According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telco, security, networks and data centre industries, total global revenue for the Broadband Access Equipment market decreased to $4.5 billion (€3.8bn) in Q3 2025, down 3 per cent QoQ and 5 per cent YoY. The sustained growth in new Fixed Wireless CPE unit shipments was not enough to offset declines in DOCSIS Infrastructure and PON OLT revenue.

“FWA continues to be a major bright spot in the overall Broadband Access Equipment market, with providers continuing to siphon away cable customers in the US and, in India, expanding broadband availability across densely populated urban areas,” commented Jeff Heynen, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group. “Though 5G Sub-6 GHz units lead today, we are seeing increasing shipments of mmWave units in select markets.”

Additional highlights from the report:

• Spending on residential Wi-Fi 7 router and Broadband CPE with WLAN units increased 124 per cent YoY, with total unit shipments also reaching a record high. Most of the volume continues to be driven by dual-band Wi-Fi 7 units in China and other lower-ARPU markets.
• Spending on DOCSIS infrastructure plummeted 31 per cent YoY, due to continued softness in spending on Remote PHY Devices (RPDs), as well as a slowdown in spending on new Remote OLT (R-OLT) modules and nodes.

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