Skip to main content

Broadband CPE 3Q Results & Forecast

Worldwide broadband CPE revenue totaled $1.2 billion in 3Q05, down 5 percent from the 2Q05, while unit shipments increased 8 percent to 28.8 million, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly Broadband Modems, Routers, and Gateways report. Annual revenue is forecast to grow to $4.6 billion by 2008.

Worldwide voice-enabled broadband CPE (ADSL IADs, EMTAs, and voice terminal adapters) had its biggest quarter to date with $188.4 million in 3Q05, up 2 percent from 2Q05. Annual voice CPE revenue is expected to grow 123 percent between 2004 and 2008 as consumers and enterprises around the world continue to adopt VoIP.

"The convergence of voice, data, and video services is driving CPE growth, particularly voice-enabled CPE, residential gateways and, in the long term, IP set top boxes," said Jeff Heynen, directing analyst for broadband and IPTV at Infonetics Research. "Service convergence is also driving the consolidation of disparate capabilities into highly intelligent, multifunctional CPE designed to simplify the subscriber experience."

3Q05 Highlights
- D-Link overtook Cisco-Linksys this quarter for the number-one spot in overall broadband CPE revenue, Cisco-Linksys is second, Motorola is third
- North America and EMEA dropped overall broadband CPE revenue share, while Asia Pacific and CALA gained (North America has 37%, EMEA 29%, Asia Pacific 28%, CALA 6%)
- By 2008, Asia Pacific will take over as the leading broadband region

Popular posts from this blog

Trends Shaping the Global Smartphone Market

There is a pivotal shift within the global smartphone market. Recent data from IDC highlights a more cautious outlook for 2025, with projected worldwide smartphone shipments seeing a significantly reduced growth rate. This revised forecast underscores the intricate interplay of global economic factors and geopolitical dynamics on pervasive personal communication devices. IDC's latest update projects a mere 0.6 percent growth in worldwide smartphone shipments for 2025, a stark reduction from the earlier 2.3 percent expectation. Global Smartphone Market Development This recalibration is largely attributed to prevailing economic uncertainties, including inflationary pressures and rising unemployment, alongside the persistent specter of tariff volatility. Despite these global tensions, it's interesting to note that the United States and China are still identified as the primary drivers of this modest growth. China, a critical market, is forecast to achieve a 3 percent year-over-yea...