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According to In-Stat, the SOHO / consumer WLAN equipment market is becoming an increasingly difficult environment in which to compete. While shipment volumes have increased strongly since Apple first launched its AirPort line of 802.1 lb-compliant consumer WLAN gear in 2000, prices have eroded sharply over the past several years, and In-Stat believes that few vendors are making much money in this market segment at present. In 2004, the top three vendors by market share were Cisco's Linksys consumer product division, with roughly a third of AP unit shipments (including wireless routers and wireless Residential Gateways), D-Link at about a fifth and Netgear at a little over 15 percent. The top three vendors represented two-thirds of AP unit shipments in the SOHO/consumer WLAN market. Other key vendors included Apple, Belkin, Buffalo Technology and SMC. Shipment volumes are still expected to increase strongly over the forecast period, driven both by growing broadband adoption as well as increasing use of home networks. Importantly, WLAN equipment will increasingly be used to network consumer electronic devices as well as VoIP communications. Several SOHO/consumer WLAN equipment vendors have introduced audio and multimedia WLAN media adapters, including Linksys (Wireless-G Media Center Extender), DLink (MediaLounge DSM-320 Wireless Player), Apple (the AirPort Express includes audio connectors), Buffalo Technology (LinkTheater High Definition Wireless Media Player) and SMC (E-Z-Stream Universal Wireless Multimedia Receiver). Likewise, it is expected that dual-mode WLAN/cellular telephony will gain significant traction in the consumer market starting in 2007.