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Next-Generation SONET/SDH Test Solutions Drive the Test Equipment Markets

Posted on: Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 09:00 CDT

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Increase in capital expenditure and the emergence of high-speed networks in the telecommunications industry opens up new growth opportunities in the synchronous optical network/synchronous digital hierarchy (SONET/SDH) test equipment markets. However, vendors now face the challenge of providing end users with sophisticated equipment with enhanced features and scalability at a minimal price.

Frost & Sullivan (http://www.testandmeasurement.frost.com/ ) finds that the World SONET/SDH Next-generation SONET & OTN Test Equipment Markets earned revenues of $199.6 million in 2005 and estimates to reach $247.8 million in 2012.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants an overview of the latest analysis of World SONET/SDH Next-generation SONET & OTN Test Equipment Markets, then send an e-mail to Tori Foster, Corporate Communications, at tori.foster@frost.com with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and source of information. Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will be sent to you through e-mail.

With the increase in demand for bandwidth, there is a need to expand the capacity of optical networks, which in turn, drives the adoption of next- generation SONET/SDH technologies.

"Forty gigabit Ethernet and high-accuracy jitter testing offer growth prospects to vendors in this market today," says Frost & Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Sujan Sami. "In addition, the need to test higher SONET/SDH networks such as OC-192 and OC-768 leads to the need for newer, upgraded test equipment."

In the long run, with service providers (SPs) increasing the size of their networks worldwide -- mostly outside North America -- the future of the SONET/SDH test equipment markets relies largely on such next-generation test solutions.

Test vendors need to direct their solutions toward SPs and network equipment manufacturers (NEMs), which are currently the two largest end-user segments in the markets. In 2005, SPs contributed to 62.8 percent and NEMs, 30.8 percent of total market revenues.

Product differentiation is likely to be a critical competitive factor for vendors looking to promote their next-generation test products. Vendors that offer integrated solutions -- that are not only compact, easy-to-handle units, but also demonstrate a high price/performance ratio -- stand to gain the most.

"Such integrated test solutions must allow end users to perform multiple tests on various network technologies within a single platform without having to sacrifice the features and functionalities of the solutions," notes Sujan.

In order to obtain a significant share of the markets, test equipment vendors not only need to closely track customer needs, but should also monitor evolving standards and advancements in SONET/SDH networks.

World SONET/SDH Next-generation SONET & OTN Test Equipment Markets, a part of the Communications Services Subscription, offers a comprehensive analysis of the traditional SONET/SDH, next-generation SONET/SDH and OTN SONET/SDH test equipment markets. It includes end-user, application and geographic analyses coupled with detailed market opportunities and industry trends evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants. Analyst interviews are available to the press.

Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community, by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit http://www.frost.com/ .

World SONET/SDH Next-generation SONET & OTN Test Equipment Markets F614 Contact: Tori Foster Corporate Communications - North America P: 210.477.8448 F: 210.348.1003 E: tori.foster@frost.com Magdalena Oberland Corporate Communications - Europe P: +44 (0) 20 7915 7876 F: +44 (0) 20 7730 3343 E: magdalena.oberland@frost.com Donna Jeremiah Corporate Communications - Asia Pacific P: +603 6304 5832 F: +603 6201 7402 E: djeremiah@frost.com http://www.frost.com/

Keywords for this press release: synchronous optical network/synchronous digital hierarchy, SONET/SDH test equipment, next-generation SONET/SDH technologies, 40 gigabit Ethernet, high-accuracy jitter testing, OC-192 and OC-768, service providers, SPs, network equipment manufacturers, NEMs, research, information, market, trends, technology, service, forecast, market share

Frost & Sullivan

CONTACT: Tori Foster, Corporate Communications - North America,+1-210-477-8448, or fax, +1-210-348-1003, or tori.foster@frost.com , orMagdalena Oberland, Corporate Communications - Europe, +44-0-20-7915-7876, orfax, +44-0-20-7730-3343, or magdalena.oberland@frost.com , or Donna Jeremiah,Corporate Communications - Asia Pacific, +603-6304-5832, or fax,+603-6201-7402, or djeremiah@frost.com , all of Frost & Sullivan

Web site: http://www.frost.com/http://www.testandmeasurement.frost.com/

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