New Communication Technologies Trigger Consequent Demand for LAN/WAN Test Equipment.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- The phenomenal growth in the number of next-generation communication technologies since 2002 has generated a parallel demand for local area network/wireless area network (LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network ) test equipment. Sophisticated technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. (GbE), 10 GbE and voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) have created lucrative markets for LAN/WAN test equipment vendors. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (www.testandmeasurement.frost.com), World LAN/WAN Test Equipment Markets reveals that revenues in these markets totaled $731.8 million in 2004 and projects to reach $1,155.6 million in 2011. If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants an overview of the latest analysis of the World LAN/WAN Test Equipment Markets -- then send an e-mail to Tori Foster -- Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. , at tori.foster@frost.com, with the following information: your full name, company name, title, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address . Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will be sent to you by e-mail. GbE provides a data rate of 1,000Mbits/sec through optical fibers and its upgraded versions are 10 GbE and 40 GbE. Ten GbE is the most lucrative technology in the LAN/WAN test equipment markets. Vendors that can provide this solution will see tremendous growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. . The extraordinary benefits these technologies provide come with several associated deployment complications such the number of servers the networks supporting and covering it. While it is difficult to sort out the issues concerning all these new technologies, they also boost demand for the LAN/WAN test equipment market. LAN/WAN vendors have to take advantage of the novelty of these technologies, as their test equipment will not be available in the gray market just yet. "Even with such a remarkable market growth, demand for traditional protocols is declining," say Frost & Sullivan Research Analysts Sujan Sami and Ayshwarya Deepak. "Most vendors are combining protocol analyzers with performance analyzers and creating a single solution." The constant need to upgrade and expand the existing networks has countered this decline in the demand for traditional protocol analyzers, boosting revenues in the LAN/WAN test equipment markets. Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) networks are still popular among private enterprises, despite their reduced spending on IT. "As more private enterprises switch to WLAN networks, the demand for LAN/WAN test equipment is likely to increase," notes Ayshwarya. "The volume of business services delivered on LAN/WAN is increasing and this has a positive impact on market growth." With the market growing rapidly, especially in the Asia Pacific, top tier market participants can expect stiff competition from the local and regional vendors that wish to establish themselves. "Vendors can gain a toehold in the Asia Pacific region either directly or through alliances with the local vendors," remarks Sujan. "They need to be fiercely competitive to stabilize their presence in this market." World LAN/WAN Test Equipment Markets, part of the 9408 subscription, gives an overview of the market through product, geographic, and end-user analyses. It segments the markets into protocol analyzers, performance analyzers, stress testers, and conformance test system. It also provides information on the growth trends, competitive structure, and market opportunities, thereby enabling companies to align their positioning strategies to benefit from the changing market and obtain maximum return on investment. Executive summaries and interviews are available to the press. Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics econometrics, technique of economic analysis that expresses economic theory in terms of mathematical relationships and then tests it empirically through statistical research. , and demographics. World LAN/WAN Test Equipment Markets F292 Keywords in this release: local area network, wireless area network, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , WAN, test equipment, world, Gigabit Ethernet, GbE, 10 GbE, voice over Internet Protocol, VoIP, protocol analyzers, performance analyzers, stress testers, conformance test system, wireless LAN, WLAN, research, information, market, trends, technology, service, forecast |
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