Optical equipment market ends 2013 with a thunk says Ovum
Corroborating earlier reports (see “2013 optical hardware sales end year on flat note says Infonetics”), market research and analysis firm Ovum says that the optical network hardware market ended what turned out to be a down year in 2013 with an equally down fourth quarter. Optical equipment sales fell 5% sequentially and 10% year-on-year, leaving the space with a 1% annual decline for the year. However, 2014 sales should show improvement, the company predicts.