The pursuit of speed is eternal. Even in the information age, faster Internet access has always been the biggest pursuit of operators and users. In the last century, the United States proposed the concept of information superhighway. The idea was very futuristic, but with broadband and fiber, high-speed Internet is no longer a dream.
Although we have entered the 4G era, the current network is still unable to meet the high performance network demand and the need for the future Internet of things. But in the future, the 5G era will make the wireless network a great deal, but without the support of fiber-optic networks, the 5G network will be as unattainable as a castle in the air.
According to the CRU report, in 2000-2015, the demand for fiber in all regions of the world was growing in double digits, with the output and demand of China's fiber optic cables among the world's largest in recent years. In 2015, global fiber optic cable output is about 384 million core kilometers, and the total demand of global fiber optic cable will reach 425 million core kilometers in 2016, and it will continue to grow.
If, in the future, from operators to individual users mainly based on the wireless network, and operators and base stations will mainly focus on fiber communication. The increased information and communication needs and the explosive growth of information in the era of the Internet of things will bring more demands and opportunities for fiber enterprises.
As infrastructure of 5 g era, the construction of the optical fiber communication network is still in a relatively weak position, according to the third party data, five to seven years in the United States need to invest $130 billion to $150 billion in optical fiber network to support the upcoming 5 g wireless and broadband, and strengthen the network coverage of rural areas. According to the report, less than a third of the U.S. fiber is in the market, hindering the deployment of high-speed businesses and hampering the development of 5G in the future.
At present, the optical communication module's main giants are: Acacia, Finisar, Oclaro, Avago, Applied Optoelectronics, Neophotonics, etc., with the further expansion of optical fiber requirements, with advanced technology, have the cost advantage of company will be the beneficiary.