According to Infonetics Research, worldwide CMTS and edge QAM market revenue is expected to grow more that 20% this year, driven mainly by DOCSIS 3.0, multiscreen video, the deployment of new video gateways, and carrier WiFi services. Among Infonetics' other findings:
- For the full year 2012, CMTS and edge QAM revenue decreased 15%, to $1.39 billion.
- Declining ASPs and channel shipments edged the global CMTS and edge QAM market down for the third consecutive quarter in 4Q12, as revenue fell 1% sequentially, to $284 million.
- North America bucked the global trend, notching a 7% increase in CMTS and edge QAM revenue in 4Q12 from 3Q12.
- Cisco held onto its No. 1 CMTS revenue market share position in 4Q12, though No. 2 ARRIS grew its share by 6 percentage points.
- In the edge QAM segment, Cisco edged out Harmonic to claim the top spot for the first time in 4Q12; even so, Harmonic closed out 2012 as the edge QAM leader.