In recent weeks, there has been a flurry of acquisition activity with three optical component companies being purchased by non-traditional kinds of acquirers, particularly players…
Category: Lasers
No Blowback from Neophotonics Pickup
Before the closing of its deal for Emcore’s narrow linewidth tunable laser product line this month, it had been difficult to find any criticism given…
25G Laser Shortage
We have been told that there is going to be a worldwide shortage of 25G lasers in the coming two years, supposedly due to not…
Will Cisco Systems Rule DCI Market?
When Cisco Systems recently published the specifications of its Network Convergence System 1002 (NCS 1002), it theoretically could be called a Data Center Interconnection (DCI)…
Avago Optical Assets Sold, Pointed Out by FoxConn PR
A recent press release written in Chinese apparently demonstrates that Hon Hai Precision Industry’s Foxconn Interconnect Technology has purchased some of Avago Technologies’ optical product…
Mellanox’s Messaging Resonance Not Key to Success
Mellanox Technologies is a typical Israeli-based firm in the datacom/telecom space in that it excels at technology development, but not necessarily from a marketing/sales perspective.…
Optical PAM-4 Restricted to 500 Meters?
Our company is always inclined to look towards historical precedent for guidance, and electronics have continually been leveraged throughout the years to bail out optics,…
Integrated Photonics Clash
Please join us for our panel at OFC 2015 for a change of pace with fewer slides and with a focus on a lively discussion…
Bullish on 850nm VCSELs; Avago Selling VCSEL Components
As we will demonstrate on an OFC 2015 panel, the data center VCSEL market will remain healthy for an extremely long time, especially in terms…
Surviving in a 10G World
Given that the lion’s share of the discussion in telecom forums is about vaporware, it is not surprising that a lot people in the industry…
