Margin Pressure Forces Imminent FTTH Market Consolidation

Yankee Group anticipates the number of subscribers receiving telecom services over fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks will explode during the next 4 years as consumer demand for high-speed internet access, video service alternatives and Web 2.0 applications continues unabated. Service providers around the globe are responding to this demand, in some cases at the pointed end of government encouragement, by spending liberally on access network upgrades.

I. Introduction

II. Market Segmentation

Customer Opportunity Segmentation

Technology Segmentation

Vendor Analysis

III. Conclusions and Recommendations

IV. Further Reading