Light Reading Insider Analyzes the Next-Generation DSL Market

Light Reading Insider Analyzes the Next-Generation DSL Market



NEW YORK, Sept. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Next-generation, high-speed DSL
technologies, including ADSL2+ and VDSL, are emerging as the foundation of
high-bandwidth, residential access strategies for major North American telecom
carriers, according to a new report from Light Reading Insider
(http://www.lightreading.com/insider).

Research in the report, entitled "Next-Gen DSL Deluge," tracks the broadband
initiatives of North America's largest carriers, outlines trends in DSL
architectures, and assesses the action in big carrier requests for proposal
(RFPs). The report also includes detailed profiles of the major DSL equipment
providers and handicaps the likely winners.

"Service providers say that 20 Mbit/s over copper is adequate for most of the
exciting new services they want to deploy, and the technology to do that is
here today," says Scott Raynovich, the report's editor. "Service providers are
excited about this technology, and they're starting to deploy it."

In creating "Next-Gen DSL Deluge," Light Reading Insider interviewed dozens of
RBOCs, competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), and independent operating
companies (IOCs) to gather insight into the broadband market. Analysts also
consulted survey and product analysis information gathered from Light Reading's
sister research organization, Heavy Reading.

  Key findings include:

  * 100 Mbit/s is possible over copper via VDSL; 20 Mbit/s with ADSL2+
    should soon be commonplace
  * Carriers see DSL as a transition technology to enable "triple-play"
    services, while fiber access rolls out over many years
  * RBOC next-gen copper broadband is already being deployed in many areas
  * Fiber to the node with ADSL2+ and VDSL on the last hop is the hottest
    access game in town



Service provider DSL strategies analyzed in this report: BellSouth Corp.
(NYSE:BLS), SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC), Qwest Communications
International Inc. (NYSE:Q), SureWest Communications (NASDAQ:SURW), and Verizon
Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ).

Public equipment providers analyzed in this report: Adtran Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN),
Advanced Fibre Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:AFCI), Alcatel SA (NYSE:ALA), Ciena
Corp. (NASDAQ:CIEN), Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Lucent Technologies Inc.
(NYSE:LU), ECI Telecom Ltd. (NASDAQ:ECIL), Ericsson AB (NASDAQ:ERICY) Marconi
Corp. plc (NASDAQ:MRCIY), Nortel Networks Ltd. (NYSE:NT), Motorola Inc.
(NYSE:MOT), Occam Networks Inc. (OTC:OCCM.OB), Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), Tellabs
Inc. (NASDAQ:TLAB), and UTStarcom Inc. (NASDAQ:UTSI).

Private equipment providers analyzed in this report: Allied Telesyn
International Inc., Calix Networks Inc.

"Next-Gen DSL Deluge" is available as part of an annual subscription (12
monthly issues) to Light Reading Insider, priced at $1,350. Individual reports
are available for $900.

To subscribe, or for more information, visit:
http://www.lightreading.com/insider.

   Sales Contact:
   Jeff Claudino
   Sales Manager
   Insider Research Services
   619-229-9940
   

   Press Contact (review copies available):
   Laura West
   Outbound Marketing Director
   Light Reading Insider
   212-925-0020 ext. 105
   

  About Light Reading Inc.


Founded in 2000, Light Reading Inc. (http://www.lightreading.com/) is the
ultimate source for technological and financial analysis of the communications
industry; it leads the media industry in terms of traffic, content, and
reputation. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists
within the telecommunications and enterprise networking communities, as well as
the financial/industry analysts and investors that track these sectors. 

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