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U.S. Access Landlines Connect 5.3 Million Business Sites

BOSTON, MA, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...Business customers utilize nearly 5.3 million landline connections at their U.S. sites, a net increase of nearly 700,000 lines in the past five years, according to Vertical Systems Group's latest market analysis.  Figures represent access rates ranging from 56/64 kbps to Gigabit speeds.

Business Ethernet and Business Cable are the fastest growing access segments, followed by OC-3/OC-12+, Business DSL and FT3/T3.  Growth for the largest segment, FT1/T1, has leveled off, while the base of low speed 56/64 kbps connections continues to rapidly decline.

"The economic downturn will curtail total connection growth, however enterprise customer demand remains strong for lower cost, higher speed access lines for site connectivity to business services, particularly IP/MPLS VPNs, Ethernet, DIA (Dedicated Internet Access)," said Rick Malone, Principal at Vertical Systems Group. "In the past five years, aggregate access bandwidth has more than tripled as a result of customer network migration to larger capacity access connections."

New @Access research is available now through Vertical Systems Group's ENS Research Programs.  Research content covers business trends by speed and technology for the U.S. and European markets.  U.S. quantification includes access connection detail for the following Speed/Technology segments: 56/64 kbps, FT1/T1, FT3/T3, OC-3/OC-12+, Business DSL, Business Cable and Business Ethernet (Sub-10 Mbps and 10 Mbps).  For the European market, the Speed/Technology segments are E1, E3, Business DSL and Business Ethernet. Connection statistics are also provided by Speed/Technology for the following Service segments: Frame Relay, ATM, Private Lines, IP Circuits, and High Speed Voice Circuits.  All analysis is web-based, supported with Excel-ready tables and full-color graphics.  To order @Access now or request pricing for a custom ENS Research Program, please email research@verticalsystems.com or contact Erica Ambrose at +1.781.352.0700.

About Vertical's ENS Research Programs

Vertical Systems Group's ENS Research Programs feature web-based access to hundreds of research topics.  As a comprehensive "real world" resource for business or product planning, ENS analyzes service migration across all broadband network services to provide more defensible analysis as compared to a discrete "survey" or single market analysis.  Research Tracks include @Access, @Ethernet, @ Dedicated IP/MPLS VPNs, @Fiber, @Frame Relay, @Private Lines, @Broadband (Business DSL and Business Cable), @ATM, @SURVEYFlash, @STATFlash and more.  Contact us now for more information on a program that fits your organization's needs.

About Vertical Systems Group

Vertical Systems Group (http://www.verticalsystems.com) is recognized worldwide as a leading market research and strategic consulting firm specializing in defensible quantification of the networking industry.  To speak with an analyst at Vertical Systems Group, contact Erica Ambrose at +1.781.352.0700 or eambrose@verticalsystems.com.