07 October 2008

Home Networking CPE & Aggregation Devices On The Up

Home networking consumer premises equipment (CPE) and aggregation devices will deliver at least $1.8 billion in annual revenues by the end of 2013 as consumers adopted high speed Internet, according to a report by market research company ABI Research.

“Broadband households have a high propensity to adopt home networks and broadband subscribers will be the primary candidates for gateway products designed to distribute Internet bandwidth and multimedia applications, “ explained ABI Research industry analyst Serene Fong.

In the report ABI Research said it believes the  role of the home router and residential gateway will grow over time to support various services and ultimately become the main interface between carriers and end-users. This forecast, however, comes with a warning. “To distribute media with guaranteed QoS on wireless and existing fixed media is not a simple feat. To keep abreast of growing consumer expectations, manufacturers had better ensure that their products offer sufficient future-proofing, reliability and user-friendliness, as well as a reasonable price tag,” concluded Fong.