CORRECTION: 500 million broadband subs by 2010, says report

THE WORLDWIDE INSTALLED BASE of home networks is expected to break the 200 million mark by the end of 2008, says U.S. market research firm In-Stat. The number is driven by the still rising number of broadband subscribers, the desire to share bandwidth, residential gateway use by telecom broadband providers, and increases in Asia/Pacific, says the company. Compared to previous years, the growth of the total market for broadband and network customer premises equipment (CPE) is slowing, but is expected to remain positive through at least 2012 as technological upgrades will spur replacements. The total CPE market includes broadband modems,...