There was Infinera with the unflinching belief of the cost benefits of PICs (which in our opinion, was never proven), and being oblivious to a…
Category: DSPs
$2B AOI Cap Worse Than Old $3B Acacia
While we would find it impossible to ever recommend securities of any kind because of the irrational ups and downs of the prices, we have…
Oclaro’s Limited Options?
Regular followers of our other blog were able to read the recent article, “Oclaro’s Possible Mistake,” in which we stated: “While we have been very…
Acacia Casualty: Back to Si Photonics Hype
In addition to the start of out-of-whack valuations for optical component companies resulting from the convergence of two massive market forces, the initial overexcitement about…
Acacia’s Narrow Option Down Food Chain
For a while, we have been addressing the matter of what Acacia Communications can do for an encore with its DSP business. Despite Acacia introducing…
Ciena: Fast and Loose with Its Valuable IP
According to our Clash of Optical Component Vendors & Technologies in Data Center Networks report published several months ago: “Ciena, [like] Nokia, highly prizes its…
MACOM and Fabrinet: Sound of Silence
On our daily market perspectives page, we have been discussing the mystery surrounding the lack of discussion on Amazon at public events involving MACOM Technology…
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…
Ciena Decides to Hit Back on 400ZR Impact
“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…
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…
