High Speed Internet Access (HSIA): Mobile Broadband

59% of the UK population who have broadband at home also have a wireless network in their house according to a recent survey by Linksys.

People have an increasing number of gadgets in the home. There is a desire to do away with unnecessary cabling and there’s also a desire for more mobility generally rather than being tethered to a fixed location with a cable.

An average household might have a music player, video recorder, games console and printer.

The survey stated that home wireless networks are mostly used to:

• Surf the web
• Watch video
• Listen to music
• Share files

Chris Dobrec, Director, Linksys Strategy and Business Development emphasised that people don’t need to be particularly tech savvy or see themselves as network administrators. They can use tools like the Linksys EasyLink Advisor to simplify the set up and management. This enables them to focus on the applications of the network rather than the technology behind it.

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