OFC

IPoDWDM and the ZR Gap. Looking at the latest trends inside the datacenter.

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

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

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

Key technology takeaways from OFC 2023.

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

Download the slides from our OFC2023 presentations

Will 400ZR and its variants usher in the long-awaited era of IP-over-DWDM? 

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 will offer an opportunity to see how much further and faster direct detect optics will take communications inside the data center

Key technology takeaways from OFC 2022.

Phil Harvey Interviews Andrew Schmitt at OFC 2022

Slides available

Here is a sneak peek of the hot topics of discussion at OFC 2022

After years of anticipation, 400G pluggable digital coherent optics (DCO) will finally achieve general availability and initial deployment in 2021.

Quick thoughts on equipment spending trends as well as a current view on the role of pluggable coherent modules.

Several vendors are shipping 800Gbps capable coherent optical solutions, and now the industry must consider the next steps in development.

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.

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.

Major optical transport equipment vendors did not present at OFC in March due to COVID-19 concerns, but that did not stop announcements of products and online updates to customers and analysts.