Network technology will not only become widespread in the computer market, but also the audio system. The survey research firm ABI (Allied Business Intelligence) Research Inc. found even consumers at this time already considered ancient if not an audio system equipped with network features.
"Audio equipment such as CD player, amplifier, equalizer, and even if the turntable is not equipped with antiques and wired Ethernet networking technology, or any wireless network technology Wi-Fi," says ABI Research Inc. Practice Director Jason Blackwell.
ABI Research explains, consumers are demanding networking features on the audio system because consumers have saved a lot of digital music in a computer.
With the network, consumers can play a song from the computer and distribute that music to every corner of the house through separate speakers.
"As a result, consumers everywhere inside the house, the desired music can be heard. Here, the computer acts as a server that distributes content into multiple separate locations in the house," explained Blackwell.
Industry-tech audio system called the network as a networked audio device (NAD). ABI Research estimates the global market revenues will reach more than NAD USD10 billion in 2015, aka the average grow 32 percent per year from 2009 until 2015.
ABI Research noted, electronics manufacturers have jumped into the market of NAD, among others Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, Philips alias, and Sonos Inc. NAD in the market, the Philips Streamium Wireless product family relies Music System. Meanwhile, relying Sonos Multi-Room product family Music System. Each product from Philips and Sonos has now been supporting the wireless network technology Wi-Fi, so users do not need to build a network Ethernet cable in the house.
Not only distributes digital music from your computer, most NAD products at this time also has been able to accommodate the portable media player like the iPod from Apple Inc. and iPhone smartphones. ABI Research estimates demand will soar higher NAD when digital radio is becoming increasingly popular. ABI Research predicted that global sales volume of digital radio, whether using satellite technology or even the Internet, will exceed 200 million units in 2015. Most digital radios that will not be sold as single-function digital radio products, but planted in a smartphone.
"In the world, smartphone with digital radio features will come into the market at around mid-2011," said ABI Research senior analyst Sam Rosen Inc..
In between the two main types of NAD, which relies on technology NAD and NAD Ethernet cable network that relies on wireless network technology Wi-fi, the product is expected to grow most rapidly to the NAD 2015 is Wi-Fi. Therefore, support for Wi-Fi enable customers to install because consumers do not need to use a cable to connect a number of NAD units scattered in various parts of the house with the server.
Due to all the hassle it caused, consumers increasingly shun the cable. For example, in the present cable HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is still a medium for data transfer at close range in the main house, for example, to connect the Blu-ray player with high definition television. However, the research firm Strategy Analytics Inc. revealed, the dominance of the cable at this point actually started to be threatened. Therefore, the producers began to develop the technologies of wireless data transfer technology, high-speed short distance.
"In 2014, more than two billion units of electronic tools that are available in the market will no longer use such as HDMI cables, but wireless data transfer technology, high-speed short distance," said Strategy Analytics Inc. Research Analyst Christopher Taylor.
Among the world's technology giants, Sony Corp., known as the most aggressive technology manufacturers to develop wireless data transfer technology, a short distance high speed. Today, Sony is developing technology called TransferJet. The technology is claimed to be able to transfer data wirelessly at speeds 560 Mbps (megabits per second).
As a result, TransferJet technology allows electronic devices to each other to transfer huge files, such as high-definition video, with very high speed. Sony is committed to plant TransferJet technology into its electronic products in the future. Sony is also pushing other electronics manufacturers to take advantage of TransferJet so that more products will be available who can communicate with TransferJet. At this time, Sony had already managed to hold a dozen other companies to work together to form a consortium of developers TransferJet.
Later, members of the consortium that will plant TransferJet wireless connectivity on each product, so it will not longer need to use the data cable. The companies joined in the consortium include Canon Inc., Eastman Kodak Co., Hitachi Ltd., Victor Company of Japan Ltd. (JVC), Kenwood Corp., Panasonic Corp, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and Toshiba Corp.. Because of support NAD with Wi-Fi connectivity, WLAN (wireless local area network) industry revenue is expected to rise rapidly to the global 2015.
Research firm Dell'Oro Group estimates that global revenues will be capable of WLAN in 2010 through the $ 5, 5 billion. In 2015, Dell'Oro predicts, revenues will soar beyond $ 7 billion.
"Global WLAN equipment market will continue to grow rapidly as consumers increasingly aggressive buying electronic appliances that require Wi-Fi access," said Senior Analyst WirelessLANResearch Dell'Oro Group, Loren Shalinsky
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