The global direct attach cable market is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. The key factor contributing to the growth of the global direct attach cable market includes increasing adoption of products for data storage and rising investments by manufacturers to meet the growing high bandwidth applications and high-density applications requirements. Additionally, the rising need for next-generation high-speed pluggable products is propelling the growth of the market. For instance, in September 2021, eight industry leaders including Broadcom, Cisco, Finisar, Intel, Juniper Networks, Marvell, Molex, and Samtec, announced QSFP-DD800 Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) group to propel the development of the high-speed, double-density quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP-DD800) modules to support 800 Gbps connectivity. 

Direct-attach cables are factory terminated with modules and designed from Twinax copper that is capable of providing electrical connection directly to the equipment by connecting directly the ports within the active equipment including routers, servers, or data storage devices. With the proliferation of mobile applications that require high bandwidth, providing faster data transfer between the data source and the display, the demand for the higher communication bandwidth is rising. This demand for high-quality streaming and high bandwidth can be satisfied with the direct attach cables, as it can handle a speed rate from 4Gbps to 10Gbps per channel. 

The key players contributing to the growth of the global direct attach cable market by adopting various strategies such as product launches & developments, mergers, and acquisition, partnership, and agreements, include Arista Networks, Inc.; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Cleveland Cable Company; Hitachi, Ltd.; Juniper Networks, among others. For instance, in September 2020, direct-attached copper cables were launched by the manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, L-com. The DAC cables will provide high-speed connectivity for data centre and enterprise networking applications and can be applied in industry standards requiring SFP-style cables and connectors offering high-speed network connectivity.

Market Coverage

• The market number available for – 2020-2027
• Base year- 2020
• Forecast period- 2021-2027
• Segment Covered- 

o By Product Type

o By Form Factor

o By End-User

• Regions covered-

o North America

o Europe

o Asia Pacific

o Rest of the World

• Competitive Landscape- Arista Networks, Inc.; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Cleveland Cable Company; Hitachi, Ltd.; Juniper Networks, among others. 

Key questions addressed by the report

• What is the market growth rate?
• Which segment and region dominate the market in the base year?
• Which segment and region will project the fastest growth in the market?
• How has COVID-19 impacted the market?

o Deviation from the pre-COVID-19 forecast

o Most affected region and segment

• Who is the leader in the market?
• How are players addressing challenges to sustain growth?
• Where is the investment opportunity?

Global Direct Attach Cable Market by Segments

By Product Type 

• Direct Attach Copper Cables
• Passive
• Active
• Active Optical Cables

By Form Factor

• QSFP
• SFP
• CXP
• Cx4
• CFP
• CDFP

By End-user

• Networking
• Telecommunications
• Data Storage
• High-Performance Computing (HPC) Centers
• Others

Global Direct Attach Cable Market by Region 

North America

• United States
• Canada

Europe

• UK
• Germany
• Italy
• Spain
• France
• Rest of Europe 

Asia-Pacific

• China
• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• Rest of Asia-Pacific 

Rest of the World

• Latin America 
• Middle East & Africa