News and BusinessThe new Infinera Partner Program offers channel partners an application-optimized portfolio spanning access, metro, long-haul, data centre interconnect (DCI) and subsea networks while improving our partners’ ability to build and grow their business. The Infinera Partner Program is built upon the premise of simplicity. Simplicity includes a focus on ease of doing business and tools […]
News and BusinessCalix, Inc. will partner with innovative Armenian communications service provider Ucom to bring the benefits of NG-PON2 across the country to deliver broadband experience to its wireline and mobile subscribers. With initial trials of Calix AXOS NG-PON2 systems scheduled for early 2017, Ucom will leverage the power of the combined world-class Calix suite of AXOS, […]
Technologies and ProductsAt the ECOC 2016 conference several test partners revealed record data transmission results using VI Systems fibre coupled 850nm VCSEL modules for data rates of up to 160 Gbit/s. Several test partners revealed at the ECOC 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany record data transmission results using VI Systems fibre coupled 850nm VCSEL modules. The results have […]
Technologies and ProductsWave2Wave Solution has expanded its EDGE cable fabric family with the addition of QSFP28 copper-based, direct attached cables (DAC). With this addition, the EDGE cable fabric family now supports a broad set of data rates to meet businesses data centre infrastructure needs. EDGE is a single cable product family to build a network fabric for […]
News and BusinessSpirent Communications has incorporated CALIENT’s S-Series Optical Circuit Switching technology into the Spirent Velocity orchestration and automation software solution. The combined solution enables network equipment manufacturers, service providers and cloud providers to consolidate and scale test lab operation, modernize test labs for employees or customers as a cloud-based service, or streamline continuous deployment when testing […]
News and BusinessInfinera has joined the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) and the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) to demonstrate multi-vendor, multi-layer software defined networking (SDN) Transport Application Programming Interface (T-API) interoperability with the Infinera Xceed Software Suite and the DTN-X Family of packet optical transport platforms. The Xceed Software Suite (Xceed) provides integrated, open and modular components for […]
News and BusinessLuxtera, Inc. has now shipped more than one million Silicon Photonic Parallel Single Mode fibre 4-lane (PSM4) transceiver products. Its patented technology blends long reach capabilities of single mode fibre with low cost transceivers. This combination is critical for the cost effective scaling of cloud computing data centres. “This is a huge milestone for the […]
Technologies and ProductsEXFO Inc. has announced its latest agile solutions for network equipment manufacturers (NEMs), which include new power meter, variable attenuator and switches, all compatible with the recently launched LTB-8 Rackmount Platform. The solutions can be remotely managed through EXFO’s Multilink, the industry’s unique lab test management system with a multi-user interface that offers remote access […]
Applications and ResearchOnly 6 months after the launch of its 100Gbps DWDM transceiver product family in March 2016, EFFECT Photonics is now demonstrating the ability to achieve 500Gbps using PAM-4 (4-level Pulse Amplitude Modulation) up to 75km, with its Optical ‘System-on-Chip’ photonic integration technology. This is the result of ongoing collaboration with the Technical University of […]
Technologies and ProductsAll well-known multimode and single-mode QSFP applications such as SR4, PSM4, PLR4 and FCp can be converted to four duplex channels using the new FO-DCS speed converter plug-in modules from Datwyler. The connectivity of these plug-in modules splits each of the three incoming parallel optic links into four duplex links. 40G- and 100G applications are […]
Technologies and ProductsRanovus’ disruptive platform, based on Quantum Dot Multi-Wavelength Laser and Silicon Photonics foundational technologies, is delivering 200Gbps Optical Engine and CFP2 pluggable solutions to address the growing demands of data centre interconnect market for scalability, lowest cost and power consumption. Ranovus’ product solutions are based on the company’s innovation in delivering a multi-wavelength Quantum Dot […]
Technologies and ProductsThe new optical sub-components – which conform to IEEE 802.3bs 400GBase-LR8/FR8 proposal and are compatible with CFP8 form factor – comprise a compact, directly-reflecting, multiplexing architecture drawn on Cube Optics’ intellectual property and more than 15 years’ engineering expertise. This well-proven technology has successfully been applied in a majority of 100GBase-LR4/ER4 and 40GBase-LR4/ER4 transceivers, demonstrating […]
News and BusinessCommunications service providers worldwide are accelerating efforts to deliver gigabit internet — network speed that is 159 times faster than the global average of 6.3 Mbps, which would enable consumers to download an HD movie in less than five seconds. This is according to data from the newly-released Gigabit Monitor, a visual database referencing current […]
Applications and ResearchInfinera and Lumentum. have successfully validated Infinera’s portfolio of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) platforms over Lumentum’s white box optical line system. Infinera now offers customers an open optical networking solution validated by interoperability testing between Lumentum’s white box optical line system and Infinera’s Intelligent Transport Networks. The joint solution supports an ecosystem that enables […]
Technologies and ProductsTransition Networks has launched a 6-slot version of the company’s ION Multi-Service Integration Platform of chassis-based multi-service, media conversion system. The new ION 6-slot chassis is the latest addition to the ION product family that includes a 19-slot chassis, a 2-slot chassis, a 1-slot chassis, and numerous media converter slide-in cards. The new chassis offers […]
Technologies and ProductsVI Systems offers a driver IC for optical modulators which are designed for data rates of up to 56 Gbit/s non-return-to zero (NRZ) at 3 V modulation voltage. The IC is the first generation of ultrahigh-speed driver IC in SiGe BiCMOS technology. The target applications are in silicon photonic and integrated optoelectronic solutions for short […]
Technologies and ProductsCoherent Solutions announces the addition of a new functional module to their MTP1000 modular test platform. The PolBlade is the new polarization controller module that adds automatic polarization control functionality to their test automation platform. Its addition allows users to achieve remote operation and automation of polarization dependent testing from one MTP1000 mainframe. The user […]
Technologies and ProductsWave2Wave Solution offers now integration of MXC connectors into its EVO and EXO platforms. This product integration extends optical backplane technology into structured cabling with expanded and collimated laser beams through the lensed MXC connector technology. “Incorporating MXC connectors into our EVO and EXO solutions offers a number of benefits to the data centre network, […]
Technologies and ProductsVI Systems has been selected by the advisory board of FAST (fast actuators sensors & transceivers) to join the development project which targets 100 Gbit/s single channel transceiver. VI Systems receives a grant under the German FAST scheme which aims to accelerate the real-time capability of complex networks with sensor and actuator systems to achieve […]
News and BusinessInfinera has announced that GÉANT will deploy Infinera’s programmable and open packet optical software-defined networking (SDN) solution integrated with GÉANT’s ONOS-based controller. GÉANT recently validated the solution and will now move forward with plans for a network-wide deployment that will optimize its multi-layer network and enable efficient delivery of very high-bandwidth connectivity for data intensive […]