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U.S. Wholesale Ethernet Market Forecast
Vol. 11, No. 4, April 2013
A combination of accelerating bandwidth demand, greater experience and comfort with public Ethernet, continually declining costs, expanding interoperability and improving standards have contributed to increasing attention and growth for wholesale Ethernet. Most recently, this market is increasingly being driven by the shift of rapidly growing wireless backhaul to the service. This report analyzes and projects the growth of the wholesale Ethernet segment over the next four years. It forecasts the wholesale Ethernet market through 2016, analyzed by purchasing service provider types, service topologies, geographic domains and bandwidth levels. The report also profiles 11 major service providers that offer wholesale Ethernet.
LENGTH: 46 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS
SDN, Carrier Ethernet 2.0 & Cloud Converge
March 2013
Light Reading hosted its 8th annual Ethernet Expo event in New York in November 2012. A record 35 service provider experts spoke at the event, along with representatives of the MEF, the ONF and other organizations. Nearly all of the service provider speakers are members of Heavy Reading's global Ethernet Executive Council. This report captures the perspectives of the service provider speakers, who covered a wide range of topics regarding SDN, carrier Ethernet 2.0, and cloud service and technology. This report provides unique insight into the opinions and strategies of many senior professionals shaping the carrier Ethernet and SDN markets.
LENGTH: 38 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS
Metro Packet-Optical Transport 2.0: A Heavy Reading Survey Analysis
Vol. 11, No. 3, March 2013
The metro packet-optical transport systems (P-OTS) product segment has grown from nothing in 2007 to more than $1.2 billion in equipment sales in 2012. However, the P-OTS market has failed to live up to expectations thus far. We are now entering a new era, in which P-OTS is poised to finally make the crossover and unseat Sonet/SDH as the dominant form of optical transport in metro and aggregation networks. As we enter this new phase, Heavy Reading issued a global operator survey to better understand operator plans, strategies and perceptions regarding the present state and future of packet-optical transport.
LENGTH: 36 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS
Navigating the Cable IPv6 Transition
Vol. 11, No. 2, March 2013
With the number of broadband subscribers steadily expanding and the number of IP-enabled devices and services exploding, the Internet is quickly running out of available IPv4 addresses. Due to the looming shortage, many cable operators have been working to upgrade from IPv4 to the much broader IPv6 protocol. This report explores the technical and operational challenges of upgrading to IPv6 while continuing to support IPv4 for existing broadband customers. The report compares the different IPv6 transition methods available and spells out concrete, incremental steps that cable operators can take to start preparing for the new IPv6 era immediately.
LENGTH: 35 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS
Lost in ABR: Can Multiscreen Video Survive Format Chaos?
Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2013
Adaptive bit rate (ABR) streaming is a key development for multiscreen distribution. However, competing ABR protocols and requirements are forcing content distributors to manage a bewildering array of codecs, formats, bit rates and resolutions, players and standards. This report explores the growth in multiscreen video delivery, reviews the various processes required for video preparation and packaging, and examines the leading trends and developments in this space. It also evaluates the status and impact of key standards and industry initiatives. The report also includes profiles of 19 leading vendors working with service providers to prepare and package video for multiscreen distribution.
LENGTH: 46 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS
Mobile Cloud Apps: The Driving Factors
January 2013
The mobile cloud is in a very early stage of development, but it is poised to develop over the next five years into an innovative repository of services, functionality and capabilities for mobile devices. The mobile cloud removes the need for elements of a mobile app (e.g., storage, processing and input) to be physically packaged together, opening up new possibilities for mobile app developers. This report explores the impact of the cloud on the mobile app ecosystem and examines the major capabilities that we believe will shape the future of mobile cloud apps, including particularly voice recognition/response and augmented reality.
LENGTH: 55 PAGES    PRICE: $4995 SEE DETAILS
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