The Active Optical Cable Market

The active optical cable market is expected to reach $4.0 billion by 2025 according to the latest research and growth is expected to reach 19% during this five year period. There are market opportunities in high performance computing, data centers, telecommunication and other applications.

 Data centers are expected to lead the active optical cable market for end-user applications. Transitioning network infrastructure means data centers must find a method to reduce costs while continuing to build and scale. AOCs are often the most efficient way to bridge the financial gap between fiber and transceiver.

AOCs (Active Optical Cables) have proven to be a cost-effective solution for a variety of optical network protocols including Ethernet, InfiniBand, HDMI, PCI Express (PCIe) and Thunderbolt. The AOC footprint currently includes SFP+, QSFP+, QSFP28 and CXP form factors. Network evolution will dictate the scalability of each form factor.