As home and business computer users demand significantly more network bandwidth for a range of applications, traditional SONET/SDH optical networking systems will begin to yield market share to Next Generation equipment. These advanced systems will use wavelength division multiplexing to provide enhanced capabilities to end users. Faced with the inevitability of this industry change, traditional SONET/SDH equipment manufacturers will have to re-evaluate their strategies to optimize legacy sales and then capitalize on emerging trends.

This Frost & Sullivan research examines worldwide markets for traditional SONET/SDH optical networking equipment, including markets for core networks and metro/regional SONET/SDH equipment. Used in conjunction with Frost & Sullivan's research This study provides a comprehensive, global overview of the future markets for optical networking systems.