Consumer network storage (CNS) is moving from the innovator stage to the early adopter stage and will see rapid growth over the next several years. This report identifies the growth drivers as well as some obstacles that vendors need to overcome. The report includes vendor market shares for 2009, five-year unit shipment forecasts by capacity, price tier, and geographic region, and consumer survey results.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Introduction

• Definition of Consumer Network Storage
  
  
  • The Main Components and Value Proposition of Consumer Network Storage
• The Value Proposition of Consumer Network Storage

Market Challenges and Opportunities

• Competitive Challenges
  
  
  • Market Consolidation among the Top Vendors
  • Limited Product Differentiation
  • Competitive Advantage of Hard Drive Vendors
• Consumer Adoption Challenges
  
  
  • Consumer Education and Awareness
  • Ease of Use
• New Business Opportunities in Adjacent Markets
  
  
  • The Communications Service Provider Opportunity
  • The Video Game Console Opportunity
• Future Challenges and Opportunities

Major Vendor Product and Feature Matrix

Market Trends: The Home Networking Environment

• Sizing the Consumer Network Storage Market
  
  
  • The Importance of Broadband and Home Networking Speeds
• Managing the Increase in PCs and Mobile PCs per Household
• North American Consumer Survey Highlights
  
  
  • Devices Connected to the Home Network
  • Consumer Storage Devices on the Home Network
  • Emerging Consumer Behaviors
  • Consumer Interests

Worldwide Vendor Market Share

• Assessing the Impact of the Big Three High Tech Companies
  
  
  • Iomega and EMC
  • HP and its MediaSmart Server Products
  • Linksys by Cisco
  • Assessing the Impact of Large High Tech Companies in the Market

Market Forecast

• Market Size by Capacity
• Market Size by Price Tier
• Market Size by Geographic Region
• Weighted Average Selling Price per Unit and Worldwide Revenue Forecast

Conclusion

Methodology

Related Reports

List of Tables

Table 1. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage Shipments by Vendor Size, 2008–2009 (Units in Thousands)
Table 2. Major Vendor Product and Feature Matrix
Table 3. Worldwide Household Forecast by Region, 2009–2014 (Units in Thousands)
Table 4. Home Networking Penetration by Region, 2009–2014 (in Percent)
Table 5. Average Number of PCs per Household by Geographic Region, 2009–2014 (Units per Household)
Table 6. Worldwide Mobile PC Shipments as a Percent of Total PC Shipments, 2009–2014 (in Percent)
Table 7. Devices Connected to the Home Network
Table 8. Storage Devices Shared on the Home Network
Table 9. How Consumers Use Game Consoles, in Addition to Playing Games
Table 10. How Often Movies are Watched and TV Content is Streamed or Downloaded from the Internet
Table 11. How the Home Network is Used
Table 12. Remote Access to Device on the Home Network
Table 13. Interest in Watching Movies Streamed or Downloaded from the Internet to a TV
Table 14. Interest in Downloading Movies and Watching Them on Multiple Devices
Table 15. Interest in Remote Access or Allowing Family/Friend Access to Files on Home Network
Table 16. Worldwide Vendor Market Share: Consumer Network Storage, 2008–2009 (Units in Thousands)
Table 17. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage Shipments by Storage Capacity, 2009–2014 (Units in Thousands)
Table 18. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage Shipments by Price Tier, 2009–2014 (Units in Thousands)
Table 19. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage Shipments by Geographic Region, 2009–2014 (Units in Thousands)
Table 20. Worldwide Weighted Average Price per Consumer Network Storage Unit, 2009–2014 (US$)
Table 21. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage Revenue Forecast by Geographic Region (US$ in Millions)

List of Figures

Figure 1. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage Shipments by Geographic Region, 2009–2014 (Units in Thousands)
Figure 2. Connecting the Computing Network with the Digital Multimedia Network in the Home
Figure 3. The Diffusion of Innovations Curve
Figure 4. Evolution of Enterprise Computing
Figure 5. Worldwide Installed Base of Consumer Digital Devices, 2008–2014 (Units in Billions)
Figure 6. Average Home Networking Throughput by Region 2009–2014 (in Mbps)
Figure 7. Average US Broadband Downstream Bandwidth by Technology, 2009–2014 (in Mbps)
Figure 8. Top Five Vendors: Consumer Network Storage, 200931
Figure 9. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage Shipments by Storage Capacity, 2009–2014 (Units in Thousands)
Figure 10. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage Shipments by Price Tier, 2009–2014 (Units in Thousands)
Figure 11. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage Shipments by Geographic Region, 2009–2014 (Units in Thousands)