Europe Leads 2Q10 Residential Gateway Unit Shipment Growth with Over 30% Increase

Residential Gateway unit shipments were up 18.1% from the previous quarter and 37% from the same quarter last year. This surge was lead by Europe which posted more than a 30% increase in unit shipments. Technicolor was the global leader in both unit shipment and revenue market shares.

“The overall Broadband CPE market grew in 2Q10 but this was predominately as a result of significant increases in Residential Gateway shipments,” says Brad Shaffer, Industry Analyst. “This is a continuation of an on-going trend that began in 4Q09.”

Recent research found the following:

• Total broadband CPE revenues for 2Q10 were $1.52 billion.
• D-Link saw the biggest revenue market share gains in the Residential Gateway market in 2Q10 compared with 2Q09, followed by Motorola and Zyxel.
• xDSL modem revenue decreased nearly 10% from the previous quarter.
• Cable modem shipments approached 6 million, a 1.3% increase from the previous quarter, but a double-digit decrease from the same quarter last year.
• Broadband router shipments were 8.3 million in 2Q10.

Recent In-Stat research, 2Q10 Broadband CPE Tracker: By Region, Product, Technology, and Vendor (#IN1004645BM), examines the worldwide broadband CPE market for 2Q10. Market shares for broadband CPE vendors are provided, based both on unit shipments and manufacturers’ revenue for the quarter. The broadband CPE market measurable components include:

• Cable modems and embedded multimedia terminal adapters (E-MTAs)
• DSL modems
• Broadband routers
• Residential gateways
• All data is provided with worldwide regional breakouts

For a free sample of the report and more information, please contact Elaine Potter at: epotter@in-stat.com or (480) 483-4441.