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…
Category: GPON
Avago’s Spinoff of Optics in Short Term?
While for now, Avago Technologies will be preoccupied with the immense and time-consuming effort of its integration process with Broadcom, not too long afterwards, it…
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…
Nokia Directionless in Optics Space
An industry observer might ask a Nokia executive about its plans for 400G and there is a good chance that the response is more likely…
If Verizon Has Vague Rationale, Think FCC
For Verizon, there has been the matter of a tremendous buildout of Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) infrastructure in the past, which was clearly cost prohibitive, or more…
Double Standard When It Comes to Verizon
Although during its existence as a corporation, Verizon has made its share of mistakes, there are often contrasting principles at work with some members of…
Inphi’s 100G DSP: Another Blow to Acacia
As usual, when a vendor, such as Inphi, makes a series of announcements on products or on R&D direction, the bulk of the attention is…
Ericsson/Calix: De Facto NG-PON2 Model
fibeReality fully expects Ericsson/Calix to be the primary beneficiary of NG-PON2 becoming the de facto standard for much of the world. We anticipate that the…
Finisar/Oclaro: Nearsighted Beyond 4x50G
As with fibeReality, both Finisar and Oclaro have problems foreseeing 400GbE in any meaningful way in the anticipatable time ahead. While each is more than…
Finisar: New Chip-Centric Frame of Mind
While Finisar’s selection of its new CEO, Michael Hurlston, pretty much an outsider from the optical realm (the only exception may be an executive position…
