Broadband to the MTU Becoming More Mature: Market to Reach $4.8 Billion by 2004.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2001 Owners of multiple tenant unit (MTU (1) (Maximum Transmission Unit, Maximum Transfer Unit) The largest frame size that can be transmitted over the network. For example, an Ethernet MTU is 1,500 bytes. Messages longer than the MTU must be divided into smaller frames. ) buildings -- apartments, offices, condominiums, hotels, airports and other public facilities -- are scrambling to provide high-speed Internet See broadband. access to tenants. As a result, sales of broadband equipment and services tailored to this market will skyrocket from $370 million in 2000 to $4.8 billion by 2004, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Cahners In-Stat Group (http://www.instat.com). MTU owners deploy broadband in order to attract and retain tenants and add new revenue streams. A new class of broadband provider is moving the Internet access See how to access the Internet. point of presence, or POP, into the actual buildings where tenants reside. These Mini-POPs use scaled-down versions of aggregators used in telecommunication's companies central offices, or even enterprise office switches, allowing tenants to share the cost of an expensive T-1 or other broadband Internet See broadband. link. Most MTU broadband providers are offering, or looking to offer, value-added services such as voice, video and application services See ASP and Web services. as a way for customers to build new revenue streams. Many also offer remote and on-site network management, as well as cable installation services. In-Stat also found: -- Initially, MTU hardware spending will outpace service spending, but by 2004, MTU owners will shell out over $4 billion on services compared to $777 million on hardware. -- The ability of MTU broadband service providers to cater to the different wiring needs of property owners will be core to their success. -- MTU broadband providers, most of which are young, private firms, raised about $1.8 billion in capital in 2000 and continued access to funding will be crucial. The report, MTU Update: Growth Spurts in an Infant Market (No. RC0010AC), includes a discussion of technologies, market forecasts and vendors in the Multi Tenant Unit broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. market. The report includes five-year forecasts for the U.S. MTU-centric equipment and services market and is part of In-Stat's new Residential Connectivity Service covering all aspects of the digitally connected home technology and services market. To purchase this report or for more information, please visit http://www.instat.com/catalog/cat-rc.htm#rc0010ac or contact Courtney McEuen at 480/609-4533; cmceuen@instat.com. The report price is $3,995 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . Cahners In-Stat Group also offers other reports that relate to this topic: John Q. Public Gets Connected: The Emerging Public Space Broadband Access Market http://www.instat.com/catalog/cat-rc.htm#rc0008ac The Wired Room: Hotel Broadband Preference Analysis http://www.instat.com/catalog/cat-rc.htm#rc0004ac Networked Neighborhood: The Red-Hot MTU Broadband Access Market http://www.instat.com/catalog/cat-rc.htm#rc0003ac Cahners In-Stat Group (http://www.instat.com/) covers the full spectrum of digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. research from vendor to end-user, providing the analysis and perspective that allows technology vendors and service providers worldwide to make more informed business decisions. |
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