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To: NDBFREE who wrote (42258)	11/22/2004 1:22:28 PM
From: Dee Jay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

re MRV's China initiative - the following may be significant: China Emerges as the World's Hottest Market for Ethernet Services, New Study Finds Monday November 22, 12:05 pm ET Heavy Reading survey cites soaring broadband demand and intense competition as key drivers for Ethernet in China NEW YORK, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Fueled by massive growth in residential broadband demand, China has catapulted past more established Western markets to become the world's top spot for Ethernet services, according to a groundbreaking new study released today by Heavy Reading (http://www.heavyreading.com), the market research division of Light Reading Inc. Ethernet Services in China presents a comprehensive view of the state of Ethernet service activity in China. The cornerstone of the report is an exclusive survey of major carriers across China, providing insight into their current Ethernet service deployment strategies. Survey data was provided directly by China's leading telecom service providers via face-to-face and telephone interviews conducted in October 2004, yielding up-to-the-minute information on this fast-growing and dynamic market sector. With 30 million broadband households as of June 2004, China is now the world's biggest broadband market by subscriber count, according to the report. At current growth rates (subscriber counts nearly doubled in the first six months of 2004 alone), China's leadership position is all but assured. Other key findings of the report include: China's service providers are aggressively using Ethernet to target the residential market - a strategy that has yet to catch on in Western markets. Although China's carriers are offering the kinds of enterprise Ethernet services that are becoming popular elsewhere, they are making a strong commitment to delivering Ethernet to the residential market, including services that are typically associated with major cities in the most advanced Western economies. FTTX is emerging as the primary broadband access technology in China's urban markets. The emphasis on fiber-based access is not surprising, given that China's cities are dominated by large blocks of newer apartment buildings. Most Chinese cities also are well supplied with fiber in the core that can be extended out to these residential blocks. Western vendors are winning significant business from China's Ethernet service providers. Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO - News), Nortel Networks (NYSE/Toronto: NT), Juniper Networks (Nasdaq: JNPR - News), and IBM (NYSE: IBM - News) were among the technology suppliers named most often as partners by Chinese service providers. The report presents survey data and results in two basic forms: Downloadable database: Report buyers gain exclusive access to a spreadsheet containing a full database of survey results. The data provides details on China's Ethernet service landscape that can be searched by carrier, region, or urban market. Service deployment maps: The report includes detailed maps showing current Ethernet service deployments by China's telecom carriers, as well as cross- carrier maps that plot out the levels of competition by region and city. Ethernet Services in China, a 23-page report, is published in PDF format and costs $2,495. The price includes an enterprise license covering all of the employees at the purchaser's company as well as access to a downloadable database of survey results. biz.yahoo.com Dee Jay