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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
LightCounting News
CES Madness - Get Ready for the Consumer Bandwidth Tsunami
Tested by an Earthquake and a Flood in 2011, the Industry is Poised to Navigate Well Through Macroeconomic Uncertainty in 2012-2015
SC11 Wrap Up: Japan takes the HPC Lead; FDR Takes the Spotlight
Flood in Thailand Will Reshape the Landscape of the Global Optical Components Industry
State of the High Speed Interconnect Industry - Optical and Copper Webinar
10Gb iSCSI and FCoE Will Not Strongly Challenge Fibre Channel for Years
Market for optical component and modules maintains momentum for growth despite a slow start in early 2011
Will echoes of the dot-com bubble resonate through the industry supply chain?
The Global optical communication industry is on a path to sustainable profitability
Sales of Optical Transceivers Declined 5% in Q1 2011 after Setting a New Record in Q4 2010
Growth in Sales of 40G and 100G products continues despite the market slowdown.
A Look Inside TIA 2011
Interop Report: 10GBASE-T, 10G SFP+, 40G QSFP shows big with new switches
Because Fibre Channel is Tied to Structured Data, Will it Miss Out on Web/Cloud Storage Growth?
Growth in sales of Active Optical Cables continues for the InfiniBand HPC application, and it is now spreading to the Ethernet market as applications in ...
Optical communications industry is well positioned for growth in 2011-2015, despite near term uncertainty
LIghtCounting hosts OFC2011 dinner and OFC market watch panel
Global optical communications market enters 2011 with a strong momentum
Optical components and systems companies stock - back from a very dark place
Market for Optical Transceivers increased by 30% last year, Entering 2011 with a Good Momentum
LightCounting Forecasts over 300% CAGR for 10GBASE-T Port Shipments from 2009 to 2014
Latest Developments in AOC and 10GBASE-T Markets
Sales of Optical Transceivers Set a New Record in Q3 2010
Notes and News from New Orleans Supercomputing Show
China's Impact on the Global Optical Communications Industry
LightPeak, USB 3.0 and PCI Express 3.0 Announcements at IDF
Global Optical Communication Market Continues Recovery
Looking Beyond the Period of "Unusual Uncertainty"
40 Gbps-Good for Headlines, Not so Much for Profit
HP's New Server and Virtual Connect Announcements Energize Transceiver Market
Cisco Reshapes the 40Gbps and 100Gbps Market Landscape
There is a clear opportunity for optical interfaces to capture the bulk 10GigE ports deployed in the next 10 years.
Back to the Future: The Optical Communications Industry Reaches for a Taste of 1999
Global Optical Transceiver Market Continues Recovery
LightCounting LightTrends: 10 Gbps optics needs more market awareness!
Optical Transceiver Recovery Underway
LightCounting Reports Active Optical Cable Market to Grow to $192 Million by 2013
Should We Just Let the Internet Break?
LightCounting LightTrends: 40G and 120G active optical cables popular in HPCs will likely spread to the data center.
LightCounting Market Update - 40 Gigabit Ethernet Surges Ahead
Dr. Kozlov discusses the State of the Optical Communications Industry 10 Years After the Internet Bubble at IGI's Webinar Series Tuesday - Postponed
LightCounting Forecasts Global Sales of Optical Transceivers to Exceed $2 Billion in 2009
Avago Technologies Limited Prices Initial Public Offering
Data Center of the Future
The 40G/100G Network Technology and Implementation LightWave Webcast
AOC Key Advantages and AOC Market Prognosis "A lot can happen in 5 minutes" a LightSpeed blog series
Who Makes What: 40- & 100-Gbit/s Systems, LightReading
OFDM Promises 100-Gbps Alternative, Lightwave Technology Trends
LightCounting Reports First Quarter 2009 Closes at $442 Million in Sales
Opnext Ships Its One Millionth 10G Transceiver; Sets New Industry Milestone
LightCounting Analyzes New Opto-electronic Technologies Needed To Meet Bandwidth Demand Over The Next Decade
LightCounting Appoints New Senior Vice President To Lead Expanded Company Offerings
Optical Transceiver Industry Well Positioned To Weather Recession
LightCounting Reports OC-192 DWDM And Sonet/SDH Sales Drive Optical Transceiver Industry in Third Quarter
FibreSystems.org - LightCounting: optical transceiver market ends record 2008
LightWave - LightCounting: Ethernet, FTTx to drive transceiver market
LightWave - Transceiver market set records in '08, braced for uncertain '09
Marketwire - LightCounting Forecasts 37% CAGR for 10-GigE Optical Transceiver Shipments in 2008-2011
LightCounting Forecasts 37% CAGR For 10-Gige Optical Transceiver Shipments In 2008-2011
LightCounting Reports Strong Optical Transceiver Sales Spurred by Rise of SFP+
LightCounting Reports Transceiver Industry Needs Further Consolidation
Global transceiver sales will continue to grow steadily at 7 percent CAGR—reaching $2.8 billion in 2011
GII Express - "System vendors are experiencing severe price pressures as network traffic continues to grow"...
Optical Transceiver Market Expected To Surpass $2.8 Billion In 2010
Opnext Conference Call: They agree with LightCounting that 40G market is emerging quickly.
As for the optical transceiver market of 1,500,000,000 dollar when you can expect growth, LightCounting, Global Information Inc. Press Release
100-Gbit Networks On The Horizon
LightCounting report says global Q1-2007 transceiver market declined, after seven quarters of increasing sales
LightCounting says $1.5 billion optical transceiver industry well-positioned for growth
100-Gig Chases 40-Gig
Finisar Sets Industry Record: Ships 10 Million Transceivers/Transponders in 2006
LightCounting POST OFC NFOEC Wrap Up: Calm Masks Uncertainty
Finisar corporate overview
JDSU to buy Picolight in cash and stock deal
Optical Module Vendor Opnext's IPO Looks Attractive - Barron's
LightCounting says 10 Gbps adoption and FTTx deployments are driving optical transceiver growth
Cisco 10Gig Ethernet Powerpoint Presentation ~ Slide 9
Sanders Morris Harris Investment Conference ~ Slides 12 and 13
Finisar 2006 Annual Investor Report ~ pages 14 and 17
Competition heightens in the tunable laser market
Optical integration moves back onto the agenda