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region: worldwide  Optical Network Equipment and Components Worldwide
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  Key Business Issues
1. What factors are driving the evolution optical infrastructures?
2. How will technology developments in optical components and network equipment impact bit-wise economy of scale?
3. What will be the key issues and drivers for "fiber to the home" and "fiber to the business"?
4. What new revenue generating services and applications will NGN optical technology enable/support?
5. What is the reality of "all-optical" networks?
6. How will optical technologies support the evolution of Internet, e-business and other applications?
7. Which are the new optical technologies that will create market disruptions?

 
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The Optical Network Equipment and Components Worldwide Cluster provides insight on the dynamics of the markets for next-generation and traditional optical networking equipment and components featuring networking solutions used by telecom service providers to implement their optical infrastructures. Topical coverage of optical components and optical: switching, cross-connect, access, Metro, WDM and transmission systems are provided.
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The Optical Network Equipment and Components Worldwide Cluster is designed to provide market data, analysis and advice to technology suppliers, service providers and the investment community concerning the markets for optical equipment and components used in the public network infrastructure. These markets are undergoing substantial and constant change as existing networks evolve from circuit-oriented architectures to multi-service, packet-oriented optical architectures and new/emerging service providers begin operations with large investments in multiservice optical network technology.

To bring clarity of understanding to the dynamics of these markets, Gartner Dataquest provides:

  • Quantitative analysis and market share performance of markets for selected key technologies and vendors
  • Forecasts of markets for selected key optical technologies and equipment
  • Qualitative assessment of trends shaping optical markets

Analysis provided will assist clients in building product development strategies, competitive assessments, market entry and exit strategies and market share development strategies.

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  • Markets and technologies covered
    • Optical transmission and DWDM/CWDM
    • Optical switching and cross-connects
    • Optical Gigabit Ethernet routers and switches
    • Optical core, metro and access infrastructure equipment
    • Component integration
    • Discrete active components
    • Discrete passive components
  • Vendors typically covered
    • Lucent, Cisco, Nortel, Alcatel, Siemens, Ericsson, JDS Uniphase, Agilent, Agere, Corning, Infineon, plus midtier and startup companies
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  • Next-generation optical networks
  • Gigabit Ethernet infrastructure
  • Switched optical networks
  • Metropolitan area networks
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  • Units, revenue and market share
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  • Direct
  • Indirect
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The geographic scope of the Optical Networking and Components Cluster is worldwide. Worldwide statistics with regional breakdowns are provided. Qualitative assessments are generally based on worldwide trends with regional variations identified as appropriate. Regional breakdowns considered are:

  • North America
  • Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Asia/Pacific including Japan
  • Latin America
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Related research can be found in the Public Infrastructure, Public Services and Enterprise Clusters.

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Statistics: Forecast and Market Share
Detailed five-year market/product growth forecasts and detailed market share estimates with historical year-to-year market size comparisons identify the market leaders and the products/services that are driving the market.

Market Trends
Market Trends reports analyze key market events and product technology trends to present an overall analysis of the competitive landscape for the market.

User Studies
User surveys and analysis help clients understand end-user purchasing behavior and intentions, attitudes and awareness toward specific markets, products or services.

Gartner Dataquest Market Databook
The Databook provides spending and growth information across the IT/telecom industry, segmented by region and technology segment.

Focus Reports
Focus Reports provide in-depth analysis on hot topics at a level of detail relevant to specific vendors within the market sector.

Inquiry
Inquiry is available to users with Core Research Advisor memberships. The purchase of the Cluster extends the deliverables upon which inquiry may be based.
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Gartner Dataquest Clusters consist of industry-specific statistics, forecasts, and analysis and are available to Gartner Core Research members under the same contract. Clusters are typically delivered via gartner.com