News and BusinessLightCounting’s latest High Speed Ethernet Optics Report says that sales of Ethernet optical transceivers set a new record in 2020, reaching US$3.7 billion – up 33% from a slow 2019, when the segment declined by 18%. Suppliers of optics recovered promptly in Q2 2020 from the disruptions caused by COVID-19, and demand for all products […]
News and BusinessTransceiver and optical component manufacturer Precision OT, is expanding its presence in Europe with plans for further EMEA growth. For both multinational telecommunications organisations as well as regional cable operators, mobile operators, service providers and other stakeholders, the New York-based company is filling strong European demand for specialised engineering expertise and customisable optical network solutions. […]
News and BusinessLightCounting has updated its forecast for sales of Coherent and PAM4 DSP chipsets, saying the market for optical interface IC chipsets is reaching an inflection point now and is projected to grow at 20% CAGR in 2020-2024, as illustrated in the figure below. Sales of PAM4 DSP chipsets for applications in Ethernet transceivers and AOCs […]
Technologies and ProductsLow-cost transceivers based on POET’s Optical Interposer Platform will target datacom/telecom sectors. POET Technologies, developer and manufacturer of optoelectronic devices, including light sources, passive wave guides and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC), announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for the co-development of products with Accelink Technologies, a developer of optical components and […]
News and BusinessScientists have first analyzed and compared the cost evolution and power consumption of different 400-gigabit-per-second (400G) optical transceivers, providing guidelines for device vendors and users regarding the best choice high-speed transceivers for next-generation data centers. The international team of researchers will present their techno-economic evaluation results at OFC 2018, 11-15 March, San Diego, California, USA. […]
News and BusinessMellanox Technologies, a developer of smart interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, has announced that it is to discontinue its 1550nm silicon photonics development activities, effective immediately. Eyal Waldman, president and CEO of Mellanox Technologies, commented, “The Mellanox Board of Directors and management team continually review our strategic priorities and investments to […]
Technologies and ProductsFrom 100Mb to 100G, ProLabs has a portfolio of over 8,000 optical transceivers. ProLabs, a developer of optical network infrastructure, will be at this year’s ECOC Exhibition in Gothenburg, Sweden, where it will showcase its full portfolio of connectivity solutions, including an innovative new product line. Launching at ECOC will be ProLabs’ line of new […]
News and BusinessLivingston, Scotland-based company Optoscribe, a global supplier of glass-based integrated photonic components, is pleased to announce it has opened a new facility to accommodate rapid growth and future expansion plans. The new 7,400 square foot building includes a Class 1,000 laser processing clean room and a Class 10,000 assembly, characterisation, test & assembly clean room. […]