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Carrier Ethernet Report 2011-2016

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Carrier Ethernet is currently in the growth stage of its lifecycle and as one of the few sectors of the telecoms industry that saw positive growth during the recession it is clear the Ethernet services, products, solutions and equipment are set to see substantial growth between 2011 and 2016 with revenues in the US growing at CAGR 28%.

Drivers for Ethernet uptake range from 4G communications to backhaul requirements and also new high-demand applications. The variety of Ethernet types available; from microwave to optical and copper provide viable solutions for every sector, enterprise and residential demand. This report details the enterprise case for Ethernet with ROI, set-up costs, advantages and disadvantages revealed; providing an essential guide for any business seeking to adopt Ethernet services.

Forecasts for all aspects of Ethernet from projected equipment sales to operator revenues are covered and popularity by application is also detailed. BRIC nations are examined with Ethernet revenue growth of more than 90% CAGR for some regions. This report also details the key vendors for Ethernet with comparative studies and detailed tables of vendor offerings. 

• Global Ethernet Service Revenues forecasted to 2016

• Global Wireless Backhaul Expenditure up to 2016

• Worldwide Carrier Ethernet Switches/Routers Revenues in 2016

• Global service provider's Ethernet Equipment Revenue in 2016

• Comparative annual cost per user cost of Ethernet and no Ethernet in US$

• BRIC Carrier Ethernet Services Revenue by Region 2010-2016

• Worldwide Carrier Ethernet Revenue Share by Application (%)

• Global Wireless Backhaul Expenditure 2009-2016

Who needs to read this report?

• Service Providers - Service Providers can gain further knowledge of the scope of the current market and how best to provide services and products for Carrier Ethernet in order to fully capitalise on potential revenues. Rivals providers, forecasted figures and other avenues for monetisation will prove invaluable to these companies.

• Enterprises - Companies can consider different Ethernet options and decide the best option for their specific needs. They can also see detailed information on ROI, productivity rates and key benefits from adopting Ethernet services.

• Other Sectors - This report also deals with transportation, utilities, government bodies, energy and a whole host of sectors both private and public who stand to see substantial benefits from Ethernet uptake.

Increase your understanding of this exciting market and how to retrieve the vast potential by ordering Carrier Ethernet Report 2011-2016 today

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary

E1. Growing uses for Carrier Ethernet

E2. Carrier Ethernet is Entering into Rapid Growth Stage

E3. Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet

E4. Future of Ethernet

E5. Points Emerged from this Research 

1. Introduction 

1.1 What is Carrier Ethernet?

1.1.1 Carrier Ethernet Attributes

1.1.1.1 Scalability

1.1.1.1.1 Service Scalability

1.1.1.1.2 Bandwidth Scalability

1.1.1.2 Reliability 

1.1.1.2.1 Resilient Packet Ring 

1.1.1.3 Quality of Service

1.1.1.4 Standardised Services

1.1.1.5 Service Management 

1.2 History of Ethernet

1.3 The Metro Ethernet Forum 

1.4 Popularity of Ethernet

1.5 Market Drivers and Ethernet growth

1.6 Carrier Ethernet Lifecycle Stage

1.7 Business Case for Carrier Ethernet 

1.8 Aim of the Report

1.8.1 Structure of the Report 

1.9 Target Audience

1.10 Methodology

2. Market Overview

2.1 Key Vendors

2.1.1 Actelis

2.1.2 Adtran

2.1.3 ADVA

2.1.4 Alcatel-Lucent 

2.1.4.1 Bell Labs

2.1.4.2 Possible Legal concerns - Microsoft 

2.1.5 ANDA Networks

2.1.6 Axerra

2.1.7 Brocade

2.1.8 Ciena 

2.1.9 Cisco 

2.1.11 Orckit/Corrigent 

2.1.12 ECI

2.1.13 Ericsson

2.1.14 Extreme Networks

2.1.15 Fujitsu 

2.1.15.1 Fujitsu and 10g Ethernet

2.1.16 Hatteras

2.1.17 Hitachi Cable

2.16.1 Hitachi Future Business Plan

2.17 Huawei 

2.1.18 Infinera

2.1.19 IPITEK

2.1.20 Juniper Networks

2.1.21 MRV 

2.1.22 NEC

2.1.23 Nokia Siemens Networks

2.1.24 Overture

2.1.25 RAD Data

2.1.26 Sycamore

2.1.27 Telco Systems

2.1.28 Tellabs

2.1.28.1 Business Case for Tellabs

2.1.29 Transmode

2.1.30 Zhone 

2.1.31 ZTE 

2.2 Carrier Ethernet Vendors - Strategic Review and Scorecard

3. Market Structure and Market Segmentation 

3.1 Market Segments

3.1.1 Enterprise Market

3.1.1.1. Cost

3.1.1.2 High Bandwidth Applications and Service

3.1.1.2.1. Storage and Business Continuity 

3.1.1.2.2 Content Rich Applications 

3.1.1.3 Granular Flexibility of Bandwidth 

3.1.1.4 Operational Simplicity

3.1.1.5 Fast Provisioning 

3.1.2 Residential Market

3.1.2.1 Triple and Quadruple Play

3.1.3 Service Providers

3.1.3.1 Wireless Service Providers

3.1.3.1.1 Wireless Backhaul

3.1.3.2 Fixed Line Service Providers

3.1.3.2.1 Increasing Revenues

3.1.3.2.2 Enabling Services 

3.1.3.2.3 Broadband Networks Backhaul

4. Metro Ethernet Forum

4.1 Specifications and definitions

4.2 Access Technologies

4.2.1 Ethernet over Fiber 

4.2.1.1 Active Ethernet 

4.2.1.1.1 Benefits of Active Ethernet

4.2.1.2 Ethernet over Passive Optical Networking (xPON)

4.2.1.2.1 Benefits of PON

4.2.1.3 Ethernet over SONET/SDH (EoS)

4.2.1.3.1 Benefits of Ethernet over SONET/SDH (EoS)

4.2.2 Ethernet over PDH

4.2.2.1 Ethernet over Bonded T1/E1

4.2.2.1.1 Benefits of Bonded T1/E1

4.2.2.2 Ethernet over DS3/E3

4.2.2.2.1 Benefits of DS3/E3 

4.2.3 Ethernet over Copper 

4.2.3.1 Standardized EFMCu Technologies

4.2.3.2 Benefits of Ethernet over Copper

4.2.4 Wireless Ethernet

4.2.4.1 Terrestrial Microwave 

4.2.4.2 Broadband Wireless

4.2.5 Ethernet over HFC/DOCSIS

4.2.5.1 HFC

4.2.5.2 DOCSIS

4.2.5.3 Benefits of HFC and DOCSIS

4.2.6 Ubiquitous Ethernet Services in Action

4.2.6.1 Case Study 

4.2.6.1.1 Case Study Conclusion 

4.2.6 Access Technologies 

4.2.6.1 Standards and Alternatives

5. Market Forecasts and Trends

5.1 Current market

5.1.1 Ethernet Revenue Forecast - By Region

5.1.1.1 Ethernet Revenue Forecast - By Region: BRIC Nations

5.1.2 Ethernet Revenue Forecast - By Application 

5.2 Current market - North America

5.2.1 Customer Concerns

5.2.2 What Service Providers can do

5.3 Current Market - Enterprise

5.4 Carrier Ethernet as an alternative to Mobile Broadband 

5.4.1The Ethernet for Enterprise Model

5.5 4G Impact on Ethernet 

5.5.1 Cell Site Backhaul and Beyond

5.5.2 4G for Backhaul

5.6 Ethernet for Backhaul

5.6.1 Ethernet and the Case for LTE/WiMAX

5.6.2 Ethernet and LTE Forecasts

5.7 Ethernet Ports- shipments up, revenues down

5.7.1Ethernet Port trends - value products 10G and PoE

5.7.2 Ethernet Port Vendors Market Share Forecast 2011-2016

5.8 Carrier Ethernet Switches and Routers Revenues

5.9 The Case for Carrier Ethernet - SWOT Analysis

5.10 Ethernet and ROI

5.10.1 ROI benefits

5.10.2 Future Proofing as a Sound Investment

5.10.2.1 Infrastructure Cost Reduction

5.10.2.2 IT Productivity

5.10.2.3 User Productivity/Downtime

5.10.3 Ethernet costs and savings

5.10.3.1 Methodology

5.10.4 Ethernet and ROI - Conclusion

6. Conclusions and Recommendations

6.1 The Future of the Carrier Ethernet Market 

6.2 Market Developments

6.3 Recommendations for Service Providers 

6.3.1 Recommendations for Utilities sector and Energy Industry 

6.3.2 Recommendations for Transportation Sector

6.3.3 Recommendations for Vendors 

Glossary

List of Tables

Figure 1: Carrier Ethernet Diagram

Table 1.1: Service provider uses of Ethernet 

Table 1.3: MEF Members list (Q1 2011)

Table 1.4: Key Ethernet Equipment

Table 2.1: Actelis Board of Directors 

Table 2.2: Actelis Investor Funding 

Table 2.5: ADVA Carrier Networks Products and Services

Table 2.6: ADVA Enterprise Networks Products and Services

Table 2.7: Alcatel-Lucent Network Infrastructure Products

Table 2.8: Alcatel-Lucent Network Infrastructure Products

Table 2.9: Ethernet solutions for Service providers 

Table 2.10: Alcatel-Lucent Board of Directors

Table 2.11: ANDA Networks Product Lines

Table 2.12: Brocade Product Portfolio

Table 2.13: Ciena Product Portfolio

Table 2.15: Cisco Hardware Product Portfolio

Table 2.16: Cisco Software Product Portfolio

Table 2.17: ECI Product Portfolio

Table 2.18: Ericsson IP Networking Products

Table 2.19: Ericsson Microwave Networks

Table 2.20: Ericsson Optical Transport

Table 2.21: Extreme Networks Product Portfolio 

Table 2.22: Extreme Networks Enterprise Networks Product Portfolio 

Table 2.23: Extreme Networks Data Center Product Portfolio 

Table 2.24: Fujitsu Infrastructure Software

Table 2.25: Hatteras Networks' Product list

Table 2.26: Hitachi Cable Product lines

Table 2.27: % of Top 50 Telecoms Service Providers served by Huawei

Table 2.28: Huawei Transport Network Products 

Table 2.28a: Huawei Ethernet Switches

Table 2.29: Infinera Products and Services

Table 2.30: IPITEK Product Portfolio

Table 2.31: Juniper Products by Category 

Table 2.32: Junpier Products by Family 

Table 2.33: MRV Products and Solutions

Table 2.34: NEC Solutions and Services

Table 2.35: Nokia Siemens Broadband Products and Services

Table 2.36: Overture Networks Solutions

Table 2.37: RAD Data Technology Solutions

Table 2.38: Sycamore Product Portfolio

Table 2.39: Telco Systems - Products

Table 2.41: Tellabs Product Portfolio 

Table 2.42: Tellabs IP/Ethernet Products

Table 2.43: Tellabs Carrier Ethernet Business Advantages

Table 2.44: Transmode's Product Portfolio

Table 2.45: Zhone Product Portfolio

Table 2.47: ZTE Access and Bearer Products

Table 2.48: Visiongain's Carrier Ethernet Vendor Scorecard

Table 3.2: Metro Ethernet savings from a Single Metro Area

Table 4.1: MEF Technical Specifications

Table 4.2: Summary of Carrier Ethernet Access Technologies 

Table 4.3: Sample Access Connections into ELAN Service

Table 4.4: Carrier Ethernet Specifications

Table 4.5: Carrier Ethernet Standards and Alternatives

Table 5.2: Worldwide Carrier Ethernet Services Revenue by Region 2010-2016

Table 5.4 BRIC Carrier Ethernet Services Revenue by Region 2010-2016

Table 5.6: Worldwide Carrier Ethernet Revenue Share by Application (%)

Table 5.9: LTE versus WiMAX

Table 5.12: LTE SWOT Analysis

Table 5.13 are the Top 5 LTE Infrastructure Vendors

Table 5.19: Worldwide Carrier Ethernet Switches/Routers Revenues 2010-2016 (US$ Millions)

Table 5.20: Carrier Ethernet SWOT analysis

Table 5.23: Comparative annual cost per user cost of Ethernet and no Ethernet in US$

Table 5.25: Summary of ROI per 100 users

List of Charts

Chart 1.2: MEF Membership Growth 2001-2011

Chart 1.5: Market Share by Ethernet Equipment 2011

Chart 1.6: Wireless Backhaul Expenditure 2011-2016

Chart 2.4: ADVA Customer Base (Q1 2011)

Chart 2.14: Cisco's Ethernet Switch Market Share 2007-2010

Chart 2.40: % of top 50 global communications service providers using Tellabs services and products

Chart 2.46: % of World's top 100 Service Providers Serviced by ZTE

Chart 3.1: Ethernet vs. SDH/SONET Interface Price Comparison for 10Gps of Bandwidth

Chart 5.1: Worldwide Ethernet Services Revenue 2010-2016

Chart 5.3: Worldwide Carrier Ethernet Services Revenue by Region 2010-2016

Chart 5.5: BRIC Carrier Ethernet Services Revenue by Region 2010-2016

Chart 5.7: Worldwide Carrier Ethernet Revenue Share by Application (%)

Chart 5.8: Global Wireless Backhaul Expenditure 2009-2016

Chart 5.10: Global LTE and WiMAX subscribers 2011-2016 

Chart 5.11: Global LTE vs. WiMAX Equipment Revenues

Chart 5.14: Market Share of Infrastructure Vendors 2016

Chart 5.15: LTE Infrastructure Sales 2010-2016

Chart 5.16: LTE Operator Revenues 2010-20162010-2016

Chart 5.17: Ethernet Port Shipments - Vendor market share 2011

Chart 5.18: Ethernet Port shipments - vendor market share 2016

Chart 5.20: Worldwide Carrier Ethernet Switches/Routers Revenues 2010-2016 (US$ Millions)

Chart 5.22: Annual Benefits of Ethernet Solution per 100 users

Chart 5.24: Comparative annual cost per user cost of Ethernet and no Ethernet in US$

Chart 6.1: Global service providers Ethernet Equipment Revenue Forecast 2011-2016

Companies Listed

Actelis

ADTRAN

ADVA

Airtel

Alcatel-Lucent

Alestra Mexico

ANDA

Astelit

Axerra

Belgacom

Bharti Airtel

Brocade

BT

BT Group

BT Openreach

Cable & Wireless

Cablelabs

Cardoso

China Unicom

Ciena

Cisco

Corrigent

Deutsche Telekom

DISA

ECI

Eircom

ELIA

Ericsson

Extreme

France Telecom

Fujitsu

Globe Telecoms

Hatteras

Hitachi Cable

Huawei

Infinera

Interoute

IPITEK

Japan Telecom

Juniper

KT

MRV

NEC

NetCom

Nokia Siemens Networks

Nortel

NTTCommunications

Orange

Overture

PT Luxembourg

RAD Data

Rexxon Massey

Sprint

Swisscom

Sycamore

TATA DoCoMo

Telco Systems

Telekom Austria

Telesystems

TeliaSonera

Tellabs

Thus

TIME dotcom

Transmode

Transport for London

Tusmobil

TW telecom

Ventelo

Verizon

Verizon Business

Verizon Wireless

Vodacom SA

Vodafone

Yipes

Zhone

ZTE

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