Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Current Analysis Inc.
Published: January 2007
Product Code: R759-4962Description The carrier Ethernet market segment is comprised of next generation purpose-built platforms that have been specifically focused to address the needs of carrier Ethernet service delivery and high density Ethernet aggregation over an IP/MPLS core network. Most Ethernet switch routers provide Ethernet services with MPLS switching support, stringent traffic engineering, tiered or hierarchal QoS support, integrated OA&M capabilities, are scalable and can support thousands of customers and services. Carrier Ethernet Routers continue to gain market momentum with significant deployments for advanced Ethernet services such as triple play, video and IPTV - drivers are performance, MPLS, non-stop delivery, and rich network and service management. This Competitive Landscape Report combines company and market analysis from the leading telecommunications competitive response firm, Current Analysis, with quantitative market share data from one of the industry's most respected market research firms, Synergy Research Group.
Table of Contents - Carrier Ethernet Market Assessment
- Market Definition
- Market Review
- Video Drives a New Wave of Infrastructure
- Carrier Ethernet Services Gain Credibility
- Carrier Ethernet Routers Rival Core IP Router Performance
- Major Customer Deployments Point to Mature Platform Status
- Importance of Vendor Partnerships Remains High
- Near-Term Market Drivers
- Carrier Grade Ethernet Routers Support Explosive Growth
- Vendors Expand Next
- generation Product Families
- GbE and 10 GbE Routers Dominate
- ILECS Step Up to the Broadband Challenge
- Ethernet - An Infrastructure Alternative
- Vendor Consolidation has Followed Service Provider
- Consolidation
- Long-Term Market Drivers
- Service Providers feel the Pressure from MSOs for Voice and Video
- Service Provider Consolidation Will Test Equipment Vendors
- Inter-Provider QoS and Preservation of Differentiated Services - the Last Frontier
- Ethernet challenges in the WAN - Traditional Barrier Blur
- Limitations in the SONET Infrastructure Opens the Door to Ethernet Data Services
- Ethernet Switch Routers - Challenge IP Edge and Core Routers
- Convergence of DSLAM and Media Gateways into a Single Platform
- Carrier Ethernet Market Data
- WW Carrier Ethernet Revenue
- Leading Carrier Ethernet Vendors
- Alcatel
- Lucent
- Company Overview
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Cisco
- Company Overview
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Extreme Networks
- Company Overview
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Foundry Networks
- Company Overview
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- LIST OF TABLES
- General Metrics for Carrier Ethernet Products
- WW Total Carrier Ethernet Revenue (2004-Q2 2006)
- LIST OF FIGURES
- WW Carrier Ethernet Quarterly Revenue (2004-Q2 2006)
- Share of 2005 WW Carrier Ethernet Quarterly Revenue (2004-Q2 2006)
- Alcatel
- Lucent Carrier Ethernet Quarterly Revenue/Share (2004-Q2 2006)
- Cisco Carrier Ethernet Quarterly Revenue/Share (2004-Q2 2006)
- Extreme Networks Carrier Ethernet Quarterly Revenue/Share (2004-Q2 2006)
- Foundry Networks Carrier Ethernet Quarterly Revenue/Share (2004-Q2 2006)
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