The launch of Ethernet virtual private line (EVPL) service by most leading carriers is expected to enhance market potential for wholesale E-Line services. Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) and Ethernet services are expected to ramp up market revenues. The year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth rates for these services are pegged at 10-12 percent for MPLS and 20-30 percent for Ethernet.

Private line (DS1/DS3) and synchronous optical networking (SONET) services are likely to command a major share of data transport revenues in the near future. Private line services, particularly DS1 and SONET services, have maintained a modest, but steady inflow of revenues, largely owing to stable demand from wireless service providers on the wholesale front, and the reluctance of end users to move to Ethernet unless their bandwidth needs exceed 6 Mbps on the enterprise/business front.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (ipcommunications.frost.com), U.S. Data Transport Services Market Overview, finds that the market earned revenues of over $33.0 billion in 2009 and estimates $40.0 billion in 2014.

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“Wavelength services are seeing a growth spike owing to escalating demand for higher bandwidth circuits,” says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Roopa Shree H. “Also, the emergence of Ethernet has revived the wavelength services market as a number of service providers use waves to provision Ethernet circuits, and most 1 GigE and 10 GigE Ethernet circuits provisioned today are over dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM).”

Legacy services, particularly frame relay (FR) and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), are declining at a faster pace than expected, owing to market migration from these technologies to newer IP-based ones such as MPLS and Ethernet. However, despite the market shift to these newer services, their growth in revenues are not as rapid as the decline in revenues for FR and ATM, because of the price competitiveness of IP-based services that offer more bandwidth for a lower cost.

The U.S. data transport services market (wholesale and retail) is dominated by the Tier 1 carriers. Competition is expected to intensify in the MPLS and Ethernet arena, as carriers begin to position themselves as solution providers (selling voice+Internet+data bundles with MPLS backed by hosted/managed security services, as compared to pure MPLS transport).

Bundled products such as voice + Internet + VPN for data transport seem to be seeing a great amount of success in the SMB space, as such products can save people a lot of money. Tier 2 carriers are emerging as better solution providers compared to Tier 1 participants, largely due to the focused approach they have on specific verticals and size of enterprises they go after with their solutions, thus creating a market niche.

“Large carriers are seeing a surge in demand for high bandwidth transport services – especially MPLS VPN for multipoint-to multipoint connectivity for large distributed enterprises,” says Roopa Shree H. “Also, large carriers are showing increased interest in integrating Telepresence type of solutions with MPLS, which obviously makes sense for large enterprises.”

Some interesting trends are expected to sweep over the transport services segment in the next four to five years with solution selling greatly taking precedence over pure transport or bandwidth. Business voice over Internet protocol/session initiation protocol (VoIP/SIP) trunking and hosted/managed security services bundled into transport are expected to clearly dominate the market landscape.

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The use of foetal and neonatal monitoring and diagnostics is growing due to a combination of various factors – higher awareness among expectant mothers about the advantages of sophisticated monitoring as well as non-invasiveness and greater safety offered by new prenatal diagnostic techniques. Across Europe, the rising need for new patient monitoring systems that can allow both hospitals and patients to better view foetal and neonatal monitored parameters is providing a fillip to market prospects.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (patientmonitoring.frost.com), European Market for Foetal and Neonatal Monitoring Equipment, finds that the market earned revenues of $130.9 million in 2008 and estimates this to reach $161.2 million in 2012. The following market segments are covered in the research: feotal monitoring, neonatal monitoring and non-invasive blood gas monitoring devices.

The average age of Europe’s maternal population has been increasing gradually. Advances in technology, coupled with improvements in in-vitro fertilisation, have led to greater success rates.

“Progress in fertilisation technology has resulted in most patients over the age of 35 being advised to take advantage of the enhanced control provided by in-vitro fertilisation,” notes Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Janani Narasimhan. “This has boosted the rate of multiple pregnancies, as well as increased the possibility of a mother delivering prematurely. As the number of premature births rises, the demand for neonatal monitoring devices has risen concomitantly.”

Hospitals have a growing need for new patient monitoring systems that support improved viewing of the neonates’ monitored parameters and alarm events, that is, provide an alarm during emergencies from any bed in the unit. The demand for advanced features – chiefly due to the better marketing of these devices and improved awareness – is surging as they enable clinicians to view and access Windows applications on the same display of the patient waveforms and other vital signs data and to interact with other information systems across the hospital.

At the same time, the use of foetal and neonatal monitoring and diagnostics is expanding due to the availability of maternity care reimbursement and insurance coverage in developed countries.

To remain competitive, leading market participants often bundle products, combining it with heavy discounts. In most cases, group purchasing organisations (GPOs) demand significant discounts from manufacturers. This affects smaller market participants.

“GPOs, that have sufficient power to influence and control the market share of many products, also impose additional pressure on these participants by encouraging the purchase of comprehensive packages from a single vendor,” adds Narasimhan. “Smaller foetal and neonatal monitoring equipment companies are finding it extremely challenging to offer products at a discounted rate with the aim of attracting more customers while maintaining a steady flow of revenues.”

Several foetal monitoring devices can be rented for as low as $17 per month. These devices can be rented at a low price through a system of pre-payment. On average, these devices cost $0.84 to $1.40 per day depending on their features. Such trends will affect market revenues in the long run.

“Doctors and care providers should caution mothers-to-be of foetal home monitors as they give a false sense of security,” states Narasimhan. “In many cases, the use of such home monitors results in delayed medical attention.”

Furthermore, in many instances, parents panic when they hear abnormal noises. This is caused by blood flow through the placenta/mother’s main blood vessels that can be heard with the help of Doppler monitors.

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