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Research and Markets: Next-generation SONET/SDH Offers Great Potential for World Test Equipment Market

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c89761) has announced the
addition of "World SONET/SDH, Next-generation SONET, OTN, and
Jitter/Wander Test Equipment Markets" to their offering.

Market overview

With telecom companies offering higher speed bandwidth to meet new
demand, the need for scalable, integrated, and compatible testing
equipment is set to increase. After a long time, carriers are shifting
from 10-gigabit synchronous optical networking/synchronous digital
hierarchy (SONET/SDH) to 40-gigabit bandwidth. It is no longer
feasible to use four 10-gigabit bandwidth cables for the new
applications, and 40 gigabit is fast becoming the standard. This also
poses technological challenges such as integration for the test
equipment vendors. Integrated test solutions need to offer a better
price-to-performance ratio, especially for the installation and
maintenance market. Another driver for the test equipment market is
the installation of multi-service SONET provisioning platforms
(MSPPs).

"The overall growth in Ethernet is also driving the bandwidth
expansion in SONET/SDH, whether it is traditional, next generation, or
optical transport network (OTN), as Ethernet requires SONET/SDH as a
carrier," notes the analyst of this research. "In IP/Ethernet access,
emerging applications such as video and 3G-4G play a key part." With
Ethernet slowly emerging as a primary access technology, SONET/SDH and
OTN will find greater deployment as the transport mechanism for the
core of the network. In fact, the maturity and reliability of the
SONET/SDH technology will ensure its continued deployment and
consequently, enhance the market for the test equipment.

SONET/SDH Rollout in Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific to Boost the
Market for Test Equipment

Countries such as Russia, China, and India are witnessing massive
traditional SONET/SDH deployments due to the proven reliability of the
technology. Service providers and network equipment manufacturers
(NEMs) have established or are in the process of setting up bases in
these countries. This factor is set to boost the market for test
equipment in these regions. Local equipment manufacturers too have
come up in the Asia Pacific region, generating more demand for test
equipment. The shift toward next-generation SONET is greater in Europe
than in North America, where companies are adopting a wait-and-watch
strategy. The Eastern European market is set to grow the fastest as
traditional SONET/SDH deployments do not require large investments.

"The Asia Pacific region offers the most opportunities for test
equipment vendors of SONET/SDH," notes the analyst. "In Japan, there
are requirements for next-generation SONET and it is also actively
deploying OTN." China and India, on the other hand, continue to
increasingly use traditional SONET/SDH. At present, there is not much
need for next-generation SONET/SDH in China and India.

This Frost & Sullivan research service titled World SONET/SDH,
Next-generation SONET, OTN, and Jitter/Wander Test Equipment Markets
provides an overview of the various market segments in the total MEMS
test equipment markets including market drivers and restraints,
analysis of the market based on geographic regions, application
segments, end-user analysis, market forecast, and market split by
speed. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly
examine the following markets: traditional SONET/SDH, next-generation
SONET/SDH, OTN, and jitter/wander.

Key Topics:

- Executive Summary

- Total SONET/SDH Related Test Equipment Market

- World Traditional SONET/SDH Test Equipment Market

- World Next-generation SONET/SDH Test Equipment Market

- World OTN Test Equipment Market

- World Jitter/Wander Test Equipment Market

- Appendix

The following technologies are covered in this research:

-OTN

-Jitter/wander

Companies mentioned:

- AT&T

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