VoIP, cable gateways and wireless drive broadband CPE market, says In-Stat

DESPITE a global slowdown in broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) over the last year, cable gateways, wireless and VoIP routers, and wireless and VoIP DSL CPE units continued to grow in at least double digits, research from In-Stat has found.In addition, several segments of the broadband CPE market, including cable gateways, fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) gateways, and fixed wireless broadband (FWB) CPE are expected to grow considerably faster than the overall market over the next five years.“Gigabit Ethernet, VoIP, the DSL Forum's TR-69, and 802.11n are all drivers for CPE upgrades and replacements,” said In-Stat analyst Joyce Putscher, in the press release....