
Table 1
Instrument/Machine – Optical Fiber Splicing Preparation Market Forecast
Product Category List
Strippers (Instrument/Machine)
Bench Top / Portable (weight: 0.5 kg, but less than 8 kg)
Handheld or Lightweight (weight: less than 0.5 kg)
Cleavers (Instrument/Machine)
Bench Top / Portable (weight: 0.5 kg, but less than 8 kg)
Handheld or Lightweight (weight: less than 0.5 kg)
Combination (Cleaver/Stripper – Instrument/Machine)
Not Included – Items not Included in the market forecast data:
This report provides the 2017-2027 market forecast and analysis of the consumption value of the selected instrument/machine, segmented into the following geographic regions:
This report provides the consumption by the following functions:
The value is determined by multiplying the number of units by the average selling price. The average selling prices are based on the price of the instrument/machine at the initial factory level.
Also, the consumption values presented in the market forecast are based on the geographic location/region of the initial use of the instrument/machine. For example, an optical cleaver produced in Japan (APAC region) and then shipped to the United States (America region) and initially used (consumption) in the United States is shown in the market forecast data tables under the America region (not the APAC region).
The primary uses of optical cleavers are in the optical fiber preparation process at the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) producing components and devices, as well as in mechanical splice- and fusion splice-based field-installable optical fiber connectors, mechanical splices and fusion splices.
Information Base for the Market Forecast
Primary Research This study is based on analysis of information obtained continually since January 2015 through the beginning of May 2018. During this period, ElectroniCast analysts performed interviews with authoritative and representative individuals in the fiber optics industry plus telecommunications, datacom, military/aerospace and other communication industries, instrumentation/laboratory – R&D and factory/manufacturing, from the standpoint of both suppliers and users of fiber optic connectors, mechanical splices, fusion splice, cleavers and strippers. The interviews were conducted principally with:
The interviews covered issues of technology, R&D support, pricing, contract size, reliability, documentation, installation/maintenance crafts, standards, supplier competition and other topics. Customers also were interviewed, to obtain their estimates of quantities received and average prices paid, as a crosscheck of vendor estimates. Customer estimates of historical and expected near term future growth of their application are obtained. Their views of use of new technology products were obtained.
The analyst then considered customer expectations of near term growth in their application, plus forecasted economic payback of investment, technology trends and changes in government regulations in each geographical region, to derive estimated growth rates of quantity and price of each product subset in each application. These forecasted growth rates are combined with the estimated baseline data to obtain the long-range forecasts at the lowest detailed level of each product and application.
Secondary Research A full review of published information was also performed to supplement information obtained through interviews. The following sources were reviewed:
In analyzing and forecasting the complexities of the world region markets for these instrument/machines and optical interconnect products, it is essential that the 91Ƭ team have a good and a deep understanding of the technology and of the industry. ElectroniCast members who participated in this report were qualified.
Bottom-up Methodology - ElectroniCast forecasts are developed initially at the lowest detail level, and then summed to successively higher levels. The background 91Ƭ focuses on the amount of each type of product used in each application in the base year (2017), and the prices paid at the first transaction from the manufacturer. This forms the base year data. ElectroniCast analysts then forecast the growth rates in component quantity use in each application, along with price trends, based on competitive, economic and technology forecast trends, and apply these to derive long term forecasts at the lowest application levels. The usage growth rate forecasts depend heavily on analysis of overall end user trends toward optical communication equipment usage and economic payback.
*If Applicable.
