PON Components Market Continues Strong Growth, New Report FindsThe highly competitive PON components market is set to boom as demand rises and costs continue to fall, says Light Reading's Components InsiderPRNewswire NEW YORK, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Passive optical networking (PON) is now established as the leading technology for high-speed broadband access, with worldwide sales of GPON equipment alone expected to reach $4.7 billion by 2011, according to the latest edition of Light Reading's Components Insider (http://www.lightreading.com/commchip), a paid research service of TechWeb's Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/). PON Components User Survey: 2008 Market Trends, a 15-page report in PDF format, analyzes current and projected use of PON components by systems vendors. It is based on the results of an exclusive, worldwide survey of engineers, designers, and product managers who work for telecom and networking system equipment manufacturers. Their responses make it clear that PON components from a wide range of companies are used to develop systems. The survey goes beyond gauging the depth and breadth of PON component usage to include insights into how customers view vendors. The report includes a breakdown of the various PON technologies, including 10-Gbit/s PON, and the vendors that service providers are using for OLT controllers, ONT/ONU controllers, transceiver devices, and optical components. Respondents were also asked which factors were most important to them in choosing these components, as well as how they rate each of the leading vendors for ONT/ONU controllers, transceiver devices, and optical components. For a list of companies profiled in this report, see: http://img.lightreading.com/cci/pdf/cci0508companies.pdf "The push for greater bandwidth coming from South Korea, Japan, and other countries is set to shake up the PON market," notes Simon Stanley, research analyst for Light Reading's Components Insider and author of the report. "The cost of PON equipment is also falling, with semiconductor and optical component vendors introducing new products that deliver better performance and greater integration. This is a very competitive market with lots of competitors, but few vendors can offer complete solutions across the varied PON technologies." Semiconductor and optical component vendors have played a significant role in bringing down the cost of PON equipment, Stanley says. "There are now ten or more venders in each component segment, including controllers, transceivers, and optical modules. As the industry moves forward with growing volumes of GPON solutions and moves to develop 10-Gbit/s PON solutions, these vendors are jostling for position. We are likely to see some significant consolidation over the next three to four years, with a small number of vendors taking the top positions." Key findings of PON Components User Survey: 2008 Market Trends include the following: -- Early BPON deployments in North America and EPON in Asia/Pacific are
now being superseded by GPON and WDM PON.
-- With carriers demanding ever-higher bandwidths, the race is on to
provide 100+ Mbit/s to subscribers.
-- The PON sector is ripe for significant consolidation over the next
three to four years.
PON Components User Survey: 2008 Market Trends provides critical data and analysis for a range of industry participants, including: -- Suppliers of PON components who need independent analysis of expected
market demand for their products, as well as deeper insight into how
their products compare with those of competitors
-- Telecom and networking equipment vendors looking for quantitative
assessments of how PON equipment will be deployed in the coming months
and years
-- Investors needing a better understanding of the PON component sector,
and which suppliers are best positioned in this market
PON Components User Survey: 2008 Market Trends is available as part of an annual subscription to Light Reading's Components Insider, priced at $1,295. Individual reports are available for $900. To subscribe, or for more information, please visit: http://www.lightreading.com/commchip. For more information about other Light Reading Insider services, please visit: http://www.lightreading.com/research. To request a free executive summary of the report, or for details on multi-user licensing options, please contact: Jeff Claudino Director of Sales Insider Research Services 619-229-9940 claudino@lightreading.com Press/analyst contact: Dennis Mendyk Managing Director Insider Research Services 201-587-2154 mendyk@heavyreading.com About Light Reading Founded in 2000, Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/) is the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists within the telecom and enterprise networking communities, as well as the financial/industry analysts and investors who track these sectors. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005, and operates as a unit of TechWeb. About TechWeb TechWeb (techweb.com/aboutus), the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion. * 13.3 million business decision-makers: based on # of monthly connections SOURCE: Light Reading Components Insider CONTACT: Jeff Claudino, Director of Sales, Insider Research Services, Web site: http://www.lightreading.com/ |