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Vertical Systems Group:
2009 U.S. Business Ethernet LEADERBOARD
U.S. market share results show heightened
competition
in response to expanding enterprise demand for higher speed Business
Ethernet services.
 BOSTON,
MA, JANUARY 29, 2010 --
The U.S. competitive environment for
Business Ethernet services is heating up in response to expanding
market demand, according to Vertical Systems Group's latest research
on enterprise network installations. Nine providers attained a
position on Vertical's 2009 U.S. Business Ethernet Leaderboard as
follows (ranked in order): AT&T, Verizon, tw Telecom, Cox, Qwest,
XO, Time Warner Cable, Cogent and Level 3. Service providers
cited on the Leaderboard each hold four percent or more of the U.S.
market based on retail port installations as of year end 2009.
"Business Ethernet is not a mass
market offering in the U.S. yet. However, in 2009 we watched
Ethernet emerge as the most significant strategic product in service
providers' data portfolios. With upward demand from enterprise
customers for higher access speeds, service providers are being
challenged to increase network capacity and decrease installation
cycle times," said Rick Malone, Principal at Vertical Systems Group.
"AT&T heads our Leaderboard for the second year in a row by
increasing its Business Ethernet base more rapidly than the overall
market."
Key results of Vertical's latest share analysis:
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More than 70 companies delivered
Business Ethernet services in the U.S. during 2009, including
Incumbent Carriers, Competitive Providers and Cable MSOs.
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Only three of the 2009 Leaderboard
providers increased their port share as compared to the prior year.
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During the second half of 2009, Competitive Providers and Cable MSOs gained
share from Incumbent Carriers.
Other providers
delivering Business Ethernet services in the U.S. market include
AboveNet, Alpheus, Bright House Networks, CenturyLink, Charter
Business, Cincinnati Bell, Comcast Business, Expedient, Global
Crossing, Masergy, Optimum Lightpath, Orange, RCN, Reliance
Globalcom and others.
Detailed share results plus in-depth Business Ethernet
market
statistics are available now through
Vertical Systems Group's
ENS
(Emerging Networks Service)
Research Programs.
Contact us
for subscription information and pricing.
About Vertical's
ENS Research
Programs
Vertical Systems Group's
ENS
Research Programs
feature web-based access to hundreds of research topics, plus
analyst support for your ad hoc requests or consultations. As
a comprehensive "real world" resource for business or product
planning,
ENS covers enterprise customer
migration across all broadband network services to provide you with
more defensible analysis as compared to discrete market forecasts.
Research Tracks include @Ethernet,
@Access,
@Dedicated IP VPNs, @Fiber,
@Frame Relay,
@Private Lines,
@Broadband,
@ATM, @SURVEYFlash,
@STATFlash and more.
About Vertical Systems Group
Vertical Systems Group ( www.verticalsystems.com ) is recognized worldwide as a leading market research and strategic
consulting firm specializing in defensible quantification of the
networking industry. To speak with an analyst at Vertical
Systems Group, contact Erica Ambrose at +1.781.352.0700 or
eambrose@verticalsystems.com.
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