Abstract
The combined broadband CPE market of cable and DSL modems, routers, and
residential gateways eked out a global 0.4% unit growth in 2008, rising to
141.8 million unit shipments. Routers fared the best, followed by DSL modems,
and then gateways. Cable modems suffered with a single-digit decline.
Linksys led in routers and home Wi-Fi aggregators, while Thomson held on to
the lead in residential gateways. Motorola increased its lead in the cable
modem market. Huawei held on to the number one position in DSL modems, while
increasing its share. The most movement in rankings occurred in the home Wi-Fi
aggregator segment.
Unit growth has generally been slowing, due to slowing global cable and DSL
subscriber growth and replacements of two units with one unit (modem and
router to a gateway). But the economic downturn took a toll on momentum in
2008. Looking at it with a "glass half full" slant, it was fortunate that
there was not a decline in total shipments in 2008.
This report examines the broadband CPE annual market shares for 2008 vs. 2007,
based on unit shipments. A separate slice for home Wi-Fi aggregators is also
presented, which overlaps total broadband routers and gateways.
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