News and BusinessCloud and colo operator spending on optical communications hardware continued to spur market growth in the first quarter of 2019, according to the most recent Optical Customer Markets Report from research firm Cignal AI. Spending in these sectors increased over 50% in North America, offsetting declines in other regions, with Ciena continuing to lead all sales to cloud […]
News and BusinessCompact modular optical hardware is being used in more network applications than ever before, driving up sales to over US$275 million in Q1 2019, with the market potentially worth US$1 billion for the whole year. These figures were reported in the latest Optical Applications Report from market research firm Cignal AI. The Q1 2019 report illustrates significant […]
News and BusinessJapan’s optical hardware spending surge continued for the fourth quarter in a row with an extraordinary 82% year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2019 according to the most recent Optical Hardware Report from market research firm Cignal AI. Prime beneficiaries were domestic suppliers NEC, Mitsubishi and Fujitsu along with Ciena and Nokia, all of […]
News and BusinessAfter a weak 2017, long-haul WDM deployments rebounded in the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18) with growth of nearly 20%, bringing it up almost 8% for the year. According to the 4Q18 Optical Hardware Report from research firm Cignal AI, growth was fuelled by a reversal of almost two years of terrestrial spending decline in North America and […]
News and BusinessRecord spending in the cloud and colo market continued in the third quarter and it is now forecast to top US$1.4 billion worldwide for the year 2018. This represents almost a 50% spending increase over 2017, according to the most recent Optical Customer Markets Report issued by market research firm Cignal AI. With double-digit year-over-year […]
News and BusinessNetworking component and equipment market research firm Cignal AI has updated its growth forecast for the coherent 400G WDM market. The optimistic outlook is supported by expanding applications for pluggable 400G ZR, as well as the improved performance of 400G+ equipment across all distances. These conclusions are captured in Cignal AI’s most recent Optical Applications […]