Fibre-based networks offer big component growth

Report predicts the market for modules and components used in FTTx networks will grow from an estimated US $629 million this year to over $1.5 billion in 2011.

According to a newly released report from CIR, the market for modules and components used in FTTx networks will grow from an estimated US $629 million this year to over $1.5 billion in 2011.

The report titled: "FTTx: the opportunities for components suppliers" is the next in a series of reports from the firm analysing and forecasting modules and components markets.

Additional details about the report can be found on the firm's website.

The FTTx business has re-emerged in the past year as carriers expand their roll outs of fibre-based networks resulting in new opportunities for the components sector says CIR's new report.

On the active components side of the business, which includes products such as transceivers, transmitters and receivers, the market is projected to reach close to $800 million in revenues by 2011.

CIR believes the opportunity to be significant enough that larger manufacturers will likely be drawn to this space which currently lacks dominant suppliers.

On the passives side of the business, PON splitters, couplers and amplifiers are projected to grow to a total $438 million in 2011.

For the electronics used in PON, CIR projects revenues of almost $300 million in 2011.

CIR's report also noted that the FTTx components market will remain highly price sensitive.

Firms with proprietary manufacturing technologies that result in high yields and those that deploy optical integration will remain competitive while maintaining margins.

New markets will soon begin to emerge for novel components that cater to the needs of WDM PONs and PONs operating at both 2.5 and 10Gbit/s.

FTTx presents economies of scale for component manufacturers with the resources.

Ultimately the smaller firms that are currently visible in the market will likely be bought up or left to niche status.

For electronic chip firms focused on this space there will be growing opportunities to supply high layer chips that better enable new services such as VoIP and IP TV, as well as additional security.

FTTx subscriber growth over the forecast period is projected to be robust with 125 million new subscribers projected over the forecast period.

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