Date: 30/06/2011

419 Million WLAN enabled CE equipment shipment-forecast for 2015

In Stat has forecasted the size of the combined WLAN-enabled CE markets, will surpass 419 million units shipped by 2015.

Some of the research findings by In-Stat include:
E-readers will reach a 90% WLAN-attach rate by 2015.
In 2014, handheld game consoles will have an 802.11n attach rate of 32%.
Over 54 million WLAN-enabled digital TVs will ship in 2013.
The 802.11ac standard will achieve an attach rate in notebooks of 57% in 2015.

"WLAN and portable CE devices is not a novel idea and, in fact, an absolute requirement in most cases," says Frank Dickson, Vice President of Research. "What is new is the growth in stationary CE WLAN-enabled devices. The global embedded base of web-enabled and smart CE devices is expected to grow substantially over the next five years, providing the connectivity necessary to support IP-based video content. Smart CE devices actually go one step further, offering online applications."