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1.1   Market Drivers
                1.1.1   Need for Secure and High-Speed Wireless Communication
                1.1.2   Higher Flexibility at Low Cost
        1.2   Market Challenges
                1.2.1   Unfavorable Environmental Factors
        1.3   Market Opportunities
                1.3.1   Integration of Technologies to Enhance FSO System Performance
                1.3.2   Incorporation of FSO in the 3G, 4G and 5G Networks

2.1   Overview: Key Strategies and Developments
                2.1.1   Partnerships, Agreements, and Contracts
                2.1.2   Product Launches
               2.1.3   Mergers and Acquisitions
               2.1.4   Other Developments
        2.2   Competitive Benchmarking Map

3.1   Overview
        3.2   Major Companies and Product Overview
        3.3   List of Patents Assigned
        3.4   Industry Attractiveness: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
        3.5   Value Chain Analysis

4.1 Assumptions and Limitations
4.2 Market Overview

5.1   Market Overview
        5.2   Terrestrial Platform
                5.2.1   Terrestrial Platform by Application
        5.3   Satellite Platform
                5.3.1   Satellite Platform by Application
        5.4   Airborne Platform (Drones, Aircraft, and High-Altitude Platforms)
                5.4.1   Airborne Platform by Application

6.1   Market Overview
        6.2   Short-Range Market
        6.3   Medium-Range Market
        6.4   Long-Range Market

7.1   Market Overview
        7.2   Transmitters
        7.3   Receivers
        7.4   Modulators
        7.5   Demodulators
        7.6   Others (Encoders and Decoders)

8.1   Market Overview
        8.2   North America
                8.2.1   North America Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market (by Country)
                           8.2.1.1   The U.S.
                           8.2.1.2   Canada
        8.3   Europe
                8.3.1   Europe Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market (by Country)
                           8.3.1.1   France
                           8.3.1.2   Germany
                           8.3.1.3   The U.K
        8.4   Asia-Pacific
                8.4.1   Asia-Pacific Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market (by Country)
                          8.4.1.1   Japan
                          8.4.1.2   China
                          8.4.1.3   Australia
                          8.4.1.4   India
        8.5   Rest-of-the-World

9.1   Overview
        9.2   AIRLINX Communications, Inc.
                9.2.1   Company Overview
                9.2.2   Corporate Summary
                9.2.3   SWOT Analysis
        9.3   Anova Technologies
                9.3.1   Company Overview
                9.3.2   Corporate Summary
                9.3.3   SWOT Analysis
        9.4   AOptix Technologies, Inc.
                9.4.1   Company Overview
                9.4.2   Corporate Summary
                9.4.3   SWOT Analysis
        9.5   BridgeSat, Inc.
                9.5.1   Company Overview
                9.5.2   Corporate summary
                9.5.3   SWOT Analysis
        9.6   CableFree: Wireless Excellence
                9.6.1   Company Overview
                9.6.2   Corporate Summary
                9.6.3   SWOT Analysis
        9.7   Fog Optics, Inc.
                9.7.1   Company Overview
                9.7.2   Corporate Summary
                9.7.3   SWOT Analysis
        9.8   fSONA Networks Corp.
                9.8.1   Company Overview
                9.8.2   Corporate Summary
                9.8.3   SWOT Analysis
        9.9   L3 Technologies, Inc. (L3 Photonics)
                9.9.1   Company Overview
                9.9.2   Corporate Summary
                9.9.3   Overall Financials
                9.9.4   Financial Summary
                9.9.5   SWOT Analysis
       9.10  LightPointe Communications, Inc.
                9.10.1   Company Overview
                9.10.2   Corporate Summary
                9.10.3   SWOT Analysis
       9.11  Mostcom Ltd.
                9.11.1   Company Overview
                9.11.2   Corporate Summary
                9.11.3   SWOT Analysis
       9.12  Mynaric AG
                9.12.1   Company Overview
                9.12.2   Corporate Summary
                9.12.3   Overall Financials
                9.12.4   Financial Summary
                9.12.5   SWOT Analysis
       9.13  Plaintree Systems, Inc.
                9.13.1   Company Overview
                9.13.2   Corporate Summary
                9.13.3   Overall Financials
                9.13.4   Financial Summary
                9.13.5   SWOT Analysis
       9.14  Sky Fiber, Inc.
                 9.14.1   Company Overview
                 9.14.2   Corporate Summary
                 9.14.3   SWOT Analysis
       9.15  Space Photonics, Inc.
                9.15.1   Company Overview
                9.15.2   Corporate Summary
                9.15.3   SWOT Analysis
       9.16  Trimble, Inc.
                9.16.1   Company Overview
                9.16.2   Corporate Summary
                9.16.3   Overall Financials
                9.16.4   Financial Summary
                9.16.5   SWOT Analysis

10.1 Research Scope
10.2 Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Research Methodology

11.1 Related Reports

Table 2.1    Partnerships, Agreements, and Contracts, 2016-2018
Table 2.2    Product Launches, 2018
Table 2.3    Mergers and Acquisitions, 2014-2018
Table 2.4    Other Developments, 2016-2018
Table 3.1    Major Companies and Product Overview
Table 3.2    Patent: Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing Apparatus for Free Space Optical Communications with Moving Focal Plane Array
Table 3.3    Patent: Rapid Acquisition, Pointing and Tracking Optical System for Free Space Optical Communications
Table 3.4    Patent: Apparatus and Method for Free Space Optical Communications Beam Steering Without Gimbals
Table 3.5    Analyzing Threat from New Entrants in Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market
Table 3.6    Analyzing Threat from Substitute Products in Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market
Table 3.7    Analyzing Bargaining Power of Suppliers in Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market
Table 3.8    Analyzing Bargaining Power of Buyers in Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market
Table 3.9    Analyzing Intensity of Competitive Rivalry in Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market
Table 5.1    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Platform)
Table 5.2    Application Growth Drivers
Table 5.3    Application Growth Drivers
Table 5.4    Application Growth Drivers
Table 6.1    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Range Type)
Table 7.1    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Components)
Table 7.2    Features of Various Modulation Techniques Used in FSO System
Table 7.3    Various Detection Techniques Used in FSO System
Table 8.1    Geographical Distribution of Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Table 9.1    Key Developments- Anova Technologies
Table 9.2    Key Developments- BridgeSat, Inc.
Table 9.3    Key Developments- CableFree: Wireless Excellence
Table 9.4    Key Developments- Fog Optics, Inc.
Table 9.5    Key Developments- L3 Technologies, Inc.
Table 9.6    Key Developments- LightPointe Communications, Inc.
Table 9.7    Key Developments-: Mostcom Ltd.
Table 9.8    Key Developments- Mynaric AG
Table 9.9    Key Developments- Trimble, Inc.

Figure 1    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market, 2017-2023
Figure 2    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market by Platform, 2017-2023
Figure 3    Applications of the Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market by Platform, 2017
Figure 4    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market by Range, 2017-2023
Figure 5    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market by Components, 2017-2023
Figure 6    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market by Region, 2017
Figure 1.1    Market Dynamics Snapshot
Figure 1.2    Impact Analysis on Market Drivers
Figure 1.3    Impact Analysis on Market Challenges
Figure 1.4    Weather Conditions with the Respective Attenuations
Figure 1.5    Technologies for Enhancing FSO System Performance
Figure 2.1    Some of the Organic and Inorganic Growth Strategies Adopted by the Key Players
Figure 2.2    Percentage Share of Strategies Adopted by the Market Players, 2014-2018
Figure 2.3    Competitive Benchmarking for the Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market
Figure 3.1    Industry Insights
Figure 3.2    Porter’s Five Forces Analysis of Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Industry
Figure 3.4    Threat from New Entrants
Figure 3.3    Threat from Substitute Products
Figure 3.4    Bargaining Power of Suppliers
Figure 3.5    Bargaining Power of Buyers
Figure 3.6    Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
Figure 3.7    Value Chain Analysis
Figure 4.1    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market, 2017-2023
Figure 5.1    Classification of Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market (by Platform)
Figure 5.2    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market, 2017-2023 (by Platform)
Figure 5.3    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size for Terrestrial Platform, 2017-2023
Figure 5.4    Applications of FSO Communiction Technology by Terrestrial Platform, 2017-2023
Figure 5.5    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size by Satellite Platform, 2017-2023
Figure 5.6    Applications of FSO Communiction Technology by Satellite Communication, 2017-2023
Figure 5.7    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size by Airborne Platform, 2017-2023
Figure 5.8    Applications of FSO Communiction Technology by Airborne Platform, 2017-2023
Figure 6.1    Classification of Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market (by Range Type)
Figure 6.2    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market, 2017-2023 (by Range Type)
Figure 6.3    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Short-Range)
Figure 6.4    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Medium-Range)
Figure 6.5    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Long-Range)
Figure 7.1    Classification of Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market (by Components)
Figure 7.2    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market, 2017-2023 (by Components)
Figure 7.3    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Transmitters)
Figure 7.4    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Receivers)
Figure 7.5    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Modulators)
Figure 7.6    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Demodulators)
Figure 7.7    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023 (by Other Components)
Figure 8.1    Geographical Classification of Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market
Figure 8.2    Geographical Distribution of Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market, 2017-2023
Figure 8.3    North America Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.4    The U.S. Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.5    Canada Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.6    Europe Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.7    France Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.8    Germany Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.9    The U.K. Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.10    Asia-Pacific Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.11    Japan Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.12    China Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.13    Australia Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.14    India Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 8.15    Rest-of-the-World Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Size, 2017-2023
Figure 9.1    Share of Key Companies
Figure 9.2    Benefits of FSO IR Laser Products Offered by AIRLINX Communications, Inc.
Figure 9.3    AIRLINX Communications, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.4    Anova Technologies - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.5    AOptix Technologies, Inc.– SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.6    BridgeSat, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.7    Application Areas of CableFree products
Figure 9.8    CableFree: Wireless Excellence - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.9    Solutions Offered by Fog Optics, Inc.
Figure 9.10    Fog Optics, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.11    Advantages Offered by the SONAbeam FSO
Figure 9.12    fSONA Networks Corp. - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.13    L3 Technologies, Inc. -Overall Financials, 2015-2017
Figure 9.14    L3 Technologies, Inc. –Revenue by Business Segment, 2015-2017
Figure 9.15    L3 Technologies, Inc. –Revenue by Region, 2015-2017
Figure 9.16    L3 Technologies, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.17    LightPointe Communications, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.18    Mostcom Ltd.- SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.19    Mynaric AG -Overall Financials, 2016 & 2017
Figure 9.20    Mynaric AG - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.21    Plaintree Systems, Inc. – Product Portfolio
Figure 9.22    Plaintree Systems, Inc.-Overall Financials, 2015-2017
Figure 9.23    Plaintree Systems, Inc.–Revenue by Business Segment, 2015-2017
Figure 9.24    Plaintree Systems, Inc–Revenue by Region, 2015-2017
Figure 9.25    Plaintree Systems, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.26    Sky Fiber, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.27    Benefits of LaserFire FSO Offered by Space Photonics, Inc.
Figure 9.28    Space Photonics, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
Figure 9.29    Trimble, Inc.–Overall Financials, 2015-2017
Figure 9.30    Trimble, Inc.–Revenue by Business Segment, 2016 and 2017
Figure 9.31    Trimble, Inc.–Revenue by Region, 2015-2017
Figure 9.32    Trimble, Inc. – SWOT Analysis
Figure 10.1    Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Scope
Figure 10.2    Research Methodology
Figure 10.3    Secondary Data Sources
Figure 10.4    Data Triangulation
Figure 10.5    Top Down and Bottom Up Approach
Figure 10.6    Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Influencing Factors
Figure 10.7    Assumptions and Limitations

Key Points Highlighted in the Report

•   This report identifies the global free space optics communication technology market under different segments such as platform, range, components, and region.
•   It examines the prime supply-side factors, which affect the growth of the market, and the current and future trends, market drivers, restraints, and challenges prevalent in the global free space optics communication technology market.
•   The report also highlights the value chain of the industry.
•   Detailed competitive analysis has been included in this report which focuses on the key market developments and strategies followed by the top players in the market. Additionally, the competitive benchmarking map has been included in the existing study which analyzes the competitive strength of the players in the global free space optics communication technology market.
•   The market for different platforms such as terrestrial, satellite, and airborne, has been estimated and analyzed.
•   Different components of the free space optics communication technology, such transmitters, receivers, modulators, demodulators, and others (encoders and decoders), have been estimated and analyzed in the report.
•   The market for different ranges such as short, medium, and long has been estimated and analyzed.

Report Description

About Free Space Optics Communication Technology

Free Space Optics (FSO) communication technology is the form of optical wireless communication which wirelessly transmits data through light propagation in free space. FSO communication technology is immensely suitable for performing data transmission in the locations that are not suitable for physical connections. Moreover, the technology also provides inter-satellite communications, satellite to ground communication and other airborne applications.
The growing number of satellites is one of the most prominent factors for the developments of free space optics communication technology in satellite communication applications. For instance, in November 2017, two small satellites were launched to the International Space Station (ISS) to test the latest space to ground laser communication system. Moreover, integration of technologies to enhance FSO systems performance and incorporation of FSO in the 3G, 4G, and 5G networks are some of the future opportunities.

Market Value and Estimation

According to BIS Research analysis, the global free space optics communication technology market generated $229.2 million in 2017 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 33.49% during 2018-2023.

Market Growth Factors

The global free space optics communication technology market is expected to witness significant growth over the forecast period 2018-2023 due to the rising demand of fast and flexible wireless communication technology across various industries including intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, last mile connectivity, backhaul, and disaster recovery, among others. The high scale growth of the optical wireless communication technology is subsequently influencing its market. The growing need for secure and high-speed wireless communication and increasing demand for higher flexibility at low cost are some of the key drivers for the growth of the global free space optics communication technology market.

Challenges Faced by the Market

However, there are certain limitations of every technology that boost the need for a fast, secure, flexible, and low-cost communication technology. Optical wireless communication is one of the latest communication technologies that utilizes unguided visible, infrared (IR), or ultraviolet (UV) light for transmitting the signals.

The global free space optics communication technology market has been analyzed in the report for the major regions including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest-of-the-World. A detailed Porter’s Five Forces analysis has been included in the report. Furthermore, the report also focuses on providing information on the key participants and future opportunities in the global free space optics communication technology market.

Key Players

Furthermore, the telecommunication companies are also focused on more advanced free space optics communication technology systems. There are many research and development organizations that are continuously putting their efforts in developing more efficient free space optics communication technology.
The study provides detailed analysis of the 15 key players in the global free space optics communication technology market including Mostcom Ltd., AOptix Technologies Inc., LightPointe Communications, Inc., Anova Technologies, fSONA Networks Corp., CableFree: Wireless Excellence, Mynaric AG (Vialight Communications Gmbh), Space Photonics, Inc., AIRLINX Communications, Inc., SkyFiber, Inc., BridgeSat, Inc., Fog Optics, Inc, Trimble Inc., Plaintree Systems, Inc., and L3 Technologies (L3 Photonics) in the Company Profiles section. This section covers business financials, company snapshots, key products and services, major developments, future programs (if any), and the individual SWOT analysis.

Market Overview

Global Scenario

The communication industry has grown significantly due to the demand for increased connectivity. Communication technology plays a vital role in almost all the industries for running their businesses over the large distance across the globe. Telecommunication is the most prominent sectors which is responsible for providing internet connectivity to support the transmission of data. There are various modes of transmitting the data from one location to another that includes copper wires, fiber cables, and radio frequency communication, among others.

Commercial as well as non-commercial sectors are the end-users of the FSO communication technology applications. Some of the prominent applications includes Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), last mile access, backhaul, outdoor wireless access, research and space exploration, among others. There are many research and development organizations such as European Space Agency (ESA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), among others, that are continuously putting their efforts in developing free space optics communication solutions.

FIGURE 1 Global Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market, 2017-2023 ($Million)

Source: Expert Interviews, Secondary Research and BIS Research Analysis

The preceding figure illustrates the increasing revenue generation of the global free space optics communication technology market over the years. The market reported a revenue of $229.2 million, in 2017 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period 2018-2023.

Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market Segmentation

The global free space optics communication technology market has been segmented into three platforms: terrestrial, satellite, and airborne. The terrestrial platform market acquired the largest share, however, satellite platform FSO communication technology is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, 2018-2023. In addition, the global FSO communication technology market is also classified into its range type such as short range, medium range, and long range. Short range reported the highest revenue in 2017, however, long rage is estimated to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, 2018-2023. The FSO communication systems constitutes of various components that includes transmitters, receivers, modulators, demodulators, encoders and decoders.

Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market by Platform

The global free space optics communication technology market has been classified into three platforms: terrestrial, satellite and airborne. Satellite platform FSO communication technology market is expected to have the highest growth rate during the forecast period 2018-2023 due to the extensive demand for navigation and telecommunication applications. Furthermore, the free space optics communication technology has been classified into three different ranges depending upon the distance between the transmitting and receiving stations. Various range types for FSO communication technology including short range, medium range, and long range. In additions, the report also represents the market share of various components of FSO communication systems that includes transmitters, receivers, modulators, demodulators, and others (encoders and decoders).

Free Space Optics Communication Technology Market by Region

North America is expected to have the highest share in the free space optics communication technology market during the forecast period, 2018-2023, followed by Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of-the-World (RoW). The U.S. and Canada are some of the prominent countries in North America for the development of the free space optics communication technology market. The U.S. dominates the overall market of the free space optics communication technology and it is expected maintain its position during the forecast period, 2018-2023. The increase in the demand for free space optics communication technology in North America is due to the increasing need for applications across satellite platform. France is one of the prominent countries in Europe which is currently focusing on the deployment of free space optics communication technology. Some of the other prominent countries include the U.K. and Germany.
The Asia-Pacific region majorly consists of China, Japan, Australia, and India in the free space optics communication technology market. Japan, currently, is having a largest share of the free space optics communication technology market while India is expected to grow at the highest rate in Asia-Pacific region. Moreover, there are ample opportunities for new entrants in this region as the demand for optical wireless communication technology is increasing for commercial as well as military applications.