News and BusinessMellanox Technologies has agreed to acquire networking chip company EZchip Semiconductor in a deal worth $811 million (€721 million). Mellanox makes InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnection platforms and products for the data centre while EZchip sells network processors and multi-core processors used in carrier edge routers and enterprise platforms. EZchip’s customers include Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson, Oracle, […]
News and BusinessThe Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced it is bringing a discussion of the organization’s recently launched 2015 Ethernet Roadmap and Ethernet’s new optical modules to European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2015) attendees. After a brief overview, the panel will focus on future […]
News and BusinessAcquisition completes IC portfolio and enables one-stop shop for industry leading 100Gbps+ Datacom solutions for Ethernet, Fiber Channel, and Infiniband Data Center connectivity GigOptix, a developer of advanced high speed semiconductor components for use in long-haul, metro, Cloud connectivity, data centers, consumer electronics links and interactive applications, is to acquire Terasquare, a Seoul, Korea-based, fabless […]
News and BusinessIndustry discussions are planned in the next few months to determine how existing work can be used to speed up the creation of new Ethernet rates. One catalyst for these discussions is the progress being made in the emerging 400 Gigabit Ethernet standard which is now at the first specification draft stage. “If you look […]
News and BusinessIBM Cloud IoT platform delivers device management, risk management and analytics capabilities IBM has expanded its Internet of Things (IoT) platform – called IBM IoT Foundation – through an integration with ARM, providing out-of-the-box connectivity with ARM’s mbedTM-enabled devices to analytics services. The companies say that this fusion will “allow huge quantities of data […]
News and BusinessHuawei announced its Gigaband development strategy at the Ultra-Broadband Forum 2015 in early September. The strategy represents Huawei’s commitment to opening ROADS (Real-time, On-demand, All-online, DIY, and Social) to build a better connected world by working with industry players and driving the ultra-broadband industry into the Gigaband era. The global ultra-broadband industry will enter […]
News and BusinessDelivers 12% adjusted operating margin and generates $117 million in cash from operations Ciena, the network specialist, has announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2015. For the fiscal third quarter 2015, the company reported revenue of $602.9 million as compared to $603.6 million for the fiscal third quarter 2014. […]
News and BusinessThe vendor landscape is highly fragmented with over twenty equipment manufacturers actively selling WDM Metro equipment. In the quarter, only three vendors Ciena, Huawei, and ZTE grabbed more than 10 percent share of the market each, and held a combined market share of 50 percent. Demand for WDM equipment in metro applications is reaching new […]
News and BusinessThe US government has set up its latest manufacturing initiative, the sixth of nine, to advance photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The $610 million (€544 million) venture is a combination of public and private funding, $110 million (€98 million) from the Department of Defense, $250 million (€223 million) from the state of New York, and a similar amount […]
News and BusinessRecord revenues and non-GAAP EPS reflect “strong execution and momentum”, says company Cisco, a leading networking player, has reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year results for the period ended July 25, 2015. The company reported fourth quarter revenue of $12.8 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $2.3 billion […]
News and Business* Revenue up by 15.3 percent to €17.4 billion; organic revenue growth of 5.7% * Adjusted EBITDA up by 13.5% to €5.0 billion, organic growth of 6.7% * Adjusted net profit up by almost 70% * 3.4 million fiber-optic-based lines in Germany * T-Mobile US increases adjusted EBITDA by 22.8% Deutsche Telekom has reported double-digit […]
News and BusinessInfinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, has announced that its offer to acquire Transmode has been accepted by shareholders representing approximately 95.8 percent of the outstanding shares and votes in Transmode. The transaction was fully completed on August 20, 2015. Infinera stated, “The combination of Infinera and Transmode brings together into one company a complementary […]
News and BusinessInfinera Corporation, a developer of “intelligent” transport networks, has released financial results for the second quarter of 2015, which ended June 27, 2015. Revenue for the quarter was $207.3m compared to $186.9m in the first quarter of 2015 and $165.4m in the second quarter of 2014. Non-GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 47.4% compared […]
News and BusinessAccording to a newly published report by Dell’Oro Group, the worldwide Broadband Access market, including PON, DSL and Cable, is expected to achieve revenues of almost $12 billion by 2019, with the PON market accounting for half of the total Broadband Access market revenues. “We expect continued growth from both the Cable and PON markets […]
News and BusinessThe worldwide value of FSO link devices in stationary non-military/aerospace outdoor links was $37.2m in 2014, according to a new survey published by market analyst ElectroniCast, which is based in Aptos, Ca, USA. The global consumption of fixed-location (stationary) transmitter/receiver links used in non-military/aerospace FSO system equipment was $37.2m in 2014, up 11% from $33.5m […]
News and BusinessInfinera, a provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, announced that IHS, formerly Infonetics Research, named Infinera as a leader among the top optical network hardware vendors in the recently published 2015 Optical Network Hardware Vendor Scorecard. In the report, Infinera is described as the “ne plus ultra of the rapidly growing Internet content provider and datacenter […]
News and BusinessAccording to a new forecast report by Ovum, FTTx optics will reach a new record level in 2015, following a record-breaking 2014. The report forecasts that FTTx optical components revenue will exceed $1bn this year, up from $953m in 2014. Next year will remain strong, with forecast revenue of $985m. Demand for PON equipment – […]
News and BusinessGigOptix Inc of San Jose, Ca, USA, a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks, has raised its revenue guidance for second-quarter 2015 by 5%, from the $9.3-9.5m provided on 27 April to about $9.8m, up 8% sequentially and 22% year-on-year. Continued demand in the firm’s High Speed […]
News and BusinessIn a newly released Optical Transport forecast report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) equipment demand is expected to drive the Optical Transport market to $15 billion by 2019. “The network still needs a lot of raw bandwidth and […]
News and BusinessKordia selects Cyan for next-generation packet-optical network in South Pacific region Cyan, a leading provider of SDN, NFV, and packet-optical solutions for network operators, has been selected to provide the Z-Series Packet-Optical Transport Platforms for Australia and New Zealand-based telecommunications provider Kordia. The new software-defined packet-optical network will provide Kordia with an efficient and scalable […]