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A report of IHS Inc. mentioned that the global optical network equipment market totaled $12.5 billion in 2015, growing 3 percent from the prior year. 2015 has been regarded as the year of telecom industry. And many research companies predict that the market of 2016 for telecom field will continue to thrive. Technavio’s analysts forecast the global fiber optics market to grow at a CAGR of 9.49% during the period 2016-2020. With such a bright future, fiber optics market attracts a wide attention and many vendors want a piece of the pie. As for the optical transceiver, it has been improved in the past decades to adapt to the high-speed requirement. In 2015, 40G was ubiquitous in the data center and the 100G is accelerating. We can’t wait to see that the year of 100G is coming. So, what can we do to make us well-prepared for the upcoming 100G age? How about the 100G modules? And what to expect in 2016?
There are many form factors of 100G transceiver modules including CXP, CFP, CFP2, CPAK, CFP4 and QSFP28. Among them, QSFP28 shows its great superiority. The QSFP28 transceiver and interconnect cable is a high-density, high-speed product solution designed for applications in the telecommunications, data center and networking markets. The interconnect offers four channels of high-speed differential signals with data rates ranging from 25 Gbps up to potentially 40 Gbps, and will meet 100 Gbps Ethernet (4x25 Gbps) and 100 Gbps 4X InfiniBand Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) requirements. In addition, the surge of QSFP28 shipments will be one of the factors to change the market from 40G to 100G, according to the report of IHS. QSFP28 is fast becoming the universal data center form factor. Furthermore, the prospects of 100G DAC (Direct Attach Cable) and 100G WDM transceiver also show good momentum. The following figure shows a comparison between 100G transceivers.
The cost of the devices is one of the main factors that will disturb the smooth network transition. For optical transceiver, the price keeps adding up. But, in 2016, the 100G transceivers will be more affordable. On one hand, the cheap 100G silicon reaches production and the technology become mature. On the other hand, the adoption of widespread use of the 100G devices, and the vast increases in Internet traffic are core to change in the communications infrastructure markets.
The 100G transceiver modules will be applied to two major areas—telecom (includes LTE and FTTx) and data center. Data center may be the main battle for 100G optics because data center transceivers account for 65% of the overall 10G/40G/100G optical transceiver market. In 2016, the global data center construction market will keep growing which means that the 100G optics application will be more wider. Geographically, North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific (mainly China) are the main market for 100G transceiver with their increasing demand for deployment of 100G equipment.
Believe it or not, 100G is already upon us. Just Make yourself ready for this new technology. Fiberstore is committed to provide the first-class services and high-quality products to customers. For 100G optics, we introduced the 100GBASE-LR4 CFP2 and CFP4 modules as well as the 100GBASE-SR4 and 100GBASE-LR4 QSFP28 modules. With our serious cost control, the prices of all our 100G optics are much more affordable than the similar products in the market. Furthermore, with the mature coding technology, they can be compatible with many major brands. If you have any question of this, please contact us directly.