NA WDM market grows nearly 20 pc in first nine months of 2013

REDWOOD CITY, USA: According to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, the wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) equipment market, comprising both metro and long haul applications, grew nearly 20 percent in the first nine months of 2013 compared with the same period a year ago.

"Demand in North America for optical transport equipment has been really strong," said Jimmy Yu, VP of Optical Transport research at Dell'Oro Group.

"Market revenue for WDM equipment in North America has increased year-over-year for the past three quarters. Growth started modestly in the first quarter at five percent, and rose to 25 percent in the third quarter. However, following the strong level of WDM equipment rollout in the first nine months of the year, we do expect equipment sales to be softer in the current fourth quarter as service providers conserve their capital."