Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/da1387/u_s_wavelength_se) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "U.S. Wavelength Services Market" to their offering.

High Demand for Ethernet over DWDM Uplifts Prospects for the U.S. Wavelength Services Market

Demand for high-speed bandwidth across verticals is driving spending in the U.S. wavelength services market. The advent of Ethernet over dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is one of the key factors contributing to the revival of interest in wavelength services. Wavelength services are less-expensive alternatives to synchronous optical networking (SONET) services for service providers and enterprises, and they have become increasingly attractive as a result of current economic conditions. Carriers that need capacity for bandwidth-intensive services and are willing to sacrifice the protection from high-speed SONET connections are migrating to wavelength services. Internet service providers (ISPs) and wireless service providers represent a major chunk of spending in the wholesale wavelength services market. "There is a growing demand from key verticals such as financial services, healthcare and government for native as well as Ethernet over Waves services," notes the analyst of this research service. "The growth rates for wavelength services outpaced the growth rates of SONET and this is partly due to Ethernet over Waves, and partly because of customers seeking a combination of higher bandwidth, reduced equipment requirements, and savings on power consumption."

The U.S. wavelength services market can be considered a growth market at this stage. Though native wave services such as OC-48 (2.5Gbps) are in a mature stage, the recent attention that Ethernet has gained as a wide area network (WAN) transport service is positively impacting the wavelength services market. OC-192 is gaining rapid adoption as most service providers have embraced OC-192 to offer 10GigE service. Finished Ethernet over Waves products, particularly 10GigE - local area network/physical layer (LAN PHY) and WAN physical layer (WAN PHY) services, are seeing a surge in demand both in the wholesale and retail sectors. High-bandwidth applications that encompass video conferencing, business continuity/disaster recovery, data center connectivity, and storage area networking are driving the demand for Ethernet over Waves services.

Differentiating wavelength services has proved to be a major challenge for service providers. Native wavelength services are just being sold as plain high-speed bandwidth with limited scope for any kind of value-added services. Customers usually buy a transparent wave and use it for whatever application they intend to run on it, or sometimes they just ask for either 2.5Gbps or 10Gbps ports, without paying much attention to whether the service is Waves over SONET or Ethernet. "The highly commoditized nature of wavelength services as well as the fact that the service has so far been largely limited to the wholesale space and long haul services, has not forced service providers to offer much of value addition along with the service," says the analyst. "So, most carriers in the market offer similar services, with the only differentiation being price, and price again varies from customer to customer depending on the number of carriers competing in a given market and the size of the customer." Thus, pricing is an important criterion for customers while choosing a wavelength service provider. Configuration and architecture also assume great significance, and participants in this arena must deliver best-of-breed solutions that offer scalability and flexibility for fast-track business progression.

Market Sectors

Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:

• Metro
• Long haul

Technologies

The following technologies are covered in this research:

• Native wavelength services (2.5Gbps and 10Gbps)
• Ethernet over Waves (LAN PHY/WAN PHY, 1 GigE)

This Frost & Sullivan research service titled U.S. Wavelength Services Market provides an analysis of key market drivers, restraints, and trends that are impacting the wavelength services market. The study also presents market share analysis and competitive analysis of the market. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets: metro and long haul.

Key Topics Covered:

• 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 2 TOTAL MARKET ANALYSIS
• 3 WHOLESALE MARKET ANALYSIS
• 4 RETAIL MARKET ANALYSIS
• 5 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE & MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS
• List of Figures

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