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Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 4:33PM Calient Technologies has redesigned its 3D MEMS optical switch technology to address emerging data centre and cloud computing requirements.
Source: Calient
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 10:32AM Gazettabyte is adding a couple of pages (see top right column) that highlight upcoming webcasts and newly published White Papers (to be added) of its sponsors.
First webcast is LightCounting's “State-of-The-High-Speed Interconnect Industry – Optical and Copper” on Nov 1st, 2011.
To see upcoming webcasts, click here.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 10:18AM Gazettabyte spoke with BT, Level 3 Communications and Verizon about their 100 Gigabit optical transmission plans and the challenges they see regarding the technology.
Briefing: 100 Gigabit
Part 1: Operators
Operators will use 100 Gigabit-per-second (Gbps) coherent technology for their next-generation core networks. For metro, operators favour coherent and have differing views regarding the alternative, 100Gbps direct-detection schemes. All the operators agree that the 100Gbps interfaces - line-side and client-side - must become cheaper before 100Gbps technology is more widely deployed.
"It is clear that you absolutely need 100 Gig in large parts of the network"
Steve Gringeri, Verizon
100G serial interface, 100Gbps, BT, CFP, CFP2, Level 3, Verizon, service providers in Feature Print Article Friday, October 21, 2011 at 6:31AM Gazettabyte spoke with Tim Jenks, CEO of NeoPhotonics about the Santur acquisition, the 10x10 MSA, vertical integration and why optical components is a technology industry trend-setter
NeoPhotonics has completed the acquisition of Santur, the tunable laser and photonic integration specialist, boosting the company's annual turnover to a quarter of a billion dollars.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:34AM Gazettabyte has published a Position Paper on the coming 100 Gigabit metro opportunity. (Click here to download a copy.) There has been several announcements in recent weeks from system and component vendors addressing 100 Gigabit metro networks.
The 19-page report looks at the status of the 100 Gigabit market, the drivers for 100 Gigabit deployment, the technology options and their merits. The paper then states how 100 Gigabit technologies such as direct-detection point-to-point, direct-detection WDM and coherent will fare in the metro.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 8:08AM There were several noteworthy announcements at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) held in Geneva in September. Gazettabyte spoke to Finisar, Oclaro and Opnext about their ECOC product announcements and the associated trends.
100 Gig module
Opnext announced the first 100 Gigabit-per-second (Gbps) transponder at ECOC, a much anticipated industry development.
"Quite a few system vendors .... are looking at 'make-versus-buy' for the next-generation [of 100Gbps]."
Ross Saunders, Opnext
