TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 17
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY 17
1.2 DEFINITION 17
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 18
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 18
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR STUDY 18
1.4 CURRENCY 19
1.5 LIMITATIONS 19
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 19
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 20
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 20
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 21
2.1.1.1 List of major secondary sources 22
2.1.1.2 Secondary sources 22
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 23
2.1.2.1 Primary sources 23
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 24
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primaries 24
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 25
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 25
2.2.1.1 Approach for capturing the market size by bottom-up analysis (Demand side) 25
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 26
2.2.2.1 Approach for capturing the market size by top-down analysis
(supply side) 26
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 28
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 29
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 30
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 35
4.1 LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET 35
4.2 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET – COMPARISON OF GROWTH PATTERN OF APPLICATIONS
OF RF-OVER-FIBER PRODUCTS 36
4.3 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN APAC, 2017 36
4.4 MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR COUNTRIES AND REGIONS, 2017 37
4.5 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET, BY FREQUENCY BAND 37
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 38
5.1 INTRODUCTION 38
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS 39
5.2.1 DRIVERS 39
5.2.1.1 Rising demand for fiber optic cables for higher bandwidth and durability 39
5.2.1.2 Growing adoption of 4G, 5G, LTE advanced, and VoIP technologies 40
5.2.1.3 Increasing military spending on C4I systems for enhanced communication and security 41
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS 41
5.2.2.1 High installation cost of RFoF products 41
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 42
5.2.3.1 Growing need for fiber to the x (FTTx) 42
5.2.3.2 Increasing demand for high-capacity cellular connectivity from India and the Middle East 42
5.2.4 CHALLENGES 43
5.2.4.1 Requirement for huge capital to stay competitive 43
5.2.4.2 Challenges related to testing while installing and maintaining the RFoF network 43
6 COMPONENTS OF RF-OVER-FIBER MODULES 45
6.1 INTRODUCTION 45
6.2 OPTICAL CABLES 45
6.2.1 GLASS 45
6.2.2 PLASTIC 45
6.2.3 SINGLEMODE 45
6.2.4 MULTIMODE 45
6.2.5 ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLES 46
6.3 OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS 46
6.3.1 ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS 46
6.3.2 FIBER RAMAN AMPLIFIERS 46
6.3.3 SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS 47
6.4 TRANSCEIVERS 47
6.4.1 SFF AND SFP 47
6.4.2 SFP+ AND SFP28 47
6.4.3 QSFP, QSFP+, QSFP14, AND QSFP28 48
6.4.4 CFP, CFP2, AND CFP4 48
6.4.5 XFP 48
6.4.6 CXP 49
6.5 OPTICAL SWITCHES 49
6.5.1 ALL-OPTICAL SWITCH 49
6.5.2 ELECTRO-OPTICAL SWITCH 49
6.6 ANTENNAS 49
6.7 OTHERS 50
6.7.1 SPLITTERS 50
6.7.2 CONNECTORS 50
6.7.2.1 LC CONNECTORS 50
6.7.2.2 MPO/MTP CONNECTORS 50
6.7.3 FIBER OPTIC MULTIPLEXERS 51
6.7.3.1 CWDM 51
6.7.3.2 DWDM 51
6.7.4 FIBER OPTIC ATTENUATORS 52
6.7.5 CIRCULATORS 52
7 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET, BY FREQUENCY BAND 53
7.1 INTRODUCTION 54
7.2 L BAND 55
7.3 S BAND 58
7.4 C BAND 61
7.5 X BAND 64
7.6 KU BAND 68
7.7 KA BAND 70
8 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET, BY APPLICATION 73
8.1 INTRODUCTION 74
8.2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 75
8.2.1 FTTX 76
8.2.2 CELLULAR COMMUNICATION 76
8.2.3 DAS SOLUTIONS 77
8.3 BROADCAST 77
8.4 BROADBAND 78
8.5 RADAR 79
8.6 NAVIGATION 80
9 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET, BY VERTICAL 82
9.1 INTRODUCTION 83
9.2 MILITARY 84
9.3 CIVIL 85
10 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 86
10.1 INTRODUCTION 87
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 89
10.2.1 US 91
10.2.2 CANADA 91
10.2.3 MEXICO 92
10.3 EUROPE 92
10.3.1 UK 95
10.3.2 GERMANY 95
10.3.3 FRANCE 95
10.3.4 ITALY 95
10.3.5 REST OF EUROPE 96
10.4 ASIA PACIFIC 96
10.4.1 CHINA 99
10.4.2 JAPAN 99
10.4.3 SOUTH KOREA 99
10.4.4 INDIA 99
10.4.5 REST OF APAC 100
10.5 REST OF THE WORLD 100
10.5.1 MIDDLE EAST 102
10.5.2 AFRICA 103
11 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 104
11.1 OVERVIEW 104
11.2 RANKING ANALYSIS 105
11.3 COMPETITIVE SITUATION AND TRENDS 106
11.3.1 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS AND LAUNCHES 107
11.3.2 PARTNERSHIPS, AGREEMENTS, AND COLLABORATIONS 108
11.3.3 ACQUISITIONS 108
12 COMPANY PROFILES 109
12.1 INTRODUCTION 109
(Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View)*
12.2 KEY PLAYERS 110
12.2.1 FINISAR 110
12.2.2 HUBER + SUHNER 113
12.2.3 BROADCOM 116
12.2.4 EMCORE 119
12.2.5 GOOCH & HOUSEGO 121
12.2.6 SEIKOH GIKEN 124
12.2.7 APIC CORPORATION 125
12.2.8 DEV SYSTEMTECHNIK 126
12.2.9 FOXCOM 127
12.2.10 GLENAIR 129
12.2.11 OPTICAL ZONU 130
12.2.12 VIALITE COMMUNICATION 132
*Details on Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
13 APPENDIX 134
13.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 134
13.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 135
13.3 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS’ SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 137
13.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 139
13.5 RELATED REPORTS 139
13.6 AUTHOR DETAILS 140
TABLE 1 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET, BY FREQUENCY BAND, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 54
TABLE 2 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR L BAND, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 3 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR L BAND, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 4 L-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 5 L- BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADCAST APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 56
TABLE 6 L- BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADBAND APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 7 L-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR RADAR APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 8 L-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR NAVGATION APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 9 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR S BAND, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 10 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR S BAND, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 11 S-BAND RT OVER FIBER MARKET FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 12 S-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADCAST APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 60
TABLE 13 S-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADBAND APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 14 S-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR RADAR APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 15 S-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR NAVGATION APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 16 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR C BAND, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 17 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR C BAND, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 18 C-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 19 C-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADCAST APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 63
TABLE 20 C-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADBAND APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 21 C-BANDRF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR RADAR APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 22 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR X BAND, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 23 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR X BAND, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 24 X-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 25 X-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADCAST APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 66
TABLE 26 X-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADBAND APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 27 X-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR RADAR APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 28 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR KU BAND, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 29 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR KU BAND, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 30 KU-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 31 KU FREQUENCY BAND MARKET FOR BROADCAST APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD THOUSAND) 69
TABLE 32 KU-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADBAND APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 33 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR KA BAND, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 34 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR KA BAND, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 35 KA-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 36 KA-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADBAND APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 37 KA-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR RADAR APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 38 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 39 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 40 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION, BY VERTICAL, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 41 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADCAST APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 42 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADCAST APPLICATION, BY VERTICAL,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 43 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADBAND APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 44 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR BROADBAND APPLICATION, BY VERTICAL,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 45 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR RADAR APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 46 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR RADAR APPLICATION, BY VERTICAL,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 47 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR NAVGATION APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 48 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR NAVIGATION APPLICATION, BY VERTICAL,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 49 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET, BY VERTICAL, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 50 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR MILITARY VERTICAL, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 51 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET FOR CIVIL VERTICAL, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 52 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 53 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY FREQUENCY BAND,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 54 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 55 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 56 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN EUROPE, BY FREQUENCY BAND,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 94
TABLE 57 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN EUROPE, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 94
TABLE 58 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN EUROPE, BY COUNTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 59 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN APAC, BY FREQUENCY BAND,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 60 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN APAC, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 61 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN APAC, BY COUNTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 62 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN ROW, BY FREQUENCY BAND,
2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 63 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN ROW, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 64 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN ROW, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION) 103
TABLE 65 RANKING OF MARKET PLAYERS IN 2017 105
TABLE 66 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS AND LAUNCHES, 2016–2017 107
TABLE 67 PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATIONS 108
TABLE 68 ACQUISITIONS 108
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 RFOF MARKET: PROCESS FLOW OF MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 20
FIGURE 2 RESEARCH DESIGN: RFOF MARKET 21
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METH0DOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 26
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METH0DOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 27
FIGURE 5 DATA TRIANGULATION 28
FIGURE 6 ASSUMPTIONS OF RESEARCH STUDY 29
FIGURE 7 RF OVER FIBER MARKET SNAPSHOT (2018 VS. 2023): L BAND TO HOLD LARGEST MARKET SIZE BY 2023 31
FIGURE 8 TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION ACCOUNTED FOR LARGEST MARKET
IN 2017 32
FIGURE 9 CIVIL VERTICAL TO DOMINATE RF OVER FIBER MARKET BETWEEN 2018 AND 2023 32
FIGURE 10 APAC HELD LARGEST SHARE OF RF OVER FIBER MARKET IN 2017 33
FIGURE 11 INCREASING DEMAND FOR RFOF PRODUCTS IN BROADBAND APPLICATION WOULD CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET BETWEEN 2018 AND 2023 35
FIGURE 12 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO GROW THE LARGEST MARKET SIZE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 36
FIGURE 13 CHINA HELD LARGEST SHARE OF RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET IN APAC IN 2017 36
FIGURE 14 APAC ACCOUNTED FOR LARGEST MARKET SHARE IN 2017 37
FIGURE 15 L-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER PRODUCTS TO HOLD LARGEST MARKET SIZE BETWEEN 2018 AND 2023 37
FIGURE 16 RISING DEMAND FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLES FOR HIGHER BANDWIDTH AND DURABILITY DRIVES THE RFOF MARKET DURING 2018–2023 39
FIGURE 17 MARKET FOR C-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER PRODUCTS TO GROW AT HIGHEST CAGR DURING FORECAST PERIOD 54
FIGURE 18 BROADCAST APPLICATION TO WITNESS HIGHEST CAGR IN MARKET FOR L-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER PRODUCTS DURING FORECAST PERIOD 55
FIGURE 19 APAC TO HOLD LARGEST SIZE OF RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET DURING
FORECAST PERIOD 59
FIGURE 20 BROADBAND APPLICATION TO EXHIBIT HIGHEST CAGR IN MARKET FOR C-BAND
RF-OVER-FIBER PRODUCTS DURING FORECAST PERIOD 62
FIGURE 21 APAC TO LEAD MARKET FOR X-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER PRODUCTS DURING FORECAST PERIOD 65
FIGURE 22 APAC TO DOMINATE MARKET FOR KU-BAND RF-OVER-FIBER PRODUCTS DURING FORECAST PERIOD 68
FIGURE 23 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO HOLD LARGEST SIZE OF MARKET FOR KA-BAND
RF-OVER-FIBER PRODUCTS DURING FORECAST PERIOD 70
FIGURE 24 TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION TO HOLD LARGEST SIZE OF RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET BY 2023 74
FIGURE 25 RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET, BY VERTICAL, 2018 VS. 2023 83
FIGURE 26 US TO EXHIBIT HIGHEST CAGR IN RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET BETWEEN
2018 AND 2023 87
FIGURE 27 APAC TO WITNESS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET BASED ON APPLICATION DURING FORECAST PERIOD 88
FIGURE 28 NORTH AMERICA: SNAPSHOT OF RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET 89
FIGURE 29 EUROPE: SNAPSHOT OF RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET 93
FIGURE 30 ASIA PACIFIC: SNAPSHOT OF RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET 97
FIGURE 31 REST OF WORLD: SNAPSHOT OF RF-OVER-FIBER MARKET 101
FIGURE 32 COMPANIES ADOPTED PARTNERSHIPS, AGREEMENTS, AND COLLABORATIONS
AS KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES DURING 2014–2018 104
FIGURE 33 AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS, COLLABORATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS AS KEY STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY COMPANIES, 2015–2017 107
FIGURE 34 FINISAR: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 110
FIGURE 35 HUBER+SUHNER: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 113
FIGURE 36 BROADCOM LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 116
FIGURE 37 EMCORE: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 119
FIGURE 38 GOOCH & HOUSEGO: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 121
