Demand for broadband access and transparent LAN services drives metro Ethernet growth in Europe, says IDC.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 July 2003-IDC: Demand for broadband access and transparent LAN services drives metro Ethernet growth in Europe, says IDC(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07302003 LONDON -- According to new research from IDC, spending on metro Ethernet services in Western Europe will reach $2.4 billion in 2007.

In a new study, IDC sizes the metro Ethernet market in Europe in two categories: those services used for broadband access for both businesses and consumers, and those used for transparent LAN (T-LAN) services for businesses. While initially T-LAN services were a larger proportion of total spending in 2002, they will be overtaken by broadband services over the next five years. There is a larger addressable market for broadband since it includes...