2007 Metro Ethernet State-of-the-Market Report
By Steven Taylor, Kubernan
Published and posted February, 2007
 

Abstract:
 

The PnPcast™ (Podcast and PDF) features a briefing by Steven Taylor who will discuss the results of the Kubernan 2007 Metro Ethernet State-of-the-Market Report.

Data for the report was collected in the Fall of 2006, using the Webtorials community as the primary survey base.  The respondents were, for all practical purposes, an equal mix of end-users and service providers.  With this mix, the survey took a unique approach of asking parallel questions asked whenever appropriate.  That is, the end-users were asked what “you…” think about an issue versus service providers being asked what “do you think your customers…” think about the same issue.  This resulted in some stark contrasts between end-user and service provider perspectives in some cases.

From a high level, the survey showed a good demand for Metro Ethernet services.  The primary drivers included:

while the primary inhibitors included:

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Acknowledgment: Please note that this paper was made possible in part due to the support of Nortel Networks.