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Wi-Fi-equipped CE devices could hit 1B by 2012

October 15 2008 - 6:00 am ET | RCR Wireless News

Shipments of consumer electronics devices embedded with Wi-Fi technology could reach nearly 1 billion by 2012, according to new research from In-Stat.

More than 294 million devices with Wi-Fi shipped last year, said In-Stat.

Wi-Fi is a valued technology for the CE market due to its large installed base in mobile PCs and home networks, its flexibility and mature ecosystem, said the report.

By 2011, cellular/Wi-Fi handsets will surpass mobile PCs as the largest category of Wi-Fi devices, predicts the firm. Digital TVs equipped with Wi-Fi will also be a large market based simply on sheer volume of digital TV shipments, said the firm.



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