Table of Content

"1    INTRODUCTION    26
1.1    STUDY OBJECTIVES    26
1.2    MARKET DEFINITION    26
1.2.1    INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS    27
1.3    STUDY SCOPE    27
1.3.1    MARKETS COVERED    27
FIGURE 1    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET SEGMENTATION    27
1.3.2    REGIONAL SCOPE    28
1.3.3    YEARS CONSIDERED    28
1.4    CURRENCY    28
1.5    STAKEHOLDERS    29
1.6    SUMMARY OF CHANGES    29
2    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY    30
2.1    RESEARCH DATA    30
FIGURE 2    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN    30
2.1.1    SECONDARY DATA    31
2.1.1.1    Major secondary sources    31
2.1.1.2    Key data from secondary sources    32
2.1.2    PRIMARY DATA    32
2.1.2.1    Primary interviews with experts    32
2.1.2.2    Breakdown of primaries    33
2.1.3    SECONDARY AND PRIMARY RESEARCH    34
2.1.3.1    Key industry insights    34
2.2    MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION    35
FIGURE 3    MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: REVENUE OF MARKET PLAYERS    35
2.2.1    BOTTOM-UP APPROACH    36
FIGURE 4    MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH    36
2.2.2    TOP-DOWN APPROACH    36
FIGURE 5    MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH    36
2.3    MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION    37
FIGURE 6    DATA TRIANGULATION    37
2.4    ASSUMPTIONS FOR RESEARCH STUDY    38
2.5    RISK ASSESSMENT    38
2.6    LIMITATIONS    39

3    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY    40
3.1    IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET    40
FIGURE 7    EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET,
2017–2026 (USD BILLION)    41
3.2    REALISTIC SCENARIO (POST-COVID-19)    41
TABLE 1    REALISTIC SCENARIO: DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET,
2017–2026 (USD BILLION)    41
3.3    OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO (POST-COVID-19)    42
TABLE 2    POST-COVID-19 OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO: DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, 2017–2026 (USD BILLION)    42
3.4    PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO (POST-COVID-19)    42
TABLE 3    POST-COVID-19 PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO: DATA CENTER
INTERCONNECT MARKET, 2017–2026 (USD BILLION)    42
FIGURE 8    SERVICES SEGMENT EXPECTED TO WITNESS HIGHEST CAGR
DURING FORECAST PERIOD    43
FIGURE 9    CARRIER-NEUTRAL PROVIDERS/INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDERS TO
HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET
DURING FORECAST PERIOD    43
FIGURE 10    SHARED DATA AND RESOURCES/SERVER HIGH-AVAILABILITY CLUSTERS (GEOCLUSTERING) SEGMENT EXPECTED TO WITNESS HIGHEST CAGR
DURING FORECAST PERIOD    44
FIGURE 11    NORTH AMERICA HELD LARGEST SHARE OF DATA CENTER
INTERCONNECT MARKET IN 2020    44
4    PREMIUM INSIGHTS    46
4.1    ATTRACTIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET    46
FIGURE 12    INCREASING ADOPTION OF CLOUD-BASED APPLICATIONS EXPECTED TO DRIVE MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD    46
4.2    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY APPLICATION AND REGION    47
FIGURE 13    REAL-TIME DISASTER RECOVERY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY
APPLICATION AND NORTH AMERICA TO DOMINATE DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET IN 2021    47
4.3    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY TYPE    47
FIGURE 14    SERVICES SEGMENT EXPECTED TO WITNESS HIGHEST GROWTH RATE DURING FORECAST PERIOD    47
4.4    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY APPLICATION    48
FIGURE 15    REAL-TIME DISASTER RECOVERY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY TO
HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET
DURING FORECAST PERIOD    48
4.5    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY END USER    48
FIGURE 16    CARRIER-NEUTRAL PROVIDERS/INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDERS TO
HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET
DURING FORECAST PERIOD    48
4.6    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY COUNTRY (2021–2026)    49
FIGURE 17    NORTH AMERICA ACCOUNTED FOR MAJOR SHARE OF DCI MARKET IN 2020    49

5    MARKET OVERVIEW    50
5.1    INTRODUCTION    50
5.2    MARKET DYNAMICS    50
FIGURE 18    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET: DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES    50
5.2.1    DRIVERS    51
FIGURE 19    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET DRIVERS AND THEIR IMPACT    51
5.2.1.1    Rising migration to cloud-based solutions    51
FIGURE 20    ANNUAL PUBLIC CLOUD EXPENDITURE BY ENTERPRISES    52
5.2.1.2    Surging consumption of OTT services due to nationwide lockdown imposed on account of COVID-19    52
FIGURE 21    OTT SUBSCRIBER BASE IN INDIA IN 2020    53
5.2.1.3    Growing borderless nature of global economy    53
5.2.2    RESTRAINTS    54
FIGURE 22    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET RESTRAINTS AND THEIR IMPACT    54
5.2.2.1    High initial investment required in setting up data centers    54
5.2.2.2    Latency issues due to long distances between data centers    55
5.2.3    OPPORTUNITIES    56
FIGURE 23    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND THEIR IMPACT    56
5.2.3.1    Anticipated deployment of 5G    56
5.2.3.2    Growing digitization of financial services    57
5.2.3.3    Increasing disaster recovery and business continuity requirements    57
5.2.4    CHALLENGES    58
FIGURE 24    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET CHALLENGES AND THEIR IMPACT    58
5.2.4.1    Capacity limitations    58
5.2.4.2    Security concerns    58
5.3    SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS    59
FIGURE 25    SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS OF DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT
MARKET ECOSYSTEM    59
5.3.1    EXPERTS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING AND REVISING FUNDS    60
5.3.2    RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS    60
5.3.3    HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PROVIDERS    60
5.3.4    DCI SOLUTION PROVIDERS    60
5.3.5    DISTRIBUTORS & SUPPLIERS    60
5.3.6    END USERS    60
5.3.7    AFTER-SALE SERVICE PROVIDERS    60
5.4    ECOSYSTEM/MARKET MAP    61
TABLE 4    PLAYERS AND THEIR ROLE IN ECOSYSTEM    62
5.5    REVENUE SHIFT AND NEW REVENUE POCKETS FOR
DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET    63
5.6    PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL    64
TABLE 5    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET: PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS    64
FIGURE 26    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET: PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS    64
5.6.1    INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY    65
5.6.2    BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS    65
5.6.3    BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS    65
5.6.4    THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES    65
5.6.5    THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS    65
5.7    CASE STUDIES    66
5.7.1    HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES HELPS CYBERAGENT INC. TO BUILD IDN CLOUD DC    66
5.7.2    CIENA CORPORATION HELPED INTERXION TO GROW ITS DATA CENTER OPERATIONS WITH SCALABLE, AGILE DCI NETWORKS    66
5.7.3    NOKIA CORPORATION HELPED ESPANIX TO SCALE ITS PEERING PLATFORM WITH ITS MODULAR DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT SOLUTION    67
5.7.4    DIGITAL REALTY HELPED RACKSPACE TO ENHANCE INTERCONNECTIVITY
AT LOWER COSTS    67
5.7.5    INFINERA CORPORATION HELPED JPIX TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO TRAFFIC SURGES WITH ITS DCI SOLUTION    68
5.8    TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS    68
5.8.1    INTEGRATION OF CLOUD COMPUTING WITH DATA CENTER
INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY    68
5.8.2    ADOPTION OF PROGRAMMABLE COHERENT OPTICS TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT INCREASED CAPACITY FOR DCI NETWORKS    69
5.9    TRADE ANALYSIS    69
5.9.1    IMPORT SCENARIO    69
5.9.1.1    Import scenario for data center interconnect products    69
TABLE 6    IMPORT DATA BY COUNTRY FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS    70
TABLE 7    IMPORT DATA BY COUNTRY, FOR OPTICAL FIBER CABLES    70
5.9.2    EXPORT SCENARIO    71
5.9.2.1    Export scenario for data center interconnect products    71
TABLE 8    EXPORT DATA BY COUNTRY FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS    71
TABLE 9    EXPORT DATA BY COUNTRY, FOR OPTICAL FIBER CABLES    72
5.10    PATENT ANALYSIS    72
TABLE 10    NUMBER OF PATENTS REGISTERED IN DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET FROM 2010 TO 2020    72
FIGURE 27    TOP 10 COMPANIES WITH HIGHEST NO. OF PATENT
APPLICATIONS BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020    73
FIGURE 28    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT PATENTS PUBLISHED
BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020    74
TABLE 11    PATENTS IN DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, 2018–2020    74
5.11    TARIFFS    77
TABLE 12    MFN TARIFFS FOR DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT
PRODUCTS EXPORTED BY US    77
TABLE 13    MFN TARIFFS FOR DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT
PRODUCTS EXPORTED BY CHINA    78
5.11.1    POSITIVE IMPACT OF TARIFFS ON DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT PRODUCTS    78
5.11.2    NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TARIFFS ON DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT PRODUCTS    78

5.11.3    REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS    78
5.11.3.1    Standards    78
5.11.3.1.1    Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements    78
5.11.3.1.2    Service Organization Controls    79
5.11.3.1.3    Telecommunication Infrastructure Standard for
Data Centers    79
5.11.3.1.4    Distributed Management Task Force Standards    79
5.11.3.1.5    Data Centre Site Infrastructure Tier Standard
(Up time Institute)    79
5.11.3.1.6    NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53    79
5.11.3.2    Regulations    79
5.11.3.2.1    Regulations in North American countries    79
5.11.3.2.2    Regulations in European countries    80
5.11.3.2.3    Regulations in countries in Asia Pacific    80
5.12    AVERAGE SELLING PRICES OF VARIOUS HARDWARE COMPONENTS
ASSOCIATED WITH DCI NETWORKS    81
TABLE 14    OPTICAL DCI HARDWARE COMPONENTS, SELLING PRICES    81
TABLE 15    PACKET-SWITCHING DCI HARDWARE COMPONENTS, SELLING PRICES    82
6    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY TYPE    83
6.1    INTRODUCTION    84
FIGURE 29    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY TYPE    84
TABLE 16    DCI MARKET, BY TYPE, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    84
FIGURE 30    SERVICES SEGMENT EXPECTED TO EXHIBIT HIGHEST GROWTH RATE
DURING FORECAST PERIOD    84
TABLE 17    DCI MARKET, BY TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    85
6.2    PRODUCTS    85
TABLE 18    DCI MARKET, BY PRODUCT, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    86
TABLE 19    DCI MARKET, BY PRODUCT, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    86
TABLE 20    DCI MARKET FOR PRODUCTS, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    86
FIGURE 31    APAC EXPECTED TO EXHIBIT HIGHEST GROWTH RATE
DURING FORECAST PERIOD    86
TABLE 21    DCI MARKET FOR PRODUCTS, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    87
6.2.1    PACKET SWITCHING NETWORK    87
TABLE 22    DCI MARKET FOR PACKET SWITCHING NETWORKING, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    87
TABLE 23    DCI MARKET FOR PACKET SWITCHING NETWORKING, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    88
6.2.2    OPTICAL DCI    88
TABLE 24    OPTICAL DCI MARKET, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    89
TABLE 25    OPTICAL DCI MARKET, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    89
6.2.2.1    COMPACT DCI    89
6.2.2.1.1    Designed to fit within data center environment from power consumption, form factor, and operational perspective    89

6.2.2.2    Traditional WDM for DCI    90
6.2.2.2.1    Consists of integrated WDM system that includes transponders/muxponders and WDM line system    90
6.3    SOFTWARE    91
6.3.1    HELPS IN BOOSTING PERFORMANCE AND INCREASING
OPERATIONAL SIMPLICITY OF PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURES
IN DCI APPLICATIONS    91
TABLE 26    DCI MARKET FOR SOFTWARE, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    91
TABLE 27    DCI MARKET FOR SOFTWARE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    91
6.4    SERVICES    92
TABLE 28    DCI MARKET, BY SERVICE, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    92
TABLE 29    DCI MARKET, BY SERVICE, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    92
TABLE 30    DCI MARKET, BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    92
TABLE 31    DCI MARKET, BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    92
TABLE 32    DCI MARKET FOR SERVICES, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    93
TABLE 33    DCI MARKET FOR SERVICES, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    93
6.4.1    PROFESSIONAL SERVICES    93
TABLE 34    DCI MARKET FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    94
TABLE 35    DCI MARKET FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    94
6.4.1.1    Consulting and integration    94
6.4.1.1.1    Consulting and Integration services help end users achieve critical targets and develop skillset for improving their internal planning and control processes    94
TABLE 36    DCI MARKET FOR CONSULTING AND INTEGRATION, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    95
TABLE 37    DCI MARKET FOR CONSULTING AND INTEGRATION, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    95
6.4.1.2    Training, support, and maintenance    95
6.4.1.2.1    Focus on seamless maintenance and transformation of business-critical applications to propel market
growth for these services    95
TABLE 38    DCI MARKET FOR TRAINING, SUPPORT, AND MAINTENANCE, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    96
TABLE 39    DCI MARKET FOR TRAINING, SUPPORT, AND MAINTENANCE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    96
6.4.2    MANAGED SERVICES    96
TABLE 40    DCI MARKET FOR MANAGED SERVICES, BY REGION,
2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    97
TABLE 41    DCI MARKET FOR MANAGED SERVICES, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    97

7    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY APPLICATION    98
7.1    INTRODUCTION    99
FIGURE 32    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY APPLICATION    99
TABLE 42    DCI MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    99
FIGURE 33    DCI MARKET FOR SHARED DATA AND RESOURCES/SERVER
HIGH-AVAILABILITY CLUSTERS IS EXPECTED TO GROW AT HIGHEST CAGR
DURING FORECAST PERIOD    99
TABLE 43    DCI MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    100
7.2    REAL-TIME DISASTER RECOVERY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY    100
7.2.1    HELPS IN MAINTAINING DATA CENTER SERVICE CONTINUITY
DURING FAILURE OF DATA CENTER FACILITY    100
TABLE 44    DCI MARKET FOR REAL-TIME DISASTER RECOVERY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    101
TABLE 45    DCI MARKET FOR REAL-TIME DISASTER RECOVERY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    102
7.3    SHARED DATA AND RESOURCES/SERVER HIGH-AVAILABILITY
CLUSTERS (GEOCLUSTERING)    102
7.3.1    PROVIDE BENEFIT OF PROVIDING PROTECTION OF WORKLOAD ACROSS GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED DATA CENTERS TO HELP GROW MARKET FOR GEOCLUSTERING APPLICATION    102
TABLE 46    DCI MARKET FOR SHARED DATA AND RESOURCES/SERVER
HIGH-AVAILABILITY CLUSTERS (GEOCLUSTERING), BY REGION,
2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    103
TABLE 47    DCI MARKET FOR SHARED DATA AND RESOURCES/SERVER
HIGH-AVAILABILITY CLUSTERS (GEOCLUSTERING), BY REGION,
2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    103
7.4    WORKLOAD (VM) AND DATA (STORAGE) MOBILITY    103
7.4.1    ENABLES MIGRATION FROM ONE SERVER TO ANOTHER WITHIN SAME OR DIFFERENT DATA CENTER WITHOUT TRAFFIC TROMBONING, TO INCREASE VM APPLICATION IN DCI MARKET    103
TABLE 48    DCI MARKET FOR WORKLOAD (VM) AND DATA (STORAGE) MOBILITY,
BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    104
TABLE 49    DCI MARKET FOR WORKLOAD (VM) AND DATA (STORAGE) MOBILITY,
BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    105
8    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY END USER    106
8.1    INTRODUCTION    107
FIGURE 34    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY END USER    107
TABLE 50    DCI MARKET, BY END USER, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    107
FIGURE 35    CARRIER-NEUTRAL PROVIDERS/INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDERS
SEGMENT EXPECTED TO LEAD DCI MARKET, IN TERMS OF SIZE,
DURING FORECAST PERIOD    107
TABLE 51    DCI MARKET, BY END USER, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    108
TABLE 52    DCI MARKET, BY ENTERPRISE TYPE, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    109
TABLE 53    DCI MARKET, BY ENTERPRISE TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    109

8.2    COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS    109
8.2.1    CSPS TO INCREASINGLY USE DCI SOLUTIONS TO CONNECT THEIR DATA CENTERS TO SUPPORT SERVICE DELIVERY AND BACK-OFFICE FUNCTIONS    109
TABLE 54    DCI MARKET FOR COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    110
TABLE 55    DCI MARKET FOR COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    111
8.3    CARRIER-NEUTRAL PROVIDERS/INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDERS    111
8.3.1    DCI TECHNOLOGY HELPS ICPS TO ASSIST WEB-SCALE
DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS    111
TABLE 56    DCI MARKET FOR CARRIER-NEUTRAL PROVIDERS/INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDERS, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    113
TABLE 57    DCI MARKET FOR CARRIER-NEUTRAL PROVIDERS/INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDERS, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    113
8.4    GOVERNMENTS    113
8.4.1    REQUIREMENT FOR FAST AND RELIABLE TECHNOLOGY TO PROCESS
DATA TO INCREASE DCI USAGE BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES    113
TABLE 58    DCI MARKET FOR GOVERNMENTS, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    114
TABLE 59    DCI MARKET FOR GOVERNMENTS, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    114
8.5    ENTERPRISES    115
TABLE 60    DCI MARKET FOR ENTERPRISES, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    115
TABLE 61    DCI MARKET FOR ENTERPRISES, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    115
8.5.1    BANKING AND FINANCE    116
8.5.1.1    Ability to connect multiple operation sites cost-effectively and securely to increase use of DCI solutions    116
8.5.2    UTILITY AND POWER    117
8.5.2.1    To ensure business continuity and data recovery, utilities are turning to DCI solutions    117
8.5.3    HEALTHCARE    118
8.5.3.1    Increasing need of connecting and exchanging data
between disparate IT systems in healthcare institutions to push
DCI market growth    118
8.5.4    MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT    119
8.5.4.1    Benefits of DCI such as high-performance computing, high bandwidth availability, and active/passive business continuity to increase its usage in media and entertainment    119
8.5.5    RETAIL AND E-COMMERCE    120
8.5.5.1    With increasing requirement for higher bandwidth, retail and e-commerce industry is adopting DCI solutions    120
8.5.6    OTHERS    120
9    GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS    122
9.1    INTRODUCTION    123
FIGURE 36    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET, BY REGION    123
FIGURE 37    GEOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT: INDIA EMERGING AS KEY GROWTH MARKET    124
TABLE 62    DCI MARKET, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    124
FIGURE 38    APAC TO REGISTER HIGHEST CAGR DURING FORECAST PERIOD    125
TABLE 63    DCI MARKET, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    125
9.2    NORTH AMERICA    126
FIGURE 39    NORTH AMERICA: DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET SNAPSHOT    127
TABLE 64    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY TYPE, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    127
TABLE 65    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    128
TABLE 66    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY PRODUCT, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    128
TABLE 67    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY PRODUCT, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    128
TABLE 68    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY SERVICE, 2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    128
TABLE 69    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY SERVICE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    129
TABLE 70    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE,
2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    129
TABLE 71    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    129
TABLE 72    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY APPLICATION,
2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    129
TABLE 73    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY APPLICATION,
2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    130
TABLE 74    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY END USER, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    130
TABLE 75    DCI MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY END USER, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    130
TABLE 76    NORTH AMERICA: DCI MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    131
TABLE 77    NORTH AMERICA: DCI MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    131
9.2.1    US    131
9.2.1.1    US is expected to dominate DCI market in North America,
in terms of size, during forecast period    131
9.2.2    CANADA    132
9.2.2.1    Canada is expected to witness fastest growth during forecast period.    132
9.2.3    REST OF NORTH AMERICA    133
9.3    EUROPE    133
FIGURE 40    EUROPE: DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET SNAPSHOT    134
TABLE 78    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY TYPE, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    134
TABLE 79    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    135
TABLE 80    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY PRODUCT, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    135
TABLE 81    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY PRODUCT, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    135
TABLE 82    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY SERVICE, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    135
TABLE 83    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY SERVICE, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    136
TABLE 84    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE,
2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    136
TABLE 85    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE,
2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    136
TABLE 86    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY APPLICATION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    136
TABLE 87    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY APPLICATION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    137
TABLE 88    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY END USER, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    137
TABLE 89    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY END USER, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    137
TABLE 90    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY COUNTRY, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    138
TABLE 91    DCI MARKET IN EUROPE, BY COUNTRY, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    138
9.3.1    GERMANY    138
9.3.1.1    Germany’s growing technology community and its requirement for increased bandwidth to push DCI market growth in region    138
9.3.2    UK    139
9.3.2.1    Focus of several DCI companies on expanding their presence in
UK to boost DCI market growth    139
9.3.3    FRANCE    140
9.3.3.1    Increasing focus on 5G to propel DCI market growth in France    140
9.3.4    REST OF EUROPE    140
9.4    ASIA PACIFIC    141
FIGURE 41    APAC: DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET SNAPSHOT    141
TABLE 92    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY TYPE, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    142
TABLE 93    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    142
TABLE 94    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY PRODUCT, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    142
TABLE 95    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY PRODUCT, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    143
TABLE 96    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY SERVICE, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    143
TABLE 97    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY SERVICE, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    143
TABLE 98    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE,
2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    143
TABLE 99    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE,
2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    143
TABLE 100    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY APPLICATION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    144
TABLE 101    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY APPLICATION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    144
TABLE 102    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY END USER, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    144
TABLE 103    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY END USER, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    145
TABLE 104    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY COUNTRY, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    145
TABLE 105    DCI MARKET IN APAC, BY COUNTRY, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    146
TABLE 106    DCI MARKET IN INDONESIA, 2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    146
TABLE 107    DCI MARKET IN INDONESIA, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    146
TABLE 108    DCI MARKET INDONESIA, BY APPLICATION, 2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    147
TABLE 109    DCI MARKET IN INDONESIA, BY APPLICATION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    147
9.4.1    CHINA    147
9.4.1.1    Increasing demand for wireless and touch interactivity, video, and demographic analytics is pushing growth of DCI market in China    147
9.4.2    JAPAN    148
9.4.2.1    Growing demand for bandwidth in several sectors, such as data centers and computer networking in Japan is boosting
DCI market growth    148
9.4.3    INDIA    148
9.4.3.1    Unprecedented increase in data consumption is increasing need for DCI solutions in India    148

9.4.4    SOUTH KOREA    149
9.4.4.1    Rising focus on rolling out 5G network and eventual growth of data usage are leading to growth of DCI market    149
9.4.5    REST OF APAC    149
9.5    REST OF THE WORLD    150
FIGURE 42    ROW: DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET SNAPSHOT    151
TABLE 110    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY TYPE, 2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    151
TABLE 111    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    152
TABLE 112    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY PRODUCT, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    152
TABLE 113    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY PRODUCT, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    152
TABLE 114    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY SERVICE, 2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    152
TABLE 115    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY SERVICE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    153
TABLE 116    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE,
2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    153
TABLE 117    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    153
TABLE 118    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY APPLICATION, 2017–2020 (USD MILLION)    153
TABLE 119    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY APPLICATION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION)    154
TABLE 120    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY END USER, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    154
TABLE 121    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY END USER, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    154
TABLE 122    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY REGION, 2017–2020 (USD BILLION)    155
FIGURE 43    DCI MARKET IN AFRICA TO GROW AT HIGHEST CAGR
DURING FORECAST PERIOD    155
TABLE 123    DCI MARKET IN ROW, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD BILLION)    155
9.5.1    MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA    156
9.5.1.1    Increasing bandwidth requirement is expected to drive
DCI market in Middle East and Africa    156
9.5.2    SOUTH AMERICA    157
9.5.2.1    Emerging trend of high-quality video streaming services to propel
DCI market growth in South America    157
10    COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE    158
10.1    INTRODUCTION    158
TABLE 124    OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIES DEPLOYED BY DATA CENTER
INTERCONNECT COMPANIES    158
10.2    TOP 5 COMPANY REVENUE ANALYSIS    160
FIGURE 44    3 YEARS REVENUE ANALYSIS OF TOP 5 PLAYERS IN DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET    160
10.3    MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS (2020)    160
TABLE 125    DEGREE OF COMPETITION, DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET (2020)    161
10.4    COMPANY EVALUATION QUADRANT    163
10.4.1    STAR    163
10.4.2    EMERGING LEADER    163
10.4.3    PERVASIVE    163
10.4.4    PARTICIPANT    163
FIGURE 45    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET (GLOBAL),
COMPANY EVALUATION QUADRANT, 2020    164
10.5    STARTUP/SME EVALUATION MATRIX    165
TABLE 126    STARTUPS/SMES IN DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET    165
10.5.1    PROGRESSIVE COMPANIES    166
10.5.2    RESPONSIVE COMPANIES    166
10.5.3    DYNAMIC COMPANIES    167
10.5.4    STARTING BLOCKS    167
FIGURE 46    DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT MARKET,
STARTUP/SME EVALUATION MATRIX, 2020    167
10.6    COMPANY PRODUCT FOOTPRINT    168
TABLE 127    COMPANY FOOTPRINT    168
TABLE 128    COMPANY TYPE FOOTPRINT    169
TABLE 129    COMPANY APPLICATION FOOTPRINT    170
TABLE 130    COMPANY REGION FOOTPRINT    171
10.7    COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS AND TRENDS    172
10.7.1    PRODUCT LAUNCHES    172
TABLE 131    PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2018–2021    172
10.7.2    DEALS    174
TABLE 132    DEALS, 2018–2021    174
11    COMPANY PROFILES    176
11.1    KEY PLAYERS    176
(Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, and MnM View)*
11.1.1    CIENA CORPORATION    176
TABLE 133    CIENA CORPORATION: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    176
FIGURE 47    CIENA CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT    177
11.1.2    HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES    184
TABLE 134    HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD.: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    184
FIGURE 48    HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES: COMPANY SNAPSHOT    185
11.1.3    INFINERA CORPORATION    189
TABLE 135    INFINERA CORPORATION.: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    189
FIGURE 49    INFINERA CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT    190
11.1.4    CISCO SYSTEMS    196
TABLE 136    CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    196
FIGURE 50    CISCO SYSTEMS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT    197
11.1.5    NOKIA CORPORATION    201
TABLE 137    NOKIA CORPORATION: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    201
FIGURE 51    NOKIA CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT    202
11.1.6    JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.    208
TABLE 138    JUNIPER NETWORKS INC.: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    208
FIGURE 52    JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT    209
11.1.7    ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING SE    213
TABLE 139    ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING SE: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    213
FIGURE 53    ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING SE: COMPANY SNAPSHOT    213
11.1.8    EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.    218
TABLE 140    EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    218
FIGURE 54    EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT    219
11.1.9    FUJITSU LTD.    222
TABLE 141    FUJITSU LTD.: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    222
FIGURE 55    FUJITSU LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT    223
11.1.10    COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GROUP LIMITED    226
TABLE 142    COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    226
11.1.11    EQUINIX    228
TABLE 143    EQUINIX: BUSINESS OVERVIEW    228
FIGURE 56    EQUINIX.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT    229
* Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, and MnM View might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
11.2    OTHER PLAYERS    234
11.2.1    XKL, LLC    234
11.2.2    EKINOPS S.A.    235
11.2.3    COLOGIX    236
11.2.4    PLURIBUS NETWORKS    236
11.2.5    INNOVIUM    237
11.2.6    ZTE CORPORATION    238
11.2.7    MEGAPORT    238
11.2.8    BROCADE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS    239
11.2.9    RANOVUS    240
11.2.10    EVOQUE DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS    241
11.2.11    CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION    242
11.2.12    DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC.    243
11.2.13    FIBER MOUNTAIN    244
11.2.14    FLEXENTIAL    245
11.2.15    CYXTERA TECHNOLOGIES    246
12    APPENDIX    247
12.1    INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS    247
12.2    DISCUSSION GUIDE    248
12.3    KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS’ SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL    251
12.4    AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS    253
12.5    RELATED REPORTS    253
12.6    AUTHOR DETAILS    254"