Optical Transport WDM Equipment Market Grew 15 Percent in 3Q 2018, According to Dell'Oro Group

Coherent Wavelength Shipments Grew 30 Percent

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Nov 27, 2018, 08:00 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, the Optical Transport WDM equipment market grew 15 percent year-over-year in 3Q 2018. In this period, coherent wavelength shipments grew 30 percent.

"The Optical market outperformed in the third quarter," said Jimmy Yu, Vice President at Dell'Oro Group. "All of the growth was driven by rising demand for coherent wavelengths in metro and long haul WDM systems. Shipment of 100 Gbps wavelengths continued to rise, but it was a newer, higher speed wavelengths operating at 200 Gbps that truly moved the market revenue higher," added Yu.

Additional highlights from the 3Q 2018 Optical Transport Quarterly Report:

Majority of optical transport WDM equipment revenue growth occurred in the Asia Pacific region.
Lead manufacturers of WDM systems on a revenue basis were Huawei, Ciena, ZTE, and Nokia.
Shipment of 100 Gbps wavelengths grew nearly 15 percent year-over-year.
Shipment of 200+ Gbps wavelengths (speeds higher than 100 Gbps) more than doubled year-over-year.

About the Report
The Dell'Oro Group Optical Transport Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, unit shipments (by speed including 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps, 200 Gbps, and 400 Gbps). The report tracks DWDM long haul terrestrial, WDM metro, multiservice multiplexers (SONET/SDH), optical switch, optical packet platforms, and data center interconnect (metro and long haul). To purchase this report, please contact us by email at [email protected].

About Dell'Oro Group
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.delloro.com.

SOURCE Dell'Oro Group