DWDM SYSTEMS TO BE DEPLOYED BY ALL CLASSES OF PHONE SERVICE.

Ryan Hankin Kent Inc., San Francisico, has published a new report showing all classes of telephone network operators (incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers, as well as long distance network operators) will find significant economic and technological incentives for deploying Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing systems during the next 3-5 years.

This report shows for the first time that DWDM, Optical Add/Drop Multiplexing (OADM), and Optical Cross-Connect Systems (OCS) are likely to enjoy significant market penetration in both the long distance and local telephone companies. The report, WDM and Optical Networks: Service Provider Profiles 98, identifies the key drivers for deploying these technologies by company and by sector.

The report examines the key criteria service providers are using in the evaluation of optical technologies as they attempt to make their networks more efficient. The study provides a review of each provider's corporate direction, vendor relationships, and planned deployment architectures and technologies for DWDM and optical systems. The report profiles 22 service providers and includes local exchange carriers (LECs), inter-exchange carriers (IXCs), competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), utilities, and multiple system operators (MSOs).

"After using DWDM to meet explosive growth in traffic, the carriers are looking to optical technologies and new network architectures to build networks that double in capacity in 2 years, instead of 6 years," remarks Mathew Steinberg, director of optical networking at RHK. "Our research has identified these new architectures and each carrier's motivations."

WDM and Optical Networks: Service Provider Profiles 98 is the first volume in RHK's WDM and Optical Networks Service, which provides extensive research on key DWDM and optical networking vendors and service providers in North America; market forecasts of DWDM, OADM, and OCS expenditures; and analysis of the market and technology drivers behind this new technology.

Ryan Hankin Kent Inc., is a market research and consulting firm that specializes in analysis of advanced communications technologies and services that affect the public telecommunications network. The company provides syndicated research and custom consulting to technology vendors, service providers, and telecommunications technology investors. RHK is based in South San Francisco. For complete service offerings, call Mike Mahan at 650/737-9600 ext. 233. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.rhk.com.