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The Future of Digital Subscriber Line Technology: Business Drivers, Strategies, and Markets

Overview

As the Internet market continues to explode, consumer and business demand for greater bandwidth and faster connection speeds has led to several technological approaches. Prominent among them are digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies, which are being installed at an unprecedented rate. Projections as high as 6 million lines installed—generating $5.5 billion—by 2002 exist for the U.S. DSL market alone. To meet such projections, it is imperative that service providers stay abreast of recent developments.

Addressing one of the most important topics to the telecom and information industries today, The Future of DSL provides an overview of DSL deployment and explores the forces driving the rapid growth of broadband and high-speed access in homes and businesses.

The report provides an examination of regulatory constraints, technology hurdles, market drivers, current trials and installations, and competing technologies, as it offers in-depth discussion about the future of DSL. This comprehensive report also provides key definitions and background information for a well-rounded view of the technology.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Technology Basics

Market Drivers: Current Demand for Broadband-Access Technologies

Regulatory Issues Impacting DSL Deployment

Technology Hurdles for DSL

DSL Deployments to Date: Lessons Learned

The DSL Business Case for Various Types of Local–Exchange Service

DSL vs. Competing Broadband–Access Technologies

Strategies by Service Provider Type

Vendor Profiles

Service Provider Profiles

Conclusions

Contributors

Author

Judith Hellerstein is the president of Hellerstein & Associates, a research group specializing in market analysis, competitive intelligence, and regulatory analysis of telecommunications, broadband access, and wireless issues. She has more than ten years experience in business and competitive analysis in the telecommunications and technology markets. Ms. Hellerstein has a master's in public administration with a concentration in international management from Columbia University. Before founding Hellerstein & Associates, she worked for MCI Communications, the Federal Communications Commission, the Office of the Vice President of the United States, and two New York government agencies. Ms. Hellerstein is an active member of the Federal Communications Bar Association, the DC Technology Council, Capitol Telecommunications Professionals, Netpreneur Exchange, and is vice president of the Columbia University Club of Washington, D.C.

Features

The Future of DSL is an in-depth resource designed to help senior business managers and strategists understand the factors affecting the implementation and deployment of DSL technology and how this technology can best benefit their companies. The report accomplishes the following:

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July 1999
250 pages
ISBN 0-933217-62-5
$2,495
Additional copies $1,995 (when ordered with above)
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