This tracker captures and benchmarks the top-end Wi-Fi gateways being offered by leading broadband service providers, and how they are being positioned as part of the service providers’ connected home offering.
The Analyst Team

Michael Philpott
Research Director, Service Provider Consumer
With 25 years of experience in the telecommunications and digital media markets, Michael Philpott is Omdia's leading analyst in the connected home area. As Research Director for service provider consumer, he delivers thought leadership to Omdia’s clients on digital home go-to-market strategy.
At Omdia, Michael produces reports, case studies, and forecasts in the areas of smart home, smart Wi-Fi and connected home, and broadband access strategy. He joined Omdia (formerly Ovum) in 2000 as a consultant in the networks and Infrastructure team, before moving to the analyst side of the business establishing and leading Ovum’s broadband, telco media, and smart home analyst services.
Before joining Omdia, he worked at BT’s research and development (R&D) laboratory, Adastral Park, designing xDSL and fibre optic access networks.

Piyali Sahu
Analyst
As a part of Omdia’s regulation and consumer services team, Piyali focuses on regulatory frameworks, national broadband plans, and country-level spectrum policy. She also analyzes innovative aspects of telecoms operators at country level.
Prior to joining Omdia in 2020, Piyali worked as a software engineer at Tech Mahindra, where she was a part of a BSS transformation project handling porting, provisioning, and mediation systems. She holds a management degree in analytics and finance from Symbiosis Institute of Digital and Telecom Management in Pune, India.
Further Reading
Marketing Smart Wi-Fi: The Key to Broadband Differentiation
Report / 19 Jun 2020 / Michael Philpott
This report examines how smart Wi-Fi enhances the whole-home experience and can generate new revenue for broadband service providers. Capitalize on this new opportunity to become the central provider of the connected home.
2022 Trends to Watch: Connected Home Strategy
Report / 12 Nov 2021 / Michael Philpott
The connected home is one of the most dynamic and innovative areas in the broadband supply chain. This report offers strategic insight for vendors and service providers interested in taking advantage of the upcoming market transformations.
Monetizing the Telco Connected Home Opportunity – 2021
Report / 28 Jul 2021 / Michael Philpott
Active investment in the connected home enables service optimization, higher overall net promoter scores (NPSs), reduced customer churn, and new revenue opportunities. Making the connected home a top priority for investment is therefore now essential for future broadband service success.
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