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Charlottesville, Virginia:  The worldwide market for passive optical networks (PONs) will reach US $18.1 Billion in 2022, according to “Current and Future Markets for PON, the Evolution to NG-PON Technology: 2017-2026,” a new report from Communications Industry Researchers, Inc. (CIR), an optical networking industry analyst firm.  The report says that over the next decade, demand

Charlottesville, VA: Industry analyst firm CIR is hosting two Q&A sessions to discuss findings from two recently issued reports that address 5G wireless backhaul and embedded optics.   The sessions are open to the anyone interested in learning more about how CIR views these market opportunities and there is no cost to attend. 5G Wireless Backhaul

Charlottesville, Virginia:  The market for embedded optics is expected to reach US$5.5 Billion in 2022, according to “The Embedded Optics Market:  COBO and its Alternatives – 2017-2026,” a new report from Communications Industry Researchers, Inc. an optical networking industry analyst firm.  The report notes that the standardization efforts of the Consortium for on-Board Optics (COBO)

Q&A on 5G Backhaul Join us on August 2, 2017 at 1:00 PM EDT for a conference call where CIR will discuss findings from the firm’s new report, “Optical Networking Opportunities in 5G Wireless Networks: 2017-2026.” In the firm’s latest report, we predict that worldwide expenditures on 5G backhaul will exceed $2 billion dollars by 2022

Charlottesville, Virginia:  According to a new report from industry analyst firm, Communications Industry Researchers, Inc., worldwide expenditures on 5G backhaul will exceed $2 billion dollars by 2022. The new report, “Optical Networking Opportunities in 5G Wireless Networks: 2017-2026,” says that the optical networking industry will be a key beneficiary of the 5G backhaul build and

Charlottesville, Virginia: According to a new report from CIR, a leading optical networking industry analyst firm, the market for optical video extenders will reach $2.7 billion by 2022, compared to about $120 million now.  CIR sees the main driver for this growth being the rise of 8K television and 8K professional video, both of which