Via Slash Gear
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Just about every electronic device that we buy today has WiFi hardware embedded inside. Our game consoles like the PS3, PS4, Xbox One, and portable devices all ship with wireless
connectivity. Strategy Analytics has issued a new report that shows 68%
of all consumer electronics devices sold in the US now include WiFi
capability.
When the report is expanded to look at the entire world, 57% of all
consumer electronics devices have WiFi embedded. There are 4 billion
WiFi enabled devices in use around the world today. Breaking that down,
Strategy Analytics says that is about seven WiFi equipped devices for
every home.
Looking around my house, I have more devices that that with multiple smartphones,
game consoles, tablets, DVRs with WiFi, and more. It’s easy to see how 4
billion WiFi devices can be in use around the world. The research firm
predicts that by 2017 there will be over 7 billion WiFi devices in use
globally.
The most common WiFi equipped devices on the market are mobile phones
and tablets. Those two product categories account for 59% of all WiFi
enabled CE devices shipped in 2013. Mobile PCs is the next biggest
category accounting for 9% of WiFi devices shipped. The massive
difference in percentage between mobile phones and tablets compared to
mobile computers makes sense with the computer market on the decline.
Key growth areas for WiFi moving forward will be in cameras, wireless
audio speakers, smart TVs and DVRs according to Strategy Analytics.
The complete report here