Optical Transceivers in Data Centers

Global Optical Transceivers in Data Centers Market to Reach US$620.9 Million by 2030

The global market for Optical Transceivers in Data Centers estimated at US$254.5 Million in the year 2024, is expected to reach US$620.9 Million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 16.0% over the analysis period 2024-2030. Single Mode Fiber, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to record a 14.9% CAGR and reach US$411.7 Million by the end of the analysis period. Growth in the Multimode Fiber segment is estimated at 18.4% CAGR over the analysis period.

The U.S. Market is Estimated at US$69.3 Million While China is Forecast to Grow at 21.0% CAGR

The Optical Transceivers in Data Centers market in the U.S. is estimated at US$69.3 Million in the year 2024. China, the world`s second largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$134.4 Million by the year 2030 trailing a CAGR of 21.0% over the analysis period 2024-2030. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at a CAGR of 12.0% and 14.3% respectively over the analysis period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 12.7% CAGR.

Global Optical Transceivers in Data Centers Market – Key Trends & Drivers Summarized

Are Optical Transceivers Enabling the Scalability and Speed of Next-Gen Data Infrastructure?

Optical transceivers—devices that transmit and receive optical signals through fiber cables—are the foundational enablers of high-speed data center communication. These pluggable modules convert electrical signals into optical light and vice versa, supporting massive data exchange between servers, storage units, and switches. With data centers rapidly scaling to meet the exponential growth of cloud computing, AI/ML workloads, video streaming, and IoT services, optical transceivers are becoming indispensable in achieving the required throughput, energy efficiency, and latency reduction.

Today’s hyperscale and enterprise data centers are migrating from 10G and 25G architectures to 100G, 200G, 400G, and even 800G links, with 1.6T on the horizon. This evolution places enormous demand on transceivers to deliver higher bandwidth, denser packaging, and lower power consumption without compromising signal integrity. Standards-compliant solutions like QSFP28, QSFP-DD, OSFP, and CFP modules are shaping the backbone of high-speed interconnects in top-of-rack (ToR), leaf-spine, and core network architectures.

Why Are Co-Packaged Optics and Silicon Photonics Reshaping the Transceiver Landscape?

To overcome the power and latency bottlenecks of traditional electrical interconnects, the industry is shifting toward co-packaged optics (CPO)—where optical engines are integrated directly onto switch ASICs. This shortens electrical trace lengths, improves thermal efficiency, and supports data rates beyond 800G with tighter integration. CPO is gaining traction among hyperscale players aiming to optimize switch radix and reduce interconnect bottlenecks in AI and high-performance computing (HPC) clusters.

In parallel, silicon photonics technology is being adopted for its ability to miniaturize optical components, reduce manufacturing cost, and improve scalability. Silicon photonics-based transceivers allow high-density integration of lasers, modulators, and detectors onto a single chip using CMOS-compatible processes. Vendors are investing heavily in this domain to deliver compact, high-speed transceivers that meet the thermal and spatial constraints of modern data centers. This trend is accelerating the shift toward 400G and 800G optical modules.

How Are Energy Efficiency and AI Workloads Driving Transceiver Optimization?

Power consumption per bit is a growing concern for data center operators facing rising electricity costs and sustainability goals. Optical transceivers, while more efficient than copper-based interconnects over long distances, still account for a significant share of network energy usage. Therefore, manufacturers are innovating in low-power DSPs (digital signal processors), advanced packaging, and thermally optimized designs to reduce energy draw while supporting longer reach and higher data rates.

AI/ML workloads, which require ultra-dense GPU clusters with low-latency interconnects, are also influencing transceiver design. These applications benefit from low bit-error rates, reduced forward error correction (FEC) overhead, and deterministic latency. As AI training scales to thousands of GPUs, optical interconnects must evolve to support high-throughput, non-blocking fabrics with minimal packet jitter. This has catalyzed the development of new standards (e.g., 800G-LR, 1.6T) and deployment models such as linear-drive pluggable optics (LDPO) and active optical cables (AOCs).

What’s Driving the Expansion of Optical Transceivers in Global Data Centers?

The growth in the optical transceivers market is driven by surging data traffic, hyperscale data center buildouts, and the transition to fiber-based architectures. A major driver is the growing adoption of 5G, cloud gaming, video conferencing, and edge computing, all of which require low-latency, high-bandwidth interconnects between distributed compute and storage clusters. Cloud service providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud are aggressively upgrading their backbone infrastructure with higher-speed transceivers to support scalability.

Colocation providers and telecom operators are also investing in high-density fiber interconnects to support multi-tenant architectures and carrier-neutral traffic aggregation. Meanwhile, government-backed digitization projects and enterprise digital transformation initiatives are increasing transceiver demand in secondary markets across Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

As fiber optics becomes the de facto standard for intra-data center and metro interconnects, optical transceivers will continue to evolve at the intersection of performance, integration, and energy efficiency. With innovations in co-packaging, photonic integration, and automated fiber management, transceivers will remain at the heart of enabling data centers to scale, adapt, and thrive in the era of high-performance cloud computing.

SCOPE OF STUDY:

The report analyzes the Optical Transceivers in Data Centers market in terms of units by the following Segments, and Geographic Regions/Countries:

Segments:
Product Type (Single Mode Fiber, Multimode Fiber); Wavelength (Long-Range, Extended-Range, Short-Range, Other Wavelengths); Application (Data Center Interconnects, Intra-Data Center Connections)

Geographic Regions/Countries:
World; United States; Canada; Japan; China; Europe (France; Germany; Italy; United Kingdom; Spain; Russia; and Rest of Europe); Asia-Pacific (Australia; India; South Korea; and Rest of Asia-Pacific); Latin America (Argentina; Brazil; Mexico; and Rest of Latin America); Middle East (Iran; Israel; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; and Rest of Middle East); and Africa.

Select Competitors (Total 32 Featured) -

• Accelink Technologies
• Amphenol Communications
• Applied Optoelectronics
• Arista Networks
• ATOP Corporation
• Broadcom Inc.
• Ciena Corporation
• Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Coherent Corp.
• Eoptolink Technology Inc.
• Fujitsu Optical Components
• Hisense Broadband
• InnoLight Technology
• Intel Corporation
• Lumentum Holdings Inc.
• Marvell Technology Group
• Molex LLC
• Source Photonics
• Sumitomo Electric Industries
• Viavi Solutions Inc.

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