Shipments of CE Devices with Wi-Fi to Reach 1 Billion by 2012

(Business News & Technology News, 7 Oct 2008)

Because of its large installed base in mobile PCs and home networks, flexibility, and mature ecosystem, Wi-Fi is a valued "Swiss army knife" technology for the consumer electronic (CE) market. According to In-Stat, digital TV will be the second largest category of CE stationary devices shipping with Wi-Fi. "The sheer volume of digital TV shipments will make it a strong market, despite a relatively low Wi-Fi attach rate," says Victoria Fodale, In-Stat analyst.

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- More than 294 million CE devices with Wi-Fi shipped in 2007
- Compound annual growth rate for CE Wi-Fi devices through 2012 will be 26 percent
- By 2011, cellular/Wi-Fi handsets will surpass mobile PCs as the large category of Wi-Fi devices.

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