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FTTx Optical Access Infrastructure MarketProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: Frost & Sullivan Published: May 2007 Product Code: R1-5836 Description This Frost & Sullivan research service titled FTTx Optical Access Infrastructure Market provides analysis of major trends and challenges for the fiber to the x market, as well as drivers for market growth. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets: passive optical networks and active optical networks.Popularity of Bandwidth-intensive Applications Makes a Case for Fiber to the ‘X’ Optical Access Infrastructure A profusion of bandwidth-intensive applications and the increasing ease with which consumers are taking to these next-generation services are creating a simultaneous demand for fiber to the ‘x’ (FTTx) optical access infrastructure. Legacy broadband asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) bandwidths are proving grossly inadequate for large applications such as triple play, extensive Web-surfing, download/upload of videos and photos, messaging, and voice over IP. Hence, consumers are turning to high-speed services over fiber optic cable, which provide sufficient bandwidth at reasonable prices. Apart from entertainment, end users are also using high-speed fiber cable networks at home to access services that are educational and even life-saving. Opportunities in distance education and telemedicine have multiplied with the use of FTTx optical access infrastructure. "Moreover, the energy crisis and subsequent high prices of fuel has caused many employees to work from home," says the analyst of this research service. "They, along with home business workers, are demanding professional business communications and network access, with the necessary security." Such demands can be easily met through networks that use optical access infrastructure. Service Providers Need to Sort out Numerous Installation Issues to Protect their Customer Base Market participants have to anticipate and resolve several possible glitches before installing a fiber optic network in a "brownfield" (an area where houses and utilities are already installed) environment. One of the biggest issues is laying cables over an existing set. Various aspects of the network deployment including poles, conduits, getting room in street cabinets, and space in an office network have to be negotiated and prepared before installing residential access cables. "Right-of-way easements, ownership of pole (aerial), or conduit (underground) restrictions makes fiber installations much more difficult and expensive," explains the analyst. To prepare for such issues, service providers are conducting extensive research in potentially serviceable regions. "In some areas, municipalities and utilities act as wholesalers and sell high-speed network access to video and cable services as well as to voice and Internet access providers." To ensure greater customer satisfaction and to prevent customers from defecting to competing service providers, market participants will have to assess the type of applications that customers want and determine which FTTx technology will best meet their current and future needs. Once the installation is completed and marketed to households, they can offer special services, applications, and programs. Table of Contents
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