Nokia Acquires Infinera

The combination creates a company with an enviable regional balance, providing a buffer from regional geopolitical and economic instability.

Tracking the Coherent DSP Supply Chain

Uncovering who uses which DSP, and which DSP vendors ship the most volume.

PacketLight Vendor Summary Report

The company has been an innovator in Compact Modular transport hardware for more than 20 years.

Compact Modular Hardware

This report provides historical information, industry context, and product examples of our classification of Compact Modular systems.

Datacom Optical Industry Tracker

This report tracks the component suppliers that enable the 400GbE+ Datacom Transceiver ecosystem. It includes an overview of the types of transceivers employed, the key components that are used in those transceivers, and which vendors supply those components.

OFC 2024 – What We Learned

This is a summary of how OFC 2024 and the conversations we had there shaped our thoughts.

OFC 2024 Marketwatch Presentations

Trends in operator spending, datacenter optics, and sanity checking the optics forecast for AI applications.

OFC 2024 Preview

Key themes to watch – AI, 800G, and everything else

The Move to Coherent Inside the Datacenter

Does the higher performance offered by coherent optics offer a compelling use case inside the datacenter?

Coherent Port Pricing Trends (1Q24)

The price of bandwidth ($/Gbps) has declined consistently every year except 2021. In this updated report, we analyze the most recent data to determine if the trend is continuing.

3Q23 Transport Applications Report

Worldwide DWDM deployed bandwidth declined YoY for the first time.

Fujitsu 3Q23 Vendor Summary Report

Fujitsu faces headwinds as weakness in Japan combines with the end of fronthaul sales in NA. Can the 1FINITY Ultra Optical System help it break into new markets?

2023 OCP Global Summit Report

The “AI Emergency”, LPO vs. CPO optics, and pushing the scaling limits of AI computing.

3Q23 Takeaways – NOK ERIC TSMC

Nokia and Ericsson see no turnaround for telco capex, and no killer 5G app

ECOC 2023 Show Report

800ZR, debate on Linear Pluggable Optics and IPoDWDM, and progress in 200G/lane modules

Assessing the Impact of IP-over-DWDM: Modeling Results

40% of Coherent Modules deployed in 2026 will displace traditional transponders.

2Q23 Takeaways – FN MRVL CRDO

Fabrinet gets a big, legit, AI tailwind

2Q23 Takeaways – COHR LITE CSCO

Lumentum and Coherent see no Telecom turnaround until 2024, Cisco talks AI.

2Q23 Takeaways – INFN ADTN VIAV

Infinera and Viavi think a turnaround in demand is imminent.

The Linear Drive Market Opportunity

Examines the benefits and challenges of Linear Drive and provides a preliminary assessment of its impact.