U.S. Ethernet revenue will increase from $5.2 billion in 2012...
U.S. Ethernet revenue will increase from $5.2 billion in 2012 to $9.2 billion in 2016, International Data Corporation (IDC) said Thursday. Ethernet adoption rates are soaring because of “superior cost effectiveness,” high-bandwidth scalability, ease of implementation and overall flexibility, IDC…
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said. Data center connectivity, disaster recovery/business continuity and data storage replication have helped drive Ethernet adoption in the U.S., IDC said. “Enterprises are increasingly utilizing 100MB, gigabit, and even 10 GB Ethernet services for domestic and international [Wide Area Network] networking,” said Nav Chander, research manager-Enterprise Communication Services, in a news release. “We are seeing a lot more medium-size U.S. enterprises adopt Ethernet with more fiber availability, more service competition, and faster time-to-service compared to alternatives.” Demand has also increased because of Ethernet access growth as an alternative to leased lines for access to Internet or IP virtual private networks, IDC said. Ethernet services are frequently less expensive than private line or packet services; lower equipment costs also make it more cost effective, IDC said (http://xrl.us/bnxft7).