Alcatel Consolidates Position in Submarine System Supply But Competitors Promise a Fight For Limited New Business; Bandwidth Demand Still Growing 40% per year. Capacity Deficits Forecast in Some Regions.BOSTON -- Pioneer Consulting's new report, Suppliers of the World's Submarine submarine, naval craft capable of operating for an extended period of time underwater. Submarines are almost always warships, although a few are used for scientific or business purposes (see also submersible). Fiber-optic Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. Systems: The New World Order, concludes that Alcatel has maintained a lead in the submarine fiber optic market overall and NSW NSW New South Wales Noun 1. NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare Naval Special Warfare (Corning) has established a strong position in the repeaterless segment. Nevertheless, despite ongoing market consolidation, there is still significant competition from remaining players and from new entrants leveraging new technologies. The report comprehensively profiles all 19 suppliers currently active in the market. The proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of initiatives around the world to deliver new "bandwidth-hungry" broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. is driving demand for submarine capacity. Already, undersea system investment in 2005 is close to $1.5B up from $380M in 2004. The report finds that intra-regional demand is steadily eroding the overcapacity o·ver·ca·pac·i·ty n. Too great a capacity for production of commodities or delivery of services in relation to actual need: the problem of overcapacity in many large industries. which has dogged this market. Even some transoceanic routes will require new systems within the forecast period 2005-2013. Julian Rawle, Senior Market Analyst at Pioneer Consulting, said, "The report focuses on how system suppliers are dealing with the new challenges and opportunities of a "post-apocalyptic" market." Rawle continued, "We concluded that the key factors for success are a strong pedigree pedigree Record of ancestry or purity of breed. Pedigrees of domesticated animals are maintained by governmental or private record associations or breed organizations in many countries. , an integrated manufacturing capability, global coverage, and a product range which addresses operators' concerns about cost-efficiency and connectivity, rather than simply building bigger pipes."
Planned Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System
Supply Contracts Yet To Be Awarded
Route
Length Cost
Cable Name Owners RFS (km) ($M)
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Carus VTI 3Q 2005 1,200 150
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New Caledonia-Australia OPT (New
Caledonia) June 2006 2,000 70
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Pakistan-UAE-2 PTCL &
Etisalat TBA 1,610 55(a)
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Cadiz-Tenerife Consortium TBA 1,395 48(a)
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Canaries Auna TBA 1,600(a) 50(a)
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TCCN Consortium TBA - -
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Repeatered TBA Total 373
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Bharat-Lanka BSNL Oct 2005 300 18
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Fibralink (Jamaica-US) Caribbean
Crossings Oct 2005 3,000 300
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Kodiak Link Kodiak Kenai
Fiber Link Dec 2005 540 43
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Mallorca-Menorca-2 Telefonica TBA 105 9(a)
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Pontianak-Jakarta-Batam PT Telkom TBA 1,872 100
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Vietnam North-South Festoon VNPT TBA 2,000 168
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Unrepeatered TBA Total 637
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Source: Pioneer Consulting Submarine Cable Database
(a) Pioneer estimate
New market dynamics are also encouraging other companies. Azea Networks, Red Sky Systems, and Xtera are seeking niche opportunities in the market using developments in submarine fiber optic technology to reduce both capital and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales . Howard Kidorf, President of Kidorf Innovative Methods, who collaborated with Pioneer on this report, remarked, "Because of increasing demand for intra-regional systems, the line of demarcation line of demarcation n. A zone of inflammatory reaction separating gangrenous from healthy tissue. between terrestrial Dealing with the earth. See terrestrial link. and submarine fiber optic systems is a major focus for R&D at the moment. Companies are finding ways of blurring this line by extending repeaterless spans and cost of terminal equipment." Further information For more information on this report, including an abridged version of the executive summary, just click on the following link: Suppliers of the World's Submarine Fiber-optic Telecommunications Systems: The New World Order or contact Pioneer at: +1 781-281-1974. About Pioneer Consulting, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Pioneer Consulting is an influential international market research and analysis firm specializing in worldwide broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). telecommunications networks A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. and technologies. Since its inception in 1997, Pioneer has rapidly become a trusted leader in providing high quality, objective analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. telecom research to many of the world's major network equipment vendors, carriers, service providers, and financial institutions. For more information on Pioneer Consulting and its products and services visit the company's Web site www.pioneerconsulting.com |
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