Broadband Gateway Market Expected to Grow at a Respective Pace through 2007

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The worldwide broadband gateway market continues to grow rapidly, driven by the increasing demand for high-speed internet connections and the emergence of new applications and services. According to Infonetics Research, the broadband gateway market has reached $4.2 billion in revenue and 47.5 million units in 2003, with revenue expected to grow at a respectable pace through 2007 and units expected to grow even quicker. The shift towards secure wireless broadband gateways is also gaining momentum, with inexpensive and highly integrated chips allowing vendors to add security features without passing on additional costs to consumers.

Key Takeaways:

  • The worldwide broadband gateway market reached $4.2 billion in revenue and 47.5 million units in 2003, with revenue expected to grow at a respectable pace through 2007.
  • The secure broadband gateway market is growing soundly due to the increasing adoption of broadband VPNs by companies to connect remote offices and telecommuters securely.
  • The consumer market is driving growth in the broadband gateway market, with new applications such as video on demand, online education, e-commerce, messaging services, broadcast TV, streaming video, and 3D gaming enabled by broadband gateways.
  • Companies are rolling out broadband VPNs to connect remote offices and telecommuters securely, driving the growth of the secure broadband gateway market.
  • Inexpensive and highly integrated chips are allowing broadband gateway vendors to add security features into existing and new products without passing on additional costs to consumers.
  • The shift towards secure wireless broadband gateways is gaining momentum, with secure wireless products growing much more quickly than standard products.
  • 2Wire, 3Com, ADC, ADTRAN, Allied Telesyn, Ambit, Avaya, Belkin, Buffalo, Cisco, D-Link, Efficient Networks, Enterasys, HP, IBM, Intel, Larscom, Linksys, Lucent, Microsoft, Motorola, NETGEAR, Netopia, Nokia, Panasonic, Pheenet, Possio, Proxim, Samsung, Scientific Atlanta, Shiva, Siemens, SMC, Sumitomo, Terayon, Thomson, Toshiba, US Robotics, Westell, Zhone, and ZyXEL are among the companies tracked in the Infonetics Research report.

Statistics:

  • Revenue: $4.2 billion in 2003
  • Units: 47.5 million in 2003
  • Revenue growth: Respectable pace through 2007
  • Units growth: Even quicker than revenue through 2007
  • Secure broadband gateway market: Growing soundly due to the adoption of broadband VPNs
  • Inexpensive and highly integrated chips: Allowing vendors to add security features without passing on additional costs to consumers
  • Consumer market: Driving growth in the broadband gateway market with new applications such as video on demand, online education, e-commerce, messaging services, broadcast TV, streaming video, and 3D gaming

Sources:

  • Infonetics Research's Broadband Gateway biannual worldwide market share and forecast service
  • Infonetics Research's Information Portal at http://www.info.infonetics.com/
  • Infonetics Research (http://www.infonetics.com/)
  • Richard Webb, Directing Analyst, Wireless LANs of Infonetics Research, Inc.