Applications and ResearchNew research involving JPMorgan Chase, Toshiba and Ciena, has demonstrated the viability of a QKD network for metropolitan areas. Resistant to quantum computing attacks and capable of supporting 800 Gbps data under real-world environmental conditions, it is believed to be the first demonstration of QKD securing a mission-critical blockchain application in the industry. The research […]
News and BusinessII‐VI has shipped its 400G ZR+ QSFP-DD-DCO transceivers, claimed to be the world’s first with 0 dBm output power that can plug directly into QSFP-DD transceiver slots on IP routers, to Windstream Wholesale for field qualification. II-VI and Windstream partnered in October 2021 to fast-track the development of high output power 400G transceiver technology that […]
Guest BlogThere has been an ongoing debate about the value of professional certifications since they became popular in the 1990s. Unfortunately, many of these professional certifications received bad publicity for producing professionals with theoretical knowledge and little or no hands-on experience. Professional certifications have come a long way since then and have a place next to […]
News and BusinessAccording to the latest update from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), high-speed fibre subscriptions grew by 15% across the OECD countries from June 2020 to June 2021, as living and working under Covid-19 restrictions continued to drive demand for high-quality internet connections with the rapid upload and download speeds that fibre offers. […]
News and BusinessGlobal industry forum OIF, has released a framework implementation agreement for co-packaging, identifying the critical co-packaged applications and their requirements, and charting a path for interoperability standards. The Co-Packaging track of OIF’s Physical & Link Layer (PLL) Working Group began by studying the application spaces contributed by the end-users. Then, it examined various related topics, […]
News and BusinessRibbon Communications has announced that NamPower, Namibia’s largest power utility, has deployed Ribbon’s IP Optical portfolio for its “The GridOnline” project, which provides a backbone for operators across the country to leverage high-capacity bandwidth, both domestically and internationally. NamPower required a solution offering programmable IP optical capabilities to leverage its utility network for bandwidth delivery. […]
News and BusinessAccording to the recently-published Ethernet Switch – Data Center 5-Year Forecast Report, published report by Dell’Oro Group, the Ethernet Switch Data Centre market is forecast to grow at a nearly double-digit CAGR between 2021 and 2026. 400 Gbps, 800 Gbps, and 1600 Gbps speeds are forecast to drive more than 50% of the market revenues […]
Technologies and ProductsKeysight Technologies, has expanded its portfolio of high-speed digital 800G test solutions to improve the power efficiency of components and modules in the data centre optical transceiver ecosystem. The company says hyperscale data centres are adopting 800G to address a rise in the use of cloud-native, 5G, AI and IoT, as well as data-hungry applications […]
News and BusinessNO-UK, the submarine cable system between Norway and the UK, has achieved a record-breaking 800Gbps line rate using Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme, powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optical technology. This will allow NO-UK to deliver its customers greater capacity, faster speeds and a greener offering through lower energy consumption. NO-UK’s open submarine cable system, featuring […]