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

Telecom revenue has hit the bottom as overwhelming 800GbE demand raises Datacom revenue and shipments.

Worldwide DWDM deployed bandwidth declined YoY for the first time.

Datacom revenues are recovering from the Q1 drop and are poised to explode along with 800GbE shipments in 2024. Telecom revenue continues to lag, as deployed bandwidth declined YoY for the first time this quarter.

Datacom revenue and module shipments plummeted as inventory adjustment hit hard this quarter.

Bandwidth growth and compact modular sales slow as Hyperscalers take their foot off the gas.

The Bandwidth Must Flow: Up 39% YoY

Datacom revenue and module shipments plummeted as inventory adjustment hit hard this quarter.

Observations on IP over DWDM and the Optical Edge

Datacom and Telecom revenue was up for the year, but headwinds are pushing down forecasts for both revenue and shipments in the first part of 2023.

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

The Optical Components report is expected to release in mid-April. In the meantime, this interim report provides an overview of how quarterly results are trending.

Gen60C shipments slow, ROADM shipments in line with hardware as supply chain issues resolve

Key technology takeaways from OFC 2023.

400GbE shipments recovered from last quarter’s dip leading to a strong revenue quarter for Datacom. Telecom optical component revenue grew as more than 61k Gen60C modules shipped in the quarter.

Gen60C modules drive coherent bandwidth growth this quarter while Compact Modular and ROADM equipment sales outperform.

Pluggable 400Gbps optics continues to drive Telecom bandwidth as operators migrate away from lower speeds. Datacom component shipment growth slowed this quarter, but revenue for Datacom is still growing faster than in any other optical segment.

Coherent bandwidth growth remains muted outside of 400ZR

Cignal AI revisits our Coherent Pricing Trends report from 2019 and provides an update based on recent technology advances.

It’s all about the supply chain again this quarter, but signs point to gains in the second half of the year. 400GbE datacenter optics and 400Gbps pluggable telecom optics are driving their respective segments.