Total worldwide metro optical networks market to reach $13.174 billion by 2005; which technology will dominate?
The total worldwide metro optical networks market is forecasted to increased from $2.980 billion in 2001 to $13.174 billion in 2005, says a new report by Pioneer, "Metro Optical Networks: The Emerging Technology Battleground," available exclusively from MindBranch, Inc. The central question is what new technology will dominate this fast growing optical metropolitan area network (MAN) market?
To meet increasing demands from both business and private customers for ultra-scalable, flexible, transparent, terabit speed, customized bandwidth services, there have been rapid advances in DWDM technology, Next Generation SONET, and Ethernet. All three technologies are locked in an intense battle to dominate this market and each has its distinct advantages for carriers and customers.
Next Generation offers:
* An easier migration path with more simple upgrades
* Under stability - it is easier to understand by many companies
* Universality - SONET and its European counterpart SDH, have been the primary network transmission technology for many years
* QoS - allows carriers to offer multiple QoS levels to their customers
Metro DWDM offers:
* Metro DWDM eliminates fiber exhaust, thus greatly expanding capacity
* Huge Capacity - allows for unlimited transmission opportunities in any fiber situation
* Long-haul similarities - Since metro DWDM is an extension of long-haul DWDM, they will be able to interconnect with little or no effort
Metro Optical Ethernet offers:
* Affordability - Ethernet is the least expensive metro solution available
* High Bandwidth (no QoS) - Ethernet does not offer QoS, but promises enough user bandwidth that QoS is not required
* Strategic fit for MTUs
* Simplicity - Ethernet is an extremely simple technology that is easy to operate and manage
* Tried and tested LAN technology - Ethernet has been successful in the LAN environment, and thus many believe it can duplicate that success into the MANs
More than 200 companies, ranging from component and system vendors to end-user carrier vendors, are profiled in "Metro Optical Networks: The Emerging Technology Battleground" including: Agility, Alcatel, AMP, Anritsu, Blue Sky Research, Bragg Photonics, Calient Networks, Corning, GN Nettest, JDS Uniphase, Mitel Semiconductors, Tektronix, Ericsson, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Lightchip, Lightwave Microsystems, Lucent Technologies, Nortel, Radiant Photonics, ADVA, Agere Systems (Ortel Corp.), Ciena Corporation, Cisco (Cerent + Pirelli), Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., LuxN, Inc., Marconi Communications, NEC, Redback Networks, Siemens, Qlogic Corp., Sorrento Networks, Sycamore Network, Inc., Tellabs, Tellium, Inc., White Rock Networks, Lantern Communications, Luminous Networks, Riverstone Networks, World Wide Packets, Cogent, Sigma Networks, Telseon, Brocade Communications Systems, Entrada Networks, ONI Systems, and many more!
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