HUMMELSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, June 29, 2010 — FTM Consulting announced that its latest study, “Opportunities in Structured Cabling Systems,” indicates that the SCS market is forecast to grow at a 13.1% rate during the next five years. This market was impacted by the recent economic recession achieving only minimal growth or even decreases in growth during the past two years for many of the products in this market. As the economy, along with the SCS market recovers, SCS suppliers must rethink their strategies for transforming their business direction from a cost-containment mode to a growth mode. In order to grow, the SCS suppliers’ businesses, new opportunities must be identified and assessed in order to take advantage of this forecasted growth.

According to FTM Consulting’s President, Frank Murawski, suppliers need to address issues such as:

• What are the largest markets for my products?
• What are the largest growth markets for my products?
• What products will need to be developed in order to be competitive in the future?

This study addresses and provides quantitative data for these issues. Their analysis indicates that VOIP applications will be vital for the UTP cabling suppliers, while data center applications will offer the largest growth market for fiber cabling systems providers. Newer products will incorporate plug n’ play features, along with ease-of-installation capabilities. Newer technologies, such as 40/100 Gbps and, eventually, 1000 Gbps, will require new products in the future, such as OM 4 multimode fiber cables and enhanced OM4 fiber cables. All of these new developments, along with detailed five-year forecast data are included in this new study.