3 Million Carrier Ethernet Ports by 2018

Dec. 19, 2014
According to Vertical Systems Group, worldwide installations of Carrier Ethernet services will expand to more than 3 million ports by 2018 ...
According to Vertical Systems Group, worldwide installations of Carrier Ethernet services will expand to more than 3 million ports by 2018, more than 1 million of them in the United States. Projected installations include retail Ethernet services at speeds ranging from sub-10 Mbps to more than 10 Gbps.

Other findings indicate:

  • The projected five-year cumulative revenue opportunity for retail Carrier Ethernet service providers exceeds $200 billion worldwide.
  • Carrier Ethernet is growing at double-digit rates in every region of the world. Asia/Pacific is the largest market based on revenue, followed by the United States and Europe.
  • By 2018, Ethernet is expected to contribute more than 75% of worldwide business data bandwidth.
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