|
European FTTP Shouldn't be Overlooked |
|
|
|
|
Written by IMS Research
|
|
26 May 2005 |
Austin, TX (May 24, 2005) – Fiber-to-the-premises in Asia and in the US
is at the forefront of broadband news. However, Europe should not be
disregarded. In fact, FTTP subscribers in the Europe, Middle East, and
Africa (EMEA) region are forecast by IMS Research to exceed three
million by the end of 2009.
Today, all eyes seem to be focused on Verizon’s plans for FTTP, and on
how fast Japan is adding FTTP subscribers, with little attention being
paid to Europe. However, it is important to note that in 2004 there
were more subscribers to FTTP in Europe than in all of the Americas.
Both the US and Europe have been taking a similar approach to FTTP
deployments, with utilities and municipalities driving fiber build-out,
yet Europe has over three times the number of subscribers to FTTP
delivered services than the US. This is primarily due to large
deployments in Italy and Sweden, each of which outnumbered the US in
terms of FTTP subscribers at the end of 2004.
“There are several countries in Europe that have already deployed FTTP
networks on a large scale, yet none of these have been driven by
incumbent telcos,” states Jack Mayo, analyst at IMS Research. “We
expect that within the next five years European telcos will become more
active in deploying FTTP technology, further strengthening the market.”
In the first edition of a study, The Worldwide Market for
Fiber-to-the-premises, IMS Research provides market forecasts and
analysis of the worldwide market for fiber-to-the-premises subscribers
in over 30 countries in three regions, with segmentation by active
Ethernet and passive optical networks, to the year 2009. The report
provides an insight into many of the key questions concerning FTTP,
including which PON standard will be next, and will active Ethernet
deployments fade from view in favor of PON. This study also takes an
in-depth look at the technologies employed for FTTP deployments, as
well as competing technologies.
?
About IMS Research
IMS Research is a specialist supplier of market research and
consultancy services on global electronics markets. Information from
IMS Research is used by major companies worldwide to assess market
trends, solve marketing problems, and improve the efficiency of their
businesses. IMS Research is an international company, selling in more
than 35 countries around the world and is supported by headquarters in
Wellingborough, UK and an office in Austin, Texas. IMS Research
regularly publishes detailed research on digital consumer and broadband
markets, including digital television, set-top boxes, and home networks.
|
