Latin America Market Forecast – LED Lighting

According to ElectroniCast, the consumption value of LED lamps in the Latin American region is forecast to reach $348.95 million in the year 2015, representing an average annual growth rate of 42.5 percent (2010-2015)...

Lima, Peru – September 22, 2011  -- ElectroniCast Consultants, a leading market research consultancy serving the photonics industry, today announced their 5-year market forecast of the Latin American consumption of light emitting diode (LED) lamps in solid-state lighting (SSL) General Lighting applications. 

According to ElectroniCast, the Latin American region consumption value of LED lamps, which are used in SSL General Lighting, reached $59.48 million in 2010; consumption value will increase at an average annual growth rate of 42.5 to $348.95 million in 2015.  The consumption value will increase with strongly rising quantity growth partially offset by declining average prices in some product categories.

“ElectroniCast Consultants has a regional office in Lima Peru, and we have seen first-hand an impressive increase in the use of LED-based lighting in Lima over the last couple of years, as well as LED-based lighting products on the shelves in several retail stores.  Countries in Latin America have managed to resist the global economic and financial crisis more successfully than in many other regions of the world,” said Stephen Montgomery, president of International Business.

The market for LED Lights in Latin America is new and it is still open for new companies and brands and ElectroniCast is helping clients enter to market in the region. According to the new report, Brazil will take control of the leadership role in relative market share in LED lighting implementation; however, Mexico is forecast to aggressively pick-up on the deployment of government-installed LED-based streetlights.

In anticipation of infrastructure lighting improvements for the World Cup (2014) and the Olympics (2016), and according to ElectroniCast, LED consumption value in Brazil is forecast to increase at a regional leading annual growth rate of 46.7 percent (2010-2015); of which 51.3 percent will be attributed to street-lighting (roadway/tunnel), parking-lot/campus and similar (lamp-type) outdoor general lighting. 

The ElectroniCast market forecast of Latin American consumption is presented for five major lamp-type categories. The forecast is also segment by the following countries/ sub-region: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and Rest of Latin America.

This market forecast report is available immediately from ElectroniCast Consultants (fee $4,200). For detailed information on this or other services provided by ElectroniCast, please contact Theresa Hosking, Marketing/Sales; thosking@electronicastconsultants.com  

(Telephone/USA: 707/275-9397)

ElectroniCast Consultants – www.electronicast.com specializes in forecasting trends in technology forecasting, markets and applications forecasting, strategic planning and consulting. ElectroniCast Consultants, as a technology-based independent forecasting firm, serves industrial companies, trade associations, government agencies, communication and data network companies and the financial community.  Reduction of the risk of major investment decisions is the main benefit provided.  ElectroniCast Consultants’ goal is to understand the challenges and opportunities facing clients and to provide timely, accurate information for strategic planning.

Yenista Opens US Office

(Lannion, France) Yenista Optics S.A., a leading manufacturer of fiber optic test and measurement equipment, announced the establishment of Yenista Optics Inc. and the opening of its US office in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, on the first of October 2011. The office includes a Repair & Calibration Laboratory.

Yenista is well respected for its Tunable Laser and Tunable Filter products. The filters have the most advanced specifications on the market whereas the reliable “Tunics” tunable lasers originally date back to Photonetics (later Nettest and Anritsu). The Office will provide both pre- and post-sales support to its North American customers including full repair and calibration services. In addition, it will provide repair and calibration services for the large installed base of Tunics and OSICS products manufactured in the past by Photonetics, Nettest and Anritsu. Fast turn-around times will be ensured thanks to the large stock of original replacement parts.

Yenista’s CEO Michiel Van Der Keur commented, “We have successfully introduced Yenista’s products on the North-American market through a partnership with JGR Services. The past two years were fundamental in promoting our portfolio and creating brand awareness. Establishing the US office will build on this foundation to provide enhanced support and services to our US customers. For the Canadian market, we will continue our partnership with JGR Services”

 

About Yenista Optics

Yenista Optics, founded in 2003, designs and manufactures fiber optic test and measurement equipment for a broad range of applications.  The company has its own product range which includes fixed and tunable wavelength lasers, tunable filters, variable attenuators and optical switches.  It also supplies optical modules and instruments on an OEM basis.  The business expanded significantly in 2009 with the acquisition of Anritsu’s laboratory optical products including the Tunics Lasers and the OSICS multifunction platform.  Yenista Optics’ products are widely used in the telecommunications industry particularly for DWDM applications.

 

Further Information

For further information about Yenista Optics or its products please contact Yenista Optics at the address below or by email to sales@yenista.com.  Information is also available on the Internet at http://www.yenista.com/.

ADVA Optical Networking Introduces Industry's First 100G Metro Solution

ADVA Optical Networking launched (September 08, 2011) its 100G Metro solution designed specifically to address the continued fierce bandwidth growth in the metro environment. The new solution is a response to the demands of service providers and enterprises for efficient 100Gbit/s data transport across distances of up to 500km. Fully integrated into the ADVA FSP 3000, the 100G Metro solution increases the capacity of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) networks while lowering cost and reducing space and power consumption. The foundation of the 100G Metro solution is in its non-coherent 4x28G technology that enables four key efficiencies:

• Cost Efficiency – Cost competitive with 10 lanes of 10G, the 100G Metro solution offers the lowest cost-per-bit transport available and immediately reduces network costs and expenditures from day one. This cost reduction guarantees lowest operational cost in all data center and metro network applications.
• Space Efficiency – The 100G Metro solution’s compact design consumes a fraction of the space of today’s 10G devices, requiring less rack and floor space per bit than established solutions. Since the ADVA 100G Metro solution consumes less space than 10 lanes of 10GE, users will not need to make any additional space in already overcrowded data centers when upgrading to higher spectral efficiency.
• Power Efficiency – With low power consumption and miniscule heat dissipation, enterprises and carriers simultaneously reduce costs and operating expenditures while upgrading to 100G transport.
• Spectral Efficiency - The 100G Metro solution outperforms the spectral efficiency of existing 10G solutions. Carriers and enterprises can more than double the capacity of their existing optical networks, thus protecting their network investment and extending the lifetime of their existing infrastructure.

“Today’s metro networks are rapidly reaching capacity. Service providers and enterprises are struggling to transport the enormous amounts of data required and this could seriously impact business operations,” commented Christoph Glingener, chief technology officer of ADVA Optical Networking. “100G is the only solution to this problem, but it needs to be developed throughout the entire network, not just in the long haul. Our 100G Metro is the first solution on the market to address this issue, enabling our customers to meet their business expectations.”

The ADVA FSP 3000 is a scalable Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) system specifically designed for service providers and large enterprises that require a flexible, cost-effective system that will multiplex, transport and protect high-speed data, storage, voice and video applications.

Fiber Optic Sensors Global Market Forecast Service

ElectroniCast report provides our forecast and analysis of the worldwide consumption of Fiber Optic Sensors.  In addition to the main report, the service also includes an extensive market forecast database in Microsoft Excel format, as well as 12-issues of the Fiber Optic Sensors Monthly Journal and the ElectroniCast Fiber Optic Industry Monthly Review.

Fiber optic sensors use optical fiber either as the sensing element ("intrinsic sensors"), or as a means of relaying signals from a remote sensor to the electronics that process the signals ("extrinsic sensors"). The 2010-2015 quantitative market forecast data presented in this study report are segmented into the following geographic regions, plus a Global summary:

·        The Americas (North America, Central and South America)

·        EMEA (Europe, Middle Eastern countries, plus Africa)

·        APAC (Asia Pacific)

The market forecast database is also presented and segmented in three main sections:

           

·        Fiber Optic Point Sensors: Component-Level

·        Continuous Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors

·        Optical Communication Signal Analysis Interface Components/Modules

Fiber Optic Point Sensors Applications covered in this report:

·        Manufacturing Process/Factory

·        Civil Engineering/Construction (buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc)

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Test & Measurement used in Telecommunication, CATV, Private/Enterprise

·        Biomedical/Science

·        Petrochemical/Energy/Utilities/Natural Resources

·        Automotive/Vehicle

Sensing/Measuring Quantity (Measurand)  The Fiber Optic Point Sensor Forecast is segment further by the following sensing/measuring quantity (measurand) types:

·        Mechanical Strain

·        Temperature

·        Pressure

·        Chemical, Gas, Liquid

·        Vibration, Acoustic, Seismic

·        Displacement, Acceleration, Proximity

·        Electric and Magnetic Field - Fiber Optic Sensors

·        Rotation (such as Fiber Optic Gyroscopes: FOGs)

                       

Continuous Distributed Sensor Applications/Technologies covered in this report:

·        Manufacturing Process/Factory

o       Interferometric

o       Raman back-scattering 

o       Brillouin waves

·        Civil Engineering/Construction (buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc)

o       Interferometric

o       Raman back-scattering 

o       Brillouin waves

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

o       Interferometric

o       Raman back-scattering 

o       Brillouin waves

·        Petrochemical/Energy/Utilities/Natural Resources

o       Interferometric

o       Raman back-scattering 

o       Brillouin waves

·        Biomedical/Science

o       Interferometric

o       Raman back-scattering 

o       Brillouin waves

An extensive list of fiber optic sensor manufacturers and related companies is provided, along with a matrix table classifying the types of sensors technologies that they address.  Market share estimates for the leading competitors are also provided.  The technology trends of other pertinent fiber optic components and devices in the fiber optic marketplace are presented.

Optical Communication Signal Analysis Interface Components/Modules        

These include components, sampling/interface modules and intra-enclosure (board-level) elements directly used for fiber optic sensing measurements, used in equipment such as –Oscilloscopes, OTDRs, Bit Error Rate Testers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, and numerous other test/measurement/ monitoring equipment used for communication/optical signal processing applications.  The forecast is segmented by the following applications:             

·        Telecommunications

·        Private Enterprise Data Networks

·        Cable TV

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Other

This study report also provides an extensive review of applicable technologies, including:

·        Interferometry

·        Intensity

·        Polarization

·        Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)

·        Raman back-scattering

·        Fluoresence

·        Brillouin waves

·        Doppler Anemometry

·        Spectroscopy

·        Waveguides/ Specialty Optical Fiber

·        Optrode

Fiber Optic Sensors Monthly Journal and the Fiber Optic Industry Monthly Review

The Fiber Optic Sensors Monthly Journal and the Fiber Optic Industry Monthly Review are included with the subscription to the annual Fiber Optic Sensors Global Market Forecast and Analysis Report. Both monthly reports are sent, via e-mail, in PDF file: typically 30-40 pages.  

Both of these monthly reports provide summary-level information of the latest market and technology trends covering the area of fiber optic communication.

The Fiber Optic Industry Monthly Review is released at the end of each month.

The Fiber Optic Sensor Monthly Journal is released at the beginning of each month.

Published:                  August 29, 2011

Fee:                            $6,800

Text Pages:               479 – PDF

Excel File:                  Extensive market forecast database spreadsheets

Please E-Mail me if you would like to order this report:

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New Patent Announcement: Optical path converting member

Optical path converting member, multilayer print circuit board, and device for optical communication

A device for optical communication including a conductor circuit and an insulating layer formed and laminated, an optical circuit and an optical path for transmitting an optical signal, and an optical element or a package substrate on which an optical element is mounted. An optical path converting member is disposed at the optical path for transmitting an optical signal so as to transmit an optical signal between the optical element and the optical circuit. The optical path converting member comprises a lens and an optical path conversion mirror having an entrance surface, an exit surface and a reflection surface. The lens is provided at either the entrance surface or the exit surface on the side facing the optical circuit.

Source: Patent 7995880 Issued on August 9, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date: August 12, 2030. Inventors: Kodama, Hiroaki; Asai, Motoo; Yamada, Kazuhito; Assignee: IBIDEN Co., Ltd.; Application: No. 12855207 filed on 08/12/2010;US Classes: 385/14INTEGRATED OPTICAL CIRCUIT; International Classes: G02B 6/12, G02B 6/42

Research Paper: Free Space Optical Communication (FSO)

High-speed image detector appliance in free space optical communication

 

A paper has been published describing the application of very fast image detectors to the fine tracking system of free space optical (FSO) communication has been demonstrated in several projects.

In the near surface of the earth, the influence of the atmosphere on the optical communication system must be considered. The optical communication system must be designed to be able to suppress the influence of atmospheric turbulence.

The authors have used the high-speed CMOS image sensor for the fine tracking system of 15 km FSO communication demonstration. In this study, the authors present the atmospheric influence on the fine tracking detector, and find out the tracking algorithm for the fine tracking detector to detect the centre of the received spot. On analysis of atmosphere turbulence influenced and the experiment data, the authors find that using centroid algorithm in the fine tracking system is better than the centre of mass algorithm. They proposed a new centroid algorithm in the fine tracking system and use this algorithm in the demonstration system. They found it could minimize the atmosphere turbulence influence.

Source: Liu, P.;   Kazaura, K.;   Dat, P.;   Wakamori, K.;   Matsumoto, M.; 

Global Inf. & Telecommun. Inst. (GITS), Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan

This paper appears in: Image Processing, IET

Issue Date: August 2011

Volume: 5 Issue:5

On page(s): 356 - 362

ISSN: 1751-9659

INSPEC Accession Number: 12122006

Digital Object Identifier: 10.1049/iet-ipr.2009.0242

Date of Current Version: 12 August 2011

Sponsored by: Institution of Engineering and Technology 

India: Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) / Ericsson Agreement

… New 3-year contract includes the management of fiber transport

August 1, 2011 – Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd. (SSTL), which nationally operates telecom services under the MTS brand with over 12 million wireless subscribers, extended its current managed services contract with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) in

India. The extension adds four new circles of CDMA wireless networks and a new

three-year contract including the management of fiber transport and wireline

networks in Rajasthan.

Under the three-year agreement, Ericsson will be responsible for network optimization, operations and maintenance including field operations and 24/7 network service assurance, and fulfillment network service provisioning, customer problem management and spare parts management.

Channeling the servicing of the multi-vendor networks to Ericsson will lead to efficiencies and improved response time for SSTL and better service for its customers.

Vsevolod Rozanov, President & CEO SSTL, said: "Strengthening our existing relationship with Ericsson, we have entrusted them with the responsibility of managing an additional four circles along with the management of our largest fiber transport and wireline networks. This association is expected to further enhance our efficiencies and ensure quality service for our customers."

Magnus Mandersson, Head of Ericsson's Services business, said: "This is an important milestone for Ericsson in India, as we are extending our relationship with SSTL in three directions: time, geography and scope. For the first time in India, we will manage fiber transport and wireline networks. We welcome the employees who join us and we look forward to setting new standards of network performance for SSTL."

As part of the agreement, 200 SSTL employees in Rajasthan will join Ericsson India.  According to the renewed partnership, Ericsson will be operating MTS' wireless networks in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh East, Uttar Pradesh West, Gujarat and Rajasthan.

In September 2010, SSTL awarded a managed services contract to Ericsson to manage their multi-vendor wireless networks in two circles, Delhi and Haryana. The extended partnership is evidence of the significant cost and quality improvements already realized in the network.

 Aboute Ericsson             Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and provides support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the leading position in managed services. The company's portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the "prime driver in an all-communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 180 countries, more than 90,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 203.3 billion (USD 28.2 billion) in 2010. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.

www.ericsson.com 

 About Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd       Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) is a venture, involving equity participation by Sistema {LSE: SSA} of Russia, the Russian Federation and the Shyam Group of India. Sistema is the majority shareholder in the joint venture company which operates its telecom services under the MTS brand. MTS is well recognized in India and worldwide for its commitment to high quality and innovative telecom solutions.  MTS has recently been ranked by Millward Brown as 80th most valuable brand in the world. In a short span of time, MTS in India has secured over 11 million wireless subscribers and under the MBlaze brand provides mobile broadband services to more than 800,000 customers in over 160 towns across the country. www.mtsindia.in