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“Many applications, including video streaming, gaming, and smart home applications, are simultaneously used by home broadband users from multiple devices. As gigabit-speed broadband service is already available to many residential broadband users, consumers are increasingly demanding faster whole-home Wi-Fi coverage with reliable, high throughput,” notes Khin Sandi Lynn, an industry analyst from ABI Research. Device makers have introduced Wi-Fi mesh systems to support whole-home Wi-Fi coverage which is now gaining ground in many markets. Service providers, including AT&T, Cox Communications, British Telecom, and Talk Talk, have launched Wi-Fi mesh systems to their broadband customers to support whole-home Wi-Fi experience.
802.11 ax, commonly known as Wi-Fi 6, is the next Wi-Fi standard ready to gain traction in the Wi-Fi CPE market. Supported by key features such as OFDMA, 8x8 MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi 6 can provide a peak data rate up to 10 Gbps. Wi-Fi routers, gateways, and access points supporting Wi-Fi 6 have hit the market over the past one year. Device makers are also increasingly leveraging Wi-Fi 6 to mesh systems to provide excellent whole-home Wi-Fi experience. Wi-Fi CPE vendors such as ARRIS, TP-Link, and Netgear have announced Wi-Fi mesh systems supporting Wi-Fi 6. For higher efficiency supported by Wi-Fi 6, networking devices with the standard are expected to gain momentum in the next two years in both retail and service provider segments.
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These findings are from ABI Research’s Set-top Boxes and Broadband CPE market data report. This report is part of the company’s Video & Cloud Services research service, which includes research, data, and analyst insights. Market Data spreadsheets are composed of deep data, market share analysis, and highly segmented, service-specific forecasts to provide detailed insight where opportunities lie.
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