Analysis of the Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market, 2012

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Analysis of the Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market, 2012

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This study presents an in-depth analysis of the key trends impacting the wholesale carrier Ethernet services market. The study includes market revenue forecasts, competitive analysis and market share analysis. The revenue analysis is segmented by transport length (metro versus long haul), service type (Ethernet Access, E-Line and E-LAN) and port speeds (10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1 GigE and 10 Gbps). Revenues considered for analysis in this research are revenues recognized by service providers from all types of wholesale Ethernet services.

Executive Summary
The wholesale Carrier Ethernet market surpassed Frost & Sullivan's predicted growth rates, with 2011 market revenues exceeding $ x x Billion. Wholesale carriers saw great demand for Ethernet for mobile backhaul (tower/cell site access) and aggregation; and this trend will continue throughout the forecast period. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) continue to buy high speed Ethernet ports for IP transit applications, and represent a significant revenue share of the market. Service providers report that in 2011, the wireline market started to take off, with a significant increase in demand from the traditional inter-exchange carriers (IXCs) and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) for Ethernet. Cloud networking is beginning to drive demand for wholesale Ethernet services, as cloud companies look to Ethernet instead of public IP networks to build their cloud networks. Ethernet is attractive for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) because it can be offered economically, with a lower price per megabit than any other service. Furthermore, it can be offered in a range of bandwidths and for a variety of private line and Local Area Network (LAN) extension services. Wholesale metro access and E-Line (point-to-point) services continue to dominate the revenue share. There is a noticeable uptick in market adoption of high capacity port speeds, particularly x x GigE. In addition, x x/ x x Mbps ports continue to see growth.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary 6
Market Overview 10
Total Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market -
•External Challenges: Drivers and Restraints 5
•Forecasts and Trends 22
•Market Share and Competitive Analysis 31
Metro Segment Breakdown 36
Long Haul Segment Breakdown 46
The Last Word (Conclusions and Implications) 55
Appendix 58

List of Figures
Total Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market: Key Market Drivers and Restraints, U.S., 2012–2016 16
Total Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market: Competitive Structure, United States, 2011 33
Metro Segment: Competitive Structure, United States, 2011 44
Long Haul Segment: Competitive Structure, United States, 2011 53

List of Charts
Total Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market: Revenue Forecast, United States, 2009–2016 24
Total Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market: Revenue Forecast Comparison, United States, 2010–2015 26
Total Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market: Percent Revenue by Segment, United States, 2009–2016 27
Total Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market: Percent Revenue by Service Type, United States, 2009–2016 28
Total Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market: Percent Revenue by Port Speed, United States, 2009–2016 29
Total Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market: Market Shares, United States, 2011 34
Total Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Services Market: Market Share Comparison, United States, 2010 and 2011 35
Metro Segment: Revenue Forecast, United States, 2009–2016 37
Metro Segment: Percent Revenue by Service Type, United States, 2009–2016 39
Metro Segment: Ethernet Access Revenue Forecast, United States, 2009–2016 40
Metro Segment: E-Line Service Revenue Forecast, United States, 2009–2016 41
Metro Segment: E-LAN Service Revenue Forecast, United States, 2009–2016 42
Metro Segment: Market Shares, United States, 2011 43
Long Haul Segment: Revenue Forecast, United States, 2009–2016 47
Long Haul Segment: Percent Revenue by Service Type, United States, 2009–2016 49
Long Haul Segment: E-Line Service Revenue Forecast, United States, 2009–2016 50
Long Haul Segment: E-LAN Service Revenue Forecast, United States, 2009–2016 51
Long Haul Segment: Market Shares, United States, 2011 52