Comments on: Broadband gateways good for DSL http://gigaom.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Boris Mann http://gigaom.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/#comment-96638 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/#comment-96638 Telcos have consistently failed to see the opportunity around CPE in the home.

Cablecos have much longer experience with this — in many cases, cable boxes have always been required to deliver service.

Once you have a foothold in someone’s home, that is an opportunity to start delivering other services. Of course, in-home distribution is a whole other ball of wax, but hopefully we’ve got UWB for that.

]]> By: J. http://gigaom.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/#comment-96639 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/#comment-96639 Cable companies woke up a while ago and are marketing their own CableHome gateways which integrate the router and cable modem (and – one day they hope – additional $ervices).

]]> By: David Isenberg http://gigaom.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/#comment-96640 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/#comment-96640 huh? Om, I love your blog but this post is way off base. I think this analyst has spent too much time in a coffeehouse in amsterdam. Certainly in the US, the cable operators have embraced the retail model to a much greater extent than the ‘BOCs. Can you go to Best Buy and purchase DSL service today? Nope. And several of the largest cable operators, Comcast and Cox have formal home networking services with an integrated gateway. I don’t see that from Verizon, BellSouth or other DSL providers. Sounds like the Cable guys get it to me.

]]> By: Aswath http://gigaom.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/#comment-96641 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/#comment-96641 At least Verizon sells routers on their website and so presumably will support them. On the other hand “AT&T DSL Service does not support the use of the Service through multiple computers.” I wonder how AT&T DSL service and their VoIP service will coexist.

]]> By: Brian Sugar http://gigaom.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/#comment-96642 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/03/24/broadband-gateways-good-for-dsl/#comment-96642 Just a quick clarification on DSL Providers and deployed gateways. The leading DSL Providers, do in fact, offer integrated gateways and home networking services to consumers at a minimum charge. I work for 2Wire and we have over 1 million gateways deployed solely through DSL Providers. In addition, all of these providers offer enhanced services through our gateways (eg parental controls, remote access, enhanced firewall, etc). By deploying intelligent gateways the DSL Providers are well positioned to offer expanded services in data, voice, and media.

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