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NEW!! Quarterly Market Update Report (September 2017)
LightCounting's Quarterly Market Update reports are designed to provide an easy-to-digest snapshot of optical transceiver growth trends, backed up with detailed quarter-by-quarter sales data collected via LightCounting's proprietary vendor survey....More information
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NEW!! High Speed Ethernet Optics (September 2017)
This reported is focused on markets and technologies for Ethernet Optical transceivers, used in Data center, Enterprise and Telecom applications. It will include the latest shipment data and a forecast for more than 50 types of Ethernet transceivers segmented by speed. More information
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NEW!! High Speed Ethernet Optics (September 2017)
This reported is focused on markets and technologies for Ethernet Optical transceivers, used in Data center, Enterprise and Telecom applications. It will include the latest shipment data and a forecast for more than 50 types of Ethernet transceivers segmented by speed. More information
Quarterly Market Update Report (September 2017)
LightCounting's Quarter Market Update reports are designed to provide an easy-to-digest snapshot of optical transceiver growth trends, backed up with detailed quarter-by-quarter sales data collected via LightCounting's proprietary vendor survey....More information
Mega Datacenter Optics (June 2017)
This report analyzes the impact of Mega Datacenters on the market for Ethernet optical transceivers, DWDM optics, Active Optical Cables (AOCs) and Embedded Optical Modules (EOMs). ...More information
State of the Industry Report: Sustainable Profitability is Within Reach (May 2017)
The annual revenue of optical components and module makers has grown in each of the last five years, while the average net margin of those same companies has see-sawed back and forth between profit and loss. This report provides a holistic analysis of the global communications industry, and the factors affecting profitability at each level of the value chain. More information
Market Forecast Report (April 2017)
The forecast report presents analysis of business and capital expenditures (CapEx) of the top fifteen service providers, as well as trends in the networking equipment market and business of leading equipment manufacturers....More information
Impact of Cloud Services on the Telecom Industry (February 2017)
Emergence of Internet based delivery of video and many other services presents a challenge and opportunity for telecom service providers. Burdened with extensive legacy networking infrastructure, ......More information
Integrated Optical Devices (January 2017)
The potential impact of photonic integration on the optical communications market has captivated the imagination of the industry for the last two decades. Recent successes by vendors developing integrated products using Silicon photonics (SiP) ......More information
The Active Optical Cable and Embedded Optical Modules Market Analysis & Forecast Report (December 2016)
This two-part report examines the optical interconnect segments that have long served as data bridges between elements of large systems or clusters.
Next Generation Access Optics (November 2016)
Mobile fronthaul has been a fast growing segment of the optical modules market, driven by the deployment of high capacity 4G mobile networks. ‘Fiber-to-the-X’ is a key enabler of today’s high-speed Internet, and advanced broadband......More information
High-Speed Datacenter Optical Interconnects (September 2016)
This report analyzes the impact of growing data traffic and changing architecture of data centers on the market forecast for Ethernet and Fibre Channel optical transceivers with additional focus on the high-speed modules used in data centers. More information
Research Notes
Open Stack Summit - May 2017
Update on Silicon Photonics - May 2017
Highlights from OFC - March 2017
Mobile World Congress - March 2017
How the Trump Presidency Could Impact the Global Telecom Industry - February 2017
Will 200GbE be the Real Successor to 100GbE? - November 2016
The Roses are Red but the White Boxes are Blue in California - October 2016
Notes on ECOC - October 2016
100G Optical Modules for Datacenters? - August 2016
Notes on Nice - July 2016
The Optical Backplane is Finally Here - July 2016
Demand for Optics in China Continue to Surprise - July 2016
Optical Module Development to Diversify Even Further - June 2016
OFC 2016 - March 2016
Mobile World Congress - March 2016
A New Intersection Point on the Ethernet Horizon - March 2016
What to Expect in 2016 - January 2016
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