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About KMI
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KMI is the recognized leader in
fiberoptics market research.
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KMI’s market studies, consulting services,
and conferences enable fiberoptics and telecommunications companies to
anticipate trends and competition in the industry’s market sectors.
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KMI’s
more than 25 years of fiberoptics market research experience includes
strategic analyses, system feasibility studies, product planning, price /
cost forecasting, and technology assessment.
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KMI’s commitment is to
provide clients with actionable reports and marketing tools that are
highly targeted, cost-effective and time-sensitive.
KMI’s services include:
Multi-client and single-client research reports
Market data by region, component and technology
World-wide and specific regional forecasts
Network feasibility studies
Conferences
Electronic News Services
Fiberoptic Route Maps
Undersea Systems analyses
CD-ROMs and databases
Fiberoptics Market Intelligence® Newsletter
Global Network Locator
KMI has
provided reports and consulting services for telecommunications leaders,
such as Corning, Lucent, Nortel, JDS Uniphase, Enron, AT&T, NTT, the Bell
companies, and global manufacturers of optical fiber, cable, transmission
equipment and components. KMI has completed projects for industry groups
and consortia such as the Utilities Telecommunications Council and FLAG.
KMI is quoted in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Barrons,
Business Week, Newsweek, and trade publications for the fiberoptics and
telecommunications industry. Visit our website: www.kmicorp.com
For more information, please contact Adonis Mak
adonism@actintl.com.hk or
visit www.kmicorp.com .
KMI Research Reports:
Optical Networking Equipment Procurement
Outlook (Survey Results)
KMI
Catalog #420: 30-page slide presentation (MS PowerPoint, electronic
product only)
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How fast is
traffic growing on service-provider networks?
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When will
service providers award new contracts for optical cross-connects (OXCs)
and DWDM equipment?
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What are
carriers' expectations for spending on OXCs & DWDM in 2002 and 2003?
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What do
service providers consider the most important features when considering
OXCs and DWDM equipment?
Find out the service
providers' views on these and other related questions from the results
of a survey on optical networking procurement from KMI Research.
KMI Optical
Networking Equipment Procurement Outlook
Survey Questions
- work for
a service provider and oversee capital spending for (metro / long haul /
both)?
- My
regional base of operation is located primarily in (geographic region)?
Bandwidth Demand
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2001, bandwidth demand on my network increased by what percent?
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Compared with 2001, bandwidth demand on my network in 2002 is growing by
what percent?
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2003 I expect bandwidth demand on my network will (Decelerate / Grow at
the same pace / Accelerate)?
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Data traffic surpassed / will surpass voice traffic on my network in (what
year)?
Optical Cross Connects (OXCs)
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my network, I plan to install OXCs at (Major POPs / Regional POPs / Metro
/ Edge / Submarine landings; by year of deployment)?
- I expect
to deploy OXCs in (how many cities; by year of deployment)?
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plan to deploy all-optical cross connects (in what year)?
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plan to install OXCs with port counts of ... ?
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The annual percent change in my spending on OXCs will be (approximate
percent change; 2002 and 2003).
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will be awarding new OXC contracts starting (in what quarter of 2002 or
2003 or beyond)?
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How many OXC vendors will you use?
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my purchasing decision, the most important OXC features are ... ?
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reason for deploying OXCs is ... ?
Dense
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
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Cumulatively, the number of DWDM (point-to-point) systems running on my
network is... ?
- On
average, my network's DWDM systems are operating at a capacity utilization
rate (wavelength cards vs. wavelength capacity) of (what percent)?
- On
average per system, how many wavelengths are actually carrying traffic?
- On
my network, the number of DWDM systems (point-to-point routes)
experiencing capacity utilization rates of greater than 60% is (number)?
- At what
level (percentage of utilization) will you add another system?
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The most important feature for my next DWDM purchase is ... ?
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The annual percent change in my spending on DWDM will be (approximate
percent change; 2002 and 2003)?
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What percentage of your DWDM spending will be for long haul?
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still have excess inventory of DWDM equipment (Yes / No)?
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will be awarding new contracts for new DWDM systems starting (in what
quarter of 2002 or 2003 or beyond)?
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When combining DWDM and OXC on my network, I prefer to use (separate/same
vendors? Separate box or integrated?)?
Survey
Date: Published
July 2002 from responses received June 11-25, 2002
Cost only
$500.00
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Optical Networking: SONET/SDH/Next Generation Equipment
Traditional SONET/SDH markets to Decline 20 Percent
Annually, 2000-2006
The traditional SONET and SDH markets will decline from
$17.4 billion in 2000 to $4.6 billion in 2006. The remaining market
for traditional SONET and SDH transport equipment will be sales to fill
excess capacity on legacy networks. Customers will use
next-generation technology for all new SONET/SDH deployments......
Cost only
US$4,950 (Updated on April 2002)
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The leading resource for
Fiberoptics and Optical Networking
Intelligence
Report on
Optical Fiber and Fiberoptic Cable Markets in
China
Carrier
Profiles and Market Forecasts-December
2001
To view the
table of contents, please click on:
http://www.kmicorp.com/fiberoptics_market_studies/china_optical_fiber.htm
The continuous deregulation of China's Telecommunications industry will
speed up competition among carriers. With the WTO admittance, the sizzling
telecommunications market in China will attract foreign investment. Market
demand will further accelerate telecom infrastructure construction. Fiber
installation will continue to grow at a CAGR of 15% until 2005 with most
of the demand from local and feeder local networks. This report is a must
have if you are interested in China's exciting fiberoptics market!
Cost only
US$3,500
This report
contains
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Fiber
deployment and forecasts for the next five years at each network level
by national carriers and selected local carriers from China Telecom
subsidiaries
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Details of
network deployment forecast in the future five years by carriers and by
network level
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Profiles of
national carriers and potential carriers including network status and
future installation focus
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Optical
fiber and fiberoptic cable manufacturers' production volume and capacity
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Domestic and
non-domestic cable and fiber sources
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Optical
fiber and fiberoptic cable prices forecast through 2005
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WTO impact
on the Chinese telecommunications market
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Discussion
of regulatory issues
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Worldwide Optical Fiber and Fiberoptic
Cable Markets
After two years of unprecedented volume
demand for cabled fiber, in mid-2001 the demand for fiberoptic cable has
slowed down dramatically. The 2001 update of KMI's Worldwide Optical Fiber
and Fiberoptic Cable Markets report includes a revised forecast of
cabled-fiber demand by region, fiber and cable production by region, major
producer, price data, fiber deployment forecasts by fiber type, and market
share.
Cost US$9,650
Please
visit <http://www.kmicorp.com/>
for product and service information. Our market studies, consulting
services, maps, and conferences enable fiberoptics and telecommunications
companies to anticipate trends and competition in the industry's market
sectors.
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2001 Worldwide Summary of Fiberoptic
Undersea Systems
The 2001 Worldwide Summary of
Fiberoptic Undersea System report is an invaluable business tool for:
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Undersea cable and equipment
manufacturers
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International telecom companies
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Undersea cable system operators
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Cable installation and maintenance
companies
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Marine survey providers
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Banks and other organizations involved
in telecom financing
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Companies making materials and
components for undersea cable and repeaters
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Providers of maritime planning and
engineering services
KMI offers a free phone consultation to
report purchasers. Call any time and talk to an analyst about the report.
Multiple copies and Intranet site licenses are available. Please contact
KMI for details.
Regarded as the most comprehensive
guide to the fiberoptic undersea systems market, the 2001 report includes:
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Analysis of fiber and cable demand on
both a worldwide and regional basis.
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Tracking of the technological
advances, such as the increase in fiber count in transoceanic cables,
and what this means to future installations and investment.
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Comparisons of transatlantic and
transpacific investments and system capacity.
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Market share data on the supply side
of the industry.
Order Now!
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Tunable Lasers for Optical Communications
Technology, products, and applications
This report covers
The roles which
tunable lasers are likely to play in tomorrow’s optical networks
Short and
longer term applications
Controversial applications and those with widespread industry support
The primary
technology platforms under consideration are described
Features and
capabilities that differentiate one technology from another
Competitive
strengths and weaknesses of each of these technologies
Potential market applications of tunable lasers
Different applications for
tunable lasers and requirements for lasers performance
The most important performance parameters individually and in general
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Tunable laser supplier profiles of manufacturers and developers:
Primary vendors (and
developers) with their competitive position
Technology, development status, product performance and configuration
METHODOLOGY
The primary research that underlies this
report consists of a series of interviews with potential users of
tunable lasers, such as network equipment vendors, as well as with the
component vendors manufacturing and development tunable lasers. This
primary research is combined with extensive secondary research, and then
synthesized to produce a comprehensive analysis of trends,
directions and drivers in this market segment.
TARGET READERSHIP
This report should be particularly
valuable to the following groups:
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Network equipment manufactures and
network operators
will benefit from the comparison of the differing approaches to tunable
laser development —
helping them choose which vendors to work with.
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Tunable laser manufacturers
will benefit from the discussion of target applications, and desired
performance parameters —
helping them focus their development efforts.
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Investors
will benefit from the overall roadmap —
helping them choose potential winners
in this rapidly changing, rapidly growing, highly competition segment.
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