Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Market (DFOS) by Operating Principle (OTDR, OFDR), Fiber Type (Single-Mode, Multimode), Scattering Process (Raman Effect, Rayleigh Effect), Application (Temperature, Acoustic), Vertical, and Region - Global Forecast to 2022

The overall Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) was valued at USD 653.2 Million in 2015 and is expected to reach USD 1,712.3 Million by 2022, at a CAGR of 15.09% between 2016 and 2022. This report provides the market size and future growth potential of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) across different segments such as operating principle, fiber type, scattering process, application, vertical, and geography. The study identifies and analyzes the market dynamics such as drivers, restraints, opportunities, and industry-specific challenges for the market. It also profiles the key players operating in the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) market. 

Growing application in oil and gas vertical to drive the global distributed fibre optics demand close to USD 1,712.3 million by 2022

Oil & gas industry was the first vertical to start using distributed fiber optic sensor in the market. Distributed fiber optic sensor is mostly used for the oil & gas industry primarily because the usage of distributed sensor helps in the accurate monitoring of well temperature and its ability to give a detailed picture of the physical parameters of the wellbore. Also, the use of distributed sensor for the continuous and real-time downhole monitoring to optimize the operational and economic performance of the assets in the oil and gas vertical is another reason driving the market for distributed fiber optic sensor in the oil and gas vertical.

Increasing applications in the oil and gas vertical, increasing demand from the civil engineering vertical, and reliability of distributed fiber optic sensors while working in the challenging environments are expected to propel the growth of the overall Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) market. The base year considered for the study is 2015, and the market size is forecasted for the period between 2016 and 2022.

Research Methodology:

The research methodology used to estimate and forecast the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) begins with capturing data on key vendor revenues through secondary research. The secondary sources include annual reports; press releases; investor presentations of companies; white papers; journals and certified publications; and articles from recognized authors, websites, directories, and databases, among others. The vendor offerings have also been taken into consideration to determine the market segmentation.
The bottom-up procedure has been employed to arrive at the size of the overall Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) from the revenue of the key players in the market. After arriving at the overall market size, the total market has been split into several segments and subsegments which have been verified through primary research by conducting extensive interviews with key industry experts such as CEOs, VPs, directors, and executives. The data triangulation and market breakdown procedures have been employed to complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics for all segments and subsegments.

The breakdown of the profiles of primary respondents is depicted in the below figure.

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The Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) ecosystem includes research and development (R&D) phase, followed by the manufacturers such as Schlumberger Limited (U.S.), Halliburton Company (U.S.), Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Japan), Weatherford International plc (Switzerland), QinetiQ Group plc (U.K.), Luna Innovations Incorporated (U.S.), OFS Fitel LLC (U.K.), Bandweaver (U.K.), OmniSens S.A. (Switzerland), Brugg Kabel AG (Switzerland), AP Sensing GmbH (Germany), AFL (U.S.), and Ziebel AS (Norway). These companies further sell these systems to the end users and cater to their unique business requirements.

Market Dynamics

Focus of industry on adoption of technology for improving the producing of oil and gas fields to drive the oil and gas vertical forward

Oil and gas

Oil and gas is considered to be the largest consumer in the distributed fiber optic sensor market. Distributed temperature and acoustic sensors are the most used sensors in this vertical. In the oil and gas vertical, the major applications for which distributed sensors are used are well monitoring, pipeline surveillance and monitoring, downhole monitoring, pipeline monitoring, and downhole well sensing. Leak detection is the chief aim of using these sensors for these purposes.

Distributed temperature sensing systems are used to measure any differences in the temperature in the downhole well monitoring, while distributed acoustic sensing systems are used for the monitoring and surveillance of pipeline systems. The major factors encouraging the use of distributed fiber optic sensors in the oil and gas vertical include the accurate monitoring of the temperature of wells, and ability to provide a detailed picture of the physical parameters of a wellbore.

Power and Utility

Distributed fiber optic sensors are widely used in the power and utility vertical primarily for the power cable monitoring. The primary reason behind the use of distributed sensors in this vertical is for the detection of hotspots which can prevent any future unwanted accidents. These sensors can monitor physical parameters over a long distance, and the optical fiber is immune to any kind electromagnetic interference; therefore, they can be directly inserted into the cable itself. Distributed fiber optic sensors help in continuous monitoring of high-power cables and perform important functions such as hotspot detection, operational status delivery, and condition assessment, which help operators to reduce operational cost by optimizing transmission and distribution networks.

Safety and Security

Distributed fiber optic sensor for the security vertical is used primarily for safety purposes, intrusion detection, and border monitoring. Intrusion detection works on three parameters probability of detection, nuisance alarm rate, and false alarm rate. Probability of detection is considered to be the most important parameter on the basis of which distributed sensor notes the best possible reading. For the border monitoring applications, protection of critical infrastructures and borders are the major application areas for distributed sensing for security.

Industrial

In the industrials vertical, industrial process monitoring is the most popular application of the distributed fiber optic sensors. The major reasons making these sensors suitable for the use for industrial process monitoring include small size, light weight, immunity toward electromagnetic interference, high bandwidth, and capability to offer real-time measurements of different physical parameters along the length of the optical fiber. Distributed acoustics, temperature, strain, and pressure sensing are the major application areas where distributed optical fiber sensors are being used for industrial process monitoring

Civil Engineering

Distributed fiber optic sensors for civil engineering vertical are primarily used for structural health monitoring. Distributed strain, acoustics, pressure, and temperature sensing are equally important for the structural health monitoring-based applications. Provision of better understanding of structural conditions and the cost-effectiveness of infrastructure management are the primary reasons making their use suitable for structural health monitoring. Railway lines, building, bridges, dams, roads, geotechnical engineering, and historical monuments are the major civil engineering infrastructures where distributed fiber optic sensors are used to measure temperature, pressure, acoustic, strain, and humidity.

Key Target Audience

• Original device manufacturers (ODMs)
• Component suppliers
• Research organizations and consulting companies
• Application providers
• Subcomponent manufacturers
• Maintenance and service providers
• Technology providers
• Associations, organizations, forums, and alliances related to distributed fiber optic sensors

Scope of the Report

The Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) has been covered in detail in this report. To provide a holistic picture, the current market demand and forecasts have also been included in the report. The Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) has been segmented as follows:

By Operating Principle

• Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR)
• Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR)

By Fiber Type

• Single Mode Fiber
• Multimode Fiber

By Scattering Process

• Rayleigh Scattering Effect
• Raman Scattering Effect
• Brillouin Scattering Effect

By Application:

• Temperature Sensing
• Acoustic Sensing
• Other Sensing Applications

By Vertical:

• Oil and Gas
• Power and Utility
• Safety and Security
• Industrial
• Civil Engineering

By Geography:

• Middle East
• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific (APAC)
• Rest of the World (RoW)

Available Customizations

With the given market data, MarketsandMarkets offers customizations according to the company’s specific needs. The following customization options are available for the report:

• Market size for 2017, 2019, and 2021 for segments such as operating principle, fiber type, scattering process, application, vertical, and geography.
• Detailed analysis and profiling of additional market players (Up to 5).

Key Questions

• How does manufacturer would position themselves to take advantage of rising demand of distributed fiber optic sensors from the emerging markets?
• The multi-mode fiber based sensors seem to be the way forward. With multi-mode fiber based sensors gaining more traction will the manufacturer continue to explore new avenues for distributed fiber optic sensors?
• Most of the manufacturer have opted new product launch and development as the key strategies as could be seen from the recent developments. Where will it take the industry in the mid to long term?
• How does leading manufacturer differentiate itself from its competitors?

Table of Contents

1 Introduction (Page No. - 15)
    1.1 Objectives of the Study
    1.2 Market Definition
    1.3 Study Scope
           1.3.1 Markets Covered
           1.3.2 Geographic Scope
           1.3.3 Years Considered for the Study
    1.4 Currency
    1.5 Limitations
    1.6 Stakeholders

2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 19)
    2.1 Research Data
           2.1.1 Secondary Data
                    2.1.1.1 Key Data From Secondary Sources
           2.1.2 Primary Data
                    2.1.2.1 Key Data From Primary Sources
                    2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights
                    2.1.2.3 Breakdown of Primaries
    2.2 Market Size Estimation
           2.2.1 Bottom-Up Approach
           2.2.2 Top-Down Approach
    2.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
    2.4 Research Assumptions

3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 26)

4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 32)
    4.1 Attractive Opportunities in the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market
    4.2 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Scattering Method (2016–2022)
    4.3 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Fiber Type (2016–2022)
    4.4 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Application (2016–2022)
    4.5 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Operating Principle (2016–2022)
    4.6 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Vertical (2016–2022)
    4.7 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market Based on Region and Vertical
    4.8 U.S. Expected to Hold the Largest Share of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in North America (2016)
    4.9 Life Cycle Analysis, By Region

5 Market Overview (Page No. - 37)
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Market Segmentation
           5.2.1 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Operating Principle
           5.2.2 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Fiber Type
           5.2.3 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Scattering Method
           5.2.4 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Application
           5.2.5 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Vertical
           5.2.6 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Region
    5.3 Market Dynamics
           5.3.1 Drivers
                    5.3.1.1 Increasing Applications in the Oil and Gas Vertical
                    5.3.1.2 Increasing Demand From the Civil Engineering Vertical
                    5.3.1.3 Reliability of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors While Working in Challenging Environments
           5.3.2 Restraints
                    5.3.2.1 Technical Issues in the Installation of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors
           5.3.3 Opportunities
                    5.3.3.1 Increasing Demand for Data-Based Analysis
                    5.3.3.2 High Potential in the Offshore Industry
                    5.3.3.3 Stringent Statutory Regulations Regarding Leak Detection
           5.3.4 Challenge
                    5.3.4.1 High Cost of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Systems

6 Industry Trends(Page No. - 43)
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Value Chain Analysis
    6.3 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
           6.3.1 Threat of New Entrants
           6.3.2 Threat of Substitutes
           6.3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
           6.3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
           6.3.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

7 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Operating Principle (Page No. - 51)
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
    7.3 Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry

8 Ditributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Fiber Type (Page No. - 54)
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Single-Mode Fiber
    8.3 Multimode Fiber

9 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Scattering Process (Page No. - 57)
    9.1 Introduction
    9.2 Rayleigh Scattering Effect
    9.3 Raman Scattering Effect
    9.4 Brillouin Scattering Effect

10 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Application (Page No. - 66)
     10.1 Introduction
     10.2 Temperature Sensing
     10.3 Acoustic Sensing
     10.4 Other Sensing Applications

11 Ditributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Vertical (Page No. - 75)
     11.1 Introduction
     11.2 Oil and Gas
     11.3 Power and Utility
     11.4 Safety and Security
     11.5 Industrial
     11.6 Civil Engineering

12 Geographic Analysis (Page No. - 88)
     12.1 Introduction
     12.2 Middle East
             12.2.1 Saudi Arabia
             12.2.2 Oman
             12.2.3 Rest of Middle East
     12.3 North America
             12.3.1 U.S.
             12.3.2 Canada
             12.3.3 Mexico
     12.4 Europe
             12.4.1 Russia
             12.4.2 Scandinavia
             12.4.3 Kazakhstan
             12.4.4 U.K.
             12.4.5 Rest of Europe
     12.5 Asia-Pacific (APAC)
             12.5.1 China
             12.5.2 India
             12.5.3 South Korea
             12.5.4 Rest of APAC
     12.6 Rest of the World (RoW)
             12.6.1 Africa
             12.6.2 South America
                        12.6.2.1 Brazil
                        12.6.2.2 Argentina
                        12.6.2.3 Venezuela
                        12.6.2.4 Rest of South America

13 Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 110)
     13.1 Overview
     13.2 Key Players in Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market
     13.3 Competitive Situation and Trends
             13.3.1 New Product Launches and Developments
             13.3.2 Partnerships, Agreements, and Collaborations
             13.3.3 Mergers and Acquisitions
             13.3.4 Other Developments

14 Company Profiles (Page No. - 120)
     14.1 Introduction
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
     14.2 Schlumberger Limited
     14.3 Halliburton Company
     14.4 Yokogawa Electric Corporation
     14.5 Weatherford International PLC
     14.6 Qinetiq Group PLC
     14.7 Luna Innovations Incorporated
     14.8 Ofs Fitel, LLC.
     14.9 Bandweaver
     14.10 Omnisens SA
     14.11 Brugg Kabel AG
     14.12 AP Sensing GmbH
     14.13 AFL
     14.14 Ziebel As

*Details on Overview, Financials, Product & Services, Strategy, and Developments Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.

15 Appendix (Page No. - 149)
     15.1 Insights of Industry Experts
     15.2 Discussion Guide
     15.3 Knowledge Store: Marketsandmarkets’ Subscription Portal
     15.4 Introducing RT: Real-Time Market Intelligence
     15.5 Available Customizations
     15.6 Related Reports
     15.7 Author Details

List of Tables (67 Tables)

Table 1 Currency Table
Table 2 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in North America and Europe, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 3 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in Middle East, Asia Pacific, and RoW, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 4 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis (2015): Bargaining Power of Suppliers Likely to Have A High Impact on the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market
Table 5 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Operating Principle, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 6 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 7 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Rayleigh Scattering Effect Method, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 8 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Rayleigh Scattering Effect Method, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 9 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Rayleigh Scattering Effect Method, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 10 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Raman Scattering Effect Method, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 11 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Raman Scattering Effect Method, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 12 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Raman Scattering Effect Method, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 13 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Brillouin Scattering Effect Method, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 14 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Brillouin Scattering Effect Method, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 15 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Brillouin Scattering Effect Method, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 16 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 17 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Temperature Sensing Application, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 18 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Temperature Sensing Application, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 19 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Temperature Sensing Application, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 20 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Acoustic Sensing Application, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 21 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Acoustic Sensing Application, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 22 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Acoustic Sensing Application, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 23 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Other Sensing Applications, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 24 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Other Sensing Applications, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 25 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Other Sensing Applications, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 26 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 27 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Oil and Gas Vertical, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 28 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Oil and Gas Vertical, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 29 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Oil and Gas Vertical Market, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 30 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Power and Utility Vertical, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 31 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Power and Utility Vertical, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 32 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Power and Utility Vertical, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 33 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Safety and Security Vertical, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 34 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Safety and Security Vertical, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 35 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor for Safety and Security Vertical Market, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 36 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Industrial Vertical, Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 37 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Industrial Vertical, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 38 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Industrial Vertical, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 39 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Civil Engineering Vertical, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 40 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Civil Engineering Vertical, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 41 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Civil Engineering Vertical, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 42 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 43 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in Middle East, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 44 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in Middle East, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 45 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in Middle East, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 46 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in Middle East, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 47 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in North America, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 48 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in North America, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 49 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in North America, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 50 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in North America, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 51 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in Europe, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 52 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in Europe, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 53 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in Europe, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 54 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in Europe, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 55 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in APAC, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 56 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in APAC, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 57 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in APAC, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 58 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in APAC, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 59 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in RoW, By Region, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 60 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in RoW, By Scattering Method, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 61 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in RoW, By Application, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 62 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in RoW, By Vertical, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Table 63 Top 5 Players in the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, 2015
Table 64 New Product Launches and Developments, 2013–2016
Table 65 Partnerships, Collaborations, and Agreements, 2013–2016
Table 66 Mergers and Acquisitions, 2013–2016
Table 67 Other Developments, 2013–2016

List of Figures (69 Figures)

Figure 1 Market Segmentation
Figure 2 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market: Research Design
Figure 3 Data Triangulation
Figure 4 Research Flow
Figure 5 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market (2013–2022)
Figure 6 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Rayleigh Scattering Method Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate Between 2016 and 2022
Figure 7 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Acoustic Sensing Application Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate Between 2016 and 2022
Figure 8 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Civil Engineering Vertical Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate Between 2016 and 2022
Figure 9 North America Held the Largest Size in the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market (2015)
Figure 10 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market Expected to Grow at A Significant Rate Owing to Increasing Demand From Safety and Security and Civil Engineering Industries
Figure 11 The Market for Rayleigh Scattering Effect Method Expected to Grow at the Highest Pace During the Forecast Period
Figure 12 Multimode Fiber-Based Sensors Expected to Lead the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market By 2022
Figure 13 Market for Acoustic Sensing Application Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 14 OTDR-Based Sensors Expected to Lead the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market By 2022
Figure 15 Oil and Gas and Power and Utility Verticals Expected to Be the Top Two Markets for Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors Between 2016 and 2022
Figure 16 Oil and Gas Vertical Likely to Hold A Major Share of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market During the Forecast Period
Figure 17 Market in APAC Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 18 Disributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in North America Expected to Enter Into the Maturity Stage in Near Future
Figure 19 Increasing Applications in Oil and Gas Vertical Drive the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market
Figure 20 Value Chain Analysis of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market
Figure 21 Overview of Porter’s Five Forces Analysis for the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market (2015)
Figure 22 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis (2015)
Figure 23 Threat of New Entrants: Medium Impact on the Market in 2015
Figure 24 Threat of Subsittutes: Low Impact on the Market in 2015
Figure 25 Bargaining Power of Suppliers: High Impact on the Market in 2015
Figure 26 Bargaining Power of Buyers: Medium Impact on the Market in 2015
Figure 27 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry: Medium Impact on the Market in 2015
Figure 28 OTDR-Based Sensors Expected to Hold A Larger Size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market Between 2016 and 2022
Figure 29 Multimode Fiber-Based Sensors Expected to Hold A Larger Size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market Between 2016 and 2022
Figure 30 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market, By Fiber Type, 2013–2022 (USD Million)
Figure 31 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Rayleigh Scattering Effect Method Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 32 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Rayleigh Scattering Effect Method in APAC to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 33 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Raman Scattering Effect Method in APAC to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 34 North America Expected to Hold the Largest Size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Brillouin Scattering Effect Method During the Forecast Period
Figure 35 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Acoustic Sensing Application Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 36 Distributed Fiber Optic Senor Market for Temperature Sensing Application in APAC Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 37 Middle East Expected to Hold the Largest Size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Market for Acoustic Sensing Application During the Forecast Period
Figure 38 North America Expected to Hold the Largest Size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Market for Other Sensing Applications During the Forecast Period
Figure 39 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Civil Engineering Vertical Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 40 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Oil and Gas Vertical in APAC Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 41 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Power and Utility Vertical in North America Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 42 APAC Holds the Largest Size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Market for Safety and Security Vertical During the Forecast Period
Figure 43 APAC Holds the Largest Size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Industrial Vertical During the Forecast Period
Figure 44 APAC Holds the Largest Size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market for Civil Engineering Vertical During the Forecast Period
Figure 45 Geographic Snapshot of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market (2016–2022)
Figure 46 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in Saudi Arabia Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 47 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market Snapshot—North America
Figure 48 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in the U.S. Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 49 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in U.K. Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 50 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market Snapshot—APAC
Figure 51 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in India Expected to Grow at the Highest Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 52 Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Market in South America Expected to Grow at A Higher Rate During the Forecast Period
Figure 53 New Product Launches and Developments as the Key Growth Strategy Adopted By the Companies Between 2013 and 2016
Figure 54 Market Evolution Framework—Partnerships, Contracts, and Agreements as the Major Strategies Adopted By Key Players (2013–2016)
Figure 55 Battle for Market Share: New Product Launches and Developments—The Key Strategy Adopted By the Market Players Between 2013 and 2016
Figure 56 Geographic Revenue Mix of the Top Market Players
Figure 57 Schlumberger Limited: Company Snapshot
Figure 58 Schlumberger Limited: SWOT Analysis
Figure 59 Halliburton Company: Company Snapshot
Figure 60 Halliburton Company: SWOT Analysis
Figure 61 Yokogawa Electric Corporation: Company Snapshot
Figure 62 Yokogawa Electric Corporation: SWOT Analysis
Figure 63 Weatherford International PLC: Company Snapshot
Figure 64 Weatherford International PLC: SWOT Analysis
Figure 65 Qinetiq Group PLC: Company Snapshot
Figure 66 Qinetiq Group PLC: SWOT Analysis
Figure 67 Luna Innovations Incorporated: Company Snapshot
Figure 68 Value Chain
Figure 69 Market Dashboard

According to the forecast provided by MarketsandMarkets, the overall Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) was valued at USD 653.2 Million in 2015 and is expected to reach USD 1,712.3 Million by 2022, at a CAGR of 15.09% between 2016 and 2022. The growth of this market is driven by the increasing applications in the oil and gas vertical, increasing demand from the civil engineering vertical, and the reliability of distributed fiber optic sensors while working in the challenging environments.

This report segments the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) on the basis of operating principle, fiber type, scattering process, application, vertical, and geography. The market for the sensors based on Raman scattering effect held the largest size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) in 2015. Raman scattering effect is the most preferred scattering method owing to the property of maintaining a balance between the range to which it can sense physical parameters and the accuracy with which it can measure physical parameters. Considering the market segmented on the basis of application, temperature sensing application held the largest size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) in 2015, while the market for acoustic sensing application is likely to grow at highest rate during the forecasting period.

Oil and gas vertical is expected to hold the largest size of the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) during the forecast period. The Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) has become an integral part of the oil and gas vertical. The distributed fiber optic sensors are used for continuous and real-time downhole monitoring to optimize the operational and economic performance of the assets in the oil and gas vertical. The focus of this vertical on the adoption of the technology for improving the productivity oil and gas fields has increased, which is likely to make the oil and gas vertical the largest consumer of distributed fiber optic sensors in the coming years.

market (DFOS) in this region. With the increasing global demand for energy, oil and gas, power and utility, and safety and security industries in APAC and Europe are also going through changes and are increasingly incorporating innovative technologies in their processes and operations leading to a diversity of applications.

Technical issues in the installation of distributed fiber optic sensors, is the major restraints for the market.

The technical issues related to the installation of the distributed sensors acts as a major hindrance to the growth of the distributed fiber optic sensor market. The optical fiber must be carefully handled to avoid its breakage while installing. Cabled fibers have low-strain sensitivity and any bending during the installation is detrimental for distributed optical fiber. Even though the design of the sensor cables has improved tremendously, improper cable deployment can result in the failure to obtain accurate data. As the process of installation and operation of the fibers involves high cost inputs, such failures can result in customers’ indifference to the technology in future projects. There is always a risk involved in deployment of the cable, and hence any kind of carelessness in the deployment or installation of the optical fiber can affect the readings recorded by the sensor, which in turn would restrain the growth rate of the market.

The presence of major manufacturer in the region and increasing shale gas production is expected to drive the market in near future

Future growth opportunities are going to be dependent on increasing demand for data-based  analysis and high potential in the offshore oil and gas industry.

The major vendors in the Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing market (DFOS) include Schlumberger Limited (U.S.), Halliburton Company (U.S.), Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Japan), Weatherford International plc (Switzerland), QinetiQ Group plc (U.K.), Luna Innovations Incorporated (U.S.), OFS Fitel LLC (U.K.), Bandweaver (U.K.), OmniSens S.A. (Switzerland), Brugg Kabel AG (Switzerland), AP Sensing GmbH (Germany), AFL (U.S.), and Ziebel AS (Norway). These players adopted various strategies such as new product launches and developments, mergers, partnerships, and collaborations to cater to the needs of customers.

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