Tech Update: 4 Tbps FPGA with In-Package Optical I/O
by James E. Carroll, Editor Bringing optical I/O as close as possible to the processor is key design aim for high-performance computing. Intel and Ayar Labs demonstrate a 4 Tbps...
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Photonic technologies, chip-to-chip, optical interconnects, DCI, metro and long-haul connectivity
Ciena reports sales of $1.07 billion, up 23%, solid performance
Citing solid performance across all regions and a growing backlog, Ciena reported revenue of $1.07 billion for its fiscal third quarter ended July 29, 2023, up 23% compared with a...
Cignal AI: IPoDWDM represents a $1.6B Component Opportunity by 2026
Metro WDM equipment spending will soon be disrupted by a transition to pluggable optics used in routers, according to the recent Impact of IPoDWDM report from Cignal AI. IPoDWDM is...
NY’s Empire Access deploys Ribbon for IP/Optical
Empire Access, a communications service provider in the Northeastern U.S., is leveraging Ribbon's NPT IP Routing and Apollo Optical Transport solutions, part of the company's comprehensive IP Wave portfolio, as...
Blueprint: Super-Coherent Optics for the Long-Haul
By: Serge Melle, Leader, Optical Networks Marketing, Nokia At the heart of the networks that provide today’s telecommunications services are long-haul fiber optic backbone networks, which transmit massive streams of data between cities,...
Fiber Broadband Association Awards for Innovative Proof-of-Concepts
The Fiber Broadband Association announced the following winners of the Fiber Connect 2023 Proof of Concept (PoC) Showcase. Most Innovative Award – presented to Infinera and LightRiver for its “Multi-Vendor...
LightRiver launches Transport Domain Orchestration as a Service
LightRiver launched an on-demand, as-a-service version of its netFLEX Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software solution The new netFLEX as a service (nFaaS), which is available as a Private Cloud...
Dell’Oro: Optical Transport Market Beats Growth Expectations
Optical Transport equipment revenue grew 5 percent year-over-year in 2Q 2023, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. This was the third consecutive quarter that the optical market growth...
Cignal AI: WDM transport spending weakens during 2Q23
Worldwide spending on optical transport hardware declined by 2% YoY during 2Q23, according to the most recent preliminary Transport Hardware Report from research firm Cignal AI. “The optical market is...
Nokia turns to Fabrinet to manufacture optical modules in California
Nokia is partnering with Fabrinet, a global manufacturer of highly precise optical products, to produce multi-rate optical modules at Fabrinet’s state-of-the-art facility in Santa Clara, California. Production, which will start...
POET targets 1.6T transceivers with 200G per lane
POET Technologies announced its development of an optical interposer platform for 1.6T transceivers and beyond using 200G per lane technology. The company said it expects to complete the design of...
Arelion deploys Cisco 400G QSFP-DD Bright Optical Modules
Arelion has today announced that it has taken another landmark step in converging its IP and optical layers as the first global network to Arelion confirmed the deployment of Cisco 400G...
CENIC brings native 400 Gbps to CalREN
The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) kicked off a new phase of the California Research and Education Network (CalREN) backbone: the upgrade of major node sites to...
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