Optical Outlookcloudy

摘要

Industry researchers lowered their expectations for the optical networking industry in late 2008, taking into account the deteriorating economy. Dell'Oro predicted a nearly 10% decline in the optical transport equipment market in 2009, following some 20 consecutive quarters of growth after the turn-of-the-century telecom bubble burst. Ovum now expects the global optical networking market to shrink 5% in 2009 to $15.4 billion, after growing 8% this year. Last June, Ovum had predicted the market would grow 20% this year and 11% in 2009 to more than $20 billion. Starting in 2010, the optical sector should start to grow again, Ovum said, projecting a six-year stretch of 8% compound annual growth, bringing the market to more than $23 billion in 2013.