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Active Optical Cable Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2023-2030 - By Product, Technology, Grade, Application, End-user, Region: (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East and Africa)

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Active Optical Cable Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2023-2030 - By Product, Technology, Grade, Application, End-user, Region: (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East and Africa)


The global active optical cable (AOC) market has witnessed significant growth in recent years, primarily due to the advantages of low power consumption, short bend radius for installation, and lightweight design. These cables find applications across various industries such as energy and power, oil and gas, healthcare, and high-performance computers. Additionally, active optical cables play a crucial role in data storage, networking, and are essential in the rapidly expanding data center deployments worldwide. As a result, the global active optical cable market is projected to thrive throughout the forecast period.

Demand for high-speed data transmission to improve connections fuels market growth


The increasing need for high-speed transmission in industries like retail, BFSI, consumer electronics, IT & telecommunications has driven the demand for active optical cables. Traditional copper wires often experience interference and reduced resistance to external noise, affecting machinery performance. In contrast, active optical cables provide reliable, high-speed data transmission between point-of-sale systems, peripherals, and other devices across commercial spaces. These cables are also used for transmitting ultra-HD video data in applications such as retail, IT & telecommunications, and media & entertainment. Consequently, this broadens the growth prospects for the active optical cable market.

Expanding applications of High-Performance Computers (HPC) drive market expansion


The growth of high-speed data, data-intensive applications, and AI-enabled processes has resulted in increased demand for high-performance computers (HPC). HPCs are extensively used in industries like aerospace, manufacturing, fintech, genomics, and oil & gas for complex simulations, testing, risk analysis, fraud detection, DNA sequencing, protein analysis, and specialized assessments. The widespread adoption of HPCs across various sectors is expected to drive the growth of the global active optical cable market in the coming years.

North America leads the Active Optical Cable Market


North America has gained a competitive advantage in the global active optical cable market due to the high demand from major data-producing and consuming firms. The presence of research facilities and businesses relying on HPCs for simulation and modeling also contributes to the regional market expansion. Factors such as rising urbanization, digitalization, increased investment in 4G and 5G communication, growing IoT penetration, and advanced factory automation further drive market growth.

Key Players in the Active Optical Cable Market
Leading global players in the active optical cable market include Finisar Corporation (U.S.), TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland), Avago Technologies Ltd (U.S.), 3M Company (U.S.), Molex Incorporated (U.S.), The Siemon Company (U.S.), FCI Electronics (Singapore), Shenzhen Gigalight Technology Co., Ltd (China), EMCORE Corporation (U.S.), and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Japan).

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1. Executive Summary
1.1. Global Active Optical Cable Market Snapshot
1.2. Key Market Trends
1.3. Future Projections
1.4. Analyst Recommendations
2. Market Overview
2.1. Market Definitions and Segmentations
2.2. Market Dynamics
2.2.1. Drivers
2.2.1.1. Driver 1
2.2.1.2. Driver 2
2.2.2. Restraints
2.2.2.1. Restraint 1
2.2.2.2. Restraint 2
2.2.3. Market Opportunities Matrix
2.3. Value Chain Analysis
2.4. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
2.5. Covid-19 Impact Analysis
2.5.1. Supply
2.5.2. Demand
2.6. Economic Analysis
2.7. Government Regulations
2.8. Upcoming Projects
2.9. Economic Analysis
2.10. PESTLE
3. Production Output and Trade Statistics, 2019 - 2022
3.1. Supply-Demand Analysis
3.2. Regional Statistics
3.2.1. North America
3.2.2. Europe
3.2.3. Asia Pacific
3.2.4. Rest of the World
4. Price Trends Analysis and Future Projects, 2019 - 2030
4.1. Key Highlights
4.2. Prominent Factors Affecting Prices
4.3. Average Price, By Form Factors
4.4. Average Price, By Region
5. Global Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, 2019 - 2030
5.1. Global Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Protocol, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
5.1.1. Key Highlights
5.1.1.1. Ethernet Protocol
5.1.1.2. InfiniBand Protocol
5.1.1.3. HDMI Protocol
5.1.1.4. PCIe Protocol
5.1.1.5. Thunderbolt Protocol
5.1.1.6. Misc.
5.2. Global Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Application, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
5.2.1. Key Highlights
5.2.1.1. Data Centers
5.2.1.2. High Performance Computing
5.2.1.3. Consumer Electronics
5.2.1.4. Storage Area Network (SAN)
5.2.1.5. Telecommunication
5.2.1.6. Misc.
5.3. Global Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Form Factors, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
5.3.1. Key Highlights
5.3.1.1. SFP
5.3.1.2. QSFP
5.3.1.3. CXP
5.3.1.4. CX4
5.3.1.5. CFP
5.3.1.6. Misc.
5.4. Global Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Port Speeds, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
5.4.1. Key Highlights
5.4.1.1. Upto 40G
5.4.1.2. 40G to 100G
5.4.1.3. Above 100G
6. North America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, 2019 - 2030
6.1. North America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Protocol, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
6.1.1. Key Highlights
6.1.1.1. Ethernet Protocol
6.1.1.2. InfiniBand Protocol
6.1.1.3. HDMI Protocol
6.1.1.4. PCIe Protocol
6.1.1.5. Thunderbolt Protocol
6.1.1.6. Misc.
6.2. North America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Application, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
6.2.1. Key Highlights
6.2.1.1. Data Centers
6.2.1.2. High Performance Computing
6.2.1.3. Consumer Electronics
6.2.1.4. Storage Area Network (SAN)
6.2.1.5. Telecommunication
6.2.1.6. Misc.
6.3. North America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Form Factors, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
6.3.1. Key Highlights
6.3.1.1. SFP
6.3.1.2. QSFP
6.3.1.3. CXP
6.3.1.4. CX4
6.3.1.5. CFP
6.3.1.6. Misc.
6.4. North America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Port Speeds, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
6.4.1. Key Highlights
6.4.1.1. Upto 40G
6.4.1.2. 40G to 100G
6.4.1.3. Above 100G
6.5. North America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Country, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
6.5.1. Key Highlights
6.5.1.1. U.S.
6.5.1.2. Canada
7. Europe Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, 2019 - 2030
7.1. Europe Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Protocol, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
7.1.1. Key Highlights
7.1.1.1. Ethernet Protocol
7.1.1.2. InfiniBand Protocol
7.1.1.3. HDMI Protocol
7.1.1.4. PCIe Protocol
7.1.1.5. Thunderbolt Protocol
7.1.1.6. Misc.
7.2. Europe Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Application, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
7.2.1. Key Highlights
7.2.1.1. Data Centers
7.2.1.2. High Performance Computing
7.2.1.3. Consumer Electronics
7.2.1.4. Storage Area Network (SAN)
7.2.1.5. Telecommunication
7.2.1.6. Misc.
7.3. Europe Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Form Factors, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
7.3.1. Key Highlights
7.3.1.1. SFP
7.3.1.2. QSFP
7.3.1.3. CXP
7.3.1.4. CX4
7.3.1.5. CFP
7.3.1.6. Misc.
7.4. Europe Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Port Speeds, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
7.4.1. Key Highlights
7.4.1.1. Upto 40G
7.4.1.2. 40G to 100G
7.4.1.3. Above 100G
7.5. Europe Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Country, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
7.5.1. Key Highlights
7.5.1.1. Germany
7.5.1.2. France
7.5.1.3. U.K.
7.5.1.4. Italy
7.5.1.5. Spain
7.5.1.6. Turkey
7.5.1.7. Russia
7.5.1.8. Rest of Europe
8. Asia Pacific Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, 2019 - 2030
8.1. Asia Pacific Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Protocol, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
8.1.1. Key Highlights
8.1.1.1. Ethernet Protocol
8.1.1.2. InfiniBand Protocol
8.1.1.3. HDMI Protocol
8.1.1.4. PCIe Protocol
8.1.1.5. Thunderbolt Protocol
8.1.1.6. Misc.
8.2. Asia Pacific Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Application, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
8.2.1. Key Highlights
8.2.1.1. Data Centers
8.2.1.2. High Performance Computing
8.2.1.3. Consumer Electronics
8.2.1.4. Storage Area Network (SAN)
8.2.1.5. Telecommunication
8.2.1.6. Misc.
8.3. Asia Pacific Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Form Factors, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
8.3.1. Key Highlights
8.3.1.1. SFP
8.3.1.2. QSFP
8.3.1.3. CXP
8.3.1.4. CX4
8.3.1.5. CFP
8.3.1.6. Misc.
8.4. Asia Pacific Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Port Speeds, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
8.4.1. Key Highlights
8.4.1.1. Upto 40G
8.4.1.2. 40G to 100G
8.4.1.3. Above 100G
8.5. Asia Pacific Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Country, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
8.5.1. Key Highlights
8.5.1.1. China
8.5.1.2. Japan
8.5.1.3. South Korea
8.5.1.4. India
8.5.1.5. Southeast Asia
8.5.1.6. Rest of Asia Pacific
9. Latin America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, 2019 - 2030
9.1. Latin America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Protocol, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
9.1.1. Key Highlights
9.1.1.1. Ethernet Protocol
9.1.1.2. InfiniBand Protocol
9.1.1.3. HDMI Protocol
9.1.1.4. PCIe Protocol
9.1.1.5. Thunderbolt Protocol
9.1.1.6. Misc.
9.2. Latin America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Application, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
9.2.1. Key Highlights
9.2.1.1. Data Centers
9.2.1.2. High Performance Computing
9.2.1.3. Consumer Electronics
9.2.1.4. Storage Area Network (SAN)
9.2.1.5. Telecommunication
9.2.1.6. Misc.
9.3. Latin America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Form Factors, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
9.3.1. Key Highlights
9.3.1.1. SFP
9.3.1.2. QSFP
9.3.1.3. CXP
9.3.1.4. CX4
9.3.1.5. CFP
9.3.1.6. Misc.
9.4. Latin America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Port Speeds, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
9.4.1. Key Highlights
9.4.1.1. Upto 40G
9.4.1.2. 40G to 100G
9.4.1.3. Above 100G
9.5. Latin America Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Country, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
9.5.1. Key Highlights
9.5.1.1. Brazil
9.5.1.2. Mexico
9.5.1.3. Rest of Latin America
10. Asia Pacific Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, 2019 - 2030
10.1. Middle East & Africa Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Protocol, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
10.1.1. Key Highlights
10.1.1.1. Ethernet Protocol
10.1.1.2. InfiniBand Protocol
10.1.1.3. HDMI Protocol
10.1.1.4. PCIe Protocol
10.1.1.5. Thunderbolt Protocol
10.1.1.6. Misc.
10.2. Middle East & Africa Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Application, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
10.2.1. Key Highlights
10.2.1.1. Data Centers
10.2.1.2. High Performance Computing
10.2.1.3. Consumer Electronics
10.2.1.4. Storage Area Network (SAN)
10.2.1.5. Telecommunication
10.2.1.6. Misc.
10.3. Middle East & Africa Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Form Factors, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
10.3.1. Key Highlights
10.3.1.1. SFP
10.3.1.2. QSFP
10.3.1.3. CXP
10.3.1.4. CX4
10.3.1.5. CFP
10.3.1.6. Misc.
10.4. Middle East & Africa Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Port Speeds, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
10.4.1. Key Highlights
10.4.1.1. Upto 40G
10.4.1.2. 40G to 100G
10.4.1.3. Above 100G
10.5. Middle East & Africa Active Optical Cable Market Outlook, by Country, Volume (‘000 Units) and Value (US$ Mn), 2019 - 2030
10.5.1. Key Highlights
10.5.1.1. GCC
10.5.1.2. South Africa
10.5.1.3. Rest of Middle East & Africa
11. Competitive Landscape
11.1. Company Market Share Analysis, 2021
11.2. Market Structure
11.3. Product vs Application Heatmap
11.4. Company Profiles
11.4.1. Finisar Corporation
11.4.1.1. Company Overview
11.4.1.2. Product Portfolio
11.4.1.3. Financial Overview
11.4.1.4. Business Strategies and Development
11.4.2. Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (FIT)
11.4.3. Amphenol ICC
11.4.4. Broadcom Inc.
11.4.5. Hitachi Ltd.
11.4.6. Shenzhen Gigalight Technology Co., Ltd.
11.4.7. Nvidia
11.4.8. Samtec, Inc.,
11.4.9. The Siemon Company
11.4.10. Mobix Labs Inc.
11.4.11. Chromis Technologies
11.4.12. Sumitomo Electric Industries
12. Appendix
12.1. Research Methodology
12.2. Report Assumptions
12.3. Acronyms and Abbreviations

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