At the OFC 2015 conference, one of the most highly respected network engineers in the business from Xtera Communications will be legitimately asking the question…
Category: Data Centers
Monetizing Older Networks: An Overreach?
Although one of the most thought-provoking panels at OFC 2015 will be on the monetization of optical networks, which will include seasoned experts who are…
Convoluted 20/80 Rule in Data Center Optics
Actually, it is probably a lot closer to a 90/10 relationship in which there is unbelievable amount of attention given to high-end optical development spurred…
Knocking of Silicon Photonics Now Mainstream
Who would be against the idea of applying Moore’s Law at some time in the future to optical chips in that it would revolutionize the…
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,…
400GbE Spectacular Fantasy
At least in fantasy football, the actions are based on activities that genuinely exist in the present world. At a time when the telecom/datacom optical…
Avago/Emulex/Broadcom: Storage Target; Impact on Finisar
With the acquisitions of Emulex and Broadcom, Avago Technologies is clearly shifting more of its focus from the less appealing optical components space to the…
Verizon/AOL: Bypassing Title II with New Internal Infrastructure?
“The FCC’s chairman “said that he doesn’t see a role for the FCC in reviewing Verizon’s…recent proposed acquisition of AOL….’ I don’t think AOL has…
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…
InnoLight IPO: Google’s Vertical Integration Without a Mess
We have been pondering the question of what happens when emerging optical component vendors, being financed by mega-data center operators to achieve the lowest cost…
