
This study analyzes the global market for gas discharge tube arrester components, which are used as primary overvoltage protection in telecommunications and CATV infrastructure applications, including central office and station class arresters. GDTs have the capability of handling high voltages and have low inductance, which makes them perfect for protection of telecom, datacom and CATV lines. GDTs are very popular in Europe and Asia and are making a come-back in the United States; however, the market is under assault by rival thyristor technology. The study offers value and volume of demand, average unit pricing, competitive analysis, demand by end-use market segment, sales and market shares and forecasts to 2008.