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Linksys (the recognised leading global manufacturer of voice, wireless, and networking hardware for home and Small Office/Home Office) have run a survey using YouGov – the results of which show that 59% of UK population who have broadband internet at home have a wireless network – and more than 25% Of UK residents with a wireless network at home would like to be able to access music and photos remotely.
The survey was called the “Connected Life Consumer Trends Survey” and was conducted to show the current state of wireless home networking in the UK market.
Online consumers certainly like their home gadgets with 96% of the respondents surveyed reporting that they have a PC/laptop at home, 69% a digital music player, 57% a DVR/PVR or hard disk recorder, 53% a games console and 15% a digital photoframe.
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Some of those surveyed are already making the most out of their gadgets to release the full potential of a wireless connected home. By connecting their home gadgets together over the home network consumers can surf the web, watch high definition video, listen to streaming music, share files, make Internet phone calls, and play online games entirely wirelessly in any room.
The survey revealed that people are already beginning to dispense with unnecessary cabling. 59% of UK residents surveyed, with a broadband internet connection at home, reported that they already have a wireless network.
• 87% of respondents with a wireless network and a PC/laptop have attached their PC/laptops to their wireless networks
• 28% have attached their printers
• 20% attached their games console
• 6% connected their digital music player
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Of respondents who expressed a desire to access their personal content throughout or away from the home, 37% reported that technical knowledge was preventing them from doing so, along with concerns over cost (25%), and the anticipated set up time involved (24%). The family home is going through a lot of changes. The rapid growth in broadband access, together with developments in wireless technology, like Wireless-N, is providing even more choice but increasingly consumers are often left confused.
Linksys is focused on developing products that not only look good but which are also consumer friendly. For example, the new range of routers (WRT160N and WAG160N) feature a stylish new design and come with improved usability features such as the Linksys Easylink Advisor (LELA), which helps simplify the set-up of the home network, and helps both manage connected devices and helps ensure network security. LELA is a personal technology expert that helps enable network expansion and is designed to maximise accessibility – without difficult language and terminology.
Design as well as ease of use it important for the connected home use. Linksys develops products using and holistic approach to focus on the interaction between the product and the customer to work on the full customer experience from purchase, to set up and to use in the home.
Well, there are some interesting stats there, aren’t there? My fave stat is that 15% of people had a digital photo frame – that’s a lot of pictures on slideshow mode! Slightly more seriously, the amount of router/PC/console ownership is either sky-high or going that way, and I would imagine that stat regarding networked digital music players will shoot up over the next couple of years …
[Via: webitpr.com]
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
