December 04, 2008
40G Market Accelerates
By Gary Kim, Contributing Editor
Nokia (News - Alert) Siemens Networks is the market leader in the 40-gigabit-per-second Wavelength Division Multiplexing infrastructure market, with a market share of 35 percent, say researchers at Ovum (News - Alert).
"After many years of waiting, the 40G market is finally moving to a generalized deployment phase," says Ron Kline, Ovum analyst.
Globally, over 30 network operators have spent more than $250 million since 2005 deploying the technology. The largest 40G application by volume thus far is for router-to-router interconnect. Comcast (News - Alert) and AT&T have the largest commercial deployments, but government-funded defense and research networks have contributed significantly to revenues. "Global revenue for 40G line cards in 2007 was $178 million and we expect the market to grow 48 percent annually through 2013," said Kline.
The market for optical communication using 40G will be ripen in 2009, Ovum predicts, and expected to reach a total volume of $600 million. Ovum projects that by 2013 this market is expected to almost triple.
Gary Kim (News - Alert) is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Gary's articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Stefania Viscusi
