[January 08, 2013]

Research and Markets: High-speed Fiber Optics Communications - Specifics, Technologies, Applications and Markets

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9rx9zc/highspeed_fiber) has announced the addition of the "High-speed Fiber Optics Communications - Specifics, Technologies, Applications and Markets" report to their offering.

The amount of backbone Internet bandwidth maintained by the major Internet carriers has been expanding at 75% to 125% per year, driven by the explosion of broadband Internet users and growing use of bandwidth-hungry applications such as HD video. As a result, public and private networks are experiencing unprecedented end-user demand for bandwidth, resulting in a need to cost-effectively scale the capacity of communications networks.

This report reflects dramatic changes in high-speed data transmission for bandwidth-hungry applications (in LAN, metro and long-haul environments). Though the report concentrates on Ethernet-based networks, it shows that the whole telecommunications industry is also actively working to adopt higher speeds of transmission. 40 Gb/s networks already have a history of success; and 100 Gb/s rates are introduced by major service providers. New standards support these developments. Meanwhile, industry analysts already are talking about 400 Gb/s and even 1 Tb/s interfaces.

The report continues the Practel project, which researches and analyzes the development of ulti-gigabit per second (Gb/s) optical networks. In particular, this report addresses technological and marketing aspects of ultra-high speed communications: 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s. Such rates are becoming a necessity for data centers and computing networks; as well as for long haul applications including terrestrial submarine extensions.

The report provides up-to-date information on these networks status; it reflects intensive efforts of standard organizations (IEEE (News - Alert), ITU, OIF and other) in developing standards for these types of communications. The IEEE 802.3ba, ITU G.709 (OTU3 and OTU4) and other standards created a basis for the technology advances in the discussed area.

Currently, 40 GE - 40 Gb/s transmission has already made significant contributions to the telecommunications market. The market is still too far from maturity, but it is supported by a developed base of manufacturers. 100 GE - 100 Gb/s networking is also introduced with expectation that the sizable market will evolve in 2012-2013; several service providers are offering services that utilize this technology.

The report details the process of standardization for ultra-high rates communications and advances in technologies; it is also analyzing respective markets, including service providers' revenue estimate. In addition, the report provides the results of vendors' survey; and information on technologies trials and service offerings.

Key Topics Covered:

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Standardization Process: 40G And 100G

3.0 Industry

4.0 Service Providers

5.0. Market

6.0 Conclusions

Companies Mentioned - Please click here for a full list

- Adva (Platform)

- Alcatel-Lucent (Network Elements)

- Altera (News - Alert) (Ics)

- At&T

- C&W

- Cisco (Nes)

- Clariphy (Chips)

- Cyoptics (Optical Chips)

- Eci (Platforms)

- Ekinops (Dwdm)

- Fujikura (Modules)

- Fujitsu (Roadm)

- Furukawa (Lasers)

- Gtran (Ics)

- Huawei (News - Alert) (Dwdm)

- Kotura (Chips)

- Level 3

- Lightower Fiber

- Mellanox (Modules)

- Mrv (Wdm)

- Nec (Dwdm)

- Neophotonics (Modules)

- Netlogic (Modules)

- Nokia (News - Alert) Siemens Networks (Dwdm)

- Sedu (Modules)

- Sprint

- Surfnet

- Telefonica

- Telstra

- Triquint (Ics)

- Xilinx (News - Alert) (Ics)

- Xo

- Xtera (Wdm)

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9rx9zc/highspeed_fiber

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