Market research firm IHS Infonetics latest optical networking market research report, the global optical network market in the third quarter reached $ 2.95 billion, from the previous quarter fell 10% year on year over the same period fell 1.7%. Last quarter of the global optical network market has 21% of the chain growth.

By region, the decline in the quarter MENA, Europe, Latin America and the Central American markets offset the 3% growth in the North American optical networking market. Asia-Pacific market remained stable.

IHS analyst ALex Green said that the first three quarters of this year, MENA and European market as a whole seems to realize for the first time since the 2008 reversal, although the third quarter performance is not satisfactory, down 5%. He believes that this downward trend will not continue, this year's growth momentum in MENA and European markets will continue to be maintained.

IHS also pointed out that in the third quarter year on year growth of WDM equipment sales 4%, WDM equipment will become the optical network equipment market this year, the largest growth areas. In 2019 the market is expected to grow to $ 6.9 billion annually. Sales SONET/SDH equipment is showing a decreasing trend year by year, it is expected to decrease from $ 2.17 billion in 2014 to $ 500 million in 2019.