Global Submarine Fiber Cable Market 2016-2020

About the Submarine Fiber Cable Market

A submarine fiber cable with high-capacity communication capability is an essential wireline communication medium between two continents, countries, or islands. Most submarine fibers use the optical amplification technology to carry high-speed data traffic across regions. The length of the submarine fiber cable varies over a distance of few kilometers to more than 35,000 km. Most submarine fiber cable projects take several months or years for completion. At present, most submarine fiber cables have a capacity of 10-40 Gbps. The adoption of 100 Gbps high-speed submarine fiber cables started only after 2010. Owing to their high-speed capacity, these fiber cables carry a huge amount of data traffic every day. In 2015, more than 97% of global data traffic was carried through submarine fiber cables, with the remaining 3% carried through satellite systems.

Technavio’s analysts forecast the global submarine fiber cable market to grow at a CAGR of 5.75% during the period 2016-2020.

Covered in this report
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global submarine fiber cable market for 2016-2020. To calculate the market size, the report considers the following aspects:
• Construction and deployment cost of new projects
• Construction and deployment costs
• Upgrade projects

The market is divided into the following segments based on geography:
• Americas
• Australasia
• EMEA
• India Ocean Pan-East Asia
• Transatlantic
• Transpacific



Technavio's report, Global Submarine Fiber Cable Market 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Key vendors
• Alcatel-Lucent
• Fujitsu
• Huawei Marine Networks
• NEC
• TE SubCom

Other prominent vendors
• Ciena
• E-Marine
• Elettra
• Global Marine Systems
• Kokusai
• Nexans
• NSW
• S.B submarine system
• Xtera Communications

Market driver
• Growing demand for bandwidth
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Market challenge
• Delay in project financing and maintenance activities
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Market trend
• Increase in upgrade activities
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Key questions answered in this report
• What will the market size be in 2020 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?

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