Fiber Media Converters in Private DatacomMarket Forecast (March 2014)

According to ElectroniCast, the global use of fiber media converters in private datacom networks is expected to reach $1.29 billion in 2014…

Aptos, CA (USA) – March 20, 2014 --ElectroniCast Consultants, a leader in fiber optic market research, announced the release of a new market analysis of the worldwide use of fiber optic / Fiber media converters in private data communications.  A fiber media converter is a networking device that makes it possible to connect two dissimilar media types such as copper with fiber optic cabling, as well as (different) fiber-to-fiber (F2F), such as multimode to single mode optical fiber.

The worldwide value for selected fiber media converters used in private datacom networks reached $1.07 billion in 2013. The consumption value is forecast increase with strongly rising quantity growth partially offset by declining average prices.

The EMEA and the APAC regions are forecast for double-digit consumption value growth during the timeline covered in this study (2013-2018); however, the American region’s growth is forecast to “flatten” and eventually turn to negative.  The worldwide use of private datacom fiber media converters, which are specified in the ElectroniCast market study, is forecast to peak at $1.646 billion in 2017, before slipping to $1.628 billion in 2018.

“The fiber media converters researched in this market study are typically used within an existing Private Enterprise Data Centers (DCs) and Local Area Networks (LANs), as well as other non-public data communication links. They are often used to connect newer 100-Mbps, Gigabit Ethernet, 10G, or other equipment in existing networks, which are generally (copper-based) 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, or a mixture of both,” stated Stephen Montgomery, Director of the Fiber Optics Components group at ElectroniCast Consultants.

“Several factors make the conversion from copper to optical fiber a good choice, such as – longer link lengths in campuses and industrial plants; resistance to electromagnetic and radio-frequency interference (EMI/RFI) may be necessary; and wider bandwidth capability, just to point-out a few examples,” Montgomery added.

The strong user demand for greater bandwidth and increased interconnectivity to the desktop, throughout the buildings, campuses, from LAN-to-LAN (Metropolitan Area Network - MAN) continues in 2014.

This is matched by rapidly growing demand for global broadband interconnectivity. Interactive multimedia terminals, triple play (voice, video and data), quadruple-play (adding mobility as a communications function to the network), and numerous other dynamics/ applications, continuing bring rapid access to massive databases, which increase productivity while providing rapid ROI (return on investment).

Such expanded capability, however, must often be obtained without making the current network elements obsolete. Local area network (LAN) applications illustrate this trend.  LANs are becoming larger and more complex. Reconfiguration, relocation, and extension of LANs are occurring more frequently, due to organization restructuring, advances in computer usage, and the trend toward decentralized computing.

These changes to LAN cabling represent a major ongoing operational expense and a disruption of work for many companies (enterprises). For example, adding capabilities often requires that network administrators upgrade their existing LANs to another media type: for example, copper-to-fiber, multimode-to-singlemode fiber, or even singlemode –to- different types of singlemode optical fiber (note: copper-to-copper conversion is not covered in the study). By using media converters, the network administrator can achieve these upgrades inexpensively.

According to ElectroniCast, the global use of fiber media converters in private datacom reached $1.07 billion in 2013 and is forecast to peak at $1.646 billion in 2017, before slipping to $1.628 billion in 2018.  

Private Datacom Fiber Media Converter Global Market Forecast,
(Value Basis, $ Million) – Source: ElectroniCast Consultants

Private Datacom Fiber Media Converter Global Market Forecast,

Note: Market forecast data in this study report refers to consumption (use) for a particular calendar year; therefore, this data is not cumulative data.

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