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Strategies & Market Trends : Telebras (TBH) & Brazil -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: djane who wrote (12206)	1/22/1999 12:29:00 AM
From: djane	Respond to of 22640

Latin America's singlemode deployment to double [I guess someone believes there's value down there. Just a little techie article to staunch the Wall St. hysterics...] Market Watch, December 1998 broadband-guide.com The annual deployment of singlemode fiber-optic cable in Latin America will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 12% over the next five years, according to a new study by KMI Corp. (Newport, RI). Singlemode Fiber-Optic Cable Markets in Latin America, 1997-2003, reports that annual deployment will rise from 1.8 million fiber-km in 1997 to 3.6 million fiber-km in 2003. The report profiles 11 Latin American countries, including Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The forecast covers fiber deployment for telephone companies, cable-television providers, and other operators, including electric companies. A few key findings in KMI's research include a CAGR of 26.7% for the installed base of fiber from 1997 to 2003. The installed base will rise from 5 million fiber-km in 1997 to 11.5 million km in 2000 to 21 million km in 2003. Most of the fiber in the region will be deployed by telephone operators. Their long-haul deployments will account for the largest share of fiber demand for the rest of the 1990s. Long-haul deployment, however, is expected to decline during the full forecast period. New long-haul installations will account for only 27% of all fiber deployed in 2003, as opposed to 52% in 1998. Operators reported having enough capacity in place or on the drawing boards to meet their long-distance requirements for the next five years, typically using 24-fiber cable in their long-haul networks. Brazil's Embratel is the only company planning to use wavelength-division multiplexing to increase long-haul capacity. Metro and access deployments will grow rapidly, says KMI, particularly after 1998. Metro/access deployment will grow at a CAGR of more than 22% from 1997 to 2003. It will account for 34% of all new fiber installed in 1998 and 60% of all new fiber installed in 2003. With few exceptions, operators in the region plan to limit deployment of fiber in their access networks to large business customers and to remote terminals in digital loop carrier systems. Fiber-to-the-curb is not in prospect except for limited applications in Brazil. Cable TV will play an important role in the Latin American market as operators use fiber in hybrid fiber/coaxial-cable deployments to upgrade and expand their networks. Region-wide, cable TV will account for 13% of the installed base of fiber by 2003. For more information or to order the complete study, contact Carole McCormick at KMI Corp., (800) 343-4035 (USA), (401) 849-6771, fax: (401) 847-5866, or e-mail: info@kmicorp.com. Back to the Market Watch Index Home \| Electronic Press Room \| This Week in Fiber \| Subscribe \| 1998 Media Kit \| Calendar of Events \| Site Map \| Add Your Company \| Meet the Publisher \| Company Index \| Contractors \| Categories \| Sponsors, Advertisers \| Ask the Expert! \| Product Showcase \| LiveEvents! \| Search The Communications Web Sites Broadband Guide \| Contractors Directory \| LiveEvents! \| LIGHTWAVE Xtra! \| Wireless Integration Xtra! \| OSP Engineering & Construction Xtra! \| Cabling Installation & Maintenance Xtra! Visit the Optoelectronics Web Sites Meet the Publisher Comments or Questions about this site, please contact the Webmaster. ©Copyright 1995-1998 PennWell Media Online This page was updated on 11-Jan-99.