Fibre to everywhere

For years, passive optical networks (PON) were all about fibre-to-the-premise, particularly fibre-to-the-home. Japan, South Korea, and China led the market with massive PON deployments.

"Now the focus is on fibre-to-everywhere, whether it's a home, a business, a school, a university, an enterprise, a traffic light," says Julie Kunstler, chief analyst, broadband access intelligence at Omdia.

Julie Kunstler

Meanwhile, in the US, government funding is spurring fibre deployments, especially in underserved areas.

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Avago to acquire CyOptics

• Avago to become the second largest optical component player
• Company gains laser and photonic integration technologies
• The goal is to grow data centre and enterprise market share
• CyOptics achieved revenues of $210M in 2012 

How the acquisition of CyOptics will expand Avago's market opportunities. SAM is the serviceable addressable market and TAM is the total addressable market. Source: Avago

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