Western European Carrier Ethernet services will reach EUR8 billion by 2010, says Analysys
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- The market for Ethernet services in European MAN and WAN markets will grow at an average rate of 33% over the next five years to be close to EUR8 billion by 2010, according to a new report, Developing a Successful Carrier Ethernet Service Portfolio, published by Analysys, the global advisers on telecoms, IT and media.
The market will move away from uncontended point-to-point links in metropolitan areas to see Internet access over Ethernet and services with QoS predominate in 2010, says Analysys.
"The work of the Metro Ethernet Forum in developing service standards and standards-based SLAs for users will result in some very attractive and cost-effective services," says the report's author, Margaret Hopkins. "However, most end users are not yet aware of this initiative."
Key findings from the new report include:
- E-LAN best-effort services, which interconnect sites as if they are on the same LAN, are expected to grow most quickly from a very low base to exceed EUR500 million by 2010.
- Ethernet services with QoS, based on VPLS or VLANs, are expected to grow at a rate of over 200% per annum to reach EUR2.5 billion by 2010.
- Small sites that are part of organizations with more than 500 employees will form the biggest market segment by value, with spend reaching almost EUR4 billion by 2010.
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