According to Infonetics Research, CCAP channel shipments were up 192% in the fourth quarter of 2013. The research house expects continued growth in combined CMTS and CCAP channel shipments as operators prepare their networks for DOCSIS 3.1 and potential remote PHY (physical layer) architectures. Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) and ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) led the segment, followed by Casa Systems.
Other findings include:
- 4Q13 marks the highest number of combined CMTS and CCAP upstream and downstream DOCSIS channel shipments on record, owing largely to a 192% sequential jump in CCAP channel shipments.
- Despite an 11% revenue bump in 4Q13, the combined worldwide CMTS, CCAP, and edge QAM market was down 8% in 2013 from the previous year, dropping to $1.3 billion.
- CMTS channel price erosion in the early part of 2013 was the primary reason for the revenue decline, notwithstanding record levels of CMTS and CCAP channel shipments.
- Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) is the edge QAM revenue leader in 4Q13 and for the full year 2013.
- Infonetics forecasts the global CMTS, CCAP, and edge QAM market to reach $1.7 billion in 2018, a 5-year compound annual growth rate of 5% from 2013 to 2108.
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