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Worldwide passive optical network (PON) equipment sales sequentially grew 12% in the fourth quarter and 71% in 2006, reaching $308 million and $965 million

April 4, 2007

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CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Worldwide passive optical network (PON) equipment sales sequentially grew 12% in the fourth quarter and 71% in 2006, reaching $308 million and $965 million, respectively, says Infonetics Research in its latest "PON and FTTH Equipment and Subscribers" report.

BPON equipment sales are tanking while EPON and GPON sales are growing rapidly, with GPON equipment revenue and ports forecast to grow at triple-digit 5-year compound annual growth rates between 2006 and 2010. Healthy EPON and GPON sales will continue fueling growth in the overall PON market, which is forecast to reach nearly $2.4 billion in 2010.

"Service providers of all shapes and sizes are pushing fiber deeper into their access networks to support the demand for video, online gaming, P2P networking, and other bandwidth-intensive applications. GPON and EPON for both FTTH and FTTB applications continue to increase, as does Ethernet FTTH, which has become the preferred technology for smaller, North American operators, as well as for cities, municipalities, and a growing number of competitive operators in EMEA," said Jeff Heynen, analyst at Infonetics Research.

Infonetics Research Inc.

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