Cignal AI: North American optical sales rebound in 2019
Sales of optical equipment in North America rose more than 25% for 4Q19 and 10% for all of 2019, according to the most recent Transport Hardware Report from research firm...
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2019 U.S. Competitive Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD
Cogent, Zayo, GTT and Sprint have achieved a position on the 2019 U.S. Competitive Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD, according to Vertical Systems Group’s latest Competitive Provider LEADERBOARD, which ranks companies in...
Dell’Oro: telecom equipment market grew 2% in 2019
The overall telecom equipment market – Broadband Access, Microwave & Optical Transport, Mobile Core & Radio Access Network, SP Router & CE Switch - advanced 2% during 2019, recording a...
Vertical Systems Group: 2019 U.S. Carrier Ethernet LEADERBOARD
CenturyLink and AT&T retain the top two rankings on Vertical Systems Group's newly published 2019 U.S. Carrier Ethernet LEADERBOARD. Seven companies achieved a position on the 2019 U.S. Carrier Ethernet...
Dell’Oro: Mobile Core Network market approaches $8 billion
The Mobile Core Network (MCN) market expanded for the second consecutive year and approached $8 billion in 2019, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Ericsson, Huawei, and Nokia...
Dell’Oro: CBRS RAN investments to surpass $1.5B
The overall CBRS market – LTE plus 5G NR – is expected to grow at a rapid pace between 2019 and 2024 with cumulative RAN investments projected to surpass $1.5...
Cisco: 1.4 billion 5G connections in 3 years
Cisco is predicting 1.4 billion 5G connections by 2023. Thomas Barnett introduces some key findings of the Cisco Annual Internet Report. One interesting finding - average data rates for 5G...
Spirent on 5G: What to expect in 2020
There is a rush to move past 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) to Standalone (SA) rollouts because it is a quicker path to revenue and profitability for carriers, according to a new...
IDC: 5G could boost 2020 IT spending
Worldwide IT spending is set to increase by 5% in constant currency this year as software and services investment remains stable while smartphone sales recover on the back of a...
Dell’Oro: Service Provider router market to grow at modest pace
Worldwide sales of Service Provider Routers is projected to exceed $75 billion over the five years from 2020 to 2024, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The delivery...
Dell’Oro: Broadband access equipment sales may have peaked
Sales of cable broadband access equipment will decrease with a 2 percent CAGR from 2019 to 2024, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The virtualization of network infrastructure,...
Dell’Oro: Demand for 400G switch expected to grow this year
Ethernet Switch Data Center port shipments are forecast to surpass 60 million by 2024, with more than 50 percent of the port shipments will operate at 100 Gbps, 400 Gbps...
Dell’Oro: 5G backhaul transport equipment sales to hit $3B by 2024
5G mobile backhaul transport equipment revenue will reach $3 billion by 2024. Demand for 5G backhaul is expected to drive multiple years of growth for the total mobile backhaul transport...
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