http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/09/11/gpon-interoperability-smokescreen/ More Signal. Less Noise. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:29:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/09/11/gpon-interoperability-smokescreen/#comment-617 FGF Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:26:38 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/09/11/gpon-interoperability-smokescreen/#comment-617 Even the major carriers realize what a bad business decision it would be for vendors controlling approximately 90% of market share to willingly participate in operability trials with the vendors fighting for a foothold in the market by persuing the remaining 10%. While it is standard procedure for the large carriers to sponsor such trials, and for them to lay down heafty requirements for their main vendors, at this stage it would be akin to asking them to carve off a piece of future market share in a burgeoning market, something they can't afford to do while at the same time providing the carriers their best pricing on GPON gear. Even the major carriers realize what a bad business decision it would be for vendors controlling approximately 90% of market share to willingly participate in operability trials with the vendors fighting for a foothold in the market by persuing the remaining 10%. While it is standard procedure for the large carriers to sponsor such trials, and for them to lay down heafty requirements for their main vendors, at this stage it would be akin to asking them to carve off a piece of future market share in a burgeoning market, something they can’t afford to do while at the same time providing the carriers their best pricing on GPON gear.

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