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Subscribe Now | Digital Lifestyles: U.S. (Second Edition)Download Table of Contents (PDF) The Bottom Line 1.0 Report Summary 1.1 Purpose of the Report 1.2 Data Sources 2.0 Digital Lifestyles 2.1 Digital Lifestyle Timeline 2.2 What Does the Connected Home Look Like Today? 2.3 Consumer Adoption of Digital Lifestyles 3.0 Digital Lifestyles: Product and Services Trends 3.1 Broadband Services 3.1.1 Innovations in Access and Entertainment DOCSIS 3.1 Provides Faster Speeds and More Capacity Telcos Can Provide Faster Copper Speeds With Vectoring 3.1.2 Trends to Watch Peering Agreements Are Increasing Net Neutrality Generates Discussion 3.1.3 Growth Areas and Opportunities Wi-Fi Hotspot Deployment is Increasing Usage-based Pricing is a Double-Edged Sword Providers Are In a Race to Offer Gigabit Speeds 3.2 Pay-TV Services 3.2.1 Innovation in Pay-TV Services Video Compression Preserves Bandwidth Providers Are Moving to Master-Client STBs 3.2.2 Trends to Watch The Pay-TV Industry is Consolidating Netflix Partners with Cable Providers TV Everywhere Enters a New Phase 3.2.3 Growth Areas and Opportunities The Aereo Decision Has the Potential to Change the Pay-TV Landscape Pay-TV Providers Are Offering OTT Services 3.3 Digital Media 3.3.1 Innovations in Digital Media Video Quality Gets Better with 4K/UHD Multiscreen Services and Apps Are Playing an Important Role Pay-TV Providers Are Implementing New Content Discovery Options 3.3.2 Trends to Watch End-to-End Digital Video Solutions Growing in Importance Content Owners Continue to Focus on Rights Protections 3.3.3 Growth Areas and Opportunities Digital Multiplatform Services Are Growing Content Costs Continue to Rise Diverse Content Outlets Are Opening Up Opportunities 3.4 Advanced Advertising Trends & Innovations 3.4.1 Innovations in Advanced Advertising Sync-to-Broadcast Technologies Enhance Promotion and Advertising 3.4.2 Trends to Watch ACR-enabled Smart TV Advertising is Gaining Attention Apps Are No Longer a Niche Advertising Channel Multiscreen Video Engagement is on the Rise 3.4.3 Growth Areas and Opportunities Smart TV Adoption Will Increase Addressable Market for Advertising Mobile Advertising is Growing Demand for Multiscreen Video Engagement is Growing 3.5 Mobile Services and Devices 3.5.1 Innovations in Mobile Services and Devices Mobile Network Management and Optimization Challenges Addressed 3.5.2 Trends in Mobile Services and Devices U.S. Market LTE Adoption Accelerates Data Plan Competition Intensifies Carriers Develop New Strategies for Device Pricing and Upgrades Smartphone Adoption Drives New Mobile Lifestyle Mobile Apps are Changing Mobile Entertainment 3.5.3 Growth Areas and Opportunities Mobile Commerce and Payments Open Up New Opportunities Wearables Emerge as a New Growth Market The Tablet Market Has Potential to Replace the PC 3.6 Connected CE and Platforms 3.6.1 Innovation in Connected CE Virtual Reality Can be a Game Changer New TV Innovation is Unlikely to Drive an Upgrade Cycle 3.6.2 Trends to Watch Internet-to-TV Connections Will Continue to Grow Personal Computer Penetration Will Continue to Decline Operators and CE Makers Will Collaborate on the User Experience 3.6.3 Growth Areas and Opportunities TV Growth is in Larger Screens Streaming Media Players Have Room to Grow 3.7 Digital Health and Fitness 3.7.1 Innovations in Digital Health 3.7.2 Trends to Watch Demographics Drive Demand for Digital Health Products and services Home Health Monitoring Becomes Part of Coordinated Care PERS Platform Transformation is Underway Consumer Interest in Wellness and Fitness Products Continues to Grow 3.7.3 Growth Areas and Opportunities Healthcare Practices are Transitioning to Coordinated Care Models PERS and Independent Living Systems are Going Mobile Wearables for Wellness and Fitness Are Attractive to Consumers The Convenience of Virtual Care Provides New Technology Opportunities 3.8 Smart Home Systems and Services 3.8.1 Innovations in Smart Home Systems and Services Cloud Services Will Enable Differentiation and Operational Efficiency Personalized Recommendations and Advertising Will Grow Real-Time Data Analytics Will Change the Game 3.8.2 Trends to Watch Individual Sensor Products Will Consolidate Software Will Become the Main Differentiator for Smart Devices 3.8.3 Growth Areas and Opportunities Data Analytics Will Create a Seamless User Experience Horizontal Interoperability Will Increase the Value of the Internet of Things Integrating Unstructured Information is a Huge Opportunity 3.9 Consumer Tech Support 3.9.1 Innovation in Consumer Tech Support Automating Tech Support Will Increase Efficiency and Reduce Error 3.9.2 Trends to Watch Tier-0 Support Will Reduce Calls and Lower Labor Costs Warranty Services Are Bundled With Tech Support Packages 3.9.3 Growth Areas and Opportunities 4.0 Digital Lifestyles – Optimizing Growth Opportunities 4.1 Cloud Services 4.2 Real-Time Data Analytics 4.3 Smartphones as a Primary Digital Lifestyles Controller 4.4 Device Interoperability 4.5 Content Streaming 4.6 Mobile Commerce 5.0 Core Industry Forecasts 5.1 Broadband Services 5.2 Smartphones 5.3 Connected CE Devices 5.4 Smart Home Services Index
The Digital Lifestyle Timeline Publish Date: 2Q 2014 Pages: 84 Authored By: Barbara Kraus - Director of Research John Barrett - Director of Consumer Analytics Tom Kerber - Senior Director, IoT Strategy and Custom Research Brett Sappington - Senior Research Director and Principal Analyst Harry Wang - Senior Director of Research
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