Fiber Optic Connector/Mechanical Splice Global Market Forecast
Upper Lake, CA - ElectroniCast Consultants, a leading market & technology forecast consultancy addressing the fiber optics communications industry, today announced the release of their market forecasts and analysis of the global market consumption of fiber optic connectors and mechanical splices in communication applications. The 2008-2013 forecast is presented for each significant fiber optic connector and mechanical splice used in selected communication applications. The market data are segmented into the geographic regions, plus a Global summary.
"Technological advances in fiber optics are assuring the migration of fiber closer and closer to the end user which then translates into demand for shorter and shorter links including board-to-board interconnects where connectors represent a substantial share of the total cable assembly and packaging cost," said Stephen Montgomery, President of International Business at ElectroniCast Consultants. "The cost concerns are being addressed with smaller, lower cost and easier to install discrete single fiber as well as array fiber connectors for board-to-board interconnect inside a box. Multi-fiber connector (>2 fibers) use, is rapidly growing, and is becoming one of the choices for high fiber and high density interconnect applications," Montgomery said.
The global fiber optic connector and mechanical splice consumption in 2008 was US$1.658 billion. The consumption value will increase with strongly rising quantity growth partially offset by declining average prices; however, due to the multi-industry worldwide economic crisis, the forecast is relatively flat for 2009. By the year 2013, the worldwide consumption value is forecast to reach $2.5 billion. The Americas (South, Central and North America) led in global consumption with 58 percent or $962 million in 2008. American consumption will expand in value to nearly $1.4 billion by 2013, as shown in Figure 1.
This report has 283-pages of text, plus 320 database spreadsheet pages, and is available immediately from ElectroniCast Consultants for a fee of $7,200. For detailed information on this or other services provided by ElectroniCast, please contact Theresa Hosking, Director of Marketing/Sales; thosking@electronicastconsultants.com.
SOURCE: ElectroniCast Consultants