expansion markets
to follow within three years.
Source: McKinsey & Co.
- Wi-Fi is driving the requirement for
mobility and ubiquity. By 2005, over 95% of notebook PC shipments
(over 40 million notebook PCs) will have Wi-Fi built in.
Source:
In-Stat/MDR
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