Today, after a recent surge in sales, Ericsson claimed the number one position in the IP-DSLAM market in Australia. Ericsson is also number one in Europe.
Globally in IP-DSLAMs, Ericsson is the number two supplier with a 12% market share. There was a 21% quarterly growth between Q4 2004 and Q1 2005, and Ericsson IP-DSLAM shipments in Q1 were larger than all other European vendors combined.
Worldwide IP-DSLAMs port shipments are forecast to overtake ATM-DSLAM port shipments at the end of 2006.
Tony Malligeorgos, Director of Marketing and Business Development for Ericsson Australia said: “The world has changed! Today broadband operators are building high-performance cost-efficient networks that can deliver video, as well as telephony and very fast Internet. IP/Ethernet based Broadband access is recognized as the way forward. To avoid investing in inadequate technologies, the transition from the older ATM DSLAMs to true IP-DSLAMs is happening extremely quickly.”
The rapid deployment of this equipment over the last 12-18 months means that currently an estimated 10% of Australia’s ADSL services are now carried through Ericsson IP-DSLAMs. Operators equipped with these DSLAMs now deliver the fastest commercial broadband services in Australia, with operators achieving speeds of 10-20 mbps using the latest ADSL2+ standard.
Globally, Ericsson is the prime driver in IP and Ethernet based access solutions with more than 60 commercial contracts, enabling advanced services such as on-demand and broadcast IP-TV for large scale network builds by incumbent and competitive carriers.
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world. Read more at http://www.ericsson.com/au/ericsson/press.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Elizabeth Middleton
Ericsson Australia
Phone: +61 3 9301 6589
Fax: +61 3 9301 4233
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