10-Gig Transceivers to Boom

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- According to the new ElectroniCast Corp. market study, the global consumption (use) of 10 Gbps data communication transceivers will rise from $68.7 million in the recessionary baseline year 2001 to $3.26 Billion in 2006. ElectroniCast's 10 Gbps Datacom Transceiver study provides detailed in-depth analysis of transceiver type and growth opportunities by market application, wavelength physical layer (PHY) type, and source for years 2001-2011. "The high-speed datacom transceiver market was launched in 1998 with the success of full-speed fibre channel, gigabit ethernet, and VCSEL transceivers, whose markets tripled in 1999," ElectroniCast President Stephen Montgomery said. "With the emergence of 10 Gbps datacom transceivers, the datacom and telecom markets have converged at approximately the same data rate for the first time. As a result, there will be technology and product sharing across these two market segments. Initially, the 10 Gbps technology and transceiver modules that have already been developed for telecom will find use in datacom applications. However, datacom will always be asking for low-cost connectorized transceiver modules," Montgomery said. ElectroniCast's report presents forecasts by transceiver type. Six varieties of 10 Gbps datacom transceivers (or PMDs) will compete for a slice of the market share pie. According to the analysis, three different 850 nm transceivers will consume approximately half the unit volume total unit during the 2001-2011 forecast period. This is substantially less than the 85 percent dominance of multimode solutions at 1 Gbps. The study addresses the increasing market movement of 1310 nm single mode serial transceivers. Two additional serial transceiver versions, 1310 nm WWDM and 1550 nm, add increasing shares to the totals. ElectroniCast Corp.