Data networks are certainly a success story. Penetration of connectivity solutions for sharing a broadband connection between a modem and one or more home computers has grown from 2.5 million U.S. households at the end of 1998 to more than 18 million U.S. households at the end of 2004.

The challenge is now getting the network to work in the entire home. This whitepaper from Parks Associates examines the opportunities and challenges in more detail.