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DATA MINE Nov. 3, 1999 Broadband and Home Networks Go Hand in Hand Networking companies are enthusiastic about the potential of broadband Internet access -- connections via cable or digital subscriber line modems that zip data up to 100 times faster than today's speediest dial-ups. Broadband access could be a key driver for cybershopping. Many players also are jazzed about the emerging opportunity for computer networks in homes, allowing PCs to share printers, hard drives, and most important, a Net connection. New data confirm that broadband and home networks are likely to grow in lockstep. After all, the best reason to install a home network is to give everyone in the family access to a speedy pipe.   Installed base of broadband Net access Installed base of home networks   (Millions of U.S. homes) 1999 1.5 0.7 2000 3.0 1.6 2001 5.0 3.3 2002 7.5 5.9 DATA: Yankee Group _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS The Mother Lode Collected nuggets from Data Mine