The KMI Fiber and Cable Intelligence Service 2007 comprises: the Worldwide Optical Fiber and Cable Markets Report 2007 followed by 3 quarterly  FiberGlobe statistical database updates.

KMI Research, which is now part of the CRU Group, draws on more than 30 years of experience in analyzing global fiber and cable markets.  The annual Worldwide Optical Fiber and Cable Report is the continuation of annual and quarterly analysis that KMI has completed since 1991 and has been published in its current form since 1998. Each year, the report focuses on the key trends and developments that affect the industry, highlighting capacity-related issues (shortages, excess capacity, price discontinuities) or technology-related issues (NZDS fiber market trends, low-water fiber penetration). The FiberGlobe database, updated quarterly and with a  history extending back to 1993, provides an independent assessment of worldwide demand for fiberoptic cable, transceivers and connectors.

Scope of the Worldwide Optical Fiber and Cable Report:

• data on cable production at 250 facilities
• quantities of fiber produced at 50 locations worldwide
• the role of the top multi-national, integrated fiber and cable producers
• net import/export data on fiber and cable by country and by region
• cable installations by country, region, and country groupings, such as developed vs. developing economy
• cable-kilometer installations by application
• fiber and cable market assessments and forecasts by fiber type
• medium-term price trends to 2011
• analysis of fiber-production capacity relative to demand.

Scope of the FiberGlobe Database Updates:

• growth tracked in three product areas for five regional markets
• product areas cover: fiberoptic cable, transceiver, and connector installations in more than fifty countries
• format uses a six-year forecast for installations among five applications (four single-mode and one multimode); an average selling price for each application multiplied by the volume installed generates the market value.

Contact
For more information, please contact:

John Segal
Senior Vice President, Business Development
CRU Analysis
tel: +44 20 7903 2124
email: john.segal@crugroup.com