Overview:
Unrepeatered Submarine Fiber Optics Systems represent a new market opportunity for existing and new players in the market. The original transoceanic links required large investments in research, installation and OAM. As the technology has developed the capability of unrepeatered undersea fiber optic links continues to increase, opening up new markets where only the cable is placed underwater and the electronics are located in a benign environment on the shore. Unrepeatered systems also require less investment and lower cost for installation and OAM. Hence, many smaller players are now able to enter the market.
In this update of the earlier report on unrepeatered fiber optics, IGI Consulting identifies over 300 unrepeatered links installed or planned throughout the globe. IGI Consulting also proposes another 120 links for areas currently underserved by submarine fiber optics. The unrepeatered market, therefore, is forecast to grow substantially over the next decade. The total investment in unrepeatered fiber optics is forecast to grow from a current $2.5 billion to over $7 billion by 2010, with over 110,000 km of cable deployed.
What is driving the market?
Similar to the repeatered long distance systems, unrepeatered systems are being driven by the unprecedented growth of the internet, new devices and broadband services. However, unlike the intercontinental submarine links that are affected by a large number of forces, unrepeatered systems have fewer participants and shorter planning cycles. More and more, unrepeatered systems will be deployed as extensions of terrestrial networks. The technology development in optoelectronics,DWDM, and optical amplifiers is also contributing to the rapid growth of the market. This technology will continue to improve and prices will decrease at 15% - 20% per year, opening the market further to second- and third tier cities.
Who should be interested in this report?
- International Carriers
- Telephone Administrations
- Equipment Systems Manufacturers
- Submarine Cable Manufacturers
- Installation Companies
- Consultants
- Systems Integrators
- Component Suppliers
- Suppliers of OEM Equipment
- Ship Building Companies
- Private Carriers
- Major Users
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Growth of the Submarine Cable Market
- Reasons for Growth
- Unrepeatered System Technology
- Forecasts of Unrepeatered Fiber Optic Systems
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Recent Developments in the Submarine Cable Market
- Reasons For Growth
- Internet Data Growth
- International Data Traffic
- High Speed Internet Access
- IMTS Traffic Growth.
- Equipment Cost Reductions
- The Internet
- Fax
- Electronic Mail
- Data Transfer
- Imaging
- On-line Information Services
- Intnet/Research Networks
- Other Data Applications
- Private networks and Virtual Private Networks
- Interest in Video Transmission
- Video Programming
- Business Video Applications
- Digital Camera Market
- New Technology
- Changing Industry Structure
- New Forms of Financing and Operations
- Restoration
- IPTV
- VoIP
- Gaming
- Mobile and 3G
- BitTorrent and Other Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Communicatiosn
- Factors That Could Hinder Growth
- Government Policies
- International Trade and Commerce Restrictions
- Competition with Satellites
- Technology Barriers
- Submarine Cable Production Capacity
- Summary Forecast of Entire Submarine Cable Market
3.0 The Unrepeatered Submarine Fiber Optic System
- Unrepeatered Topologies
- Distribution of Unrepeatered Systems
- Costs of Unrepeatered Systems
- Trends in Unrepeatered System Technology
- Improved Light Sources
- Improved Detection
- Forward Error Correction
- Low-Loss Fibers
- Optical Amplification
- Unrepeatered System Installation, Maintenance & Repair
- Vessels-of-Opportunity
- Unrepeatered Maintenance Market Growth
4.0 Unique Opportunities in the Unrepeatered Submarine Fiber Optic Systems Market
- Submarine Cable Installation, Maintenance and Repair
(IMR) Market
- Trend Toward Private Cable Ownership and Construction
- Developing Technology
- Demand for Quick Restoration
- Demand for Low-Cost IMR
- Obstacles to Growth
- The IMR Cartel
- Politics
- Resistance to Change
- Installation Market
- Installation Costs and Trends, Unrepeatered
- Maintenance Market
- Repair Market
- Conclusions and Recommendations
5.0. Forecasts of Unrepeatered Fiber Optic Systems
- Analysis of Potentially Replaceable Copper Cables
- Other Unrepeatered Fiber Optic Cable Opportunities
- Off-shore Platforms for Oil Exploration and Production
- Off Shore Wind Farms
- Composite Power and Telecommunication Cable Systems
- Fiber Optic Sensor Networks
- Research Networks
- Military and Government: Test Ranges and Programs.
- Sewers for Communications
- Market Forecast by Segment/Application
- Installation Cost Trends
- Cable Burial Depth
- Major Cost Elements for Unrepeatered Systems
- Fault Analysis of Unrepeatered Systems
- Fiber Count Trends
- Festoon Systems and Average Length
6.0 Regional Markets for Unrepeatered Submarine Fiber Optic Systems
- Europe
- The United Kingdom/North Sea Region
- European Lakes and Rivers
- Proposed Systems (UK)
- Flute Ltd
- ESAT- Ireland
- Scandinavia and the Baltics
- Proposed Routes for Scandinavia/Baltics
- The Mediterranean
- Iberian Peninsula
- Italy
- Greece, Turkey and Cyprus
- Mediterranean North Africa
- Moroco
- Algeria
- Algeria-France
- Algeria-Palma
- Tunisia
- Libyan Fiber Optic Network (LFON)
- Middle East
- FALCON
- FOG 1 & 2
- UAE - Qatar
- Africa
- SAT, SAT 2 / WASC
- SAFE
- EASSY
- Asia
- India
- People's Republic of China
- Guangdong-Hainan
- Guangzhou-Haikou
- Guangzhou-Shantou
- Beijing - Qingdao
- EAC-1 Extension
- Taiwan / Republic of China
- Korea
- Japan
- Japan Information Highway (JIH)
- Japan-Korea
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Malaysia Domestic Systems
- Indonesia
- Jasuka
- Sumatra-Java-Melaka
- Palapa Ring
- Vietnam
- Philippines
- Australia/New Zealand
- New Zealand Cable Commissioned
- New Zealand’s Aqualink Network
- Pacific Islands/Hawaii
- Caribbean Nations
- Eastern Caribbean Fiber System
- Bahamas Domstic
- Grand Bahama - Bimini
- Cuba - US System
- MAYA-1
- Arcos-1
- Dominican Republic
- SMPR
- Jamaica
- South America
- Venezuela
- Brazil
- Chile
- Argentina
- Central America
- Mexico
- US/Canada
7.0 System and Component Suppliers
- Submarine Systems Suppliers
- Alcatel Submarine Networks
- Alzea Networks
- Ciena Corporation
- ECI Telecom
- Ericsson Network Technologies AB ( Marconi )
- Fujitsu Limited
- FutureWei (HuaWei Technologies Subsidiary)
- KDD Submarine Cable Systems Inc. (KDD-SCS)
- Lucent Technologies
- Lumentis
- Mintera Systems
- MPB Technologies Inc.
- NEC
- Nortel Networks
- Prysmian (formerly: Pirelli Submarine Telecom Systems)
- Red Sky Systems
- Siemens AG (Information and Communication Networks - Optical Networks)
- Tellabs Denmark
- Toshiba Corporation
- TyCom
- XTERA
- Components and Subsystems
- Avanex
- Bookham
- Brush Wellman Inc.
- Corning Inc.
- CRC Marine Projects
- FDK Corporation
- FIBERPRO, Doman Systems Inc.
- Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
- JDS-Uniphase Telecommunications Products
- Nexans
- Norway AS
- NK Cables
- Nichiyu Giken Kogoyo Co., Ltd.
- NSW GmbH - A corning Cable Systems Company
- Ocean Cable Co.
- OFS
- Ltd.Ocean Design, Inc.
- Opto Science, Inc.
- Prysmian
- Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair (IMR) Companies
- Bohlen & Doyen 206
- Cable & Wireless Global Operations
- Engineering Services (C&W GOES)
- Caldwell Diving Cable Ventures, Inc.
- Cns Subsea Ltd.
- CTC Marine Projects
- Emirates Telecommunications & Marine
- Services FZE (E-Marine)
- The Engineering Business Ltd.
- Global Marine Systems Limited
- Great Eastern Group
- International Telecom Group
- NTT World Engineering Marine Corporation
- SB Submarine Systems Ltd. (SBSS)
- SOCS (Smit-Oceaneering Cable Systems L.L.C.)
- Sonsub Saipen Group
- Temasa Telecommunications Marinas
- VDS Cable
- Route Survay Companies
- C&C Technologies, Inc. & EGS
- FUGRO
- Makai Ocean Engineering
- Thales GeoSolutions Group Limited
- Test Equipment Suppliers
- Advantest Corporation
- Agilent Technologies
- Ando Electric Co., Ltd.
- Anritsu Corporation
- EXFO
- ILX Lightwave
- NetTest
- PerkinElmer Optoelectronics
- Santec Technologies
- Other Suppliers in the Business
- Caley Ocean Systems Ltd.8
- Cherrington Group of Companies
- Clipper Elite Carriers
- CRP Marine
- Doaki Marine Systems Ltd.
- Dowty-Precision Handling Systems
- Hayakawa Marine and Trans. Corp.
- Hydralift ASA
- ODIM HITEC
- Qualtrack Ltd. & the ICPC
- Sankyu Inc.
- Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd.
- 3U Technologies and Innovatum, Inc.
- TSS (UK) Ltd.
- Van Oord ACZ B.V.
- WEATHERNEWS INC.
8.0 Sources of Information
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