Date: 29/09/2010

Research study reports 95% growth in ROADM wavelength selective switch (WSS)Telecom market research firm Infonetics Research has released its updated 2010 ROADM Components report. The report states that the WDM ROADM optical equipment market will remain the fastest growing segment of the optical equipment business. This growth is driven by the wavelength selective switch (WSS). Infonetics Research has estimated in the report that the market for ROADM equipment has grown by 6% in the first half of 2010 (1H10) as compared to 1H09. It is also reported that the worldwide revenue from WSS components with 50GHz of channel spacing is forecast to occupy over half the market by 2012. Telecom service providers are looking for tighter channel spacing to increase fiber capacity and ensure compatibility with cutting-edge WDM solutions, and are purchasing larger degree counts than needed for future traffic growth “There was explosive growth in shipments of WSS components in the first half of 2010, with the market 95% higher than the same period last year. The WSS product mix continues to accelerate towards 50Ghz spacing as large Tier 1 carriers migrate to this specification. Volume in small 2x1 components has yet to lift, though many smaller carriers worldwide are evaluating this form factor as a low-cost way to deploy ROADMs in their networks,” explains Andrew Schmitt, directing analyst for optical at Infonetics Research.

Telecom market research firm Infonetics Research has released its updated 2010 ROADM Components report. The report states that the WDM ROADM optical equipment market will remain the fastest growing segment of the optical equipment business. This growth is driven by the wavelength selective switch (WSS). Infonetics Research has estimated in the report that the market for ROADM equipment has grown by 6% in the first half of 2010 (1H10) as compared to 1H09. It is also reported that the worldwide revenue from WSS components with 50GHz of channel spacing is forecast to occupy over half the market by 2012. Telecom service providers are looking for tighter channel spacing to increase fiber capacity and ensure compatibility with cutting-edge WDM solutions, and are purchasing larger degree counts than needed for future traffic growth

“There was explosive growth in shipments of WSS components in the first half of 2010, with the market 95% higher than the same period last year. The WSS product mix continues to accelerate towards 50Ghz spacing as large Tier 1 carriers migrate to this specification. Volume in small 2x1 components has yet to lift, though many smaller carriers worldwide are evaluating this form factor as a low-cost way to deploy ROADMs in their networks,” explains Andrew Schmitt, directing analyst for optical at Infonetics Research.