According to the foreign media reports, 2011 global optical network market reached $15.59 billion, a 8% increase in 2010. The fourth quarter of 2011, the light of the Internet has created income reached 4.2 billion us dollars, and record over the past three years.

Seasonal ascension is from the asia-pacific region, South America and Central America region driven by strong demand, two area of the market value have quarter and yearly ascension, and separately to $2011 in 5.6 billion and $1.1 billion. In addition, Europe, the Middle East and Africa market are also does better than expected. Ovum network infrastructure department Dana Cooperson deputy general manager, said: "in the third quarter of 2011 report, and we find that, China's achievements in the end of a year are flawed or gloomy play a key role. At the same time, look the Chinese market in the last quarter of 2011 is really sends force."

In North America in the fourth quarter of 2011 in quarter and year spending has declined, the area light of last year the network market fell to $4 billion.

Zte has been steadily growing market share, at the same time, the world's third ranking firm in 2011, and the first appeared in the fourth quarter, occupy global optical network super 10% share.

Ovum to predict 2012 zte will expand yuli products subdivision and the way of the development of the region has been strong. Metro WDM (Metro WDM) system will become the company future optical network strategic focus.

Other 2011 market share the profits include Ciena FiberHome, cisco, and NEC, Ericsson and Fujitsu, order in the order maximal profit to a minimum.

Light network market leader and alcatel lucent huawei (hereinafter referred to as "this one") is among the last year of the market share fall before the two.

Cooperson said: "eliminate their quarterly performance, we can see, this one is promote its 100 G of the leading position, and its comprehensive OTN solution is difficult to progress. In addition, we expect huawei will through its new effective 100 G technology in 2012 strong, as it is in 2009 years of 40 G performance."