Fiber Optic Products (Russian Market)
Optical fiber in Russia has long established itself as a high-quality means of creating information systems. In the USSR, thanks to the efforts of a number of institutes of the Academy of Sciences and industry organizations, optical fibers suitable for the production of fiber optic cables were obtained in the late 70s. Until the early 90s, work in the field of fiber optics was successfully carried out in the USSR, although with some lag behind the leading Western countries. After perestroika, Russian scientists, engineers and technologists, despite absolutely insufficient funding, continued to work in the field of fiber optics, tracking all trends in its development, creating new designs and technologies of optical fibers in laboratory conditions.
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The development and production of optical fiber in Russia is carried out by the following enterprises:
- NTO "IRE-Polyus" (Fryazino, Moscow Region) - production of active optical fibers;
- LLC "TENSOR" (St. Petersburg) - development and production of special types of optical fiber;
- OJSC "Perm Scientific and Production Instrument-Making Company" - production of flat-polarized light guides for optical gyroscopes;
- Optolink LLC (g.) Arzamas - development and production of flat-polarized and radiation-resistant types of optical fiber;
- Scientific Center of Fiber Optics at the Institute of General Physics named after A.M. Prokhorov RAS (g.) Moscow - general fundamental research in the field of optical fiber, research in the field of active light guides, special types of optical fiber for soliton communication;
- Vavilov State Optical Institute (GOI) (St. Petersburg) - fibers with the preservation of the polarization plane for fiber-optic gyroscopes, radiation-resistant types of optical fiber, special light guides such as quartz-quartz, quartz-polymer, light guides for UV radiation, metallized quartz fibers for use in various devices and systems, as well as a new class of fibers - microstructured and crystal-photonic fibers, permitting and illuminated fiber-optic harnesses based on quartz fibers;
- Institute of Chemistry of High Purity Substances of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Nizhny Novgorod) - development, together with the NCVO IOF RAS, of technology and experimental production of blanks for special types of optical fiber;
- Miass Machine-Building Plant (Miass, Chelyabinsk Region) - work on the production of especially pure quartz glass KS-4V and blanks from it, attempts are made to organize its own production of optical fiber;
- CJSC NTC "Optical Fiber" (St. Petersburg) - development and production of special types of optical fiber.
2023
Growth in fiber optic cable production by 2% to 4.45 million km
The production of fiber optic cables in Russia in 2023 reached 4.45 million km (volumes of recycled fiber), which is 2% more than a year earlier. In money, the volume of this market showed an increase of 25%, to 13.8 billion rubles, after a decline in 2022. This is evidenced by the data of the Electrocabel association, which were released in May 2024.
The general director of the Perm plant "Incab" Alexander Smilgevich, in a conversation with Kommersant, noted that in 2022 the volume of consumption of fiber optic cable decreased by 30% due to sanctions and delays in the supply of equipment, and in 2023 the volume increased by 15-20%. However, it was not possible to return to the level of 2021, when 4.7 million km of cable were produced, Smilgevich noted.
MegaFon and MTS told the publication that the companies work only with cable suppliers from Russia and Belarus. And VimpelCom announced its work "mainly with domestic producers."
MTS also said that in 2023 the length of the operator's fiber-optic highways put into operation decreased by 10%, since the need to build new networks is decreasing. However, MTS does not reduce the demand for telecommunication cables due to the need to update the existing infrastructure.
 | Private operators may be buying domestic cable, but one that is made from foreign fiber, "says the chairman of the Telecommunications Cables and Data Cables section of the Electrocabel Sergei Gladkikh Association. - Russian fiber is more expensive than imported, respectively, cable from it - too, "the demand of operators is often focused on the cheapest cable. |  |
According to the expert, the introduction of a mandatory fiber and cable labeling system "will close loopholes" for the supply of foreign-made cable for state programs[1]
Launch Digital Fiber Marking
In July 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the upcoming launch of an experiment on labeling certain types of fiber optic products. It starts on September 1, 2023 and will last until December 1, 2024.
| | As part of the experiment, the issue of traceability of the turnover of fiber-optic products from the moment of production (import into the territory of the Russian Federation) to the laying of a fiber-optic cable by the contractor during the construction of communication lines will be worked out, the Ministry of Industry and Trade explained. | |
The agency also plans to develop approaches to confirming the production of fiber-optic cable in the Russian Federation using a marking system. The ministry stressed that participation in the experiment is carried out on a voluntary basis. Participants in the experiment are government agencies authorized to ensure the experiment, participants in the turnover of fiber-optic products, an information system operator, electronic document management operators, and fiscal data operators.
According to the document, the goals of the experiment are:
- determination of the composition of information about the product, allowing to unambiguously identify the commodity unit of certain types of fiber-optic products;
- testing the application of the identification means on the fiber, as well as determining the optimal marking methods;
- organization of interaction of government agencies with manufacturers and importers of fiber-optic products, wholesale and retail trade organizations;
- assessment of the feasibility of amending the legislation of the Russian Federation, regulating the turnover of certain types of fiber-optic products, etc.
This project also introduces a list of certain types of fiber-optic products subject to labeling as part of the experiment - "optical fibers" and "fiber-optic cables."[2]
2022: Putin instructed to ensure a full cycle of fiber production by 2024
At the end of March 2023, it became known about the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the production of fiber in the country following a meeting held on February 15, 2023.
| | The Government of the Russian Federation, together with the State Development Corporation "ВЭБ.РФ," take measures to ensure the launch of a full cycle of optical fiber production in the territory of the Russian Federation in 2024, providing for the financing of such projects and the possibility of compensating investors from the federal budget up to 25 percent of credit costs (borrowed) funds aimed at capital investments, including the acquisition of fixed assets, - said on the Kremlin website. | |
The report on this instructions must be submitted by September 1, 2023, then - once every six months.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade - Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said that total investments in a project for the production of telecommunications optical fiber in the Russian Federation are estimated at 20 billion rubles a year. He explained that the project will be implemented in two stages and includes the construction of a plant for the production of its own blanks for the existing production of Optical Fiber Systems JSC in Saransk to switch to a full production cycle and a subsequent increase in production volumes to 10 million km of fiber per year.
| | The niche of fiber is complex and low-margin, special financing conditions are needed. First, the project must be implemented with the support of Vnesheconombank as an initiative of national importance. And secondly, within the framework of the investment platform... Now the parameters of capital grants for such low-margin projects are being worked out, in particular, it is proposed to compensate the investor for up to 25% of the loan, "Manturov said in February 2023[3] | |
2021: Chernyshenko: Russian fiber market is 76% occupied by foreign products
On October 22, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, during a visit to the Optical Fiber Systems enterprise in Mordovia, said that 76% of the Russian optical fiber market is occupied by foreign manufacturers. Such a high share of foreign products remains, despite the policy of import substitution pursued in the country, said the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
| | We need to use domestic materials - this is a matter of import substitution, which the president tells us, - said Chernyshenko. | |
By October 22, 2021, Optical Fiber Systems JSC is the first and only enterprise in Russia to establish the production of telecommunication optical fiber. The plant plans to switch to full-cycle technology, which involves the rejection of foreign raw materials in favor of domestic. This will allow in the future to use Russian materials to provide high-speed Internet access throughout the country, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers notes.
According to Dmitry Chernyshenko, the transition to a full cycle of fiber production in Mordovia will close the market demand by 90%. The Deputy Prime Minister added that access to the Internet is one of 42 strategic initiatives approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. And reaching the full cycle of fiber production is a key frontier for the region.
| | We know very well the importance of this material in the IT sphere, and now, when we are facing global challenges for digital transformation, its production in the country is a key stage in the implementation of these plans, he added. | |
The head of Mordovia, Artyom Zdunov, stressed that by organizing production in Saransk, it will be possible to increase the volume of products produced, occupy the plant's capacity by 100%, without depending on foreign suppliers.[4]
2019: OLS equipment market growth by 4 times to RUB 35.55 bln - J'son & Partners Consulting
The volume of the Russian market for telecommunications equipment for fiber-optic communication lines (FOCL) and radio relay communications (RRL) at the end of 2019 reached 35.55 billion rubles against 30.15 billion rubles a year earlier. Compared to 2016, when sales of such solutions were measured at $9.35 billion, in 2019 the market grew almost fourfold. This is evidenced by data from analysts at J'son & Partners Consulting.
The researchers consider the market to include WDM transceiver equipment, switches and routers, high-speed radio relay systems. Such solutions form the basic information infrastructure of the country and determine its security, the study notes.
According to experts, among domestic manufacturers, rapid growth rates were demonstrated by the production of transceiving and switching equipment for fiber-optic fiber. At the same time, foreign manufacturers dominate the segment of radio relay systems with a gigabit transmission rate.
According to experts at J'son & Partners Consulting, the measures taken by the government in the field of import substitution are necessary, but clearly insufficient. The problems faced by domestic manufacturers are associated with the lack of production by Russian companies of many electronic and optoelectronic components that determine the key competitive advantages of telecommunications equipment.
According to the plans of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, by 2025 sales of Russian communications equipment will grow to 44% of its total sales in the country.
According to analysts, in 2020 there was a cycle associated with the development of 5G networks and the need to expand the bandwidth of fixed communication networks. At the same time, a number of market participants show a certain skepticism due to the growth of additional financial burden for telecom operators in conditions when the process of returning previous investments in 4th generation mobile networks, as well as broadband access in fixed networks, which are actively switching to optical technologies to the end user, has not yet ended.[5]
2007-2008
The actual consumption of optical fiber in Russia and the CIS, taking into account production losses in 2007, exceeded 4 million km. This year, for the first time, the Russian broadband market overtook the growth rate of cellular operators.
Optical cable production and consumption grew steadily until 2008. A sharp increase in demand for optical cable led to the fact that the existing plants were fully loaded for several months ahead.
Now, with the deterioration in the profitability of many enterprises, the consumption of communication means, including fiber-optic products, has declined. Organizations are in no hurry to change obsolete highways from copper cable to more advanced optical lines, motivating this by reducing profits. It is assumed that until the end of problematic situations in the global economy, there will be no significant growth in demand for these products.
Links
- Brief Analysis of the Russian Optical Fiber Market
- Prospects for the development of fiber optic production in Russia
Notes
- ↑ " Fiber is being folded
- ↑ An experiment on the labeling of fiber optic products is planned to be carried out from September 2023.
- ↑ List of instructions following the meeting with members of the Government
- ↑ Dmitry Chernyshenko: The transition to a full cycle of fiber production in Mordovia will close the market demand by 90%
- ↑ Russian Fiber Optic and RRL Telecommunications Equipment Market Outlook to 2028
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