US Cable operators, including Charter and Comcast are reaping the advantages of a growing broadband marketplace. The market share in broadband subscriptions of cable has grown to more than 62%, with Fiber falling to 15% of US subscriptions and staying level at 23%.

As Verizon lost 10,000 subscribers and AT&T added just 5,000., aT&T and Verizon continued to face challenges

He added, “The cable operators are driving the increase with increased rates and multiplay packages. During 2015, Comcast accounted for 44% of the firms and new subscribers forming the New Charter made another 47% of new subscribers up.

While mobile broadband isn’t replacing fixed services, Wifi is playing an important part in the future strategies of service providers. Cable operators have rolled out Wifi networks as part of their freedom strategy, and these deployments will continue to grow. Charter has vowed to deploy an additional 300,000 hotspots as a state of the recently shut with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.

Jason Blackwell added, “Wifi will enable cable operators to more efficiently compete for quadplay customers with no expense of creating and managing a cellular network. United with MVNO relationships, Wifi can create a powerful service offer, making the cable companies more competitive with the conventional mobile operators.”