ADVA targets access with its latest pluggable module

• The 25 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) SFP28 is self-tuning and has a reach of 40km
• ADVA’s CEO, Christoph Glingener, in his plenary talk at ECOC 2022 addressed the unpredictable nature of technology adoption.

Saeid Aramideh

ADVA has expanded its portfolio of optical modules with an SFP28 for the access market.

The AccessWave25 is a self-tuning dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) pluggable.

The SFP28 is designed to enable communications service providers to straightforwardly upgrade their access networks from 10Gbps to 25Gbps.

ADVA made the announcement just before ECOC 2022.

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Has the restructuring of the optical industry already started?

The view that consolidation in the optical networking industry is needed is not new. For a decade, ever since the end of the optical boom in 2001, consolidation has been called for and has been expected. And while the many optical startups funded then have long exited or been acquired, the optical industry continues to support numerous optical networking and component generalist and specialists. 

Given the state of the telecom market, is a more fundamental industry restructuring finally on its way? 

"The business model of the communication sector needs to change, and change in a relatively short order"

Larry Schwerin, CEO of Capella Intelligent Subsystems

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Q&A: Ciena’s CTO on networking and technology

In Part 2 of the Q&A, Steve Alexander, CTO of Ciena, shares his thoughts about the network and technology trends.

Part 2: Networking and technology

"The network must be a lot more dynamic and responsive"

Steve Alexander, Ciena CTO

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AT&T rethinks its relationship with networking vendors

Does AT&T's Domain Supplier programme mark a nod to the past when carriers were vertically integrated?

 “We’ll go with only two players [per domain] and there will be a lot more collaboration.”

 Tim Harden, AT&T

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