Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Supply, Demand and Key Producers, 2026-2032
Description
The global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market size is expected to reach $ 7692 million by 2032, rising at a market growth of 3.9% CAGR during the forecast period (2026-2032).
Long and medium distance communication optical fiber refers to high-purity glass optical fiber—primarily single-mode G.652, G.654, G.655, G.656, and G.657—that enables ultra-low-loss optical signal transmission over tens to thousands of kilometers in telecom backbones, metro networks, submarine systems, and long-haul data transport links; it supports high-capacity DWDM, coherent optical transmission, and ultra-high-speed long-distance connectivity for global communication infrastructure.
The long- and medium-distance optical fiber industry chain starts upstream with quartz sand processing, high-purity silica production, germanium and fluorine dopants, preform manufacturing technology (VAD, MCVD, OVD), optical coatings, and cabling polymers; midstream manufacturers create optical preforms, draw fiber under precise high-temperature control, apply coatings, perform attenuation/dispersion testing, and assemble fibers into armored or loose-tube cables suitable for terrestrial or submarine deployment; downstream participants include telecom carriers, cloud datacenters, utility networks, and submarine cable companies who deploy fiber for long-distance transmission, supported by engineering contractors, installation firms, network integrators, and equipment suppliers.
Major ongoing and planned projects include expansions of ultra-low-loss G.654.E fiber production capacity in China, the U.S., and Europe for long-haul and submarine networks; telecom operators are deploying nationwide backbone upgrades, regional optical transport expansions, and 5G/6G-ready transmission corridors; submarine cable consortia are launching new trans-Pacific, trans-Atlantic, and intra-Asia systems using large-effective-area fibers; R&D projects focus on hollow-core fiber, low-nonlinearity fibers, and advanced coatings for extreme environments; governments in emerging markets are funding national broadband fiberization programs, and data center companies are building high-capacity interconnect routes requiring medium/long-distance optical fiber.
2025 Global Market Sales Volume is 27,000 million meters, the Average Global Market Price is 0.21 USD per meter, and the Market Average Gross Profit Margin is 28%.
The short-distance communication optical fiber market is expanding steadily driven by rapid growth in data centers, cloud computing, and enterprise digitalization. Multimode optical fiber remains the preferred medium for high-speed short-reach connectivity due to its low cost, ease of installation, and strong compatibility with datacenter transceivers such as SR, SR4, and SR8 modules.
Asia–Pacific leads global demand as China, India, and Southeast Asia continue investing heavily in cloud infrastructure and campus networks. North America remains a major consumer due to hyperscale datacenter development and enterprise upgrades to 100G/400G architectures. Europe shows stable adoption across telco, industrial, and institutional networks.
Opportunities include OM5 fiber for SWDM systems, bend-insensitive indoor fiber for compact datacenter routing, and ruggedized industrial fibers for Industry 4.0 communication. Risks include competition from passive copper links in ultra-short connections, price pressure from Asian manufacturers, and cyclic fluctuations in telecom spending. Market trends reflect increasing density in datacenter cabling, miniaturized high-fiber-count indoor cables, and laser-optimized multimode fibers with reduced attenuation.
Overall competitiveness depends on manufacturing scale, preform quality, bandwidth performance, and strategic supply agreements with datacenter and telecom infrastructure companies.
This report studies the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the world market for Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber and provides market size (US$ million) and Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth, considering 2025 as the base year. This report explores demand trends and competition, as well as details the characteristics of Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber that contribute to its increasing demand across many markets.
Highlights and key features of the study
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber total production and demand, 2021-2032, (K Meter)
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber total production value, 2021-2032, (USD Million)
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber production by region & country, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Meter), (based on production site)
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber consumption by region & country, CAGR, 2021-2032 & (K Meter)
U.S. VS China: Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber domestic production, consumption, key domestic manufacturers and share
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber production by manufacturer, production, price, value and market share 2021-2026, (USD Million) & (K Meter)
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber production by Type, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Meter)
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber production by Application, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Meter)
This report profiles key players in the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market based on the following parameters - company overview, production, value, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Furukawa, Fujikura, Corning, Asahi Kasei, AGC, Mitsubishi Chemical, Hengtong, Futong, Zhongtian Technology Advanced Materials, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the World Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market
Detailed Segmentation:
Each section contains quantitative market data including market by value (US$ Millions), volume (production, consumption) & (K Meter) and average price (US$/Meter) by manufacturer, by Type, and by Application. Data is given for the years 2021-2032 by year with 2025 as the base year, 2026 as the estimate year, and 2027-2032 as the forecast year.
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Market, By Region:
United States
China
Europe
Japan
South Korea
ASEAN
India
Rest of World
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Market, Segmentation by Type:
Glass Optical Fiber
Plastic Optical Fiber
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Market, Segmentation by Fiber Structure:
Single-mode Optical Fiber
Multi-mode Optical Fiber
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Market, Segmentation by Outer Diameter:
0.25–0.5 mm Micro POF
1.0 mm Standard POF
2.2–3.0 mm Industrial POF
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Market, Segmentation by Application:
Cloud Service Providers
Government and National Broadband
Power Grid and Utility
Railway, Metro and Transportation
Submarine Cable
Others
Companies Profiled:
Furukawa
Fujikura
Corning
Asahi Kasei
AGC
Mitsubishi Chemical
Hengtong
Futong
Zhongtian Technology Advanced Materials
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company
Key Questions Answered:
1. How big is the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market?
2. What is the demand of the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market?
3. What is the year over year growth of the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market?
4. What is the production and production value of the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market?
5. Who are the key producers in the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market?
6. What are the growth factors driving the market demand?
Long and medium distance communication optical fiber refers to high-purity glass optical fiber—primarily single-mode G.652, G.654, G.655, G.656, and G.657—that enables ultra-low-loss optical signal transmission over tens to thousands of kilometers in telecom backbones, metro networks, submarine systems, and long-haul data transport links; it supports high-capacity DWDM, coherent optical transmission, and ultra-high-speed long-distance connectivity for global communication infrastructure.
The long- and medium-distance optical fiber industry chain starts upstream with quartz sand processing, high-purity silica production, germanium and fluorine dopants, preform manufacturing technology (VAD, MCVD, OVD), optical coatings, and cabling polymers; midstream manufacturers create optical preforms, draw fiber under precise high-temperature control, apply coatings, perform attenuation/dispersion testing, and assemble fibers into armored or loose-tube cables suitable for terrestrial or submarine deployment; downstream participants include telecom carriers, cloud datacenters, utility networks, and submarine cable companies who deploy fiber for long-distance transmission, supported by engineering contractors, installation firms, network integrators, and equipment suppliers.
Major ongoing and planned projects include expansions of ultra-low-loss G.654.E fiber production capacity in China, the U.S., and Europe for long-haul and submarine networks; telecom operators are deploying nationwide backbone upgrades, regional optical transport expansions, and 5G/6G-ready transmission corridors; submarine cable consortia are launching new trans-Pacific, trans-Atlantic, and intra-Asia systems using large-effective-area fibers; R&D projects focus on hollow-core fiber, low-nonlinearity fibers, and advanced coatings for extreme environments; governments in emerging markets are funding national broadband fiberization programs, and data center companies are building high-capacity interconnect routes requiring medium/long-distance optical fiber.
2025 Global Market Sales Volume is 27,000 million meters, the Average Global Market Price is 0.21 USD per meter, and the Market Average Gross Profit Margin is 28%.
The short-distance communication optical fiber market is expanding steadily driven by rapid growth in data centers, cloud computing, and enterprise digitalization. Multimode optical fiber remains the preferred medium for high-speed short-reach connectivity due to its low cost, ease of installation, and strong compatibility with datacenter transceivers such as SR, SR4, and SR8 modules.
Asia–Pacific leads global demand as China, India, and Southeast Asia continue investing heavily in cloud infrastructure and campus networks. North America remains a major consumer due to hyperscale datacenter development and enterprise upgrades to 100G/400G architectures. Europe shows stable adoption across telco, industrial, and institutional networks.
Opportunities include OM5 fiber for SWDM systems, bend-insensitive indoor fiber for compact datacenter routing, and ruggedized industrial fibers for Industry 4.0 communication. Risks include competition from passive copper links in ultra-short connections, price pressure from Asian manufacturers, and cyclic fluctuations in telecom spending. Market trends reflect increasing density in datacenter cabling, miniaturized high-fiber-count indoor cables, and laser-optimized multimode fibers with reduced attenuation.
Overall competitiveness depends on manufacturing scale, preform quality, bandwidth performance, and strategic supply agreements with datacenter and telecom infrastructure companies.
This report studies the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the world market for Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber and provides market size (US$ million) and Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth, considering 2025 as the base year. This report explores demand trends and competition, as well as details the characteristics of Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber that contribute to its increasing demand across many markets.
Highlights and key features of the study
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber total production and demand, 2021-2032, (K Meter)
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber total production value, 2021-2032, (USD Million)
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber production by region & country, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Meter), (based on production site)
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber consumption by region & country, CAGR, 2021-2032 & (K Meter)
U.S. VS China: Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber domestic production, consumption, key domestic manufacturers and share
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber production by manufacturer, production, price, value and market share 2021-2026, (USD Million) & (K Meter)
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber production by Type, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Meter)
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber production by Application, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Meter)
This report profiles key players in the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market based on the following parameters - company overview, production, value, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Furukawa, Fujikura, Corning, Asahi Kasei, AGC, Mitsubishi Chemical, Hengtong, Futong, Zhongtian Technology Advanced Materials, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the World Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market
Detailed Segmentation:
Each section contains quantitative market data including market by value (US$ Millions), volume (production, consumption) & (K Meter) and average price (US$/Meter) by manufacturer, by Type, and by Application. Data is given for the years 2021-2032 by year with 2025 as the base year, 2026 as the estimate year, and 2027-2032 as the forecast year.
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Market, By Region:
United States
China
Europe
Japan
South Korea
ASEAN
India
Rest of World
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Market, Segmentation by Type:
Glass Optical Fiber
Plastic Optical Fiber
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Market, Segmentation by Fiber Structure:
Single-mode Optical Fiber
Multi-mode Optical Fiber
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Market, Segmentation by Outer Diameter:
0.25–0.5 mm Micro POF
1.0 mm Standard POF
2.2–3.0 mm Industrial POF
Global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber Market, Segmentation by Application:
Cloud Service Providers
Government and National Broadband
Power Grid and Utility
Railway, Metro and Transportation
Submarine Cable
Others
Companies Profiled:
Furukawa
Fujikura
Corning
Asahi Kasei
AGC
Mitsubishi Chemical
Hengtong
Futong
Zhongtian Technology Advanced Materials
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company
Key Questions Answered:
1. How big is the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market?
2. What is the demand of the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market?
3. What is the year over year growth of the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market?
4. What is the production and production value of the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market?
5. Who are the key producers in the global Long and Medium Distance Communication Optical Fiber market?
6. What are the growth factors driving the market demand?
Table of Contents
110 Pages
- 1 Supply Summary
- 2 Demand Summary
- 3 World Manufacturers Competitive Analysis
- 4 United States VS China VS Rest of the World
- 5 Market Analysis by Type
- 6 Market Analysis by Fiber Structure
- 7 Market Analysis by Outer Diameter
- 8 Market Analysis by Application
- 9 Company Profiles
- 10 Industry Chain Analysis
- 11 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 12 Appendix
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