Market research firm Infonetics Research today released preliminary analysis and vendor market share standings from its 2nd quarter 2012 (2Q12) PON, FTTH, and DSL Aggregation Equipment and Subscribers report. (Full report with forecasts and detailed analysis will be published August 29.)

ANALYST NOTE

“Stimulus-based broadband deployments and Verizon’s continued purchase of optical network terminals are finally starting to move the needle in North America, where spending on GPON equipment surpassed the $100 million mark for the first time since 2010,” notes Jeff Heynen, directing analyst for broadband access and video at Infonetics Research.

Heynen adds: “China posted its second largest PON quarter on record, thanks to both new and ongoing projects at big 3 operators China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Mobile.”

BROADBAND AGGREGATION MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• Broadband aggregation equipment revenue rose 5% in 2Q12 over the previous quarter, to $1.72 billion
• 2011 saw record spending on broadband aggregation gear, especially in China, so year-over-year growth in 2012 is going to be challenging; case in point: 2Q12 global revenue, while up from the previous quarter, is down 8% from 2Q11
• Huawei maintained its lead in the global broadband aggregation equipment market in 2Q12; Alcatel-Lucent, buoyed by GPON wins at China Telecom and China Unicom, moved into the #2 spot, above ZTE
• Following 3 straight quarterly declines, DSL equipment revenue in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) grew 11% in 2Q12, but is still down year-over-year as operators continue the long-term move away from copper

REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics’ quarterly PON, FTTH, and DSL Aggregation report provides worldwide and regional market size, select vendor market share, forecasts, and analysis for 1.25G, 2.5G, and 10G EPON, 2.5G and 10G GPON, FTTH, FTTB, PON, and DSL aggregation equipment. The report also tracks FTTH, FTTB+LAN, and DSL subscribers. Companies tracked include ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, Allied Telesis, Calix, Cisco, Dasan, ECI Telecom, Ericsson, Fiberhome, Fujitsu, Huawei, Iskratel, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC, Nokia Siemens, OF Networks, PacketFront, Sumitomo, Tellabs, UTStarcom, Zhone, ZTE, ZyXEL, and others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics Sales: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED RESEARCH

• Latest Infonetics Broadband Access research brief: http://bit.ly/OS15XF
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• Record year for broadband aggregation, record quarter for PON equipment

UPCOMING BROADBAND RESEARCH

Download BROADBAND ACCESS report highlights, tables of contents and prospectuses at http://www.infonetics.com/login or our 2012 Research Calendar at http://bit.ly/zwjcRs.

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INFONETICS IS HIRING

Infonetics is looking to hire more market analysts, research managers, and a senior Industry Analyst: Mobile and Home Networking Devices. See http://bit.ly/jmXOYO for job descriptions.

TO BUY REPORTS, CONTACT SALES:

N. America (West), Asia, Latin America: Larry Howard, larry@infonetics.com, +1 408-583-3335

N. America (East), Texas, Midwest: Scott Coyne, scott@infonetics.com, +1 408-583-3395

Europe, Middle East, Africa: George Stojsavljevic, george@infonetics.com, +44 755-488-1623

Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp

Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively.

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