CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J. -- Though revenues are expected to flatten out over the next five years, the number of digital loop carrier (DLC) ports will nearly double by 2007, to over 10 billion ports. "The DSLAM and DLC Markets," a new report from Probe Group, forecasts the port and revenue growth for DLC and digital subscriber line access multiplexers (DSLAM).

"Two important factors have emerged at this stage of DSL deployment," says Richard Endersby, Probe Group Vice President of Internet Infrastructure. "First, equipment vendors should concentrate on reducing service provider network costs. Second, recently approved standards that increase downstream speeds should allow carriers too introduce more revenue-enhancing services."

"The DLC market is beginning to look like the DSLAM market," Endersby continued. Per-port pricing reflects this trend. "We expect revenues in the DLC market to flatten, while those in the DSLAM market will drop from a peak in 2004 of $2.9 billion to just over $1 billion in 2007."

Probe's recent report, "The DSLAM and DLC Markets," analyzes the market environment for DSLAM and DLC equipment worldwide. Profiles of Cisco, Huawei, Lucent, Alcatel, UTStarcomm, and Marconi are included. The report also analyses market share for the DSLAM equipment market. This report is part of the Global Internet Infrastructure Markets service, which provides ongoing quantitative and competitive analysis of equipment for service providers.

Probe Group LLC