Market Trends of Germany Residential Gateway Industry
Routers to Hold Major Market Share
- With the growth of smart devices, remote work, and high-definition streaming, the demand for reliable and high-speed home networking devices such as routers has surged in Germany. Major market vendors in the country offer routers that support many devices for 4K streaming, AR/VR gaming, online learning, smart home, and video calling. For instance, Linksys’s Hydra Pro 6E (AXE6600) simultaneously provides multi-gigabit speed to more than 55 devices. Similarly, TP-Link’s Archer AX72 Pro router can connect 100+ devices and supports MU-MIMO and OFDMA to reduce congestion and quadruple the average throughput.
- Moreover, market players such as TP-Link, D-Link, AVM GmbH, and Linksys constantly innovate their router offerings to meet the ever-evolving demand for reliable and high-speed network connectivity in households across Germany. For instance, D-link offers the EAGLE PRO AI AX1500 Smart Router in Germany, which combines the latest Wi-Fi 6 technology with Artificial Intelligence, offering improved Wi-Fi coverage and speed that is constantly optimized and improved for reliable, efficient, and fast Internet coverage in households.
- DSL routers are analyzed to gain significant demand in the German residential gateway market, supported by the continuous launch of new DSL routers by significant market vendors that support versatile connectivity, ultra-fast speed, and high-quality telephony. For instance, TP-Link’s AC2100 Wi-Fi MU-MIMO VDSL/ADSL telephony modem router offers internet speeds of up to 350 Mbps using the latest Super VDSL technology (VDSL2 Profile 35b). The routers come with 4× Gigabit LAN ports that help wired devices achieve peak HD streaming and gaming performance.
- Overall, as trends such as 4K/8K Streaming, AR/VR Gaming, Online Gaming, Online Learning, Video Conferencing, and Working from Home gain momentum in Germany, the demand for routers utilizing advanced Wi-Fi standards such as Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 will witness growth in the coming years. In addition, continuous innovation in routers by major market vendors to support the growing demand for reliable network connectivity in households will drive the demand for routers over the forecast period.
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Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) to Witness Growth
- The demand for always-on internet connectivity has been increasing significantly in German households owing to growing online activities such as online gaming, video calls, streaming, and working from home. This has driven the demand for DSL connections in the German residential gateway market as the connection between DSL and residential gateway devices such as modems and routers, etc., allows internet service providers (ISPs) to offer high-speed connections over existing telephone lines in households across Germany.
- By offering, modems are analyzed to witness significant traction in the DSL segment over the forecast period to connect to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and provide internet in households. The rising demand for high-speed connections among households and significant penetration of DSL in households across Germany drive the demand for residential gateway devices such as modems to connect a router or computer to telephone lines for the internet.
- Market vendors in the country offer residential gateway devices utilizing advanced Wi-Fi standards such as WiFi 6 for DSL connections. For instance, AVM GmbH offers FRITZ! Box 7590 AX utilizes WiFi 6 for high-speed home network connectivity. VDSL 35b supervectoring in FRITZ! Box 7590 AX can achieve speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s and more on conventional lines.
- Overall, the demand for digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) connections in the German residential gateway market is analyzed to grow over the forecast period, primarily supported by the high penetration of DSL across households in Germany and the ever-increasing demand for broadband internet access in Germany. As of 2023, there were 38.2 million Active Fixed Broadband Connections across Germany. Furthermore, the DSL connection setup is fast and easy, considering many homes in Germany still use landline phones, thus further supporting the segment growth.
