NEW YORK, April 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Dark Fiber is Shining Bright What is Driving its Resurgence?
Dark Fiber means exactly what the name suggests—fiber that is dark or unlit. Dark fiber is an alternative to commercial network services; and a preferred choice among organizations that require flexibility in network configurations, a large amount of dedicated bandwidth, extremely low latency, and, most importantly, full control over their network. With dark fiber, enterprises can connect network routers directly (without using any network protocol), to achieve extremely low latency; or they can choose to run a variety of network protocols on it.
Nevertheless, dark fiber is not without caveats. Dark fiber is expensive and costs can run into millions of dollars. In addition to the cost of leasing fiber and deploying optics, dark fiber customers need to have a strong network management team in place to run and manage the network. The benefits of dark fiber have to be strong enough for the customer to go the dark fiber route. Market demand for dark fiber has been increasing since 2014, gaining sufficient momentum that a host of new dark fiber providers have entered market.
These new "pure play" providers deploy fiber networks in specific metro or regional areas; but, unlike Network Service Providers (NSPs), they generally do not make the same investment in networking equipment to manage the network, or operating and billing systems to manage customer accounts. They merely lease the physical plant to customers. Several vertical customer segments—including mobile network operators (MNO) for small cell backhaul, education and government vertical clients to fulfill bandwidth demand, financial services clients for low latency trading networks—are driving demand.
In this analysis, we take a close look at the key trends driving demand for dark fiber; analyze the changing pricing and contracting trends; and review the competitive landscape.
Read the full report: http://www.reportlinker.com/p03748585-summary/view-report.html
About Reportlinker
ReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place.
http://www.reportlinker.com
__________________________
Contact Clare: [email protected]
US: (339)-368-6001
Intl: +1 339-368-6001
SOURCE Reportlinker
Related Links
WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?
Newsrooms &
Influencers
Digital Media
Outlets
Journalists
Opted In
Share this article