OFC 2025 Show Report
CPO, 400G PAM-4, IPoDWDM with ZR, and copies of our show floor presentations.
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.
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
OFC 2023 Show Report
Key technology takeaways from OFC 2023.
LightReading Video Interview: OFC2023
Phil Harvey Interviews Scott Wilkinson about pluggable coherent at OFC 2023.
OFC 2023 Presentations
Download the slides from our OFC2023 presentations
OFC23 Preview: Is IP-over-DWDM Ready to Cross the Chasm?
Will 400ZR and its variants usher in the long-awaited era of IP-over-DWDM?
OFC23 Preview: High-Performance Coherent Optics
It has been two years since a new high-performance coherent optical generation was commercially introduced and it’s time for new generation announcements. Expect to hear more about Gen120P at OFC23.
OFC23 Preview: High-Speed Datacenter Optics
OFC23 will offer an opportunity to see how much further and faster direct detect optics will take communications inside the data center
OFC 2022 Show Report
Key technology takeaways from OFC 2022.
Lightreading Video Interview: OFC2022
Phil Harvey Interviews Andrew Schmitt at OFC 2022
OFC 2022 – Marketwatch State of the Industry
Slides available
OFC 2022 – Sneak Peek
Here is a sneak peek of the hot topics of discussion at OFC 2022
OFC 2021: 400ZR/ZR+ Coherent Pluggables
After years of anticipation, 400G pluggable digital coherent optics (DCO) will finally achieve general availability and initial deployment in 2021.
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.
OFC21: 800G Coherent and Beyond
Several vendors are shipping 800Gbps capable coherent optical solutions, and now the industry must consider the next steps in development.
OFC21: Co-packaged Optics
Co-packaged optics (CPO) moved from hero experiments to discussions of commercial roadmaps this year. In this update from OFC21, we cover the key points about CPO discussed at the show.
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.