SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 19, 2004 -
The Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) market had a dramatic upswing in 2003, creating many opportunities for equipment vendors, reports In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com). The high-tech market research firm finds that shipments, driven by strong DSL subscriber growth and service providers rapidly adding capacity to plan for future expansion, experienced a significant upturn. The number of DSLAM ports shipped, worldwide, in 2003, were more than double that shipped in 2002. There was growth in shipments to all four regions of the world, Asia-Pacific, EMEA, North America, and CALA. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 48% of all DSLAM port shipments in 2003.
However, Henry Goldberg, a Senior Analyst with In-Stat/MDR expects “DSLAM port shipments to grow more slowly next year, as a result of the additional capacity that was added in 2003 and a slower rate of DSL subscriber growth.” But port shipments should still grow by a healthy 40%, and will continue to grow over the next five years, but at a declining rate, as new DSL subscriber additions each year decrease, due to increased market penetration.
In-Stat/MDR has also found that:
The Average Selling Price (ASP) per DSLAM port, worldwide, dropped by over 30% in 2003, as vendors competed fiercely on price to win contracts. This price erosion will also continue in coming years, keeping revenue growth rates below those of port shipments.
Alcatel continued to be the dominant vendor of DSLAMs in all regions, except for the Asia-Pacific region (where they were the 2nd -leading vendor).
New higher-bandwidth forms of DSL will replace standard ADSL.
IP DSLAMs are growing in popularity, and are widely deployed in the Asia-Pacific and CALA regions. They offer lower cost, gigabit Ethernet, trunking than ATM-based DSLAMs, and may also provide intelligent features, such as support of DiffServ classes of service and IGMP multicasting for video services.
The deployment of DSLAMs in remote locations is growing as service providers extend their DSL footprint to reach more subscribers. Another key driver for remote DSLAMs is the deployment of VDSL in Multiple Tenant Units (MTUs) in countries such as Japan and Korea.
Recent In-Stat research, The Booming But Highly Competitive Worldwide DSLAM Market (#IN0401200WN), provides a comprehensive analysis of the worldwide DSLAM market. DSLAMs examined include dedicated DSLAMs, multiservice access platforms supporting DSL, and next-generation DLCs with DSLAM functionality. Worldwide DSLAM port shipments in 2003 are described. Shipments are broken out by geographical region and type of DSL. Vendor market shares are indicated on a worldwide basis and by region. Detailed profiles are provided that cover the product offerings, competitive strengths, and customers for twelve major global vendors and two smaller vendors of DSLAMs. Key trends shaping the DSLAM market are discussed. The report concludes with a five-year forecast of DSLAM port shipments and revenues.
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