Some previous assumptions go out the window, and certain, subsequent actions make greater sense, with our current understanding that Finisar’s destiny was out of the…
Category: Data Centers
Throwing Down the Gauntlet at ECOC 2019
On our second blog, it was mentioned that fibeReality tried to get formal confirmation on the coming death of COBO as well as challenged the…
3DS VCSELs: Instantaneous Bubble Burst
fibeReality retraced the last three years of the six-inch 3D Sensing (3DS) VCSEL wafer marketplace as part of our preparation efforts in presenting at an…
Infinera’s XR Optics: “Fat & Happy” Front
At first blush, it seems illogical for Infinera, a supplier, which has been fighting for its survival, to be promoting a revolutionary change in the…
II-VI: Ordinary “Intel” of Optoelectronics
During the firewall period, waiting for the merger with Finisar to be completely approved, from the CEO of II-VI, Chuck Mattera, people in the industry got the…
II-VI’s Gloomy Look Under Finisar’s Hood
In fibeReality’s opinion, irrespective of II-VI leadership’s original plans with its big merger, figuring out what to do with the mess that was left by…
Broadcom: Selective Focus on Transceivers
As fibeReality pointed out in a recent article, the counseling from Hock Tan, CEO of Broadcom, to his former executive on the wireless side of…
Sumitomo’s Datacom VCSELs: Saving Face
Despite being a data communications module producer, Sumitomo’s purchase of Emcore’s VCSEL business in 2012 was a mistake. The former did not really know what…
CPO Gaining on COBO Regarding Irrelevance
Notwithstanding the title of this article, a good number of optical suppliers, which want to do business with Microsoft, are likely to be too wary…
Cisco: Accelerating Pace Away from Systems
The critical reason for Cisco Systems’ elaborate dog and pony show focusing on its latest ASIC, Silicon One, appears to be the simplest one: to…
