Nashua, NH—A new survey from Lightwave of purchasers of optical transceivers and transponders reveals that only 27.5% of respondents either definitely won’t or probably won’t change suppliers for a given application. Lightwave’s 2010 Transceiver/Transponder Buyer Survey also describes the major criteria buyers use to select suppliers, which suppliers enjoy the most brand recognition, as well as how transceiver/transponder decision makers view the major module vendors.
 
The survey also reports on the types of optical transceivers and transponders that decision makers plan to buy and which vendors are on their short lists for 2011.
 
“The lack of loyalty certainly isn’t good news for module vendors, who clearly can’t rest easily even after the sale is made,” comments Stephen Hardy, editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave. “In particular, buyers won’t hesitate to change suppliers if their transceivers and transponders don’t meet performance expectations or if a competitor comes along with a better module.”

Lightwave’s 2010 Transceiver/Transponder Buyer Survey is the only market report to provide a detailed assessment of purchasing plans and buying criteria of technology developers, carriers and end users involved in transceiver/ transponder purchasing decisions.

A free executive summary, table of contents and ordering information is available online at www.lightwaveonline.com/education/research/. A pdf of the full report is available for $2,500. Visit www.lightwaveonline.com/education/research/ or contact Kathleen Skelton at 603-891-9203, kathleens@pennwell.com for more details.

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