Worldwide broadband CPE revenue hits USD 2.7 bln in Q2

Worldwide broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) revenue reached USD 2.7 billion in Q2, up 8 percent from the previous quarter and up 29 percent from a year ago, according to a study by Infonetics Research. The study indicates intelligent, video-compliant gateways are becoming popular as connected home and multi-screen services continue to grow. Huawei maintains its lead revenue share lead and is also a major early provider of fixed LTE CPE. A number of fixed LTE gateways were shipped in the Middle East, Africa, the Philippines, and other areas of Southeast Asia in the second quarter. Global FTTH CPE sales grew 7 percent between the first and second quarters. In the cable space, Docsis 3.0 shipments now clearly outweigh Docsis 2.0.