Vertical Systems Group names six as tops in business Ethernet

Aug. 31, 2010
AUGUST 31, 2010 -- Vertical Systems Group placed six service providers on its recently released Mid-2010 Global Provider Leaderboard for Business Ethernet, based on results of the firm's latest market research.

AUGUST 31, 2010 -- Vertical Systems Group placed six service providers on its recently released Mid-2010 Global Provider Leaderboard for Business Ethernet, based on results of the firm's latest market research.

The top global providers and their respective home countries in rank order by port share are:

  1. Orange (France)
  2. Colt (U.K.)
  3. Verizon (U.S.)
  4. AT&T (U.S.)
  5. NTT (Japan)
  6. Tata Communications (India).


Vertical Systems Group’s Global Provider share measures retail business Ethernet ports installed at enterprise customer sites outside of the provider's primary home country. Providers cited on the Mid-2010 Global Provider Leaderboard each hold 4% or more of market ports as of mid-year 2010.

"Demand for global business Ethernet services was solid in the first six months of 2010. Market activity was characterized by more widespread use of copper-based Ethernet solutions for pan-European networks, as well as by expanded delivery of inter-country private lines in Asia," said Rick Malone, principal at Vertical Systems Group. "Boosted by an uptick in the number of new global providers and interconnect relationships, Ethernet services are now able to link multinational enterprise sites in up to six continents."

Vertical Systems Group cited the following as key results of its Mid-2010 Global Provider Ethernet analysis:

  • Projected double-digit port growth rates remain on target for 2010 across all regional Ethernet services markets.
  • Verizon had the largest port share gain among providers listed on the Global Provider Leaderboard for the first half of 2010.
  • Tata Communications joined the Global Provider Leaderboard for the first time.
  • All global providers rely on bilateral network-to-network (NNI) agreements to deliver services to multinational customers; some are also participating in Ethernet Exchanges.

Other companies delivering Ethernet services and analyzed in the study include Airtel, Altitude Telecom, BT Global Services, Cable & Wireless, China Telecom, China Unicom, Cogent, Completel, Easynet, Exponential-e, Global Crossing, Interoute, KDDI, KPN International, KVH Telecom, Masergy, PCCW Global, Qwest, Reliance Globalcom, Sanef Telecom, SIN, SingTel, SoftBank Telecom, StarHub, Swisscom, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Thus, T-Systems, Virgin Media Business, Vodafone Business and other service providers.

The market research firm provides share results and business Ethernet market statistics via its ENS (Emerging Networks Service) Research Programs.

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