Research and Markets: In 4Q 2004 21 Million Broadband CPE Units Shipped, an Increase of 7% from 3Q 04

Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14791) has announced the addition of 4Q 2004 Broadband CPE Market Share Report to their offering.

(PRWEB) April 1, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14791) has announced the addition of 4Q 2004 Broadband CPE Market Share Report to their offering.

In 4Q04, 21 million broadband CPE units shipped, an increase of 7% from 3Q04. Shipments for DSL modems and residential gateway shipments increased. Shipments for cable modems and broadband routers both declined. Revenue was up 11% from 3Q04. As expected, residential gateways showed the strongest growth in both unit shipments and revenue.

The broadband CPE market is undergoing a transition from being primarily modem-dominated to gateway centric. At the same time, CPE vendors are being pushed to cut costs, while adding enhanced functionality such as WLAN, security, and VoIP.

It is believed that an increasing number of CPE will incorporate VoIP over the next several quarters. We plan to track VoIP-enabled equipment in the Broadband CPE Market Share Report beginning 1Q05.

Topics covered in this report include:

- Cable Modems

- xDSL Modems

- Broadband Routers

- Residential Gateways

Companies Mentioned:

-    2Wire

-    3Com

-    Ambit

-    Arris

-    Belkin

-    Buffalo

-    Cisco

-    D-Link

-    Linksys

-    Motorola

-    Netgear

-    Netopia

-    Scientific Atlanta

-    Siemens

-    Terayon

-    Thomson Multimedia

-    Toshiba

-    USR

-    Westell

-    Zyxel

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14791

Laura Wood

Senior Manager

Research and Markets

press@researchandmarkets.com

Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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