REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – September 6, 2023 – According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, total global revenue for the broadband access equipment market decreased to $4.7 billion in 2Q23, down 3% year over year (Y/Y).

Outside of North America, spending on passive optical network (PON) equipment and fixed wireless CPE continued to remain strong this quarter, though not enough to offset declines in both cable and DSL CPE purchases.

“North American service providers are clearly seeing the impact of slowing subscriber growth by reducing their purchases of new DOCSIS [data over cable service interface specifications], PON, and even fixed wireless CPE,” said Jeff Heynen, VP with Dell’Oro Group. “Meanwhile, infrastructure purchases in the region are more mixed, with cable access concentrator spending up sharply and PON OLT [optical line terminal] purchases only slightly down,” explained Heynen.

Additional highlights from the 2Q 2023 Broadband Access and Home Networking quarterly report:

• Total residential WLAN units were down 6% Y/Y, as a combination of seasonal slowness and reduced broadband subscriber growth dragged down new unit purchases in the quarter. The third quarter typically sees a return to growth in both unit shipments and revenue.
• Total cable access concentrator revenue was up 15% Y/Y at $270 million. Remote PHY devices, remote OLTs, and virtual CMTS platforms all recorded significant revenue gains for the quarter, as cable operators continue to expand their DAA and fiber initiatives.