According to In-Stat, although the broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) market is in the process of transitioning from being heavily dominated by modems toward a heavier focus on gateways, this process is not occurring overnight. Within the category of broadband CPE, we include broadband modems, residential gateways and SOHO routers.
Service providers are behind this transition to enable back-end managed home networks and opportunities for additional revenue. A major increase in worldwide broadband subscribers this year, not to mention the hot popularity of wireless- and VoIP-enabled equipment, is resulting in a healthy CPE growth this year that is on track to approach 20 percent.
Many consumers are attempting to save on their traditional phone bill by trying out several flavors of VoIP that are available today. With this interest, the market for VoIP-enabled CPE has benefited, and will continue to benefit.
Service providers are behind this transition to enable back-end managed home networks and opportunities for additional revenue. A major increase in worldwide broadband subscribers this year, not to mention the hot popularity of wireless- and VoIP-enabled equipment, is resulting in a healthy CPE growth this year that is on track to approach 20 percent.
Many consumers are attempting to save on their traditional phone bill by trying out several flavors of VoIP that are available today. With this interest, the market for VoIP-enabled CPE has benefited, and will continue to benefit.