BOSTON, MA — (Marketwire) — 10/06/11 — Market research firm today released excerpts from its latest report, which tracks the optical network equipment market and the (WSS) components within it, measured by spacing technology and degree-count.
“In a classic end to a period of component capacity constraints, the ROADM WSS market experienced a short-term shock in the form of a pull-back in the first half of 2011. This anomaly aside, the global WSS component market is poised for strong, sustained growth on an annual basis based on rapid adoption of ROADM-based networking by service providers,” expects , directing analyst for optical.
Following a 123% revenue jump in 2010 over 2009, and a 39% hike in the second half of 2010 compared to the first half, the ROADM WSS component market contracted by about 8% in the first half of 2011
The market contraction caused a big shift in vendor market share, as some vendors were more affected by the pull-back than others, with JDSU seizing the lead by a significant margin — a dramatic shift from 2010, when JDSU and Finisar were neck and neck
Year-over-year, comparing the first half of 2011 to the first half of 2010, the ROADM WSS component market posted solid double-digit revenue increases and will continue its secular boom
Infonetics Research forecasts the ROADM WSS component market to grow to $710 million worldwide by 2015
Unit shipments of ROADM WSS components are expected to grow at a 26% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), outstripping revenue growth due to price reductions and a later shift in the mix to smaller 1×4 WSS sizes as ROADMs are deployed further toward the edges of networks
Infonetics- biannual report provides market size, vendor market share, forecasts, and in-depth analysis on WSS components (revenue and units), with added historical and current ROADM optical equipment market size and share for a big-picture view of the market. The report provides WSS component pricing trends, supplier size, ASP forecast, deployment models, and market drivers and trends. ROADM WSS components are tracked in 4 discrete categories: 1) 1×4 or fewer add/drop ports, 100GHz; 2) 1×4 or fewer add/drop ports, 50GHz; 3) 1×5 or more add/drop ports, 100GHz; and 4) 1×5 or more add/drop ports, 50GHz.
WSS component manufacturers tracked: , and .
ROADM optical equipment market share is included for and .
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