Private Data Network / LAN Media Converter - Global Market Forecast
Published By: ElectroniCast Consultants
April 2004
R56-149
PDF Format (Single User) via Email, Minimum 1 Business Day $12,000.00
PDF Format (Multi User License) via Email, Minimum 1 Business Day $16,000.00
Description
Private Data Network/LAN Media Converters
Global Market Forecast
ElectroniCast announces a market forecast service, which provides a ten-year forecast of the market for media converters, used in private data networks (LANs).
There is strong user demand for greater bandwidth and increased interconnectivity to the desktop and throughout the network. This is matched by rapidly growing demand for global broadband interconnectivity. Interactive multimedia terminals, video-conferencing and rapid access to massive data bases are seen as productivity increasing tools with quick payback. This expanding capability, however, must often be accomplished without obsolescing the currently operational (legacy) network products. Companies offering products meeting these needs are achieving dynamic growth with high profits.
Local area networks are becoming larger and more complex. Reconfiguration, relocation and extension of LANs are expanding rapidly, due to organization restructuring, advancement in computer usage, the trend toward decentralized computing and the increasing LAN complexity. These continuing LAN changes, when made in cable networks, represent a major ongoing operational expense and a disruption of work.
WHY THIS STUDY
The ten-year forecast of the customer demand for media converters used in private data networks will provide information of high value to equipment and system manufacturers, component vendors and distributors, LAN suppliers, business and agency communication managers.
• Competitive analysis with Market Share Estimates
• New product markets; timing and price sensitivity
• New product availability, performance and pricing, standards, suppliers
• Constraints placed on manufacturers by user data communication cost requirements and growth plans
• Evolution of data and video applications, which will drive the accelerating, demand for advanced data communication networks.
• Impact of new standards
• Export and import opportunities
STUDY SCOPE
This study analyzes the product, technology, consumption and competitive status of data network media converters. It provides a ten-year Global market forecast for each type of product, and the significant component subsets. The forecast is in terms of quantity, average price and total value year-by-year. The product (equipment) market forecast also is segmented by end customer categories: business (large and medium-small), governmental agencies and educational institutions.
The Global consumption of media converters and components in local area networks will increase at a strong pace over the next five years, with rapidly rising quantity growth. This forecast covers Global consumption (use) and production of media converters used in commercial private data networks, including local area networks (LANs). Each significant transceiver and connector type is also segmented.
Network product suppliers are proliferating rapidly. While established standards such as Ethernet and Token Ring find their markets. "Fast" (100 Mbps) Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel are growing dramatically. Other endorsed and defacto standards will emerge. ATM switches are expanding rapidly in LAN operational use. ATM switching capability is penetrating hubs, concentrators and other LAN products.
LAN functions such as ATM switching and concentrating, also are being offered as telco services. This represents a substantial alternate market for LAN media converters.
Distributors and network assemblers have emerged as major factors in the highly fragmented LAN market. A major share of products, components and assemblies moves through these channels, rather than factory-direct. This forecast service analyzes current marketing channels and forecasts trends.
Imports and exports are quite substantial, relative to North American consumption of LAN equipment and components. Many foreign producers are establishing NAFTA production bases. North American LAN products, conversely, are finding strong acceptance in European and third world markets. These values and trends are analyzed and forecasted in this report.
METHODOLOGY
The information upon which the conclusions of this study are based is obtained from:
• Interviews, in-depth, of:
- Data network equipment and interconnect link developers and suppliers
- Advanced electronic, optoelectronic and electro optic component developers and suppliers
- Local area enterprise (private) data network planners and designers
• Telcos ("Virtual LANS")
• User staff
• Contract services
- Government laboratories; DARPA, NSF
- Industry laboratories
• ElectroniCast's existing data bases, built through over 18 years of market and technology analysis and forecasting in the communications and fiber optics industries.
• Review of pertinent published data.
CONTINUING COMMITMENT
This new program is a continuation and extension of communication network services, architecture, product and component studies conducted by ElectroniCast continually since 1981, most recently including:
• Massively Parallel Optical Interconnect Forecast
• Dense WDM Components Global Market Forecast
• Fiber Optic Optoelectronics Forecast
• LAN/Premise Network Media Converters
• Local Area Network Interconnect Link Products Market Forecast
• Local Area Network Cable Market Forecast
• Photonic Switch Technology and Market Forecast
These network programs have been supported by ElectroniCast's continuing annual Fiber Optics Forecast Service (FOFS), since 1986, advanced photonic product studies, communication network component and system studies, and numerous special studies.
DELIVERABLES
Market Forecast Report: ElectroniCast provides full data and report text on the product market forecast in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) on CD.
Consulting and strategic support services: Specifically, we encourage our clients to make use of our inquiry services as a basis for ongoing dialogue with our analysts at no additional charge.
Debriefing Session: A day's debriefing by ElectroniCast's staff is included in the subscription fee, except travel expenses. The debriefing will provide analysis of the data, and provide a basis for assuring that clients receive maximum benefits from the study.
Quarterly Reviews: Every three months, clients will receive reviews of the industry's mergers/acquisitions, major network deployments, new products and forecast summaries (4 quarters).
COST OF SERVICE
Base Fee: ElectroniCast offers the Private Data Network/LAN Media Converter Global Market Forecast service for the fee of $12,000. This service fee includes the Market Forecast report, inquiry service, software, 4 quarterly reviews and debriefing (travel expenses not included)
Multiple User Site-License: ElectroniCast offers a multiple-user Media Converter Forecast report site license, available to the same subscribing business unit for an additional fee of $4,000 ($12,000 base fee + $4,000 site-license = $16,000).
Extra-Copies of CDs: Individual report CDs are available at a fee of $800/each, in addition to the base fee.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Executive Summary
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.1.2 Premise Data/LAN Sales & Distribution Channels
- 1.1.3 Premise Data Networks Standards & Technology
- 1.1.4 End User Trends
- 1.2 Fiber Optic Industry Overview
- 1.2.1 Boom, Bust and Recovery
- 2. LAN/Private Data Network Media Converter Equipment Market Forecast
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 ATM and Media Conversion
- 2.3 FDDI and Media Conversion
- 2.4 Ethernet and Media Conversion
- 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet and Media Conversion
- 2.6 Fibre Channel and Media Conversion
- 3. Competitive Market Share Analysis
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 Market Share Estimates
- 4. Methodology
- 4.1 Research and Analysis Methodology
- 5. Definitions
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