OFC 2025 Concludes in San Francisco
OFC’s show floor programming once again reinforced the event’s status as the premier destination for expert-led content on the most pressing topics in the industry.
Credo Unveils the Lark Family – Low-Power 800G Optical DSPs
Two devices: the Lark 800 full retimed solution and the Lark 850 designed for Linear Receive Optics (LRO)
Lightmatter Announces Passage L200
It is designed to integrate with XPU and switch silicon designs and includes both 32 Tbps and 64 Tbps versions
Coherent Announces GA of 100G ZR QSFP28-DCO With High Optical Output Power
Coherent remains the only vendor of a dedicated 100ZR DSP and has now coupled it with a 0db optical front end.
Lumentum Optical Circuit Switch to Improve Next-Generation AI Data Center Scalability
OCS is designed to enhance scalability, performance, and efficiency of artificial intelligence clusters.
Ciena Brings Data Center Connectivity Innovations to OFC 2025
This first deployment uses an early release of Juniper’s JCO800 coherent optics in the PTX
World’s First 800ZR Coherent Services with Juniper Networks
This first deployment uses an early release of Juniper’s JCO800 coherent optics in the PTX
OIF Releases 800ZR Coherent Interface Implementation
OIF standardization initiatives resulted in the fastest ramping telecom technology in history and marked a turning point in the market from proprietary embedded WDM optics to interoperable pluggable coherent modules.
Coherent Announces L-Band 800G ZR/ZR+ Pluggable Transceivers
The transceiver leverages the Coherent L-band 140 Gbaud IC-TROSA, and demonstrated at ECOC2024 in a Juniper PTX.
Routed Optical Networking Continues to Transform the Industry
Cisco executive Bill Gartner highlighted a recent Cignal AI report in a note talking about the benefits and milestones of the company’s Routed Optical Networking (RON) architecture.
Success Story: OIF 400ZR Standardization Efforts
OIF standardization initiatives resulted in the fastest ramping telecom technology in history and marked a turning point in the market from proprietary embedded WDM optics to interoperable pluggable coherent modules.
Marvell, Lumentum and Coherent Demonstrate Industry’s First 800G ZR/ZR+ Pluggable Modules
Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson and the first interop of 800ZR modules.
OFC 2024 Reflections
Mentioned: Kyle Hollasch’s thoughts on OFC 2024.
Coherent, Juniper, and Marvell Demonstrate 800ZR System at OFC24
Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson on 800ZR pluggables volumes
Ekinops Delivers 800G Solution, Doubles Capacity and Extends Reach
Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson on Gen 120P market growth
Acacia Introduces 800G ZR+ with Interoperable PCS
Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson on interoperable PCS and 800ZR
Ribbon and Cisco Demonstrate 1.2 Tbps Interoperability
Mentioned: Kyle Hollasch on Ribbon’s announced interop testing with Cisco
Infinera Announces Intra-Datacenter 1.6 Tb/s Optics
Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson on the 1.6Tbs client optics market.
OIF Launches 1600ZR+ at Q1 2024 Meeting
Mentioned: Andrew Schmitt on the success of the OIF in pluggable coherent applications
Credo Announces 800G Retimer for Linear Receive Optics
Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson and Credo’s new half-retimed 800G DSP