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To: FJB who wrote (814)	1/7/2014 3:53:40 AM
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Carriers tune into 100GE, packet optical: Service providers are seeing potential in using P-OTS (packet-optical transport systems) to transport packet traffic versus using routers, notes Infonetics in its 2013 Routing, IP Edge, and Packet-Optical Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey. Out of the service providers they surveyed, 75 percent said they are using P-OTS today or are planning to by 2016. In addition to P-OTS, service providers are looking at deploying 100 Gigabit Ethernet. However, Michael Howard, Infonetics co-founder and principal analyst for carrier networks, notes that providers are deploying 100GE for different reasons. "Some operators are already paying 15 times the price of 10GE for 100GE because they need it now, and we found that some operators are willing to pay more for 100GE for specific parts of their networks; for example, over a third are willing to pay a premium for routes with low fiber availability," Howard said. "Still, most carriers will wait until 100GE pricing comes down to 10 times 10GE or lower, so it behooves manufacturers to continue developments that lower the price of 100GE." Release Read more: Latin America, Africa, Middle East show IPTV potential; Carriers tune into 100GE, packet optical - FierceTelecom fiercetelecom.com Subscribe at FierceTelecom