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New @Wavelength Research

Mid-2024 U.S. Wavelength Services LEADERBOARD

U.S. benchmark for retail and wholesale Wavelength services

Wavelength revenue in the U.S. is on track to top $5 billion in 2024, driven by strong customer demand for retail gigabit circuits spurred by AI implementations. Based on our latest research, double digit annual growth is projected for 100 Gbps and higher speed wavelength circuits through 2028.

Rick Malone, Principal, Vertical Systems Group

New @Ethernet Research

Mid-Year 2024
U.S. Carrier Ethernet LEADERBOARD

AT&T continues to top U.S. Ethernet Services market; Challenge Tier increases to seven providers

Mid-2024 U.S. Ethernet LEADERBOARD
Global Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD
U.S>.Fiber Lit Building LEADERBOARD

New @Fiber Research

2023 U.S. Fiber Lit Buildings LEADERBOARD

AT&T retains #1 position

Double digit increase in 2023 for U.S. Fiber Lit sitesĀ 

The number of U.S. fiber lit sites is steadily expanding across every commercial building size segment. Demand is also accelerating from cloud providers and service providers to support the rise in AI, security services, and other applications requiring ultra-high capacity fiber connectivity to Data Centers.

Rosemary Cochran, Principal, Vertical Systems Group

New @SD-WAN Research

2023 U.S. SD-WAN
Technology LEADERBOARD

Four of the five LEADERBOARD positions change; VMware by Broadcom secures #1 rank, surpassing Cisco; HPE Aruba Networking advances to #4, ahead of Versa Networks

Significant changes in site shares for the leading SD-WAN Technology companies resulted in a shakeup in the year-end 2023 rankings. Many enterprise customers areĀ refreshing their Carrier Managed SD-WAN networks with new orchestration capabilities, dynamic underlay connectivity, and SSE security.

Rosemary Cochran, Principal, Vertical Systems Group

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