May 26, 2005, Tokyo, Japan and Belmont, CA--ElectroniCast released a new market forecast study of the global total available market (TAM) of modulators used in selected optical communication applications. "The uses of specific types of optical modulators in fiber optic communication links are determined by the customer's specifications. These specifications often lead to preferences of optical modulator technology type, said Stephen Montgomery," president of ElectroniCast. "Also, based on customer requirements of optical transmission transfer rates and the R&D time allotted to each technology type, ElectroniCast has forecasted consumption trends by transmission speed and selected technology solutions."
According to the report, the use of modulators in 40 Gbps optical communication R&D as well as network links began to show measurable quantities by 2003. One of the technologies addressing the 40 Gbps market is electro-optical (E-O). ElectroniCast estimates that the worldwide consumption value of E-O modulators reached over $1.6 million in 2004. By year 2007, as chromatic dispersion (CD) and polarization mode dispersion (PMD) problems continue to be addressed as well as decreasing average selling prices (ASPs), the firm forecasts that E-O type modulators serving the 40 Gbps market will reach $74.4 million.
The ElectroniCast optical modulator market forecast data base provides a ten-year forecast of a listing of optical modulator technology types used in multiple transmission rates as shown in the report's database category list.