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Report predicts greater PoE penetration
A new report, "PoE: global market opportunity analysis", examines the impact and effect a higher power standard will have on the power over Ethernet marketplace.
Just two months ago the IEEE approved the PoE Plus Study Group's project authentication request, and thus promoted the body to an official task force Recognised as IEEE P802.3at, the task force is currently building on the existing 803.3af specification to enable more power to be transmitted over standard Ethernet cables (at least 30W, as opposed to 13W)
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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VDC's recently published report: "PoE: global market opportunity analysis", examines the impact and effect a higher power standard will have on the marketplace.
The report estimates that during a 4-year period, powered device sales will exhibit a 38% compound annual growth rate, and in 2008 the market will exceed $5.2 billion in revenues.
The later portion of sales will be derived primarily from new applications or powered devices that will use this new higher power standard.
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One portion of the report analyses over 40 applications to identify and rate the likelihood of PoE penetration for each.
The results distinguish design opportunities and potential growth rates for these various applications.
Applications embodied six different verticals, including: entertainment, network infrastructure, computers/peripherals, building control, security and retail.
Of the 46 applications analysed, the results indicated PoE Plus would potentially affect the adoption and growth rates for 19 different applications.
The primary beneficiaries of a new higher power standard will be pan-tilt-zoon cameras, electronic kiosks, and laptops, which all require 25-45W to function properly.
Screening criteria that influenced more positive growth for one application over another included potential installation cost savings and power backup requirements; both major drivers for implementing PoE devices.
Other "big movers" in terms of score were audio equipment, which could potentially be the catalyst for PoE entering the entertainment market.
An industry vertical poised to benefit from PoE Plus but not depicted in the exhibit above is retail.
While individual PoS components, such as signature terminals and bar code scanners, can fully function under the current 802.3af specifications, consolidating the different PoS devices to share one power source is not feasible without a higher power standard.
The ratification of a higher power standard and the growing number of green-field installations will incite retail stores, restaurants, and even residents to adopt power over Ethernet technologies.
"I wouldn't be surprised if in 20 years from now all new homes are PoE-equipped".
"Just imagine, sisters to the fuse box known as power sourcing equipment that have the potential to power almost anything, from: lights, phones, speakers, to even monitor displays", says VDC analyst Spyros Photopoulos.
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