julie kunstler
this year as market grows
Total
ONTs/BOSAs - non 10G
ONTs/BOSAs - 10G and TWDM
80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0
base upon which to offer additional services, such as data-intensive broadband applications. • Plenty of room for growth in FTTx subscriber market in China –reaching even 30% FTTx household penetration in China will require massive effort by all three major telco operators, given China’s large population and size. • FMC (fixed-mobile convergence) – China Mobile could decide to use its FTTx network to support mobile backhaul, thereby saving capex as mobile data traffic continues to grow. • Extending its existing M2M
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PON ONT transceiver/BOSA forecast, 2012 – 2020. Image supplied by Ovum.
component, and equipment expertise. Bottom line – only time will tell how close Ovum’s newest PON optical component forecast matches the actual market. But early market indicators are very strong for 2015 and 2016.
partnerships, particularly in the gaming market, can be expanded to wireline broadband networks, enabling an even better customer experience over large device screens. • Significant local FTTx network building,
M2M largely entails wireless connectivity, wireline broadband connectivity plays a supporting role in many vertical M2M applications, such as healthcare. • Expanding OTT partnerships – China Mobile has several OTT partnerships. These
focus – China Mobile is developing M2M vertical market solutions. While
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