Technologies and ProductsCiena has introduced WaveRouter, (pictured) which it claims is an industry-first platform architecture, optimally designed for the converged metro network. As part of Ciena’s Coherent Routing strategy, WaveRouter supports the exponential growth of metro traffic driven by bandwidth-hungry services such as 5G, high-speed broadband, enterprise business services, and the cloud. Seamlessly unifying IP, optical, and […]
Technologies and ProductsCiena has announced the latest generation of its WaveLogic technology. Optimised for high-capacity transport required with next-generation routing data paths and associated wholesale services, Ciena says WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) integrates new coherent DSP innovations to provide the highest capacity over fibre. It supports 1.6Tbps single-carrier wavelengths for metro ROADM networks, 800Gb/s across the longest […]
Technologies and ProductsNokia has launched its sixth generation Photonic Service Engine (PSE), which the company says is capable of reducing network power consumption by 60%. The PSE-6s supports a chip-to-chip interface that enables it to be deployed in pairs to power 2.4Tbps coherent line cards. This allows network operators to transport any combination of high-speed client services […]
Applications and ResearchKeysight Technologies and Nokia Bell Labs have successfully tested a 260 GBaud ultra-high-speed optical signal transmission over 100 km of standard single-mode fibre (SSMF) at ECOC 2022, exceeding the previous record of 220 GBaud. With the mutual goal of improving network performance and efficiency, Nokia Bell Labs and Keysight combined expertise with other research partners […]
News and BusinessThe Open XR Forum announced that Juniper Networks, Sumitomo Electric and Arrcus, have joined the industry initiative to advance the deployment of software-configurable, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint coherent optical networks utilising XR optics pluggable transceiver technology. Open XR Forum is an MSA consortium bringing together network operators, equipment vendors, and component suppliers committed to building the […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera unveiled the ICE6 Turbo, claimed to be the industry’s first coherent optical solution that can operate above 100 Gbaud. Produced in Infinera’s U.S.-based fabrication centre, ICE6 Turbo is a performance-optimised configuration of Infinera’s 1.6T (2 x 800G) ICE6 coherent optical engine. With the introduction of the Turbo mode, Infinera claims the ICE6 increases its […]
News and BusinessInfinera says Australian operator Telstra, has deployed Infinera’s coherent 800G solution across Telstra’s international network. The deployment following a trial using Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent technology on its GX Series Compact Modular Platform over a dispersion-managed, 2,940 kilometre subsea cable between Hong Kong and Singapore. Infinera says with its ICE6 solution, Telstra can realize a […]
News and BusinessShipments of the most advanced 3rd generation (400/600Gbps) and 5th generation coherent (800Gbps) WDM technology surged last year as network operators upgraded to the latest transmission hardware, according to the 4Q20 Transport Applications Report from Cignal AI. Ciena continues to lead shipments of advanced coherent technology, but Cisco, Infinera, Huawei, and Nokia began to take […]
Technologies and ProductsAcacia Communications is sampling a new 100G coherent DWDM pluggable solution designed to help service providers, carriers and cable operators meet growing bandwidth demands in edge and access networks. Offered in the QSFP-DD form factor, the module was designed to provide a scalable traffic aggregation solution, as well as an upgrade path to migrate from […]
Applications and ResearchNeoPhotonics has completed experimental verification of the transmission of 400Gbps data over data centre interconnect (DCI) ZR distances in a 75 GHz spaced DWDM channel. The company says it achieved two milestones using its interoperable pluggable 400ZR coherent modules and its specially designed athermal arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) multiplexers (MUX) and de-multiplexers (DMUX). First, data […]
Technologies and ProductsThe Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has published an Implementation Agreement (IA) for a 400ZR coherent optical interface. This IA, is the first OIF project focuses on interoperability at a specific distance, and is available now for all to download. “As a member driven organisation, OIF’s work toward the 400ZR IA was the combination of significant […]
Technologies and ProductsNeoPhotonics has announced general availability and volume production of its 64 GBaud High Bandwidth Coherent Driver Modulator (HB-CDM). This CDM joins NeoPhotonics’ 64 GBaud Coherent Intradyne Receiver (ICR) and ultra-narrow linewidth tunable laser to enable single channel 600G data transmission over data centre interconnect (DCI) distances of approximately 80 km using 64 QAM. These components […]
News and BusinessAt this year’s Optical Interworking Forum’s (OIF) 3Q19 Technical and MA&E committees meeting in Montreal, Canada, the organization announced the launch of two new projects; a higher baud rate coherent driver modulator and a white paper detailing low-rate service multiplexing using FlexE and 400ZR. The Higher Baud Rate Coherent Driver Modulator project will define a […]
News and BusinessAccording to a new market forecast by telecoms and networks analyst Dell’Oro Group, coherent DWDM revenue is forecast to reach US$16 billion by 2023. This revenue growth will be driven by 200+ Gbps wavelength shipments, it says. “The 100 Gbps growth cycle is behind us,” said Jimmy Yu, Vice President at Dell’Oro (pictured). “This doesn’t […]
Technologies and ProductsNeoPhotonics Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of optoelectronic solutions for the highest speed communications networks in telecom and datacenter applications, has announced the addition of Class 50 versions of its Micro-Modulator (CDM) and Coherent Receiver to its suite of high bandwidth coherent components. Class 50 Coherent components improve on the currently shipping Class 40 components, […]
Technologies and ProductsLannion, France-based Ekinops, a supplier of optical transport equipment and router solutions for service providers and telecom operators, has released its new PM 400FRS04-SF flexible rate line module. This new module triples the capacity of Ekinops’ 200G FlexRate solutions and delivers new levels of flexibility to address market demand for advanced transport capabilities. Supporting high-speed […]
News and BusinessEllaLink Ireland Ltd and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) have announced that they have started construction of the EllaLink Submarine Cable System. Scheduled for operation in 2020, the EllaLink system is a four-fibre pair submarine system designed to satisfy the demand for traffic between Europe and Latin America. Linking datacentres in Madrid, Lisbon, Marseille, Fortaleza and […]
Applications and ResearchCoriant, a supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end packet optical networking and DCI solutions, has announced that SK Telecom, Korea’s largest telecommunications company, has selected a Coriant submarine solution to extend 100G connectivity to Ulleungdo Island off Korea. The Coriant solution, based on the Coriant hiT 7300 Multi-Haul Transport Platform and Transport Network Management System, will enable […]