2Q24 Optical Component Report

Datacom revenue hit new records with a surge in 400GbE shipments and continued growth in 800GbE. Telecom’s only growth area is 400G coherent pluggables.

2Q24 Transport Hardware & Markets Report

Optical sales fall -18% as carrier inventories take longer to deplete than anticipated.

Coherent 2Q24 Vendor Summary Report

New CEO Jim Anderson outlined broad strategic goals as the company takes a more cautious view than Lumentum on the potential for Telecom revenue growth.

Lumentum 2Q24 Vendor Summary Report

Lumentum signals the bottom for Telecom and a stall in Datacom revenue through next quarter due to a previously disclosed product transition.

Nokia 2Q24 Vendor Summary Report

Nokia announced its intention to acquire competitor Infinera and shed its ASN subsidiary. Optical sales fell -23%.

IP-over-DWDM Pluggables Forecast

IP-over-DWDM deployments of 400/800/1600ZRx optics and adoption across market segments

The Optical Circuit Switching Market

The current state of the art in OCSs, the players, why it matters today, and forecasts for the future.

Ciena 2Q24 Vendor Summary Report

Sales were down in 2Q due to inventory absorption at North American carriers, and a pause in Cloud spending.

Nokia Acquires Infinera

The combination creates a company with an enviable regional balance, providing a buffer from regional geopolitical and economic instability.

Tracking the Coherent DSP Supply Chain

Uncovering who uses which DSP, and which DSP vendors ship the most volume.

Infinera 1Q24 Vendor Summary Report

Revenue drops -26%, but the company highlights a huge pipeline of potential business.

1Q24 Optical Component Report

Datacom revenue and shipments of 400GbE & 800GbE modules hit new records as Telecom struggles to recover.

1Q24 Transport Hardware & Markets Report

Ex-China, revenue drops as service provider spending continues to stall.

PacketLight Vendor Summary Report

The company has been an innovator in Compact Modular transport hardware for more than 20 years.

Cisco 1Q24 Vendor Summary Report

Optical hardware sales shake off a depressed 2023; Acacia 400ZR shipments resume growth

Coherent 1Q24 Vendor Summary Report

800G accelerates Datacom revenue growth while lead times shorten.

Lumentum 1Q24 Vendor Summary Report

Datacom is the only highlight this quarter, but it’s a very bright one. The wait for a Telecom turnaround will be a bit longer.

Nokia 1Q24 Vendor Summary Report

Nokia’s optical sales fell -40% YoY as Service Providers tapped the spending brakes worldwide.

Ciena 1Q24 Vendor Summary Report

Ciena leverages relationships with hyperscalers to push into Europe.

Compact Modular Hardware

This report provides historical information, industry context, and product examples of our classification of Compact Modular systems.