News and BusinessQ1 Declines 25% Sequentially And Flat YoY According to research from IHS Markit*, after a strong close to 2017, the overall optical equipment market got off to a lacklustre start in 2018. Global optical network hardware revenue totalled $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2018 (Q1 2018), declining 25% sequentially and remaining flat on […]
News and BusinessYear-over-year optical DataCentre Interconnect (DCI) hardware revenue grew by 26% globally, reaching $2.6 billion in 2017. So says the latest research from IHS Markit. Looking ahead, by 2022 IHS Markit predicts this market will exceed $5 billion in annual sales, and represent close to 30% of all Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) equipment spending. “The optical […]
News and BusinessThe cable industry in the European Union has continued to grow amidst increasing competition from traditional and Over-The-Top (OTT) players, according to a report published by IHS Markit, a market analyst, and Cable Europe, the European cable trade association. The report presents the consolidated full year European figures for the industry during 2015. Key findings […]