Growing demand for high speed internet connectivity drives the Global FTTH Equipment Market

LONDON - March 19, 2013 - PRLog -- TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global FTTH Equipment market to grow at a CAGR of 15.54 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing demand for high-speed internet connectivity. The Global FTTH Equipment market has also been witnessing an increase in government initiatives. However, the increased competition from wireless broadband could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio's Networking team said: ''The growing domination of Chinese vendors is one of the emerging trends in the Global FTTH Equipment Market. The Global FTTH Equipment market is being increasingly dominated by Chinese vendors. Huawei is the biggest vendor in the market, followed by ZTE, and FiberHome. Furthermore, Huawei and ZTE have a strong presence in the EMEA region. In addition with the market in China expected to grow significantly, the domination of these vendors is expected to continue in the future.''
According to the report, the growing demand for high-speed internet connectivity is one of the major drivers in the Global FTTH Equipment market. Bandwidth-intensive applications such as online games, IPVOD, and videos are becoming extremely popular. To support such applications, service providers need to provide higher bandwidth with better connectivity, which is crucial for the success of the marke.t In contrast to the Global FTTH Equipment market, which is growing, the Global DSL Equipment market is declining because DSL equipment cannot adequately support higher bandwidths, which has forced service providers to switch from copper lines to fiber optic lines.
Further, the report states that the increased competition from wireless broadband is one of the major challenges in the Global FTTH Equipment market.
The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. The key vendors dominating this market space are FiberHome Networks Co. Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., and ZTE Corp. The other vendors mentioned in the report are Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Ericsson Inc., Fujitsu Corp., NEC Corp., Nokia Siemens Networks, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., and Tellabs Inc.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors. For further information on this report, please visit http://www.technavio.com/content/global-ftth-equipment-market-2012-2016

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