Marvell and OE Solutions Lead the 10G to 100G Transition
Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson on Marvell and OE solutions announcement.
Acacia Unveils 1.2T Multi-Haul Pluggable Module
Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson on Acacia’s new product announcement
ADTRAN, ADVA to merge for metro to access play
Mentioned: ADTRAN and ADVA have announced a merger
OFC21: Marketwatch State of the Industry
Quick thoughts on equipment spending trends as well as a current view on the role of pluggable coherent modules.
Marvell Announces DSP for Pluggable Markets
Marvell, in conjunction with newly closed acquisition Inphi, announced it’s latest generation 400ZR DSP – Deneb.
650K Coherent Ports Shipped by Cisco and Acacia
In conjunction with OFC, Cisco published a note quantifying the total volume of coherent ports shipped with Acacia and Cisco technologies combined.
Preview Video for OFC 2021 – Part 1
In a video produced by OFC, Scott Wilkinson previews the important topics expected during OFC 2021 such as embedded optics and fifth-generation coherent & pluggable optics.
Inphi Announces Production Ramp of 400ZR and ZR+ QSFP-DD Transceivers
Inphi announced that the development of its 400ZR module is complete and that the products have reached production availability.
Telia Carrier Leans on Pluggable Optics for a Simpler Network
Lightreading covered an announcement by Telia Carrier that it was one of the first major network operators to use pluggable 400ZR and OpenZR+ coherent modules.
OIF Completes Transport SDN API Interoperability Demonstration
OIF members participated in a ten-week long interoperability testing exercise in Telefonica’s Madrid lab in order to conduct a multi-vendor demonstration within Telefonica’s network with participation from China Telecom and TELUS.
Acacia Strengthens Portfolio with New Coherent Bi-Directional Pluggables
Acacia announced further enhancements to its 100G coherent pluggable product line targetted at edge and access applications.
1Q20 network operator capex jump didn’t help everyone
Lightwave published an article summarizing 1Q20 optical hardware results using data from our report.
Nokia launches WaveFabric Elements optical portfolio for 400G ecosystem
Nokia launched it’s 5th generation coherent solution. This includes new PSE-5 DSPs, new CSTAR silicon photonics from its Elenion acquisition, and pluggable CFP2-DCO and QSFP-288DD pluggable modules.
OIF Publishes Implementation Agreement for 400ZR
The OIF announced that the official release of the 400ZR implementation agreement is now available for download.
Infinera Unveils More Compact Modular Optical Transport Solutions
Infinera announced new versions of the Groove chassis to support 5th generation coherent ICE6 optics and provide feature enhancements to better address applications outside of cloud and colo operators.
Acacia Builds Upon Coherent Pluggable Leadership with 400G Portfolio
Acacia announced a new family of 400G coherent pluggable optics for 400ZR/Open ROADM applications based on the new 7nm Greylock DSP.
Is 2020 the year for data center network 400G?
Lightwave gathered opinions from several people in the industry to look at the opportunity for 400G in the data center during 2020.
The Era of 400G Coherent Pluggables Finally Emerges
Gazettabyte authored a lengthy article about the sampling of the first 400G DSP for use in pluggable applications. It included an interview with Inphi, Neophotonics, and analysts including Andrew Schmitt.
Inphi Samples Industry’s First 400ZR QSFP-DD Transceiver
Inphi announced it sampled the industry’s first 400ZR QSFP-DD module to major cloud operators and equipment manufacturers.
Inphi Samples Industry’s First Coherent DSP Enabling 400G Pluggables
Inphi announced it sampled its new Canopus coherent DSP, the industry’s first merchant 7nm coherent DSP designed to support 400ZR and 400ZR+ applications. Andrew Schmitt commented in the press release, joined by others from Arista and Juniper.