Chinese ISPs spent $715 million on Gigabit Passive Optical Network...

Chinese ISPs spent $715 million on Gigabit Passive Optical Network equipment last year, Infonetics Research said in a new report. “This is just the tip of the iceberg,” Infonetics Research analyst Jeff Heynen said in a news release. “This market holds massive potential for fiber-to-the-home, with around 300 million Chinese citizens expected to migrate to urban areas over the next 15 years, definitely making China the dominant region for FTTH deployments.” BRIC countries represented half of all global GPON equipment revenue in 2011, with Russia’s GPON equipment spending rising 79 percent over 2010, Infonetics Research said. Brazil was another bright spot, Heynen said. “We expect long-term strength there driven by a solid economy, increased competition from cable operators, and the upcoming World Cup and Olympics events,” he said (http://xrl.us/bnk5if).