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

The Market Opportunity for Linear Drive Optics

Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson interviewed about the in depth report on Linear Drive optics.

Marvell Delivers Industry’s First Pluggable Coherent 800 Gbps DSP and Module

Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson and Marvell’s 800ZR DSP and module announcements.

Linear Drive optics offer benefits, but challenges will limit deployment

Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson and the Linear Drive report

Five Themes from NGON 2023

Mentioned: Kyle Hollasch at NGON 2023

Enabling a 100ZR Ecosystem

Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson by Effect Photonics on building the 100ZR supply chain.

LightReading Video Interview: OFC2023

Phil Harvey Interviews Scott Wilkinson about pluggable coherent at OFC 2023.

Coherent to Showcase 100G and 400G Coherent Transceivers

Mentioned: Andrew Schmitt on Coherent’s first 100ZR demo

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Nokia Launches Next-Gen Coherent Optics

Mentioned: Kyle Hollasch on Nokia’s new PSE-6 coherent solution