The Broadband Access Equipment market is projected to grow at an average rate of 0.8 percent from 2024 to 2029, with total revenue peaking in 2028 as cable operators and fiber ISPs complete major DOCSIS 4.0 and rural broadband expansion projects.
Broadband access networks are evolving into large-scale edge compute platforms, enabling faster service convergence, said Jeff Heynen, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group. The revenue mix is shifting towards AI and machine learning tools alongside traditional hardware and software.
PON equipment revenue is expected to rise from $10.5 billion in 2024 to $12.1 billion in 2029, driven by XGS-PON deployments in multiple regions and 50 Gbps deployments in China.
Cable Distributed Access Equipment revenue is forecasted to peak at $1.3 billion in 2028 due to DOCSIS 4.0 and early fiber deployments.
Fixed Wireless CPE revenue will peak in 2025-2026, led by 5G sub-6 GHz and increasing 5G millimeter wave units.
Wi-Fi 7 residential routers and broadband CPE with WLAN revenue will reach $8.9 billion by 2029, reflecting rapid consumer and service provider adoption.
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