KMI Corporation (Kessler Marketing Intelligence)

KMI Corporation is the recognized world leader in fiberoptics and telecommunications market research. KMI's consulting services enable fiberoptics and telecommunications companies to anticipate trends and competition in the industry's market sectors. A wholly-owned subsidiary of PennWell, and part of the Advanced Technology Division, KMI's commitment is to provide clients with reports and marketing tools that are highly targeted, cost-effective and time-sensitive. KMI provides the information necessary to succeed in the future of telecommunications.

KMI's services include:

• Multi-client and single-client research reports
• Market data by region, component and technology
• World-wide and specific regional forecasts
• Network feasibility studies
• Conferences
• Electronic News Services
• Fiberoptic Route Maps
• Undersea Systems analyses
• CD-ROMs and databases
• Fiberoptics Market Intelligence® Newsletter
• Global Network Locator

KMI's 25 years of fiberoptics research activities focus on: market analysis and forecasting; strategic planning; technology assessment and system feasibility; product planning and positioning; due diligence; identification of candidates for mergers, joint ventures and acquisition projects; focus group analysis; price/cost forecasting; and more.

Located in Newport, Rhode Island, KMI has provided reports and consulting services for telecommunications leaders, such as AT&T, BT, NTT and the Bell companies, as well as global manufacturers of optical fiber, cable, transmission equipment and components. KMI has completed projects for industry groups and consortia such as the European Community and FLAG. As quoted in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Barrons, Business Week, Newsweek and trade publications for the fiberoptics and telecommunications industry, prestigious journals all rely upon KMI's expertise and findings.