The global market for DSL and cable broadband has grown ‘dramatic...
The global market for DSL and cable broadband has grown “dramatically” to over 57 million subscribers in 2002 from 14 million in 2000, a new study by Forward Concepts said. It predicted that by 2006, the global DSL and…
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cable modem equipment market would exceed $4 billion and the broadband- specific semiconductor market would top $800 million. Forward Concepts said the market for DSL and cable modem equipment and semiconductors was “now emerging into a new phase of opportunity” for new products. Beginning this year, it said, new equipment and chips incorporating the latest ADSL2, ADSL2+ and DOCSIS 2.0 standards would begin to have a significant impact on the market and on the capability of system operators to offer advanced triple-play, voice, video and data services. The report said the number of DSL and cable broadband subscribers would exceed 192 million by the end of 2006. It predicted the resulting subscriber revenue would exceed $80 billion annually that year: “This revenue growth opportunity represents a key strategic objective for the telecom companies and cable operators competing for broadband subscriber market share in the increasingly deregulated and competitive communications marketplace.” With traditional phone revenue declining, cellular markets saturating and telephone and cable companies looking for new sources of growth, broadband revenue is becoming a strategic imperative, Forward Concepts said.