The global market for broadband network equipment is still on the up but it is approaching peak, while broadband subscriptions have hit a new milestone, according to new data published this week.
The broadband access equipment market will grow by 0.8% on average for the next five years, Dell'Oro predicts, putting the sector's peak at US$19.2 billion in revenue in 2028, as cablecos and fibre operators complete major DOCSIS 4.0 and rural broadband expansion projects.
Those projections were published shortly after Point Topic shared its latest figures on global broadband subscriptions, and seem to follow a similar pattern. Point Topic's data shows rapid growth to date, but despite some remaining headroom, a tailing off of that customer base expansion.
The number of fixed broadband subscriptions worldwide passed the 1.5 billion mark by the end of last year, or possibly on the first day of 2025, the analyst firm reported.
