Unrepeatered Submarine Cable Fiber Optic Systems

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• Introduction
• Growth of the Submarine Cable Market
• Reasons for Growth
• Unrepeatered System Technology
• Forecasts of Unrepeatered Fiber Optic Systems

1.0 Introduction

• Scope of this Study

2.0 Recent Developments in the Submarine Cable Market

• Reasons For Growth
  • Internet Data Growth
  • International Data Traffic
  • High Speed Internet Access
  • IMTS Traffic Growth.
  • Equipment Cost Reductions
  • The Internet
  • Fax
  • Electronic Mail
  • Data Transfer
  • Imaging
  • On-line Information Services
  • Intnet/Research Networks
  • Other Data Applications
  • Private networks and Virtual Private Networks
  • Interest in Video Transmission
  • Video Programming
  • Business Video Applications
  • Digital Camera Market
  • New Technology
  • Changing Industry Structure
  • New Forms of Financing and Operations
  • Restoration
  • IPTV
  • VoIP
  • Gaming
  • Mobile and 3G
  • BitTorrent and Other Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Communicatiosn
• Factors That Could Hinder Growth
  • Government Policies
  • International Trade and Commerce Restrictions
  • Competition with Satellites
  • Technology Barriers
  • Submarine Cable Production Capacity
• Summary Forecast of Entire Submarine Cable Market

3.0 The Unrepeatered Submarine Fiber Optic System

• Unrepeatered Topologies
• Distribution of Unrepeatered Systems
• Costs of Unrepeatered Systems
• Trends in Unrepeatered System Technology
• Improved Light Sources
• Improved Detection
• Forward Error Correction
• Low-Loss Fibers
• Optical Amplification
• Unrepeatered System Installation, Maintenance & Repair
• Vessels-of-Opportunity
• Unrepeatered Maintenance Market Growth

4.0 Unique Opportunities in the Unrepeatered Submarine Fiber Optic Systems Market

• Submarine Cable Installation, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) Market
• Trend Toward Private Cable Ownership and Construction
• Developing Technology
• Demand for Quick Restoration
• Demand for Low-Cost IMR
• Obstacles to Growth
• The IMR Cartel
• Politics
• Resistance to Change
• Installation Market
• Installation Costs and Trends, Unrepeatered
• Maintenance Market
• Repair Market
• Conclusions and Recommendations

5.0 Forecasts of Unrepeatered Fiber Optic Systems

• Analysis of Potentially Replaceable Copper Cables
• Other Unrepeatered Fiber Optic Cable Opportunities
• Off-shore Platforms for Oil Exploration and Production
• Off Shore Wind Farms
• Composite Power and Telecommunication Cable Systems
• Fiber Optic Sensor Networks
• Research Networks
• Military and Government: Test Ranges and Programs.
• Sewers for Communications
• Market Forecast by Segment/Application
• Installation Cost Trends
• Cable Burial Depth
• Major Cost Elements for Unrepeatered Systems
• Fault Analysis of Unrepeatered Systems
• Fiber Count Trends
• Festoon Systems and Average Length

6.0 Regional Markets for Unrepeatered Submarine Fiber Optic Systems

• Europe
  • The United Kingdom/North Sea Region
  • European Lakes and Rivers
  • Proposed Systems (UK)
  • Flute Ltd
  • ESAT- Ireland
  • Scandinavia and the Baltics
    • Proposed Routes for Scandinavia/Baltics
    • Baltcom
  • The Mediterranean
    • Blue Counry Networks
  • Iberian Peninsula
  • Italy
    • Festoon
    • Sardinia
    • Sicily
  • Greece, Turkey and Cyprus
    • MINOAS System
• Mediterranean North Africa
  • Moroco
  • Algeria
    • Algeria-France
    • Algeria-Palma
  • Tunisia
  • Libyan Fiber Optic Network (LFON)
• Middle East
  • ALCON
  • FOG 1 & 2
  • UAE - Qatar
• Africa
  • SAT, SAT 2 / WASC
  • SAFE
  • EASSY
• Asia
  • India
  • People's Republic of China
    • Guangdong-Hainan
    • Guangzhou-Haikou
    • Guangzhou-Shantou
    • Beijing - Qingdao
    • EAC-1 Extension
  • Taiwan / Republic of China
  • Korea
    • Taean-Chingdao
  • Japan
    • Japan Information Highway (JIH)
    • Japan-Korea
  • Thailand
  • Malaysia
    • Malaysia Domestic Systems
  • Indonesia
    • Pangkalpinang-Pontianak
  • Jasuka
  • Sumatra-Java-Melaka
  • Palapa Ring
  • Vietnam
  • Philippines
• Australia/New Zealand
  • New Zealand Cable Commissioned
  • New Zealand's Aqualink Network
• Pacific Islands/Hawaii
• Caribbean Nations
  • Eastern Caribbean Fiber System
  • Bahamas Domstic
  • Grand Bahama - Bimini
  • Cuba - US System
  • MAYA-1
  • Arcos-1
  • Dominican Republic
  • SMPR
  • Jamaica
• South America
  • Venezuela
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Argentina
• Central America
• Mexico
  • Gulf of Mexico Festoon
• US/Canada
  • Global West

7.0 System and Component Suppliers

• Submarine Systems Suppliers
  • Alcatel Submarine Networks
  • Alzea Networks
  • Ciena Corporation
  • ECI Telecom
  • Ericsson Network Technologies AB ( Marconi )
  • Fujitsu Limited
  • FutureWei (HuaWei Technologies Subsidiary)
  • KDD Submarine Cable Systems Inc. (KDD-SCS)
  • Lucent Technologies
  • Lumentis
  • Mintera Systems
  • MPB Technologies Inc.
  • NEC
  • Nortel Networks
  • Prysmian (formerly: Pirelli Submarine Telecom Systems)
  • Red Sky Systems
  • Siemens AG (Information and Communication Networks - Optical Networks)
  • Tellabs Denmark
  • Toshiba Corporation
  • TyCom
  • XTERA
• Components and Subsystems
  • Avanex
  • Bookham
  • Brush Wellman Inc.
  • Corning Inc.
  • CRC Marine Projects
  • FDK Corporation
  • FIBERPRO, Doman Systems Inc.
  • Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
  • JDS-Uniphase Telecommunications Products
  • Nexans
  • Norway AS
  • NK Cables
  • Nichiyu Giken Kogoyo Co., Ltd.
  • NSW GmbH - A corning Cable Systems Company
  • Ocean Cable Co.
  • OFS
  • Ltd.Ocean Design, Inc.
  • Opto Science, Inc.
  • Prysmian
  • Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
• Installation, Maintenance, and Repair (IMR) Companies
  • Bohlen & Doyen 206
  • Cable & Wireless Global Operations
  • Engineering Services (C&W GOES)
  • Caldwell Diving Cable Ventures, Inc.
  • Cns Subsea Ltd.
  • CTC Marine Projects
  • Emirates Telecommunications & Marine
  • Services FZE (E-Marine)
  • The Engineering Business Ltd.
  • Global Marine Systems Limited
  • Great Eastern Group
  • International Telecom Group
  • NTT World Engineering Marine Corporation
  • SB Submarine Systems Ltd. (SBSS)
  • SOCS (Smit-Oceaneering Cable Systems L.L.C.)
  • Sonsub Saipen Group
  • Temasa Telecommunications Marinas
  • VDS Cable
  • Route Survay Companies
  • C&C Technologies, Inc. & EGS
  • FUGRO
  • Makai Ocean Engineering
  • Thales GeoSolutions Group Limited
• Test Equipment Suppliers
  • Advantest Corporation
  • Agilent Technologies
  • Ando Electric Co., Ltd.
  • Anritsu Corporation
  • EXFO
  • ILX Lightwave
  • NetTest
  • PerkinElmer Optoelectronics
  • Santec Technologies
  • Other Suppliers in the Business
  • Caley Ocean Systems Ltd.8
  • Cherrington Group of Companies
  • Clipper Elite Carriers
  • CRP Marine
  • Doaki Marine Systems Ltd.
  • Dowty-Precision Handling Systems
  • Hayakawa Marine and Trans. Corp.
  • Hydralift ASA
  • ODIM HITEC
  • Qualtrack Ltd. & the ICPC
  • Sankyu Inc.
  • Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd.
  • 3U Technologies and Innovatum, Inc.
  • TSS (UK) Ltd.
  • Van Oord ACZ B.V.
  • WEATHERNEWS INC.

8.0 Sources of Information