Open Grid Europe, Germany's leading natural gas transmission network, is working with Ciena, in consultation with Kapsch CarrierCom, to deploy a dedicated communications network backbone. The programmable network will enable...
Researchers at NTT demonstrated the wavelength conversion of a single-photon wave packet required for quantum information-communication technologies. The company said the technique enables it deterministically change the color and shape...
Infinera unveiled its Infinite Capacity Engine, a multi-terabit optical subsystem combining the company's next generation FlexCoherent Processor and the photonics of its fourth generation photonic integrated circuit (PIC). The Infinite...
ADVA Optical Networking introduced an active QSFP28 MicroMux module for its FSP 3000 CloudConnect data center interconnect (DCI) solution that lets customers convert a 100GbE client port into either 10...
NeoPhotonics has begun sampling its "ClearLight" CFP2-ACO (Analog Coherent Optics) Class 3 Coherent Pluggable Module -- the first in a series of high performance pluggable modules that expand upon the...
M/A-COM Technology Solutions introduced two dual 28Gbps Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) devices with an integrated laser driver and designed for SFP28 short reach (SR) or long reach (LR) module...
Nokia announced significant enhancements to its 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) portfolio, including the introduction of a new Photonic Service Engine version 2 (PSE-2) chip that enables the platform to...
Ciena unveiled a new 6500 T-Series packet/optical platform for metro and regional networks. Ciena’s 6500 T-Series, which converges packet, OTN, and flexible WaveLogic photonics, provides up to ten times more...
Ciena reported revenue of $573.1 million as compared to $529.2 million for the fiscal first quarter 2015. Net loss (GAAP) for the fiscal first quarter 2016 was $(11.5) million, or...
The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) approved an Implementation Agreement (IA) on pluggable coherent optics modules. The CFP2 Analog Coherent Optics (CFP2-ACO) IA contains all functions required to perform bi-directional dual...
Ciena has added six organizations to its Blue Orbit ecosystem for SDN and NFV: Active Broadband Networks, Calix, Centina Systems, Dell, Qwilt, and Silver Peak. Existing Blue Orbit partners include:...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a multi-carrier optical transceiver capable of one Terabit per second (1 Tbps) rates -- a 10-fold improvement over current mainstream commercial transceivers, which operate at...
Ciena introduced its WaveLogic Encryption solution for delivering optical-layer encryption to match high capacity infrastructure needs – from 10G to 100G, 200G and beyond, from metro to ultra-long haul distances....
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