[May 19, 2014]

Infonetics: WDM Optical Spending Up 8% Year-over-Year; 100G Makes Up 20% of the Market

Market research firm Infonetics Research released vendor market share and preliminary analysis from its 1^st quarter 2014 (1Q14) Optical Network Hardware report. (Full report published by May 23.)

OPTICAL ANALYST NOTE

"100G spending worldwide in 2013 was breathtaking, with total port shipments tripling during the year. This equates to around $2 billion in spending related to 100G. That's a lot-roughly 20% of all WDM spending!" reports Andrew Schmitt, principal analyst for optical at Infonetics Research.

"And this revenue is flowing primarily into the hands of five companies: Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena, Cisco (News - Alert), Huawei, and Infinera," adds Schmitt.

OPTICAL MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• Global optical spending is down yet again as legacy SONET/SDH continues to slide: Optical network hardware revenue, including WDM and SONET/SDH, declined 2% year-over-year in 1Q14
  • On a rolling 4-quarter basis, total optical spending was roughly flat
• The WDM segment notched its 7^th straight quarter of year-over-year growth, up 8%
• EMEA experienced a seasonal 4Q to 1Q drop, but this effect is no longer evident in the U.S., a result of large carriers changing spending patterns and smaller carriers operating on a more project-oriented, rather than calendar-oriented, purchasing cycle
• On a year-over-year basis for 1Q14, Huawei's revenue market share slipped, Ciena's soared 26%, and Alcatel-Lucent's lifted 8%

ABOUT INFONETICS' OPTICAL REPORT

Infonetics' (News - Alert) quarterly optical hardware report provides worldwide and regional market size, market share, forecasts through 2018, analysis, and trends for metro and long haul SONET/SDH and WDM equipment, Ethernet optical ports, SONET/SDH/POS ports, and WDM ports. Vendors tracked: Adtran, Adva, Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena, Cisco, Coriant, Cyan, ECI, Fujitsu (News - Alert), Huawei, Infinera, NEC, Padtec, Transmode, Tyco Telecom, ZTE, and others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED REPORT EXCERPTS

• CDC ROADM rollouts to provide near-term boost for WSS component market
• Networking ports hit $39 billion; 40G booming in the data center, 100G taking off in the core
• Infinera, Fujitsu, Cisco, Ciena, and Huawei top new optical networking vendor scorecard
• OTN switching is booming; Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena, and Infinera cashing in
• Optical gear spending flat in 4Q13 as North America sags and EMEA surges

Download Infonetics' 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.

• Analyst Note: Post-OFC Analysis-Equipment (Apr.)
• Analyst Note: Ericsson-Ciena Deal: P-OTS, SDN & 100G for Routers (Apr.)
• Analyst Note: 100G Market Update-4x Growth in 2013 (Apr.)
• ROADM Components Market Size & Forecasts (May)
• Packet-Optical, MPLS & Control Plane Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey (May)

INFONETICS WEBINARS

Visit https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.

• The Role of Service Delivery Platforms in M2M and IoT (May 20: Attend)
• Unlocking Revenues with Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Wholesale E-Access (May 29: Attend)
• How to Get the Best Out of DAS, Small Cells, and WiFi (June 5: Attend)
• Diameter Signaling Control for LTE Networks (June 12: Attend)
• The Roadmap for ROADM (News - Alert) Network Expansion (View on-demand)
• 100G in the Metro: When and Where It Will Be Economical (View on-demand)
• Coherent Optics: Cheaper, Better, Faster (July 24: Sponsor)

TO BUY REPORTS, CONTACT:

N. America (West), Asia Pacific: Larry Howard, [email protected], +1 408-583-3335

N. America (East, Midwest), L. America: Scott Coyne, [email protected], +1 408-583-3395

EMEA, India, Singapore: George Stojsavljevic, [email protected], +44 755-488-1623

Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp

ABOUT INFONETICS

Infonetics Research (News - Alert) (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics' About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV.

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