Optical Transport Revenue Forecast to Exceed $17 Billion by 2015, According to Dell'Oro Group

DWDM Equipment Revenue Forecast to Grow at a 12 Percent CAGR

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Feb 08, 2011, 09:15 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a newly released Optical forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, total worldwide Optical Transport equipment revenue is forecast to grow to $17.3 billion over the next 5 years, driven in large part by WDM revenues that are forecast to grow at a 12 percent CAGR over the same period.

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"We're forecasting DWDM long haul and WDM metro revenues to grow at a faster rate than the broader optical market, which is weighed down a bit by the declining demand for traditional SONET and SDH multiplexers," said Jimmy Yu, Sr. Director of Optical Transport research at Dell'Oro Group. "DWDM systems are in high demand as an increasing amount of network capacity is required each year. In our latest study of the optical transport market, we concluded that to economically grow network capacity, there is a need to increase deployments of higher speed optical wavelengths such as 40 and 100 gigabit. We, therefore, raised our forecast and now project that in the total WDM market, which includes both metro and long haul, 40 gigabit wavelength shipments will grow at a CAGR of over 40 percent and the recently available 100 gigabit wavelengths will grow at a CAGR over 200 percent. By 2015, the combined 40 and 100 gigabit wavelengths may contribute up to $4.7 billion of optical revenue," added Mr. Yu.

About the Report

The Dell'Oro Group 5-Year Forecast Report offers a complete overview of the Optical Transport industry with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, unit shipments Tributary/Line or Wavelength shipments (by speed up to 100 Gbps). The report tracks DWDM long haul terrestrial, WDM metro, multiservice SONET/SDH, and optical switch equipment. To purchase this report, please contact Emily Kendall, call +1.650.622.9400 x223 or email [email protected].

About Dell'Oro Group

As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.

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