Advising on the commercial impact of technology and
    market changes in telecoms, software and IT services

Daryl Inniss, VP and Practice Leader

Daryl Inniss has 20 years of experience in the optoelectronics industry. He is responsible for Ovum's components research, which focuses on optical components for telecommunications and enterprise networks, components for video transmission including video optics and IPTV, and components for emerging access networks including the passive optical network (PON) variants.

Daryl's recent research areas include components and modules for 10 and 40 Gbps transmission, optical components in enterprise, including parallel optics, and reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs). Daryl also analyzes the telecoms industry food chain, develops forecasts and analyzes industry market dynamics.

Before joining Ovum RHK, Daryl worked for JDS Uniphase as Technical Manager for raman amplifier development. Previously, he spent 11 years at Bell Laboratories/Lucent, conducting research on optical fibers, fiber lasers and high-power fiber amplifiers. Daryl was awarded a PhD in Chemistry from UCLA and an AB in Chemistry from Princeton University.

Recent research includes:

• Opnext to acquire Stratalight, a 40Gbps subsystem supplier
• Market Share: Global optical components
• Market Forecast: WAN optical components
• Market Forecast: Datacom optical components
• Optical observations at NXTcomm 2008
• Second 40G SerDes supplier emerges to help stabilize market
• Challenged but maturing 40G supply
• Finisar/Optium merger to create largest OC supplier
• Market Forecast: Global optical components
• The revival and emergence of parallel optics