Dell'Oro: $83 billion of optical transport equipment revenue in next five years

$83 billion of optical transport equipment revenue in next five years, cumulative revenue up 10% compared to previous five-year period and will largely be from sales of coherent DWDM systems. #pressrelease

July 18, 2023

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – According to a newly published forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, Optical Transport equipment demand is forecast to be $83 billion over the next five years. This cumulative revenue is up 10 percent compared to the previous five-year period and will largely be from sales of coherent DWDM systems.

Additional highlights from the Optical Transport 5-Year July 2023 Forecast Report:

  • Optical Transport market expected to approach $18 billion by 2027.

  • DWDM Long Haul forecast raised due to the growing need for network capacity and increasing use of integrated C+L band optical line systems.

  • Demand for WDM equipment for metro and long-haul data center interconnect (DCI) expected to grow through forecast period with the majority of growth in long-haul systems.

  • New generation of coherent DSPs to begin shipping in late-2023. By 2027, nearly one-third of shipments will be comprised of DSPs capable of transmitting 1.2 Tbps and 1.6 Tbps signals over a single wavelength.

Read the full press release here.

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