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The dark fiber market share is expected to increase by USD 3.94 billion from 2021 to 2026, and the market’s growth momentum will accelerate at a CAGR of 11.34%.
This dark fiber market research report provides valuable insights on the post-COVID-19 impact on the market, which will help companies evaluate their business approaches. Furthermore, this report extensively covers the dark fiber market segmentation by service (long-haul services, short-haul services, and colocation facilities services), type (multi-mode and single-mode), and geography (North America, Europe, APAC, the Middle East and Africa, and South America). The dark fiber market report also offers information on several market vendors, including AiNET, AT&T Inc., Colt Technology Services Group Ltd., Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc, Conterra Ultra Broadband LLC, Crown Castle International Corp, DataWeb BV, Eurofiber Nederland B.V., Fatbeam LLC, FiberLight LLC, Fibrenoire Inc., Frontier Communications Parent Inc, GTT Communications Inc., Lumen Technologies Inc., Neos Network Ltd, NTT Communications Corp., Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd, Verizon Communications Inc., Windstream Intellectual Property Services LLC, and Zayo Group LLC among others.
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Based on our research output, there has been a positive impact on the market growth during and post-COVID-19 era. The rise in global Internet traffic is notably driving the dark fiber market growth, although factors such as high initial investments and leasing costs may impede the market growth. Our research analysts have studied the historical data and deduced the key market drivers and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the dark fiber industry. The holistic analysis of the drivers will help in deducing end goals and refining marketing strategies to gain a competitive edge.
Key Dark Fiber Market Driver
The rise in global Internet traffic is a major factor driving the global dark fiber market share growth. The growth in Internet penetration globally is increasing the demand for digital content substantially. The Internet has become an essential part of life. The increasing use of smartphones to access the Internet is driving the demand for high-bandwidth applications. This is resulting in the development of ultra-fast broadband services. The increase in the number of smartphone users is leading to a global increase in Internet traffic. Therefore, managing congestion requires enhanced network infrastructure, which can support high data speeds. Thus, to cater to these requirements, fiber optic connections are provided until the end of the street, which are then integrated with DPU and CPE devices placed at the distribution points or the customer's premises. The demand for higher data rates is increasing continuously, thereby necessitating improvements to be made to the existing network architecture. Hence, service providers are focusing on laying fiber optic cables to CPE and DPU devices, which is expected to drive the growth of the global dark fiber market during the forecast period
Key Dark Fiber Market Trend
The growing investments in ultra-long-haul networks are another factor supporting the global dark fiber market share growth. Ultra-long-haul optic networks are networks that are used for the long-distance transmission of information over optical fiber cables. Ultra-long-haul optical fiber networks are used to connect countries and cities across the world. Most of these networks range from dozens of kilometers to thousands of kilometers, and these networks have mostly migrated to 10 Gb/s-based dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems with 32 channels or more. The growth in mobile communication traffic due to the increasing need for online services, such as live streaming of videos and music, has made it necessary for optical fiber cable providers to migrate to DWDM. Ultra-long-haul optical fiber systems have gained significant momentum in the market since they allow connections over long distances with low signal attenuation (unlike copper cabling). Ultra-long-haul terrestrial networks are used for undersea cabling to cross large oceanic distances. The vendors can lease dark fiber to end-users, and such leasing policies can save deployment costs. Thus, the growing deployment of ultra-long-haul networks is driving the global dark fiber market.
Key Dark Fiber Market Challenge
The high initial investments and leasing costs will be a major challenge for the global dark fiber market share growth during the forecast period. One of the main challenges for the global dark fiber market is the need for upfront investments and leasing to light the existing dark fiber. To establish a dark fiber connection, the dark fiber service provider needs to integrate equipment, such as amplifiers, filters, receivers, and transmitters, which are used to power the dark fiber. In most cases, the cost of establishing a dark fiber connection and its maintenance is passed on to customers. In addition, the cost of leasing dark fiber varies from one location to another based on the needs of the end-users. Also, the leasing costs vary depending on the bandwidth requirements for the particular optical fiber connection. The expansion of the dark fiber network capacity requires the existing equipment to be replaced and upgraded, which leads to additional costs. In the case of faults in optical fiber cables, it would become extremely difficult to identify the point and source of faults since long-haul networks are huge. This leads not only to a loss of time but also an increase in the cost. Thus, the need for high upfront investments and leasing costs is expected to remain one of the major challenges for the adoption of dark fiber during the forecast period.
This dark fiber market analysis report also provides detailed information on other upcoming trends and challenges that will have a far-reaching effect on the market growth. The actionable insights on the trends and challenges will help companies evaluate and develop growth strategies for 2022-2026.
Technavio categorizes the global dark fiber market as part of the global alternative carriers market. Our research report has extensively covered external factors influencing the parent market growth potential in the coming years, which will determine the levels of growth of the dark fiber market during the forecast period.
The report analyzes the market’s competitive landscape and offers information on several market vendors, including:
This statistical study of the dark fiber market encompasses successful business strategies deployed by the key vendors. The dark fiber market is fragmented, and the vendors are deploying organic and inorganic growth strategies to compete in the market.
To make the most of the opportunities and recover from the post-COVID-19 impact, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.
The dark fiber market forecast report offers in-depth insights into key vendor profiles. The profiles include information on the production, sustainability, and prospects of the leading companies.
Our report provides extensive information on the value chain analysis for the dark fiber market, which vendors can leverage to gain a competitive advantage during the forecast period. The end-to-end understanding of the value chain is essential in profit margin optimization and evaluation of business strategies. The data available in our value chain analysis segment can help vendors drive costs and enhance customer services during the forecast period.
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38% of the market’s growth will originate from North America during the forecast period. The US is the key market for dark fiber market in North America. Market growth in this region will be slower than the growth of the market in the European and APAC regions.
The rise in IoT, the implementation of automation across end-user industries, increasing investments in smart city initiatives, and the increasing use of social networking platforms will facilitate the dark fiber market's growth in North America over the forecast period. This market research report entails detailed information on the competitive intelligence, marketing gaps, and regional opportunities in store for vendors, which will assist in creating efficient business plans.
COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Analysis
In 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 adversely affected the economies of various countries in North America, particularly the US. The increase in the number of fatalities due to the disease compelled governments of several North American countries, including the US, Canada, and Mexico, to implement nationwide lockdowns to contain the spread of the disease, which decreased the demand for the dark fiber market in North America due to decrease in the demand for fiber optic services. Manufacturing units, including the manufacturing units of dark fiber, were shut down to contain the spread of the disease.
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The dark fiber market share growth in the long-haul services segment will be significant during the forecast period. The market for long-haul dark fiber services is increasing due to the increasing investments in long-haul dark fiber network infrastructure to expand network capacity using dark fiber connectivity.
This report provides an accurate prediction of the contribution of all the segments to the growth of the dark fiber market size and actionable market insights on the post-COVID-19 impact on each segment.
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Dark Fiber Market Scope |
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Report Coverage |
Details |
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Page number |
120 |
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Base year |
2021 |
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Forecast period |
2022-2026 |
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Growth momentum & CAGR |
Accelerate at a CAGR of 11.34% |
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Market growth 2022-2026 |
$3.94 billion |
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Market structure |
Fragmented |
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YoY growth (%) |
9.45 |
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Regional analysis |
North America, Europe, APAC, the Middle East and Africa, and South America |
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Performing market contribution |
North America at 38% |
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Key consumer countries |
US, China, UK, France, and Germany |
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Competitive landscape |
Leading companies, Competitive strategies, Consumer engagement scope |
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Key companies profiled |
AiNET, AT and T Inc., Colt Technology Services Group Ltd., Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc, Conterra Ultra Broadband LLC, Crown Castle International Corp, DataWeb BV, Eurofiber Nederland B.V., Fatbeam LLC, FiberLight LLC, Fibrenoire Inc., Frontier Communications Parent Inc, GTT Communications Inc., Lumen Technologies Inc., Neos Network Ltd, NTT Communications Corp., Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd, Verizon Communications Inc., Windstream Intellectual Property Services LLC, and Zayo Group LLC |
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Market dynamics |
Parent market analysis, Market growth inducers and obstacles, Fast-growing and slow-growing segment analysis, COVID -19 impact and recovery analysis and future consumer dynamics, and Market condition analysis for the forecast period. |
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Customization purview |
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1 Executive Summary
2 Market Landscape
3 Market Sizing
4 Five Forces Analysis
5 Market Segmentation by Service
6 Market Segmentation by Type
7 Customer Landscape
8 Geographic Landscape
9 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
10 Vendor Landscape
11 Vendor Analysis
12 Appendix
Research Framework
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