FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (of interest to editors covering: Business Research, Telecom, Networks, NJ Business) Carrier Ethernet Market Showing Double-Digit Growth Despite Recessionary Spending by Enterprises, says Insight Research BOONTON, N.J., May 4, 2009 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- US enterprises and consumers are expected to spend more than $27 billion over the next five years on Ethernet services provided by carriers, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. With metro-area and wide-area Ethernet services now available from virtually all major data service providers, the market is expected to grow at a compounded rate of over 25 percent, increasing from $2.4 billion in 2009 to reach nearly $7.8 billion by 2014. According to Insight Research's market analysis study, "Carriers and Ethernet Services: Public Ethernet in Metro & Wide Area Networks 2009-2014," the economic recession that emerged in late 2008 is expected to dampen Ethernet service growth to a projected 14 percent this year; however, the study projects that growth will re-accelerate beginning in 2010 and that revenue growth will reach another peak of 32 percent by 2012. Ethernet services are marketed under various names: transparent or native LAN, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, GigE, metro Ethernet, Ethernet private line, Ethernet virtual private line, Layer 2 virtual private network, Ethernet access, and virtual private LAN service. "The carriers are growing their Ethernet revenues in the context of steadily increasing data bandwidth demand and because Ethernet has real cost advantages in terms of providing flexible bandwidth and scalability that is superior to many competitive services," says Robert Rosenberg, president of Insight Research. "Though we are predicting an accelerating pace of Ethernet adoption, we are not suggesting that Ethernet is ready to 'take over the world.' Generally speaking, private line and frame relay customers are not ready to abandon these services, so the migration to Ethernet is going to be slow and steady," Rosenberg concluded. "Carriers and Ethernet Services: Public Ethernet in Metro & Wide Area Networks 2009-2014" examines carrier Ethernet market spending and usage patterns by topology (E-line, E-LAN, and access), regional domain (metro, wide-area, and access), retail/wholesale, and various bandwidth levels. An excerpt of this carrier Ethernet services market research report, table of contents, and ordering information are online at: http://www.insight-corp.com/reports/ethernet09.asp. This 146-page report is available immediately for $3,995 (hard copy). Electronic (PDF) reports can be ordered online. *(LOGO 72dpi: Send2Press.com/mediaboom/09-0420-InsightRsrc_72dpi.jpg) All trademarks and service marks are the property of the respective parties. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2009. NEWS SOURCE: Insight Research Corporation # # # // RELEASE END // MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info below not for publication online or in print ] Ms. Kim Novak, Marketing Director Insight Research +1-973-541-9600 kim @ insight-corp.com //Notes to editors: Print-ready images may be requested from the above media contact. Online pressroom for Insight Research: http://profiles.send2press.com/Insight_Research_Corporation.shtml ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2009-05-0504-003P.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2009-05-0504-003P.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml RSS feeds by news topic: http://feeds.send2press.com/idx_RSS.shtml Add our news to your blog or website automatically: http://feeds.send2press.com/ ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com/ ......... MAY 2009 Press Release / PRT = / B-NAB(ANC) US=NJ / pre = 9/6/55 / ytv = / agency = / keywords =