Gateway Survey: Ops Like ARRIS, Pace

According to a survey conducted by Infonetics Research, ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) and Pace (LSE:PIC) are perceived as the top residential gateway vendors among operator respondents. The research house adds that residential gateways are becoming the new gatekeeper for high-margin traffic.

Among other findings:

• Multiscreen video is growing quickly: 6% of survey respondents offered the service last year, 55% are offering it today, and 80% plan to offer it next year.
• 802.11ac WiFi shows some of the strongest growth among wireless technologies, with 5% of operators surveyed using it today, and 85% planning to use it in 2015.
• Optimism for G.hn as an in-home networking technology continues to intensify despite the lack of available products: Though no respondents currently use G.hn, 45% expect to next year.