U.S. Structured Cabling Systems Copper Cable Forecast

Overview | Contents | Figures

Published: April 2011

Report provides detailed descriptions and analysis of all of the major types of copper cables used in structured cabling systems. This includes: UTP cables, shielded cables, and coax cables.

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Five-year forecasts year-by-year through 2016 include:

• Total copper cable by plenum & non-plenum
• UTP cable by plenum & non-plenum • UTP cable by categories
• Shielded cables by plenum & non-plenum
• Shielded cables by categories
• Coax cables by plenum & non-plenum
• Coax cables by type: RG 59 & DS Carrie

All of these forecasts include both value and olume shipments New technology developments covered include:

• Emergence of Cat 7 & Cat 7a shielded cables including forecasts;
• UTP cable support beyond 100 Gbps: 400 & 1000 Gbps – architecture & distances supported.
  

Chapter 1

Introduction Copper Cables in Structured Cabling Systems
Study Objectives
Methodology/Sources
General Notes

Chapter 2

Executive Summary
Copper Cable Evolution
Copper Cable Usages
Copper Cable Market Poised for 20.8% Growth
UTP Cables Expected to Dominate Future High-Performance Copper Cables

Chapter 3

Copper Cable Types
Historic Perspective
UTP Copper Cable Emerge
Copper UTP Cable Current Usages
Copper UTP Cable Future Usages
Shielded Copper Cable Current Usages
Shielded Copper Cable Future Usages
Coax Cable Current Usages
Coax Cable Future Usages

Chapter 4

UTP Copper Cables
UTP Cable/Ethernet Evolution
UTP Cable Categories
Future UTP Cable Requirements

Chapter 5

Shielded Copper Cables
Shielded Cables Evolution
Shielded Cable Types
F/UTP Shielded Cables
U/FTP Shielded Cables
S/FTP Shielded Cables
Current Usage of Shielded Cables
Future Usage of Shielded Cables

Chapter 6

Coaxial Copper Cables
Coax Cable Evolution
Type of Coax Cables
Coax Cable Current Usages
Coax Cable Future Usages

Chapter 7

Product/Technology Developments
40/100 Gbps Over UTP Cables
400/1000 Gbps Ethernet
Cat 7/Cat 7a Cables Evolution
Cat 6a Reduced Diameter Cables

Chapter 8

Total Copper Cable Forecast
Total Copper Cable Forecast
Total Copper Cable by Cable Type Forecast
Copper Cable Volume by Cable Types
Copper Cable Forecast by Plenum vs. Non-Plenum

Chapter 9

UTP Cable Forecasts
Total UTP Cable Forecast
Total UTP Cable Volume Forecast
Plenum vs. Non Plenum Cable Market Forecast
Plenum vs. Non Plenum Cable Volume Forecast
UTP Cable Market Forecast by Category
UTP Cable Volume Forecast by Category

Chapter 10

FTP Shielded Cable Forecast
Total FTP Cable Market Forecast
FTP Cable Plenum- Non-plenum Market Forecast
Plenum – Non-Plenum FTP Cable Volume Forecast
FTP Cable Market Forecast by Category
FTP Cable Volume Forecast by Category

Chapter 11

Coax Cable Forecasts
Total Coax Cable Market Forecast
Total Coax Cable Volume Forecast
Coax Cable by Plenum – Non-Plenum Market Forecast
Coax Cable Plenum – Non-Plenum Volume Forecast
Coax Cable Market Forecast by Cable Types
Coax Cable Volume Forecast by Cable Types

Chapter 2

Figure 2.1 Total Copper Cable Forecast
Figure 2.2 Copper Cable by Type Trends

Chapter 4

Figure 4.1 Ethernet Standards Evolution
Figure 4.2 Ethernet Physical Characteristics
Figure 4.3 Early Generation UTP Cable Categories
Figure 4.4 Second Generation UTP Cable Categories

Chapter 5

Figure 5.1 Shielded Cable: ISO-TIA Designations
Figure 5.2 Shielded Cable Category Types
Figure 5.3 TIA & ISO Standards

Chapter 7

Figure 7.1 High-Speed Ethernet UTP Cables –
Distance Support Schemes

Chapter 8

Figure 8.1 Total Copper Cable Forecast
Figure 8.2 Total Copper Cable Year-to-Year
Growths
Figure 8.3 Copper Cable Forecast by Cable Types
Figure 8.4 Copper Cable by Types Trends
Figure 8.5 Copper Cable Volume Forecast by Types
Figure 8.6 Copper Cable Volume by Type Trends
Figure 8.7 Copper Cable Forecast by Plenum-
Non-Plenum Cables
Figure 8.8 Copper Cable Volume by Plenum-Non-
Plenum Cables

Chapter 9

Figure 9.1 Total UTP Cable Forecast
Figure 9.2 Total UTP Cable Year-to-Year Growths
Figure 9.3 Total UTP Cable Volume Forecast
Figure 9.4 UTP Copper Cable Volume Year-to-Year
Growths
Figure 9.5 UTP Cable by Plenum – Non-Plenum
Forecast
Figure 9.6 UTP Cable by Plenum – Non-Plenum
Volume Forecast
Figure 9.7 UTP Cable by Categories Forecast
Figure 9.8 UTP Cable by Category Trends
Figure 9.9 UTP Cable by Categories Volume
Forecast
Figure 9.10 UTP Cable Volume by Category Trends

Chapter 10

Figure 10.1 Total FTP Cable Forecast
Figure 10.2 Total FTP Cable Market Year-to-Year
Growths
Figure 10.3 Total FTP Cable Volume Forecast
Figure 10.4 Total FTP Cable Volume Year-to-Year
Growths
Figure 10.5 FTP Cable Plenum- Non-Plenum Market
Forecast
Figure 10.6 FTP Cable Plenum – Non-Plenum
Volume Forecast
Figure 10.7 FTP Cable Market Forecast by Categories
Figure 10.8 FTP Cable Market by Category Trends
Figure 10.9 FTP Cable Volume Forecast by
Categories
Figure 10.10 FTP Cable Volume by Category Trends

Chapter 11

Figure 11.1 Total Coax Cable Market Forecast
Figure 11.2 Total Coax Cable Market Year-to-Year Growths
Figure 11.3 Total Coax Cable Volume Forecast
Figure 11.4 Total Coax Cable Volume Year-to-Year Growths
Figure 11.5 Coax Cable Plenum – Non-Plenum Forecast Figure 11.6 Coax Cable Plenum – Non-Plenum Volume Forecast
Figure 11.7 Coax Cable Market Forecast by Types
Figure 11.8 Coax Cable Volume Forecast by Types