A device used to connect one or more computers to a cable company's Internet service. The same coaxial cable coming into the house or office also provides TV and voice over IP (VoIP) service.

Key Segmentation: The global cable modem market is segmented on the basis of type, industrial vertical, and region. Based on type, the market is divided into wired, and wireless. In terms of ...

and a router, which forwards traffic to the modem and distributes responses to the requesting machines. If the cable modem/router has Wi-Fi, it is a "wireless gateway" (see cable/DSL gateway).