LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 40/100 GigE standard is supposed to be published in June 2010 and pre-standard devices are expected to be available as early as in the first quarter 2010. In fact, we believe that the OFC/NFOEC 2010 trade show and conference could turn out to be the "coming out party" for 40 and 100G initial product offerings. And as we have long stressed, we have always viewed 40/100 GigE as a networking protocol that will eventually cater to a mass market that will extend well beyond the high-performance computing centers and server mega-farms that were the original impetus for the standards making in this area. One area that receives particular attention is how 40/100 GigE will fit into the data center environment in which InfiniBand and Fibre Channel has often been the preferred way of doing things; not Ethernet.
Until recently, Carrier Ethernet was close to an oxymoron. However, many of the major carriers are now talking about near-term 100 Gbps upgrades and, because there is nothing else available, they can only be referring to Ethernet deployment. With this in mind, the report raises and provides preliminary answers to the question as to what the 40/100 G products for the carrier market will look like. In providing these answers the report also takes a look at what the new found cooperation between the ITU-T, OIF and IEEE will really mean to carrier marketplace for 40/100 Gbps products.
This report provides in depth coverage from the perspective of an insider; someone who understands the commercialization process for this kind of products as well as what it takes to market transceivers and components to OEMs in today's economic environment. Our analyst also happens to have a deep understanding of the latest trends and requirements in large data centers, the market that will be key to a take off in the 40/100 GigE market.
In this latest study of the 40/100 Gbps market, we provide up to the minute commentary on the strategies of the leading players in the 40/100 Gbps including component/module makers, OEMs and service providers. And, as with previous reports on 40/100 Gbps we include a granular eight-year volume and value shipment projection.
40/100 GigE Markets: 2010 and Beyond
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