Fiber vs. Copper Battle for the Cabling Systems Market

• Publication date: October 2009

“Fiber vs. Copper Battle for the Cabling Systems Market” provides detailed product forecasts for both fiber cabling systems and copper cabling systems used in the structured cabling systems (SCS) market. More than 140 forecast figures provide detailed forecasts by cabling applications, such as data centers, LANS, VOIP, etc. Cross-industry analysis provides a unique perspective on the use of key products’ (Cat 6a, MM, OM ...

“Fiber vs. Copper Battle for the Cabling Systems Market” provides detailed product forecasts for both fiber cabling systems and copper cabling systems used in the structured cabling systems (SCS) market. More than 140 forecast figures provide detailed forecasts by cabling applications, such as data centers, LANS, VOIP, etc. Cross-industry analysis provides a unique perspective on the use of key products’ (Cat 6a, MM, OM fibers) usage, currently and for the future, in SCS. Forecasts include year-by-year from 2008 (historical year) to 2014, a five-year time horizon. New product and technology developments in the SCS market are described and analyzed. Future technologies, such as cloud computing and holographic storage are described, including their future impact on the SCS market.

Both volume and value shipments are provided for the following products:

• UTP Cables by Category
• UTP Patch Panels
• UTP Outlets
• UTP Connectors
• Fiber Cables by MM and SM
• Fiber Interconnects
• Fiber Outlets
• Fiber Connectors
• Fiber Cassettes
• Fiber Connectorized Cables

Network Equipment Industry

Chapter 1

Introduction

Study Objectives

Copper Cabling Usage

Fiber Cabling Usage

Methodology/Sources

General Notes

Chapter 2

Executive Summary

Fiber versus Copper Cabling Background

Fiber versus Copper Trends

Fiber versus Copper Cabling Forecast

Chapter 3

Background

Early LAN Cabling Systems

Fiber Cabling Backbones Evolve

FTTD: the Holy Grail for Fiber

Current Situation: Fiber versus Copper

Future Situation: Fiber versus Copper

Chapter 4

Copper Cabling Product/Technology

Developments

Current Status

Cat 6a UTP Cables

Cat 7/Cat 7a UTP Cables

Shielded Cabling Systems

Power Over Ethernet (PoE0

Chapter 5

Fiber Cabling Product Technology

Developments

OM3/OM4 Fiber Cables

Fiber Connector Developments

Fiber Plug-n-Play Products

40/100 Gbps Fiber Cabling Systems

Data Center Fiber Cabling Trends

Chapter 6

New Technology Developments

Virtualization

Cloud Computing

Web 2.0

Gigabit WiFi

Holographic Storage

High Speed Optical Chips

Chapter 7

Total SCS Market Forecasts

Total SCS Forecast

Total SCS Market Forecast by Media Types

Total SCS Market Forecast by Product Types

Chapter 8

Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecasts

Total SCS Market

Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast

UTP versus Copper Cable Forecasts

UTP Copper Cables by Categories Forecasts

Fiber Cables by MM-SM Forecast

Chapter 9

Fiber versus Copper Apparatus Forecast

Total Apparatus Forecast

Fiber versus Copper Apparatus Forecasts

UTP versus Coax Apparatus Forecast

UTP Apparatus Forecast by Product Types

Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product Types

Chapter 10

LAN SCS Forecasts

Total LAN SCS Forecast

Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems Forecast

Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast

UTP Copper Cable Forecast by Categories

Fiber Cable by MM-SM Forecast

Fiber versus Copper Apparatus Forecast

UTP Apparatus Forecast by Product Types

Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product Types

Chapter 11

Data Center SCS Forecast

Total SCS Data Center Forecast

Data Center Fiber versus Copper Cabling

Systems Forecast

Data Center Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast

UTP Copper Cable Forecast by Categories

Fiber Cable Forecast by MM-SM Fibers

Data Center Fiber versus Copper Apparatus

Forecast

UTP Apparatus Forecasts by Product Types

Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product Types

Chapter 12

VOIP SCS Forecasts

VOIP Total SCS Forecast

VOIP Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems

Forecast

VOIP Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast

Copper UTP Cable by Categories Forecast

VOIP Fiber Cable by MM-SM Fibers

VOIP versus Copper Apparatus Forecast

VOIP UTP Apparatus Devices by Product Types

Forecast

VOIP Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product

Types

Chapter 13

Video SCS Forecast

Total Video SCS Market

Video Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems

Forecast

Video Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast

Video Copper Cable Forecast by Types

UTP Cables by Categories Forecast

Video Fiber Cable Forecast by MM-SM

Video Fiber versus Copper Apparatus Forecast

Copper Apparatus Forecast by Product Types

Chapter 14

Wireless SCS Forecast

Total Wireless SCS Forecast

Wireless Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems

Forecast

Wireless Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast

Wireless UTP Cable by Categories Forecast

Wireless Fiber Cable Forecast by MM-SM

Wireless Apparatus Fiber versus Copper

Forecast

Wireless UTP Apparatus Forecast by Product

Types

Wireless Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product

Types

Chapter 15

Other SCS Forecast

Total Other SCS Forecast

Other Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems

Forecast

Other Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast

Other UTP Cable Forecasts by Categories

Other Fiber Cable Forecast by MM-SM

Other Apparatus Fiber versus Copper Forecast

Other Copper Apparatus Forecast by Product

Types

Other Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product

Types

Chapter 16

SCS Forecast Cross Application Analysis

Total SCS Market by Applications

Copper Cabling Market by Applications

Copper Cable Market by Applications

UTP Copper Cable by Categories by

Applications

Fiber Cabling Market by Applications

Fiber Cable Market by Applications

Fiber Cable Volume Forecast

Fiber Cable Volume by MM-SM by

Applications

Over…..

LIST OF FIGURES

Chapter 2

Figure 2.1 Fiber versus Copper Cabling Trends

Figure 2.2 Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems Forecast $(M)

Chapter 4

Figure 4.1 TIA & ISO Cable Standards

Chapter 5

Figure 5.1 OM Family of Optical Fiber Cables

Chapter 7

Figure 7.1 Total SCS Market Forecast $(M)

Figure 7.2 Total SCS Year-to-Year Growths

Figure 7.3 Fiber vs. Copper Cabling Market Forecast $(M)

Figure 7.4 Fiber vs. Copper Cabling

Figure 7.5 Total SCS Market Forecast by Product Types $(M)

Chapter 8

Figure 8.1 Total Cable Forecast $(M)

Figure 8.2 Total Cable Year-to-Year Growths

Figure 8.3 Fiber vs. Copper Cable Market Forecast $(M)

Figure 8.4 Fiber vs. Copper Cable Trends

Figure 8.5 Fiber vs. Copper Cable Market Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 8.6 UTP vs. Coax Cable Forecast $(M)

Figure 8.7 UTP vs. Coax Cable Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 8.8 UTP cable by Categories Forecast $(M)

Figure 8.9 UTP Cable by Categories Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 8.10 UTP Cable by Categories Trends

Figure 8.11 MM vs.SM Fiber Cable Forecast $(M)

Figure 8.12 MM vs. SM Fiber Cable Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 8.13 MM-SM Fiber Cable Trends

Chapter 9

Figure 9.1 Total Apparatus Market Forecast $(M)

Figure 9.2 Total Apparatus Year-to-Year Growths

Figure 9.3 Fiber vs. Copper Apparatus Forecast $(M)

Figure 9.4 Fiber vs. Copper Apparatus Trends

Figure 9.5 Fiber vs. Copper Apparatus Volume Forecast

(000s ports)

Figure 9.6 UTP vs. Coax Apparatus Forecast $(M)

Figure 9.7 UTP Apparatus by Product Forecast $(M)

Figure 9.8 UTP Apparatus by Product Volume Forecast (000s)

Figure 9.9 Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product Types $(M)

Figure 9.10 Fiber Apparatus Volume Forecast by Product Types

(000s)

Chapter 10

Figure 10.1 Total LAN SCS Market Forecast $(M)

Figure 10.2 LAN SCS Year-to-Year Growths

Figure 10.3 LAN Fiber vs. Copper Cabling Forecast $(M)

Figure 10.4 LAN Fiber vs. Copper SCS Trends

Figure 10.5 LAN Fiber vs. Copper Cable Forecast $(M)

Figure 10.6 LAN Fiber vs. Copper Cable Volume Trends (Mft)

Figure 10.7 UTP Cable by Categories Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 10.8 LAN UTP Cable by Category Trends

Figure 10.9 UTP Cable by Categories Forecast $(M)

Figure 10.10 Fiber Cable Volume Forecast by SM-MM (Mft)

Chapter 10 (continued)

Figure 10.11 Fiber Cable Forecasts by MM-SM $(M)

Figure 10.12 LAN Fiber vs. Copper Apparatus Forecast $(M)

Figure 10.13 UTP Apparatus Forecast by Product Types $(M)

Figure 10.14 UTP Apparatus Volume Forecast by Product Types

Figure 10.15 Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product Types $(M)

Figure 10.16 Fiber Apparatus Volume Forecast by Product Types

Chapter 11

Figure 11.1 Total Data Center Cabling Market Forecast $(M)

Figure 11.2 Data Center SCS Year-to-Year Growths

Figure 11.3 Data Center Fiber vs. Copper Cabling Forecast $(M)

Figure 11.4 Data Center Fiber vs. Copper SCS Trends

Figure 11.5 data Center Fiber vs. Copper Cable Forecast $(M)

Figure 11.6 Data Center Fiber vs. Copper Cable Volume Forecast(Mft)

Figure 11.7 UTP Cable by Categories Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 11.8 Data Center UTP Cable by Categories Trends

Figure 11.9 UTP Cables by Categories Forecast $(M)

Figure 11.10 Fiber Cable Volume Forecast by MM-SM (Mft)

Figure 11.11 Fiber Cable Forecast by MM-SM $(M)

Figure 11.12 Data Center Fiber vs. Copper Apparatus Forecast $(M)

Figure 11.13 UTP Copper Apparatus Forecast by Product Types $(M)

Figure 11.14 UTP Copper Apparatus by Product Types Volume

Forecast

Figure 11.15 Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product Types $(M)

Figure 11.16 Fiber Apparatus Volume Forecast by Product Types

Chapter 12

Figure 12.1 Total VOIP SCS Market Forecast $(M)

Figure 12.2 VOIP SCS Year-to-Year Growths

Figure 12.3 VOIP Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems Forecast $(M)

Figure 12.4 VOIP Fiber versus Copper Cabling System Trends

Figure 12.5 VOIP Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast $(M)

Figure 12.6 VOIP Fiber versus Copper Cable Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 12.7 UTP Cable Volume Forecast by Categories (Mft)

Figure 12.8 VOIP UTP Cable by Category Trends

Figure 12.9 UTP Cable Forecast by Categories $(M)

Figure 12.10 Fiber Cable Volume Forecast by MM-SM (Mft)

Figure 12.11 Fiber Cable Forecast by MM-SM $(M)

Figure 12.12 VOIP Fiber versus Copper Apparatus Forecast $(M)

Figure 12.13 VOIP UTP Copper Apparatus by Product Types

Forecast $(M)

Figure 12.14 VOIP UTP Copper Apparatus by Product Types

Volume Forecast

Figure 12.15 VOIP Fiber Apparatus by Product Types Forecast

$(M)

Figure 12.16 VOIP Fiber Apparatus by Product Types Volume

Forecast

Chapter 13

Figure 13.1 Total Video SCS Market Forecast $(M)

Figure 13.2 Video SCS Year-to-Year Growths

Figure 13.3 Video Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems Forecast

Figure 13.4 Video Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems Trends

Figure 13.5 Video Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast $(M)

Figure 13.6 Video Fiber versus Copper Cable Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 13.7 Copper Cable by Types Forecast $(M)

Figure 13.8 Copper Cable by Types Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 13.9 UTP Copper Cable Volume Forecasts by Categories (Mft)

Figure 13.10 Video UTP Cable by Categories Trends

Figure 13.11 UTP Copper Cables Forecast by Categories $(M)

Figure 13.12 Fiber Cable Volume Forecast by MM-SM (Mft)

Figure 13.13 Fiber Cable forecast by MM-SM $(M)

Figure 13.14 Video Fiber versus Copper Apparatus Forecast $(M)

Figure 13.15 Video Copper Apparatus by Product Types Forecast $(M)

Figure 13.16 Video Copper Apparatus by Product Types Forecast

Chapter 14

Figure 14.1 Total Wireless SCS Market Forecast $(M)

Figure 14.2 Wireless SCS Year-to-Year Growths

Figure 14.3 Wireless Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems Forecast $(M)

Figure 14.4 Wireless Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems Trends

Figure 14.5 Wireless Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast $(M)

Figure 14.6 Wireless Fiber versus Copper Cable Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 14.7 UTP Cable Volume Forecast by Categories

Figure 14.8 Wireless UTP Cable by Category Trends

Figure 14.9 UTP Cable Forecast by Categories $(M)

Figure 14.10 Fiber Cable Volume Forecast by MM-SM (Mft)

Figure 14.11 Fiber Cable Forecast by MM-SM $(M)

Figure 14.12 Wireless Fiber versus Copper Apparatus Forecast $(M)

Figure 14.13 Wireless Copper Apparatus Forecast by Product Types $(M)

Figure 14.14 Wireless Copper Apparatus Volume Forecast by Product Types

Figure 14.15 Wireless Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product Types $(M)

Figure 14.16 Wireless Fiber Apparatus Volume Forecast by Product Types

Chapter 15

Figure 15.1 Total Other SCS Market Forecast $(M)

Figure 15.2 Other Total SCS Year-to-Year Growths

Figure 15.3 Other Fiber versus Copper Cabling Systems Forecast $(M)

Figure 15.4 Other Fiber versus Copper Cabling System Trends

Figure 15.5 Other Fiber versus Copper Cable Forecast $(M)

Figure 15.6 Other Fiber versus Copper Cable Volume Forecast (Mft)

Figure 15.7 Other UTP Cable Volume Forecast by Categories (Mft)

Figure 15.8 Other Fiber Cable volume Forecast by MM-SM (Mft)

Figure 15.9 Other Fiber Cable Forecast by MM-SM $(M)

Figure 15.10 Other Fiber versus Copper Apparatus Forecast $(M)

Figure 15.11 Other Copper Apparatus Forecast by Product Types $(M)

Figure 15.12 Other Copper Apparatus Volume Forecast by Product Types

Figure 15.13 Other Fiber Apparatus Forecast by Product Types $(M)

Figure 15.14 Other Fiber Apparatus Volume Forecast by

Product Types

Chapter 16

Figure 16.1 Total SCS Market by Applications $(M)

Figure 16.2 Total SCS Market by Applications Trends

Figure 16.3 Copper Cabling Systems Market by Applications $(M)

Figure 16.4 Copper Cable Market by Applications $(M)

Figure 16.5 Copper Cable Volume by Applications (Mft)

Figure 16.6 UTP Cable Volume by Categories by Application (Mft)

Figure 16.7 UTP Cable by Category Trends

Figure 16.8 Cat 6 UTP Cable by Application Trends

Figure 16.9 Cat 6a UTP Cable by Application Trends

Figure 16.10 Fiber Cabling Systems Market by Applications $(M)

Figure 16.11 Fiber Cable Market by Applications $(M)

Figure 16.12 Fiber Cable Volume by Applications (Mft)

Figure 16.13 Fiber Cable Volume Trends by Application

Figure 16.14 Fiber Cable Volume by MM-SM by Applications (Mft)