Global Fiber Optics Market 2016-2020

Fiber optics is a technology that uses thin strands of glass or plastic, known as optical fibers, to carry information between two places using light. An optical fiber is a thin cylinder of dielectric material capable of transmitting messages using lightwaves as the mode of transmission and the principle involved is total internal reflection.

The analysts forecast global fiber optics market to grow at a CAGR of 9.49% during the period 2016-2020.

Covered in this report

This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global fiber optics market for the period 2016-2020. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue generated from the sale of optical fiber and optical fiber cables to different industries such as military/aerospace, mining, oil and gas, telecommunications, transportation, utilities, and others like infrastructure, IT, and healthcare.

This report, Global Fiber Optics Market 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. This report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Key vendors

• AFC
• Corning
• Furukawa Electric
• Fujikura
• Optical Cable
• Prysmian
• Sterlite
• Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable

Market driver

• Rising need for high network bandwidth
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Market challenge

• Deployment issues
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Market trend

• Emergence of cloud computing
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Key questions answered in this report

• What will the market size be in 2020 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?

Table of Contents

PART 01: Executive summary
Highlights

PART 02: Scope of  the report
Base year
Forecast period
Market coverage
Market size calculation
Geographical segmentation
Key vendors

PART 03: Market research methodology
Research methodology
Economic indicators

PART 04: Introduction
Key market highlights
Multimode fiber
Single-mode fiber
Advantages of optical fiber cables over copper cables
Applications of fiber optics

PART 05: Market landscape
Market size and forecast
PART 06: Key developments in fiber optics market
Five forces analysis

PART 07: Special insights into fiber optics market in telecom industry
Costing aspects
Key highlights
SWOT analysis of fiber optics market 2015

PART 08: Geographical segmentation
Fiber optics market in APAC
Fiber optics market in Americas
Fiber optics market in EMEA

PART 09: Market drivers
Rising need for high network bandwidth
Optical wireless DAS
Rising FTTx connections
Growing Internet traffic

PART 10: Impact of drivers

PART 11: Market challenges
Deployment issues
Different architecture requirements
High initial investment
Time-to-market pressure

PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges

PART 13: Market trends
Emergence of cloud computing
Growing number of data centers
Rising importance of IoT
Migration to WDM architecture

PART 14: Vendor landscape
Competitive scenario
AFC
Corning
Furukawa Electric
Fujikura
Optical Cable
Prysmian
Sterlite Technologies
Yangtze Optical Fibre& Cable

PART 15: Appendix
List of abbreviations

PART 16: Explore Technavio

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 01: Key vendors in global fiber optics market
Exhibit 02: Global fiber optics market ($ billions)
Exhibit 03: Five forces analysis
Exhibit 04: Yearly budgeted fiber deployment (MTNL)
Exhibit 05: Optical fiber costing as part of India's total telecom infrastructure
Exhibit 06: SWOT analysis of fiber optics market 2015
Exhibit 07: Global fiber optics market by geography 2015-2020
Exhibit 08: Bandwidth comparison of 1G to 5G technologies
Exhibit 09: Attenuation rates of coaxial cables
Exhibit 10: Impact of drivers
Exhibit 11: Impact of drivers and challenges
Exhibit 12: Laser bandwidth capacity: Optical fiber versus copper cable
Exhibit 13: Top five US states by connection speed
Exhibit 14: Competitive scenario