The data centers segment will be the major end-user segment contributing to the growing demand for optical transceivers, and the market will also see demand for optical transceivers from the military and defense sector during the forecast period.The growing focus on leveraging the network infrastructure globally is one of the major growth drivers for the market.Due to the increase in the number of network deployment projects, optical fiber manufacturers are increasing their production capacities, thereby creating a demand for optical transceivers.This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global optical transceiver market for the period 2016-2020. It covers a brief technological comparison between optical fiber cables and copper cables and outlines the major developments in the optical fiber market.

PART 01: Executive summary 5

Highlights 5

PART 02: Scope of the report 6

Market overview 6

Common currency conversion rates 8

Top vendor offerings 9

PART 03: Market research methodology 14

Research methodology 14

Economic indicators 14

PART 04: Introduction 15

Key market highlights 15

PART 05: Fiber optics industry overview 21

Multimode fibers 21

Single-mode fiber 21

Advantages of optical fiber cables over copper cables 21

Applications of optical fiber cables 22

SWOT analysis of current fiber optics market 23

Key developments in fiber optics market 24

PART 06: Market landscape 26

Market overview 26

Market size and forecast 26

Five forces analysis 30

PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user 31

Global optical transceiver market: Telecommunications 32

Global optical transceiver market: Data centers 32

Global optical transceiver market: Others 33

PART 08: Geographical segmentation 34

Optical transceiver market in Americas 36

Optical transceiver market in EMEA 37

Optical transceiver market in APAC 38

PART 09: Market drivers 40

Need for increased network bandwidth 40

Growing adoption of optical wireless DAS 42

Rising number of FTTx connections 44

Increase in global Internet traffic 45

PART 10: Impact of drivers 46

PART 11: Market challenges 47

Deployment issues 47

Different architecture requirements 47

High initial investment 48

Time-to-market pressure 48

PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges 49

PART 13: Market trends 50

Growing inclination toward cloud computing 50

Increasing popularity of IoT 50

Migration to wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM)

architecture 52

PART 14: Vendor landscape 53

Competitive scenario 53

Key vendors 54

PART 15: Explore Technavio 59