“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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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.…
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…
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…
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…
Verizon’s Potential Colossal Blunder
If a recent Reuters’ article is correct at all about Verizon considering the sale of its enterprise business (which the operator has called “speculative” and…
Calix’s CEO Still at Top of His Game
Over the last 15 years or so, a lot of great executive talent has left the telecom/datacom optical space either because they made a killing…