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Optical Communications Market Forecast: Tested by an Earthquake, a Tsunami and a Flood in 2011, the Industry is Poised to Navigate Well Through Macroeconomic Uncertainty in 2012-2015 (December 2011)

 Abstract: 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. The report also offers a detailed forecast for optical components and modules... More information »

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Storage Networking Report (September 2011)

 Abstract: 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 could access files through specialized network attached storage (NAS) devices... More information »

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Market Update Report (September 2011)

 Abstract: Sales of optical components and modules increased by more than 30% in 2010, raising concerns of a potential market bubble. Slow start for the market in early 2011 added fire to these speculations. however, current situation is very different from the market bubble... More information »

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The State of the Optical Communications Industry: On a Path to Sustainable Profitability (July 2011)

 Abstract: Valuations and profitability across the whole supply chain of the optical communication industry improved substantially in 2010. However, there is still a wide gap between companies like Google, which generate high profits taking advantage of the network at almost no charge, and the rest of the industry... More information »

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The 100 Gbps Food Chain (June 2011)

 Abstract: The development of DP-QPSK with coherent detection to support 100G DWDM line side transmission rates will prove to be a transformational technology in carrier networks. 100G will become the building block transmission rate for future networks, and as the first optical transmission technology based on digital signal processing, will ... More information »

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Active Optical Cables 2011 (April 2011)

 Abstract: Active optical cables (AOCs) emerged on the communications and consumer electronics scenes only very recently, the result of colloboration among key market players like IBM, Intel and Sun Microsystems to eliminate shortcomings in existing transceiver and copper interconnect solutions... More information »

10GBASE-T to Dominate Gigabit Ethernet...But When? (January 2011)

Abstract: 10GBASE-T (or IEEE 802.3an-2006) is the copper PHY (or Physical Layer) interconnect, which transforms logical data packets into raw bits that can be transmitted onto a wire, for 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) that the market has been waiting to mature and find the right... More information »

What is included in Market Update Reports?

This report provides an analysis of business developments and financial performance in the optical equipment and optoelectronic module markets. The analysis focuses on recent quarterly performance data to benchmark the performance of leading component, module, and equipment manufacturers.

  • Review of quarterly sales of telecom, enterprise and storage area networking equipment, using publicly disclosed information and interviews with leading manufacturers.
  • Review of quarterly sales of optical components and modules based publicly reported and confidential sales information provided by at least 20 leading manufacturers and interviews with their customers and suppliers.
  • Analysis of market dynamics based on network bandwidth growth calculated from data on shipments of optoelectronic interfaces.
  • Detailed database of quarterly shipments and sales for more than 100 product categories of optoelectronic modules including transceivers, transponders, linecards and WSS, employed in WDM, SONET/SDH, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FTTx, wireless backhaul and optical interconnect applications.

What is the scope of Market Forecast Reports?

This report analyses the supply chain from component vendor to service provider to develop a near term forecast for optoelectronic modules.

  • Analysis of trends in capital expenditures of top 10 global carriers and their implications for network infrastructure expansion worldwide.
  • Review of annual sales of telecom, enterprise and storage area networking equipment, using publicly disclosed information and interviews with leading manufacturers.
  • Review of annual sales of optical components and modules based on confidential sales information provided by at least 20 leading manufacturers and interviews with their customers and suppliers.
  • Detailed forecast for shipments and sales for more than 100 product categories of optoelectronic modules including transceivers, transponders, linecards and WSS, employed in WDM, SONET/SDH, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FTTx, wireless backhaul and optical interconnect applications.

What is covered by State of the Industry Reports?

This report examines the market position and strategic direction of leading optical component and module vendors.

  • Review of revenue growth and profitability across the optical networking supply chain including major carriers, content providers, equipment manufacturers and component suppliers.
  • Analysis of business strategies of leading telecom, enterprise and storage area networking equipment manufacturers.
  • Data on market shares of top 3, top 6 and top 10 optical component and module vendors in WDM, SONET/SDH, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FTTx, wireless backhaul and optical interconnect market segments. Market shares of individual suppliers are not reported to protect confidential sales data disclosed by these vendors to LightCounting.
  • Profiles of more than 30 optical component and modules vendors.
  • Summary of publicly available data on customer supplier relations across the industry.

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.

As data speed continue to increase past 40G and 100Gbps, physics dictate eventually all high-speed interconnects transitioning to optical technologies that interconnects chips or systems. We focus on the markets, products, and technologies at the boundary-line tension of the "Optical/Electronic border " specifically in the area of High-Speed Systems Interconnects (HSSI).

This includes transceivers and interconnects in: Sonet/SDH, GbE, FTTH, Infiniband, Fiber Channel, CWDM/DWDM, serial and parallel optics, active cables, silicon photonics, optical manufacturing and 10GBASE-T.

Our domain experience and expertise spans optical communications systems, optical components, communications semiconductors. Our team has several PhDs and senior executives collectively with over 45 years industry experience at start-ups to major companies in optical and semiconductor communications and over 35 years of experience in market research and consulting.