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42% of Worldwide Households Expected To Have Wi-Fi By 2016

Posted by timothy on from the this-seems-like-a-high-estimate dept.

retroworks writes "'Wi-Fi network use will nearly double in homes around the world come 2016, according to new Strategy Analytics research. Already used in some 439 million households worldwide, equivalent to 25% of all households, Wi-Fi home network penetration will expand to 42%.' The report says China already has the highest home Wi-Fi use."

2 of 91 comments (clear)

  1. Re:It's below 42% right now??? by Trepidity · · Score: 3, Informative

    I don't think it's nerds so much as location: you will see different wifi prevalence in, say, the United States versus Uganda.

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  2. Re:Worldwide??? by Trepidity · · Score: 4, Informative

    The international energy agency estimates that 80.5% of households worldwide have electricity. I don't think half of those having Wifi is completely implausible.

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