“As Mike Tyson said, ‘Everybody has got a plan until they get a punch in the face.’” Rob Keys, Senior Director Optical Transmission, Ciena at…
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AIM Photonics Will Miss Target (Part II) — Limited Job Creation
As we continue our critical look on the prospects of AIM Photonics, we will maintain our focus on the hurdles faced by this new organization.…
Additional Upshots at Dublin Optics Show
As a complementary piece to our last article, “Throwing Down the Gauntlet at ECOC 2019,” we provide some other final thoughts on the conference, including…
Google and Cars: Same Revenue Stream
There tends to be a lack of a full understanding of the intention behind the bulk, if not all of Google’s investments in new solutions.…
Uncle Sam: Major VC for Optical Gear Development Indefinitely?
Where will the money come from to fund R&D for next generations of fiber optic equipment in the telecommunications and data communications markets? Clearly, the…
AT&T’s Neutrality Reply a Red Herring
While on the surface, it is commendable that a large player such as AT&T is taking on the US government on net neutrality, its response…
Verizon/AOL: Bypassing Title II with New Internal Infrastructure?
“The FCC’s chairman “said that he doesn’t see a role for the FCC in reviewing Verizon’s…recent proposed acquisition of AOL….’ I don’t think AOL has…
To Infinera: Let Transmode Run as Freely as Possible
Infinera would be better off allowing Transmode Systems to operate as an independent division than to integrate it much into its own corporation. Despite all…
Where Would NYC be on Fiber to the Home Without Verizon?
While fibeReality will never be an apologist for any corporation, the current attacks on Verizon regarding the reputed insufficient amount of Fiber To The Home…
SDN Crack-Up?
About a half of a decade after the announcement of the establishment of the Open Networking Foundation, a recent survey of over 3,000 customers internationally…