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Dittberner new report provides an in-depth analysis of the emerging
technologies for optical switching equipment
While Backbone Traffic
in Industrialized Countries continues
to grow 50 to 70% annually, the market
growth for optical backbone infrastructure
equipment will not reach the level of
the late 1990s during the current decade,
mostly due to decreasing equipment prices.
Washington, DC - August
12, 2002 - Dittberner Associates' new
report titled "Optical Switching
and its Impact on Public Networks"
provides an in-depth analysis of the emerging
technologies for optical switching equipment
and its role in the future telecommunications
transport infrastructure.
"All-optical (photonic)
cross-connect switches have the potential
of reducing CAPEX by over 50% and OPEX
by up to 85%. However, acceptance of these
switches will be rather slow - O-E-O switches
while more expensive, still provide superior
capabilities and higher flexibility and
will be the choice of most carriers for
at least another one or two years. However,
remotely configurable all-optical ADMs
will find applications much earlier,"
says Dr. Lorenz
Beug, Vice President of Technology
& Network Planning.
Of the 30 optical switches
reviewed in the report, only seven are
all-optical (O-O-O) switches while 23
are of the O-E-O type. Only a handful
of these systems have more than 50 units
installed to date.
About the Report:
The information above is part of THE Dittberner
PERSPECTIVE, Edition 46, a comprehensive
624-page report focusing on the technology
and market forecast of optical switches
and optical add-drop multiplexers. The
report includes a detailed technical description
of the currently available O-O-O and O-E-O
switches, along with cost-based price
forecast for these products through the
year 2010. Other topics covered in this
study include:
- Cost-based price forecast
for products in this space through the
year 2010
- Case studies of 17 early
adapters' experience with optical switches
and optical cross-connects
- Technical specifications
of the world-class product offerings
in a common format, and a comparative
summary analysis
- Network architecture
impact analysis
- Market forecast of optical
switches through 2007
- Detailed optical switch
and component description - recent trends
and future outlook
- Worldwide system installed
base and on-order analysis by vendor,
model, operator, and country
- Recommendations for the
several carrier types and their vendors
For more information about
this report, please contact the Sales
or Marketing group at Tel. +1.888.652.8382,
or e-mail sales@dittberner.com.
Dittberner Associates,
Inc. is an international market research
and consulting firm specializing in the
analysis of advanced technologies for the
global public telecommunications network.
Through its multi-client study series, THE
Dittberner PERSPECTIVE, and custom studies, the
company provides guidance in many areas
of the telecommunications industry including:
technology assessment and forecasting, market
requirements analysis and market forecasts
for telecom equipment and services, public
and private network planning, corporate
and business planning, new venture / new
business development, and tariff and regulatory
policy formulation assistance. Fore more
information, visit the company's website
at www.dittberner.com
Dittberner Associates, Inc.
4641 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 100, Bethesda,
MD 20814 USA
Telephone: +1 (888) 652-8382 Fax: +1 (301)
657-8084 E-mail: sales@dittberner.com
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Dittberner Associates, Inc. All rights
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