DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/k7ckjm/optical) has announced the addition of the "Optical Communications Market Forecast: Can the Market Maintain Momentum in 2015-2018?" report to their offering.

This report provides a detailed market demand forecast through 2018 for optical components and modules used in Ethernet, Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH, CWDM/DWDM, wireless infrastructure, FTTx, and high-performance computing (HPC) applications.

Key inputs include analysis of business and infrastructure spending of the top 15 service providers and leading Internet companies, and sales data from 2009 to 2014 for more than 30 transceiver vendors, including more than 20 vendors that shared their confidential sales information with LightCounting.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary

• Suppliers can hardly keep up with the strong demand for optics in 2014.
• Can the market maintain momentum in 2015-2018?
• The importance of Internet companies to optics demand continues to grow
• Will wireless optics be a real long term market opportunity for suppliers?
• Are service providers overinvesting into 100G networks?
• Sales of 40GbE optics will reach new heights in 2014. Is 100GbE a year away?
• Wild cards and tripwires

Section 1a: Telecom Service Providers Overview

• Capex guidance for 2014 is up; revenues are up too
• More Service Providers Are Increasing Investment in Their Networks
• Global broadband demand driving fiber build-outs and wireless upgrades
• Industry Consolidation Gathers Pace
• European Operators Adopt Various Strategies in Pursuit of Growth
• Softbank brings its Internet background to telecoms
• 100G Deployments Continues Apace
• Service Providers Continue to Pursue Cloud Computing
• Cyber-security Concerns Grow, Threatening to Undermine the Global Telecom Economy

Section 1b: Service Provider Highlights

• AT&T
• BT Group
• China Mobile
• China Telecom
• China Unicom
• Comcast
• Deutsche Telekom
• Orange
• KDDI
• NTT
• Optical Communications Market Forecast - July 2014
• Softbank
• Telecom Italia
• Telefonica
• Verizon
• Vodafone

Section 2a: Internet Infrastructure Drivers

• Internet infrastructure spending up 21% in 2Q14
• Mobile is becoming the dominant revenue channel for many
• Internet companies' cash hoard tops $237 billion in 2Q14
• Several Internet companies raise guidance for full-year 2014
• Coming attractions - update

Section 2b: Internet Company Highlights

• Alibaba
• Amazon
• Apple
• Baidu
• eBay
• Facebook
• Google
• Groupon
• LinkedIn
• Microsoft
• Netflix
• Pandora
• Sina
• Tencent
• Twitter
• Yahoo
• Zynga

Section 3: Market Forecast for Optical Components and Modules employed in Telecom Applications

• CWDM and DWDM Transceivers
• Core networks continue to roll out higher speeds
• Tunable and fixed wavelength 10 Gbps transceivers will continue to coexist, at least for now.
• SONET/SDH transceivers
• XFP dominates at 10Gbps, with SFP+ on the horizon
• FTTx Transceivers
• Optical modules for wireless infrastructure

Section 4: Datacom Transceivers

• Ethernet Transceivers
• Higher-speed Ethernet Ramp Is Well Underway
• 40GbE
• 100GbE
• Copper: DAC and 10GBASE-T offer alternatives to optics
• Fibre Channel Transceivers
• 16G Now Taking Share from 8G as 4G Fades Away
• Ethernet in the storage market (FCoE)
• Optical Interconnects

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