Dell'Oro Group Reports Optical Transport Market Grew 9 Percent in the First Quarter of 2006; Robust North American Market Offsets Weaker European and Asian Markets.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- 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. a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, the worldwide Optical Transport market grew 9 percent in the first quarter of 2006 compared to the prior year. The report indicates that sales of optical equipment were especially strong in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , where service providers such as AT&T and Verizon are investing heavily in their fiber optic networks. Slightly declining sales in Europe and Asia partially offset the growth in North America. "Video over broadband services are driving optical equipment demand in North America," said Shin Umeda, Principal Analyst for Optical Transport Research at Dell'Oro Group. "On the other hand, the market in Europe has weakened considerably over the last six months, leading us to temper our global outlook for 2006," he added. Worldwide Optical Market Leaders (Revenue) Optical Transport Market 1Q06 Y/Y Growth ------------------------ ------------ ----------- Manufacturers' Revenue $2.1 billion 9% Vendor Rank Y/Y Growth ------------------------ ------------ ----------- Nortel 1 40% Lucent 2 50% Alcatel 3 3% Fujitsu 4 -9% About the Report The Dell'Oro Group Optical Transport Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and unit shipments, Tributary/Line or Wavelength shipments (by speed OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4, OC-48/STM-16, OC-192/STM-64, OC-768/STM-256, and Other). The report tracks DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. terrestrial, WDM (1) (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) A technology that uses multiple lasers and transmits several wavelengths of light (lambdas) simultaneously over a single optical fiber. metro, SONET/SDH ADM See add/drop multiplexer. (language) ADM - A picture query language, extension of Sequel2. ["An Image-Oriented Database System", Y. Takao et al, in Database Techniques for Pictorial Applications, A. Blaser ed, pp. 527-538]. , SONET/SDH multiservice, and optical switch equipment. To purchase this report, call Margaret Miles at +1.650.622.9400 x225 or email Margaret@DellOro.com. About Dell'Oro Group As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enables component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com. |
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