The Market for Telecommunications Test Equipment

Abstract

Telecommunications networks, consisting of subscriber lines, trunks, switches and associated network equipment, are moving towards wireless and broadband connections that require new test equipment in which computers are used as testing platforms. Moreover, the introduction of an optical means of communicating that precludes mechanical connections for testing also complicates and influences the testing of telecommunications equipment.

This report on telecommunications test equipment

• Groups test equipment into 13 categories: analog test equipment, bit error rate testers (BERTs), central office based DSL test equipment, field DSL test equipment, protocol analyzers, radio test equipment, microwave test equipment, cable test equipment, fiber optic test equipment, test equipment for switches, the direct testing part of operations support systems (OSSs), other centralized test equipment, and other test equipment
• Discusses the status and trends of telecommunications networks together with their impact on the requirements for testing
• Analyses markets into four areas: North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia and the Pacifi c, and Latin America and the Caribbean
• Offers 5-year forecasts, company profi les and patent reviews.