Marché européen des communications RF sur fibre optique – Tendances et prévisions du secteur jusqu’en 2029

Analyse et taille du marché

Le développement technologique a permis d'améliorer le service Internet pour répondre à la demande des consommateurs pour une connexion Internet plus rapide, augmentant ainsi le nombre croissant de réseaux de fibre optique. Cela a été rendu possible car la population est de plus en plus encline à utiliser les plateformes numériques, les services Internet et les services en ligne pour ses besoins quotidiens. Cette pénétration croissante d'Internet crée une énorme demande de services Internet à haut débit et à large bande passante qui sont efficacement fournis par le réseau de fibre optique. Ainsi, la croissance croissante des infrastructures de fibre optique augmente la demande de RF sur fibre.

Le principal facteur de croissance du marché est la demande croissante des consommateurs pour des contenus haute définition. La bande passante élevée offerte par les réseaux à fibre optique est un facteur majeur de dynamisation du marché européen de la RF sur fibre. Cependant, le coût initial élevé requis pour la construction de l'infrastructure peut freiner la croissance du marché.

Data Bridge Market Research analyse que le marché européen de la RF sur fibre devrait atteindre la valeur de 300 100,97 milliers USD d'ici 2029, à un TCAC de 10,3 % au cours de la période de prévision. Le segment de mode module le plus important est celui des « émetteurs-récepteurs ». Le rapport sur le marché européen de la RF sur fibre couvre également en profondeur l'analyse des prix, l'analyse des brevets et les avancées technologiques.     

Market Definition

Radio over fiber (RF over fiber) is an analog transmission over fiber technology that uses a radio signal to amplitude modulate light and transport it over an optical fiber link to enable wireless access. Although radio transmission over fiber is utilized for various applications, including cable television (CATV) networks and satellite base stations, the term RoF is most commonly associated with wireless access. Wireless signals are transferred in optical form between a central station and a group of base stations in RoF systems before being broadcast. Each base station is configured to communicate with at least one user's mobile station within the base station's radio range.

Europe RF Over Fiber Market Dynamics

This section deals with understanding the market drivers, advantages, opportunities, restraints, and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail below:

• Rising demand for fiber optic cable for higher bandwidth

Fiber optic bandwidth is high as data transmission speed and distance covered data without attenuation are possible. Optical fiber can transmit data as pulses of light through different objects such as glass wire, allowing data to travel at the speed of light. Optical communication helps a beam of light to carry information from transmitter to receiver. Optical frequency is usually close to an infrared ray and about one thousand GHz. Fiber optics provide the network with the utmost quality data and little signal interference.

• Efficient performance of fiber optic cable as compared to copper cable

Copper cable bandwidth is restricted in terms of speed and frequencies. The range of frequencies over which data are transmitted is much wider in optical fiber. Fiber can carry far more information in minutes from one area to another while the copper cable transmits data slowly, using electrical signals than optical fiber, which carries data through light-based signals.

• Increased adoption of mobile devices

The increasing disposable income of the consumers and the need for advanced electronic products are driving the consumer electronics market. Consumers are becoming techno-savvy and adopting new technologies at work, in daily routine, personal entertainment, and others. Smart devices are adopting a major market share due to improved control, features, and other functions.

• Low power consumption benefit of RFoF

The energy required per bit of data conveyed can also determine a system's energy efficiency. The power consumption can be defined as the power consumption per user vs the average access rate (Watts/Mbps), and the power consumption of an access network infrastructure is created using network segmentation. Manufacturer data on equipment energy consumption for a variety of typical types of hardware is used to calculate the energy consumption of each portion of the system for a range of access rates. This perspective provides a better platform for predicting the rise in power consumption as the number of users and access rate per user grows fast.

• Easy installation and maintenance of RFoF

Most RoF techniques eliminate the necessity for local oscillators and related equipment at the Remote Antenna Units (RAU). The complex and expensive equipment is maintained at the head end of RoF systems, making RAUs simpler. The high-frequency electro-optical modulators and electronics must be avoided at the CS (central station) due to their high cost and high power consumption. In addition, due to their high production and maintenance costs, sophisticated implementations of downlink transmission systems should also be avoided. The head end houses the modulation and switching equipment, which several RAUs share. As a result of this configuration, RAUs are smaller and lighter, lowering system installation and maintenance costs.

• Technological limitation of RFoF

Chromatic dispersion in single-mode fiber-based RoF systems can limit fiber connection lengths and cause phase de-correlation, resulting in higher RF carrier phase noise. Modal dispersion severely limits the available link bandwidth and distance in multi-mode fiber-based RoF systems. Although the RoF transmission method is analog, the radio system that is distributed does not have to be analog (e.g., WLAN and UMTS) and can use extensive multi-level signal modulation formats such as Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) or orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

• High initial cost of investment

RF over fiber network offers several beneficial factors such as high bandwidth, high speed, and lightweight, but all this comes with a high investment cost. The fiber optic network components are quite expensive. This is why copper cables are still preferred, where cost is a major factor in choosing the type of network. This may restrain the growth of the Europe RF over fiber market. Adding the cost of transceivers and all other components increase the overall costs, leading to high investment costs by the company. The telecom industries prefer using copper cable infrastructure for end-users due to its low cost.

Post COVID-19 Impact on Europe RF Over Fiber Market

COVID-19 created a major impact on the RF Over Fiber market as almost every country has opted for the shutdown of every production facility except those dealing in producing the essential goods. The government has taken strict actions such as the shutdown of production and sale of non-essential goods, blocked international trade, and many more to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The only business dealing with this pandemic situation is the essential services that are allowed to open and run the processes.

The growth of the Europe RF over fiber market is rising due to the government policies to boost international trade post covid. Also, the benefits offered by RF over fiber for optimizing costs and routes are raising the demand for RF over fiber in the market. However, factors such as congestion associated with trade routes and trade restrictions between some nations are restraining the market growth. The shutdown of production facilities during the pandemic has had a significant impact on the market.

Manufacturers are making various strategic decisions to bounce back post-COVID-19. The players are conducting multiple research and development activities to improve the technology involved in the RF over fiber. With this, the companies will bring advanced and accurate solutions to the market. In addition, the government initiatives to boost international trade have led to the market's growth.

Recent Developments

• In March 2022, Broadcom Inc. announced the demonstration of its 100G/lane optical PAM-4 DSP PHY with an integrated trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) and high-swing laser driver. It is built on a 112G PAM-4 DSP platform, which provides the highest level of CMOS integration and superior performance with lower power consumption. Thus, the company will be able to expand its product portfolio in the market
• In November 2021, HUBER+SUHNER launched Rail Antenna, which can boost 4G and 5G connectivity. This new SENCITY Rail MIMO+ Rooftop antenna increases potential 4G and 5G data throughout trains using advanced dual-polarization antenna technology. With this, the company will be able to expand its product portfolio in the market

Europe RF Over Fiber Market Scope

Europe RF over fiber market is segmented based on modules, frequency band, vertical, frequency range and application. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meager growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

By Modules

• Transceivers
• Optical Amplifiers
• Antennas
• Optical Switches
• Optical Cables
• Others

On the basis of modules, the Europe RF over fiber market is segmented into transceivers, optical amplifiers, antennas, optical switches, optical cables, and others.

By Frequency Band

• L Band
• S Band
• Ka Band
• C Band
• K Band
• X Band
• Ku Band

On the basis of frequency band, the Europe RF over fiber market has been segmented into L Band, S Band, Ka Band, C Band, K Band, X Band, and Ku Band.

By Vertical

• Civil
• Military

On the basis of vertical, the Europe RF over fiber market has been segmented into civil and military.

By Frequency Range

• Less Than 30 GHz
• 30 GHz to 40 GHz
• 40 GHz to 50 GHz
• More Than 50 GHz

On the basis of frequency range, the Europe RF over fiber market has been segmented into less than 30 GHz, 30 GHz to 40 GHz, 40 GHz to 50 GHz, and more than 50 GHz.

By Organization Size 

• Large Scale Organizations
• Medium Scale Organizations
• Small Scale Organizations

On the basis of organization size, the Europe RF over fiber market has been segmented into large scale organization, medium scale organization, and small scale organization.

By Application 

• Telecommunications
• Broadcast
• Navigation
• Radar
• Broadband

On the basis of application, the Europe RF over fiber market has been segmented into telecommunications, broadcast, navigation, radar, and broadband.

Europe RF Over Fiber Market Regional Analysis/Insights

Europe RF over fiber market is analyzed, and market size insights and trends are provided by country, modules, frequency band, vertical, frequency range, and application, as referenced above.

Some of the countries covered in the Europe RF over fiber market report are Germany, U.K., Italy, France, Russia, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Turkey & Rest of Europe.

Germany is expected to dominate the Europe RF over fiber market. High demand for faster communication services with rapid implementation of 5G and server applications are credited with the market's dominance.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like downstream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends, and porter's five forces analysis, and case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of Europe brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, the impact of domestic tariffs, and trade routes are considered while providing a forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Europe RF Over Fiber Market Share Analysis

Europe RF over fiber market competitive landscape provides details by the competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, European presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to Europe RF over fiber market.

Certains des principaux acteurs opérant sur le marché européen de la RF sur fibre sont Broadcom, EMCORE Corporation, APIC Corporation, Optical Zonu Corp, Gooch & Housego PLC, ViaLite, Global Invacom, HUBER+SUHNER, Glenair, SEIKOH GIKEN CO., LTD., II-VI Incorporated, DEV Systemtechnik GmbH, Syntonics LLC, ETL Systems Ltd, Narda-MITEQ, RFOptic Ltd., Elkay, MicroComp Nordic AB, entre autres.

Méthodologie de recherche : Marché européen des RF sur fibre optique

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