The understatement of the first half century involving optics may have come from a Ciena executive at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference in September 2016:…
Category: Long Haul/Regional
Infinera: Potential for Exit by Chip Firm Buyout
fibeRealty has speculated in the past about Infinera doing a spinoff of its DSP/PIC combination. However, given the current intensity in the consolidation of semiconductor…
Absurdity of Stressing Metro 100G Now
A couple of financial analysts have been touting Ciena as the expected big winner for a future contract for a large 100G metro project at…
Would Nokia Sell AlcaLu’s Optical Landline Business?
A few years ago, Nokia decided to unload NSN’s optical networks division to focus more on the wireless sector. Now, with the proposed acquisition of…
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…
ADVA Should Look at Buying Xtera
ADVA Optical Networking’s CEO mentioned that it “is considering a ‘larger deal [than the Time4 Systems purchase] more in the mid-term’ that could give it…
Optical Line Interoperability Illusion
Although Microsoft and others have been discussing the notion of an Open Line System (OLS) to provide standardization with long-haul and metro equipment, there is…
Infinera’s PIC Challenge
Although Infinera has always touted its unique Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) technology as a major differentiator in the optical systems market, any advantages to this…
Nokia/AlcaLu Optical: Mixed Bag at Best
While an alternate universe continues to exist regarding discussion over radical changes and transformations occurring in the datacom/telecom realm, the number of genuinely major new…
Infinera Needs Dose of Humility Such as With Metro
Despite its long-term survival being a question mark only a few years ago as principally a long-haul player, Infinera fancies itself as now being positioned…