Americans are big on networking of all kinds, and even more so in our homes. Recent research has suggested that the growth rate for wired home networking node shipments will likely grow at a healthy 30 percent from 2012 to 2016. Multimedia Research Group (News - Alert), Inc. (MRG), a provider of solutions in the video and media ecosystem, released the findings from its report, “Hybrid Home Networks: Wired Plus Wireless,” a look at the of the evolution of the home network. According to MRG, as the last remaining bottleneck in enabling the digital multimedia value chain that can support the Web 2.0 vision, the dynamics of the home networking market are thoroughly analyzed and forecasted by technology and region.

While historical and current versions of WLAN are the most popular form of home networking technology, they have their weaknesses when it comes to speed and quality of service. While the next iteration of WLAN, 802.11ac, promises to solve both of these issues, there is a window of opportunity for wired home networking technologies to reinforce and complement the features and capabilities of home networks before 802.11ac becomes widely available.

“By adding wired home networking solutions into the mix of home networking technologies, the current shortcomings of WLAN can be overcome while creating a much more dynamic home networking solution,” said Norm Bogen, VP of Research at MRG, in a press release. Bogen went on to say, “that solution can be used to improve the user experience while serving as the basis for a series of new services that can be offered by service providers and vendors.”

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