As the data over a fiber-optic network is transferred using light, the speed offered is immense when compared to the copper network infrastructure. The electrons used in copper wires travel at less than 1% of the speed of light, whereas photons used in fiber-optic connections travel at approximately 70% of the speed of light.

PART 01: Executive summary

PART 02: Scope of the report

Market coverage

Base year and forecast period

Vendor segmentation

Market segmentation

Geographical segmentation

Vendor offerings

PART 03: Market research methodology

Research methodology

Economic indicators

PART 04: Introduction

Key market highlights

PART 05: Market landscape

Market size and forecast

Five forces analysis

PART 06: Market segmentation by communication type

Global optical network hardware market by

communication type

PART 07: Geographical segmentation

Global optical network hardware market by geography

2016-2021

Americas

EMEA

APAC

Key growth factors across regions

Key developments in fiber-optic market

PART 08: Market drivers

Growing mobile data traffic

High demand for data centers

Development of 5G network

PART 09: Impact of drivers

PART 10: Market challenges

Limited spectral efficiency in optical fiber network

Deployment issues

Lack of OTN standards

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges

PART 12: Market trends

Emerging new age technologies and their requirements

scaling business opportunities for optical network

hardware market

Essential developments in cables

Development of smart cities

PART 13: Vendor landscape

Competitive scenario

Huawei

Infinera

Alcatel-Lucent

Ciena

Cisco

Other prominent vendors

PART 14: Appendix

List of abbreviation

PART 15: Explore Technavio