Carrier Ethernet Market Projections

Standardization is helping Carrier Ethernet gain global acceptance. Due to this, Carrier Ethernet is fast becoming the new universal communication infrastructure and, as a result, projections for Carrier Ethernet services and Carrier Ethernet equipment are very robust. Much of this projected growth will come at the expense of legacy services and the associated equipment infrastructure. Service Providers are expected to see declines in ATM, Frame Relay and T1 service revenues.

Figure - Worldwide Ethernet Services Revenue Forecast (Infonetics)

Infonetics Research projects that Carrier Ethernet service revenues will exceed $22 billion by the year 2009.

Figure - Global CESR Market Forecast (Heavy Reading)

Heavy Reading projects that revenues from Carrier Ethernet Switch Routers, equipment utilized in metro and access networks, will have a Combined Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of about 45% between the years 2006 - 2009 and reach $3.15B at the end of this period.

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• Part 1:
  Overview
• Part 2:
  Key Attributes
• Part 3:
  Features
• Part 4:
  Applications
• Part 5:
  Carrier Ethernet Market Projections
• Part 6:
  Summary