CIOE25 Show Report
Optimism ruled at CIOE this year, with vendors and operators eager to talk about the latest datacom speeds, emerging optical technologies, and the unique ways that China builds and consumes optics.
Lumentum 2Q25 Vendor Summary Report
Datacom is booming across the industry, and Lumentum is riding the wave with both optical modules and components.
Optical Circuit Switching for AI Scaling and Datacenter Automation
Join experts from Coherent, iPronics, Lumentum, and Telescent to learn how datacenter switching is moving into the optical domain.
1Q25 Optical Component Report
Datacom revenues and shipments slowed, 400ZRx shipments kept Telecom revenue growing for a fourth consecutive quarter.
Lumentum 1Q25 Vendor Summary Report
Telecom components continue to recover, EMLs buoy Datacom revenues, and transceiver sales are poised to take off next quarter as Lumentum approaches its $500 million per quarter goal.
Tracking the Coherent DSP Supply Chain – 2025
Uncovering who uses which DSP, and which DSP vendors ship the most volume.
4Q24 Optical Component Report
Datacom revenue and port shipments stalled this quarter. Telecom revenue recovered from the doldrums based on 400G pluggables.
4Q24 Interim Optical Component Report
Final report will be issued once all Chinese companies complete 4Q24 reporting.
Lumentum Optical Circuit Switch to Improve Next-Generation AI Data Center Scalability
OCS is designed to enhance scalability, performance, and efficiency of artificial intelligence clusters.
Low-Power 1.6T Datacom Transceivers and the Path to 3.2T
Join experts from Arista, Lumentum, Marvell, and Semtech as they discuss the latest advancements in 1.6T optical transceivers and ongoing efforts to enable 3.2T connectivity.
Lumentum 4Q24 Vendor Summary Report
Datacom revenue growth returns with the announcement of new transceiver customers, and telecom has finally turned the corner.
Datacom Optics – The AI Winners
Two years into the AI boom, a look back at the vendors who benefited.
Coherent Optics: It’s a Pluggable World
Coherent pluggable optics were responsible for all the telecom bandwidth growth in 2024, and will account for most of the future growth.
The Optical Circuit Switching Market – 1Q25
In this update to our OCS report we cover more vendors and technologies, investigate more applications, and introduce a forecasting model.
3Q24 Optical Component Report
Datacom revenue more than doubled for the second quarter in a row as AI demand for 400GbE and 800GbE modules continued unabated. Telecom revenue has emerged from the depths of its recent decline.
Lumentum 3Q24 Vendor Summary Report
Lumentum called the Telecom market bottom and revenues shot up QoQ. Datacom revenues declined due to an expected pause from one customer.
ECOC 2024 Show Report
Nvidia PAM-4 DSP, Ciena 2x 800G-LR, LPO Lives, 1600ZR slipping, L-Band ramping.
CIOE24: Insights into China’s Market
Gathering the Chinese perspective on vendors and technologies.
2Q24 Optical Component Report
Datacom revenue hit new records with a surge in 400GbE shipments and continued growth in 800GbE. Telecom’s only growth area is 400G coherent pluggables.
Marvell, Lumentum and Coherent Demonstrate Industry’s First 800G ZR/ZR+ Pluggable Modules
Mentioned: Scott Wilkinson and the first interop of 800ZR modules.