In a Light Reading article, its Editor-in-chief wrote: “Eager to bask in the ‘open networking’ sunshine that has given the switch and router fraternity a…
Category: Backbone
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…
Acacia Will Likely Push 400G DSP
The message that the Street may be going way overboard with Acacia Communications’ valuation, let alone its new secondary offering, may be beginning to resonate.…
Infinera’s Biggest Concern is Ciena
A commonly heard phrase over the years has been that nobody gets fired for buying from Cisco Systems. When it comes to optical networking products,…
CenturyLink Could be a Sleeper
When a typical industry observer thought of CenturyLink over the past several years, the following aspects probably came to mind: only a handful of major…
Acacia’s Bridge Too Far
The photo associated with this article shows the Arnhem John Frost bridge in the Netherlands, which became really famous with the 1977 epic film, A…
Submarine Festoons Needed in US
Although undersea festoon networks can be found in many parts of the world, one would be hard-pressed to locate a single case in the States.…
Coriant Not Culturally a High-End Leader
Although there is a lot of significance in certain quarters being attached to AT&T’s trial of Coriant’s 400G system (as we recently pointed out on…
Xtera’s New CFO May be Its Only Hope
Joe Chinnici was unceremoniously let go by Ciena, as the ex-Nortel executives at the company evidently advocated replacing him. In complying to the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements,…
