10Gb Ethernet market is propelled by Optical SPF+

The 10GbE (10Gb Ethernet) market is finally taking off with shipments of SFP+ optical transceivers driving early growth. Several important trends are driving this market through 2014, described in "10GBASE-T to Dominate 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Eventually," the latest report from LightCounting,LLC, the premier transceiver and copper interconnect market research company.

"The design win opportunity for 10GBASE-T on the motherboard is rapidly closing for the next generation of Intel-based servers," says Kimball Brown, LightCounting's VP and Senior Datacom Analyst. "We do not foresee the opportunity for ubiquitous adoption of 10GBASE-T LOM for a few more years—in the meantime, look for thriving markets for 10GbE adapters based on 10GBASE-T PHYs or SPF+ technology using optical transceivers and direct attach cables."

July 28, 2011

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