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Market Update Report, March 2012
Sales of optical components and modules increased by 7% in 2011, after spiking by 36% in 2010...
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The Active Optical Cable Market Analysis & Forecast Report
This report examines the rapidly emerging product segment that embeds optical transceiver technologies into enclosed cables that hide the high-speed optics behind two transceiver ends...
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December 2011 Forecast Report
Tested by an earthquake, a tsunami, and a flood in 2011, the industry is poised to navigate well through macroeconomic uncertainty in 2012-2015...
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OFC Dinner & Seminar
Vladimir Kozlov presented on the state of the industry and market outlook; Brad Smith focused on Data Center Interconnects; guest speaker Matt Traverso of Cisco presented on Trends in High Speed Optical Connectivity and guest speaker Brad Booth of Dell presented on High Speed IO in the Data Center.
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Welcome to LightCounting! We provide analysis & forecasts of the market and technologies for optical and wire-line communications.
Upcoming Events
See LightCounting's Analysts at Interop in Las Vegas, NV May 6-10, 2012.
See LightCounting's Analysts at IEEE Optical Interconnects Conference in Santa Fe, NM May 20-23, 2012.
See LightCounting's Analysts at Optinet in Beijing, China May 30-31, 2012.
See LightCounting's Analysts at WDM & Next Generation Optical Networking in Monaco June 18-21, 2012.
See LightCounting's Analysts at CIOE in Shenzhen, China September 6-9, 2012.
See LightCounting's Analysts at ECOC in Amsterdam September 16-20, 2012.
Past Events
LightCounting hosted a dinner and seminar at OFC, March 7, 2012. To request a copy of the presentations, please email Marihette@LightCounting.com
About Light Counting
LightCounting is a market research and consulting company focused on aiding executive management decision making at system and component companies involved with high-speed communications in the Datacom, Telecom, CATV, FTTx, and consumer markets.
We provide detailed forecasts and market analysis of industry trends, technology development and market opportunities. We analyze both the supply-side and demand-side for communications interconnects. Our analysis is based on confidential sales data provided by leading component and module suppliers and offers a unique port-based view of the industry.
Our reports and service products are designed to help executives plan and run their businesses. We support decision making based on facts and data with realistic projections. Our research covers the entire supply chain including components, modules, and systems.
Our analyst team includes industry veterans with expertise in optical components, optical systems, communication semiconductors, and network design, deployment and operation.
Research Coverage Areas
Optical:
- Transceivers, transponders, and modules
- Serial and parallel optical transceivers
- Active optical cables
- Embedded board-level optics
Communications Semiconductors: 10GBase-T
Wired interconnects: CX-4 InfiniBand, Cat5/6/7 Ethernet, Direct Attach copper
Markets: Datacom, Telecom, FTTx, CATV, Consumer
Protocols:
- Ethernet: 1G, 10G, 40G, 100G and future coverage of 400G and 1000G
- Fibre Channel: 1G, 2G, 4G, 8G,16G, 32G and Fibre Channel-over-Ethernet (FCoE)
- InfiniBand: SDR, DDR, QDR, FDR, EDR 2.5G-25G
- SONET/SDH: OC-3, OC-12, OC48, OC-192, OC-768
- WDM: CWDM, DWDM,
- PON: BPON, GPON, EPON, Point2Point Ethernet, WD-PON
- Wireless back haul: 1G, 3G, 6G CPRI, SONET, Ethernet
- InfiniBand: Direct Attach, transceivers and active optical cables
- PCI Express: Transceivers and active optical cables
Other technologies: Silicon Photonics, Wireless Back Haul, Optical Amplifiers, WSS & ROADMS
Systems: Servers & HPCs, Switches & Routers, Telecom Systems, consumer devices
NEW!! Market Update Report (March 2012)
In addition to in depth analysis, this report offers summaries of the latest business developments and financial performance for 18 leading...More information
NEW!! The Active Optical Cable Market Analysis & Forecast Report (February 2012)
This report examines the rapidly emerging product segment that embeds optical transceiver technologies into enclosed cables that hide the...More information
Market Forecast Report(December 2011)
The forecast report presents analysis of business and CapEx of the top 12 service providers, as well as trends in networking equipment market and business of leading equipment manufacturers....More information
Storage Networking Report (September 2011)
With 1 Gb Ethernet, users only accessed the local area network (LAN). They were able to access files (given the right security access) stored on the internal storage of servers or other clients, or they....More information
Market Update Report (September 2011)
Sales of optical components and modules increased by more than 30% in 2010, raising concertns of a potential market bubble. Slow start for the market in early 2011 added fire to these speculations. however, current situation is very different....More information
The State of the Optical Communications Industry: On a Path to Sustainable Profitability (July 2011)
Valuations and profitability across the whole supply chain of the optical communication industry improved substantially in 2010...More information
Our Products
We offer two types of reports and databases
- Industry Reports
- Forecast reports and database (updated each 6 months)
- Market Update (updated each 6 months)
- State-of-The-Industry report (updated annually)
- Focus Reports
- Active Optical Cables
- 10GBASE-T
Delivery: We offer reports and databases delivered electronically in Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint and Excel and in Adobe PDF formats.
Pricing
Individual reports: $5,000
Report packages: 3-6 reports with a single purchase order enables a significant discount and substantial cost savings.
Continuous Information Services: This package consists of groups of reports and databases, a choice of several Focus reports and extensive access to analysts for inquires and discussions. Subscribing to the CIS also entitles you to advance forecasts and publications ahead of general release.
Licenses: Individual, Site and international corporate licenses
Contact Sales@LightCounting.com for details.
Custom Consulting Services
The LightCounting team offers custom consulting services tailored to the specific needs of each
client when additional analysis beyond the numbers is required. Maybe you are contemplating launching a new product,
expanding into a new geographic market, business or market segment, or planning for a new product launch... we can help.
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February 6, 2011 Optical components and systems companies stock ... read more »
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