Infonetics: Telecom Operators Spending $150 Billion Over 5 Years on Carrier Ethernet Equipment, Driven by IP

"Carrier Ethernet is one of the key technologies that's globally integral to IP transformation projects as operators are finalizing the move from TDM to packet-based networks," reports Infonetics analyst Michael Howard. (Graphic: Infonetics Research)

CAMPBELL, Calif.--()--Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its latest Carrier Ethernet Equipment market size and forecast report, which tracks investment, penetration, and use of carrier Ethernet products in service provider networks.

ANALYST NOTE

“Carrier Ethernet is one of the key technologies that’s globally integral to IP transformation projects as operators are finalizing the move from TDM to packet-based networks. In 2013, these investments amounted to over $27 billion, and we forecast them to total $147 billion in the five-year period between 2014 and 2018,” reports Michael Howard, principal analyst for carrier networks and co-founder of Infonetics Research.

CARRIER ETHERNET MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

  • Mobile backhaul continues to be a carrier Ethernet growth area: Ethernet equipment spending for mobile backhaul was $8.4 billion in 2013 and is expected to increase to over $9.2 billion in 2018
  • On the other hand, pricing and technology changes are causing SONET/SDH to decline and microwave growth to slow
  • Infonetics expects the global carrier Ethernet equipment market to top $30 billion in 2018
  • The chief drivers of the carrier Ethernet equipment market are the move to IP packet networks and the growing traffic from consumer, business, and mobile backhaul networks, particularly video traffic

NFV WEBINAR

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CARRIER ETHERNET REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics’ Carrier Ethernet report provides market size, forecasts, analysis, and trends for the Ethernet portion of equipment used in carrier networks, including switches, IP core and edge routers, SONET/SDH, WDM, VDSL, Ethernet access device (EAD), EPON, and microwave equipment, as well as ports by speed. Companies tracked: Adcomtec, Adtran, Adva, Alcatel-Lucent, BTI Systems, Calix, Ciena, Cisco, Exalt Communications, Global Capacity, Huawei, Infinera, Juniper, Keymile, Lantiq, Overture, RAD Data, Telco Systems, others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

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INFONETICS WEBINARS

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  • NFV: An Easier Initial Target Than SDN? (June 19: Attend)
  • Unlocking Revenues with Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Wholesale E-Access (View on-demand)
  • NFV: The Nitty Gritty (View on-demand)
  • Virtualizing Networks with SDN NVOs and Bare Metal Switches (View on-demand)
  • Making Your Network Run Hotter With SDN (Sponsor)
  • The Role of NFV in Mobile Networks (Sponsor)

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Contacts

Infonetics Research
Michael Howard, +1-408-583-3351
Co-Founder and Principal Analyst, Carrier Networks
michael@infonetics.com
Twitter: @MichaelVHoward

Release Summary

Excerpts from Infonetics' 2014 Carrier Ethernet Equipment market size and forecast report, which tracks investment, penetration, and use of carrier Ethernet products in service provider networks.

Contacts

Infonetics Research
Michael Howard, +1-408-583-3351
Co-Founder and Principal Analyst, Carrier Networks
michael@infonetics.com
Twitter: @MichaelVHoward