Modern Broadband: Shifting Landscape

The residential broadband market has seen a number of developments over the past few years. Growth in the number of internet connected devices within households has strained home networks, increasing demand for new networking solutions. Within the MDU space, apartments of all types are increasingly implementing managed Wi-Fi solutions to serve as the backbone for smart apartment deployments, as well as a bulk offering for tenets.

Driven by COVID-19, businesses are seeking solutions to better support a remote workforce, crossing the enterprise and residential markets. Similarly, demand has increased not just for download speeds but for uplink as well –better enabling consumers and workers to perform tasks such as video conferencing. New competition has arisen from mobile providers and satellite companies offering home internet service. This report investigates new developments in the broadband market spanning business opportunities, operational needs, and competitive factors.