PRZOOM - /newswire/ - Aptos, CA, United States, 2013/01/04 - According to ElectroniCast Consultants, the handheld fiber optic test attenuator market will reach nearly $113 Million in 2017 - ElectroniCastConsultants.com.

ElectroniCast Consultants, a leading market and technology research consultancy addressing the fiber optics communications industry, today announced the release of a study covering the worldwide market for handheld (portable) variable fiber optic test attenuators. The study provides the review of 2012 and a 5-year forecast (2013-2017).

An optical attenuator is a device used to reduce the power level of an optical signal. Handheld/portable variable fiber optic test attenuators (instruments) enable the adjustment of an optical signal level.

These instruments are commonly used for field and laboratory testing of system performance, typically to activate, tune (gain control) and verify/certify an optical fiber link signal performance of new transmitters to specific networks at time of installation/device evaluation, simulation of line loss for bit error rate testing and optical amplifier testing, optical power level control for calibration test setups, as well as routine fiber optic communication maintenance, R&D, lab environments and fiber optic product manufacturing applications.

According to ElectroniCast, the global consumption value of handheld variable fiber optic test attenuators in 2012 was $69.9 million. The consumption value is forecast to increase at a double-digit rate of 10.1 percent per year to $113 million in 2017 with moderate-to-strong rising quantity growth partially offset by a decline of average prices.

Note: Market forecast data in this study report refers to consumption (use) for a particular calendar year; therefore, this data is not cumulative data.

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