12/15 8:27A (BW) Analysts Report That Lucent Technologies Made dramatic
Third-Quarter Market Share Surge in DSL Equipment Market
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MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1999--Lucent Technologies
(NYSE: LU) outgrew its competition during the third quarter in the hot market
for digital subscriber line (DSL) equipment, according to the latest reports
from two market analyst firms.
Service providers are increasingly deploying DSL technology to deliver
high-speed voice, data and Internet services over existing copper wires,
creating a rapidly growing need for reliable and scalable DSL equipment. Both
the Dell'Oro Group and Synergy Research Group report that Lucent has made
major gains in this exploding market over the last two quarters.
Dell'Oro Group reported that Lucent moved into first place in the SDSL
(symmetric digital subscriber line) market, scoring a six-fold gain in sales
to reach a 38 percent share of worldwide revenues. From second quarter to
third quarter the worldwide SDSL market grew 89 percent in revenues and 85
percent in ports shipped, Dell'Oro reported. Lucent was the only DSL equipment
vendor to gain market share during the quarter - all others lost share,
according to Dell'Oro Group.
Synergy Research Group said Lucent recorded triple-digit third-quarter gains
in both revenues and units shipped in the worldwide DSLAM (digital subscriber
line access multiplexer) market.
Lucent grew its revenues by 222 percent and its units shipped by 169 percent
over the second quarter a growth rate several times faster than the next
competitor, and far higher than worldwide market revenue growth of 36 percent
reported by Synergy. In this market too, while Lucent gained market share, all
major competitors lost share, according to Synergy.
Internet users increasingly want high-speed connections that enable them to
communicate more effectively with corporate networks, surf the Web and
transfer large data and graphics files faster. DSL technologies allow fast
transmission - up to 100 times faster than a standard 56 Kbps modem - over
copper wires that already connect most homes and businesses.
"End users are demanding high-speed access, and Lucent's offerings are
quickly becoming the first choice of service providers," said Curt Sanford,
group president, Lucent InterNetworking Systems. "To gain share in these
competitive markets shows vividly that Lucent is on the right track."
Lucent offers integrated solutions for providing DSL services at speeds
ranging from 128 Kbps to 8 Mbps. Its products include both the central office
equipment and the customer premises equipment required for implementing DSL
services over existing twisted pair copper wiring. This equipment enables
Third-Quarter Market Share Surge in DSL Equipment Market
service providers to provide advanced communications services in the
multi-dwelling unit (MDU) and small office/home office markets with minimal
investment.
Lucent's MultiDSL product portfolio includes:
Stinger(TM), a carrier-class DSL access platform that offers a capacity of
up to 672 ports per shelf and enables service providers to offer business and
home customers the highest quality of voice over DSL, along with high-speed
data, Internet and video services over each copper connection.
DSL TNT(TM), a multi-service xDSL concentrator featuring ultra-high port
density, low power consumption, hot-swappable cards, redundant power supplies
and the flexibility to offer a wide range of xDSL services.
DSL MAX(TM) 20, for MDUs or multi-tenant buildings, smaller central offices
and campus/enterprise applications requiring relatively low-density DSL access
services.
The DSL Terminator 100 layer-3 device terminates sessions originating from a
DSL customer premises equipment unit and transported via a DSLAM. It gives
service providers a cost-effective way to aggregate and terminate high numbers
of virtual circuits.
DSL Pipe(TM) frame relay-based router-bridges offer end users download
speeds up to 8 Mbps. The CellPipe family of ATM-over-ADSL router/bridge ATU-R
units that offers high-speed asymmetrical data rates of up to 8 Mbps
downstream and 640K upstream.
Other Lucent DSL solutions include the PathStar(TM) Access Server, SLC(R)
LinkReach(TM) Access System, AnyMedia(R) Access System, and AnyMedia Access
Interface Units for the 5ESS(R) Switch.
The Dell'Oro Group (http://www.delloro.com) is a research and consulting
firm specializing in business planning and strategic competitive analysis in
the networking industry.
Synergy Research Group, Inc. (http://www.synergyresearchgroup.com)
specializes in providing qualitative and quantitative market intelligence to
the Networking and Internet Industries.
Headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., Lucent designs, builds and delivers a
wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and
software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and
microelectronic components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for
the company. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit the company's
web site at lucent.com.
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