Report

November 1999

Bandwidth Bottlenecks Burst

Jeanne Schaaf, Ph.D. 		Bandwidth backlogs characterize US local markets. But local carriers won't be the fix. Fiber construction crews, deep-pocketed IXCs, fixed-wireless providers, and fiber cable will meet the Internet bandwidth challenge.
by Jeanne Schaaf, Ph.D. with Brendan Hannigan, Erin Roland, Justin Bruton

INTERVIEWS
  • Bandwidth delivery times are too long and getting longer.
  • Competition from CLECs has had no impact on backlogs.
ANALYSIS
  • Neither ILECs nor CLECs will fix the bandwidth problem.
  • Fixed wireless and cable will deliver bandwidth near term.
  • Metro fiber barons and IXCs will overhaul local networks.
ACTION
  • Big bandwidth users should check out dark fiber.
  • NEXTLINK ought to shift its strategy to wholesale.
WHAT IT MEANS
  • Most of the CLECs in the market today will disappear.
  • Utilities will end up building local fiber.
 
Figures & Data
  • Figure 1.  Users Experience Bandwidth Shortages
  • Figure 2.  CLECs Cut Costs For Users
  • Figure 3.  Users Show Increased Interest In DSL And Cable, But Not Fixed Wireless
  • Figure 4.  Bandwidth Squeezes In Local Markets Hit Users
  • Figure 5.  Business Internet Access Skyrockets
  • Figure 6.  CLEC Segmentation Shows Little Build
  • Figure 7.  Cable And Fixed Wireless Providers Dot The Country
   
RELATED MATERIAL 
  • Companies And People Interviewed For This Report
  • Related Research
 
GRAPEVINE
  • When's the last time a customer made a sales call to you?
  • Boy, do Newton's aldermen have it wrong!
  • WinStar saves the day.
  • Office.com shows small businesses what's on the Net for them.
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