While 10 Gbps fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments were robust in the first quarter, converged cable access platform (CCAP) spending was down for the second straight quarter, according to a report.
Global revenue for broadband access equipment declined 2% year over year in this year’s first quarter, reaching $2.9 billion, according to a report by Dell’Oro Group. Increased shipments of XG-PON1, XGS-PON, NG-PON2 OLT ports, and DOCSIS 3.1 CPE offset cable’s CCAP spending, which declined for the second straight quarter.