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Fiber for Breakfast 2025 Week 42 – Dell’Oro Group 5-Year Broadband Access & Home Networking Forecast

The broadband industry is at a turning point. Dell’Oro Group’s newly released 5-Year Forecast projects that the global Broadband Access Equipment market will climb steadily through 2029, with revenues peaking in 2028. Behind the numbers are powerful forces reshaping the industry: fiber expansion, DOCSIS 4.0 upgrades, and the rapid adoption of Wi-Fi 7 and fixed wireless.

This week on Fiber for Breakfast, Jeff Heynen, Vice President of Broadband Access and Home Networking at Dell’Oro Group, joins Gary Bolton, FBA President & CEO, for a must-hear discussion on what’s coming next. They dig into the technologies and strategies including:

  • The next wave of PON and DOCSIS investment and its competitive implications.
  • How Fixed Wireless and Wi-Fi 7 are set to transform home connectivity.
  • Why providers must pivot from “homes passed” to customized services, automation, and AI-driven platforms.

This isn’t just a forecast—it’s a roadmap for where broadband is headed. Whether you’re a network operator, vendor, or investor, this conversation will help you understand how to future-proof your strategy, and what customers will demand next.

With Special Guest:

  • Jeff Heynen, Vice President of Broadband Access and Home Networking at Dell’Oro Group

 

Read the full Fiber for Breakfast summary article here!