Thomson Holds 13% xDSL HW Share
Posted: 19th Mar, 2004 By: MarkJ
Thomson claims to have taken number one market share position (13% overall) after selling 12.5 million broadband xDSL modems to customers worldwide during 2003:
Dell'Oro Group Reports Thomson Has 13 Percent Share
Thomson (Euronext 18453) (NYSE: TMS), the world leader in integrated solutions (technologies, equipment and services) for the entertainment and media industries, today announced it has captured the number one market share position worldwide for sales of DSL Customer Premises Equipment products for 2003, according to Dell'Oro Group, a leading market research firm for the telecommunications industry. Dell'Oro Group also reports that Thomson has garnered 13 percent market share worldwide and 31.2 percent market share in Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA). In addition, Thomson is reporting it has shipped 12-1/2 million DSL modems to customers worldwide since 1996 including over one million units in China.
"These two significant achievements - our number one market share status and our milestone shipments -- validates our strategy of delivering innovative and efficient solutions, combined with strong customer service for the operators," stated Bruno Fabre, Vice President, Telecom Division, Thomson. "We will not rest on our laurels - but will continue to bring our Telecom customers innovative products that allow service providers to generate more revenue from their DSL infrastructure."
The Thomson range of DSL products include USB, Ethernet and wireless modems, routers and gateways. At the upcoming CeBIT Show Thomson will introduce new residential and business products including 802.11g wireless products and accessories. In addition to providing telecom operators with high-speed modems, Thomson is also a key provider of Telco Video solutions. Thomson's Video Network Solutions Division, which includes the Telecom business, is a leader in television broadcasting equipment, and is leveraging its expertise to help Telcos deliver video entertainment over DSL networks. At CeBIT, Thomson will unveil a new DSL set-top box based on its newly developed advanced compression Cobra platform.
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