Dell’Oro Group Reports Voice-Enabled Gateways Drive Record DSL CPE Shipments

Thomson Telecom and Siemens Show Strongest Sequential Fourth Quarter Growth

Redwood City, Calif. – February 21, 2007 – According to a newly published report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, unit shipments for DSL customer premise equipment (CPE) reached a record high in the fourth quarter of 2006. Within total DSL CPE, units classified as voice-enabled gateways showed the strongest growth with shipments surging 56 percent sequentially with shipments to Western Europe being especially strong.

“Shipment levels of DSL CPE set new records in each of the past three quarters,” said Tam Dell’Oro, President of Dell’Oro Group. “Much of the demand is being driven by customer subscriber base upgrades to new services and features that their existing devices do not support. Western Europe is leading the way as service providers, such as France Telecom and British Telecom, promote their triple play services delivered through advance function gateways,” Dell’Oro added.

The report also shows that Thomson Telecom was the market leader with the greatest shipments of total DSL CPE in 2006, followed by Siemens and ZyXEL.

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The Dell’Oro Group Quarterly Access Report provides complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers’ revenue, average selling prices, and port/unit shipments for Cable, DSL, and PON equipment. Network infrastructure equipment includes Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTS), Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers ([DSLAMs] by technology ADSL, G.SHDSL, and VDSL), and PON Optical Line Terminals ([OLTs] by technology BPON, EPON, and GPON). The report also covers Cable and DSL Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) technology and PON Optical Networking Terminals (ONTs). To purchase this report, call Margaret Miles +1.650.622.9400 x225 or email Margaret@DellOro.com.

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