Carrier Ethernet and Future Packet Transport: Transforming Network Infrastructure

Forecasts

• Overview of global revenues
• Baseline view on network equipment market
• Segmentation by equipment type: OTN-WDM, NG-SDH/SONET, Ethernet, CESR, IP/MPLS
• Regional variance: drivers, differences (Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific)

Key issues addressed

• What are the key revenue opportunities in the Carrier Ethernet network market?
• How will Carrier Ethernet fit in the broader packet transport network market?
• What role is played in the access, edge, metro, core and backhaul networks?
• What are the indicative strategies and plans of leading carriers?
• What are the strategies, plans and solutions of significant vendors?
• How do the strategies and solutions of significant vendors compare?
• How will Carrier Ethernet evolve to a mainstream network infrastructure?
• Where do the biggest opportunities for technology vendors, system houses and operating carriers lie?
• Where are the best investment opportunities?

Companies Covered

BT, NTL, Orange France Telecom Group, T-Com, Telenor, ADVA, Alcatel-Lucent, Atrica, Ciena, Cisco, ECI, Ericsson, Extreme, Gridpoint, InfoVista, Lightstorm, Meriton, Nokia Siemens, Nortel, Operax, Overture, Soapstone, Tellabs, TPACK, World-Wide Packets

Who should read this report

Incumbent, alternate and mobile carriers, network operators and service providers

• Understand the opportunities, challenges, architectures, solutions and realistic timelines of the Carrier Ethernet network market
• Help evaluate the wider strategic impact in the context of NGN transformation
• Identify the strategies, business models, solution options and technologies to maximise flexibility and minimise costs
• Assess the technologies enabling Carrier Ethernet and the suppliers providing them
• Analyse partnership opportunities with equipment suppliers and device vendors

Network systems, device, semiconductor and control/management software vendors

• Understand the Carrier Ethernet marketplace, opportunities within it and evolution timescales driven by service provider requirements
• Identify key players, potential partners and identify current and evolving competitive positions in the value chain
• Monitor the displacement between different network technologies
• Assess operator and service provider demand
• Understand competitors' positioning and product differentiation

Consultants, analysts, regulators, investment houses and venture capitalists

• Benefit from unbiased analysis and data free from industry hype and understand the drivers and inhibitors on Carrier Ethernet
• Base future investments and business decisions on unbiased market study and primary data
• Ascertain the impact of Carrier Ethernet on the regulatory environment
• Utilise clear, reliable business intelligence to support recommendations to clients
• Provide clients with clear business intelligence, case studies and vendor profiles to support recommendations and investment.