Market Trends of Fiber Optic Cable Industry
Telecommunications Sector Expected to Witness Significant Growth
- The increasing demand for data traffic from various sources, such as the internet, e-commerce, computer networks, and multimedia (voice, data, and video), has led to the need for a transmission medium capable of handling higher bandwidth to handle such significant amounts of information, driving the growth of fiber optic cable in the telecom infrastructure during the forecast period.
- Additionally, in telecommunication networks, fiber optic cables are used to connect different network nodes, such as cell towers, data centers, and internet service providers, allowing for the exchange of vast amounts of data between different locations. Fiber optic cables also allowed for developing high-speed internet connections and other advanced communication technologies like video conferencing, online gaming, and cloud computing.
- Benefits associated with fiber optic cables in the context of the telecommunication industry involve high speed and bandwidth, low attenuation, immunity to electromagnetic interference, high reliability and less maintenance compared to copper cables, and difficulty in tapping or intercepting, thus facilitating high security.
- Additionally, owing to their security, scalability, and the unlimited bandwidth potential to handle the vast amount of backhaul traffic being generated, fiber optic cables are also being chosen to support the bandwidth levels catering to advanced technologies like 5G, Big Data, and IoT that rely heavily on real-time data collection and transfer, supporting the growth of Fiber optics cable expansion among the telecom players globally.
- According to the GSMA report, 5G connections were expected to surpass one billion in 2022 and two billion by 2025. By the end of 2025, 5G will account for over a fifth of mobile connections, and more than two in five people globally will live within a 5G network. Due to the increasing demand for 5G connections, many players are expanding their production capabilities. This is expected to drive the market studied significantly.
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North America is Expected to be the Fastest Growing Market
- The increasing demand for fiber optic cables in North America is mainly driven by several key factors highlighting the region's emphasis on high-speed, reliable, and scalable communication infrastructure.
- North America has recently obtained a prominent position owing to the increasing pace of fiber optic deployment in the country. With data-intensive activities like video streaming, cloud computing, online gaming, and remote working, the need for high-speed and dependable internet connections has increased and according to the report released by the Fiber Broadband Association, US fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) witnessed a 13% growth in the United States in 2023 to 78 million homes, with this fiber broadband now passing nearly 69 million unique US homes.
- Also, according to the association, Canada witnessed a surge in the demand for FTTH. For instance, Canadian passings had a 12% growth in 2023 to 12.1 million. The jump in FTTH deployments results from significant government funding efforts, such as BEAD, RDOF, and ReConnect, which are beginning to have a direct effect. For instance, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program provides USD 42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs in all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Furthermore, as the demand grows, many companies focus on product launches, partnerships, and other strategic investments. For instance, in March 2023, CommScope announced expanding fiber-optic cable production to accelerate broadband rollout across the United States, connecting more communities and underserved areas. The lines were expected to support 500,000 homes per year in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments.
- Corning Incorporated announced its plans to expand the manufacturing capacity for optical fiber cables by constructing an all-new cable manufacturing facility in Gilbert, Arizona. The facility, expected to open in 2024, will be the industry's westernmost US manufacturing site for optical cable, allowing the company to serve the growing demand in the western United States and Canada.
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