Future Optical Communications Systems
Abstract
Global telecommunications revenue approached $3 trillion in 2006, a growth of 11.2% over 2005. In 2006, the international segment achieved over $2 trillion for the first time, while the United States segment achieved $945 billion. In the transport services market, wireless continues to grow over landline, a trend which is expected to continue. Capital expenditure as a percentage of revenue for U.S. wireless and wire-line telecom service providers has stabilized at about 16%. The communication equipment industry has survived the bubble and returned to health. The combined revenue of supplies of communications equipment reached about $150 billion in 2006. The global market for optical transceivers will grow from about $823 mission in 2006 to about $1.5 billion in 2011. Fiber optic revenue took a strong dip in the post-bubble years (2001-2003) but has now grown significantly into a strong, consistent business. Revenue for 2006 topped $10 billion, growing 9.5% over 2005. The number of North American fiber to the x (FTTx) connections grew from about 112,000 in June 2004 to over 2 million as of October 2007. AT&T is investing $4.6 billion to roll out FTTx services to 19 million U.S. homes by 2008. Verizon is spending $18 billion to reach 18 million homes by 2010.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA507471
Entities
People
- Donn Forbes