Broadband market growing at steady pace

According to the news source, much of the market expansion in 2012 can be attributed to more households subscribing to fiber-optic network services. As a result, the market segment experienced a 24 percent year-over-year revenue increase. By 2018, the market for optical network services will make up approximately one-third of the fixed broadband market's revenues.

While the global market for fixed broadband services is rising, you may soon see some new business models emerging in the sector. These could become necessary to deal with the declining annual revenue per user (ARPU) rating of telecom services. The study found that many industry factors are contributing to declining ARPU statistics despite general industry growth. Jake Saunders, vice president and practice director of core forecasting at ABI Research said ARPU will probably continue declining for fixed telecom services.

"The [falling ARPU] trend is expected to endure as the majority of operators are trying to offer lower prices to capture a larger market share," said Saunders.

Importance of efficient network installation
The declining ARPU situation creates an environment in which revenue sustainability may depend on being able to efficiently install high-performance networks to minimize capital costs and make the most of service revenues. Fiber to Ethernet media converters can play a prominent role in making this happen because they enable interoperability in FTTH networks. As a result, telecoms can solve many FTTH compatibility problems and streamline installation to minimize spending.

Perle has an extensive range of Managed and Unmanaged Fiber Media Converters to extended copper-based Ethernet equipment over a fiber optic link, multimode to multimode and multimode to single mode fiber up to 160km.