This research identifies the strategic opportunities for the Global Gigabit Ethernet test equipment manufacturers across the world to overcome the challenges of limited bandwidth, economic turmoil, price pressures etc. The author forecasts the Global Ethernet Test Equipment market to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% over the period of 2017-2022.
Owing to high competition in the market, price, time to market, portability and performance of the test equipment are the key competitive factors in the global GbE T&M market. T&M vendors must invest more in R&D activities and develop test equipment better aligned with customer demand. The trend that has gained traction is the introduction of new technologies like 5G, Internet of Things, cloud computing, which require robust network connections for their successful implementation. Ethernet test equipment is most often used to verify signal and link integrity of networks at all speeds. Ethernet is used for both local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) connectivity, helping in simplifying network management by lowering operational expenses for Ethernet infrastructure. Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) test equipment enables service providers, data centers, and enterprises to achieve high network performance by testing and solving network connectivity problems.