> The term "CPE" seems to be more about device ownership than technical function. Not ownership, location. CPE can be owned by the network provider or by the c

> The term "CPE" seems to be more about device ownership than technical function. Not ownership, location. CPE can be owned by the network provider or by the customer. But it indeed doesn't have a clearly defined technical function. CPE can be just a modem, a consumer all-in-one device, or a "proper" enterprise-y router from Cisco/Juniper/...