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EMEA Metro Ethernet Services Markets
Frost & Sullivan, Jan 2006
Need for Increased Bandwidth to Spur Demand for Ethernet Services in Metro Area Network (MAN)
While business Ethernet local area networks (LANs) were primarily used in the past for internal data traffic with minimal dependence on the metro area network (MAN) or wide area network (WAN), the demand for Ethernet and high bandwidth in the MAN/WAN is currently witnessing a surge. This is due to the emergence of a web-based applications model as well as the widespread use of the application service provider (ASP) model. Several enterprises are connected at gigabit Ethernet (GigE) speeds. However, these connections ride over time division multiplexing (TDM) circuits, thereby creating bottlenecks in the transport layer. In this context, extending Ethernet to the MAN offers a considerable increase in capacity and transmission speeds, while simplifying network deployment and management.
'Legacy technologies do not allow for flexibility in provisioning bandwidth according to changes in enterprise requirements', says the analyst of this research service. 'Hence, Ethernet is rapidly replacing frame relay and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.' New business applications, such as networked storage, distance learning, medical imaging, computer-aided design (CAD)/content addressable memory (CAM) applications demand greater bandwidth. Moreover, the outsourcing of non-core activities, distribution of sites, increase in the number of remote workers and globalisation of enterprises are fuelling the demand for increased bandwidth, thereby supporting market growth.
This Frost & Sullivan research titled 'EMEA: Metro Ethernet Services Market Insight' provides an overview of the market for Ethernet services in MAN in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The study addresses the requirements of the hour as well as the policies adopted by system integrators and service providers aimed at strengthening and broadening product portfolios.
Additional Information
The following technologies are covered:
- E-Line service: This provides an Ethernet virtual connection between two points in the metro area network
- E-LAN service: It provides a multipoint connectivity between two or more points in the metro area network
- EVC: Ethernet virtual connection is an Ethernet link between two or more points
- LAN: Local area network is a computer network covering a local area (such as homes, offices or small group of buildings such as colleges)
- MAN: Metro area network interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by a LAN. A MAN is typically between 5km and 50 km in diameter
- WAN: Wide area network is a geographically dispersed telecommunications network
- EMF: Ethernet on the First Mile refers to the use of Ethernet technology to link the customer premises with the telecommunications network
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