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Category: Optical Fiber
Another Savior of Data Center MM Fiber?
In addition to the development of longer-distance and higher-speed VCSELs, there is a possibility that in the long term, polymer waveguide material embedded in electronics…
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.…
Google Fiber Fizzles as Predicted
In March, we posted an article called “Google’s Fiber: Laugh All the Way to Bank,” in which we stated: “While [Alphabet’s] Google has made a…
100G Transceivers Below $3/Gig by 2017?
When giant data center owners started promoting $1 per gigabit transport a while back, the idea seemed ludicrous. Well, at least for optical transceivers, pricing…
Google’s Fiber: Laugh All the Way to Bank
The contest by Alphabet’s Google itself among the cities in 2010 was a brilliant stroke of genius in that it cost the company practically nothing,…
Verizon Comes to Senses With XO Fiber
Late in 2015, Verizon was apparently considering a terribly reckless action involving ridding itself of its invaluable enterprise properties. The purchase of XO’s assets definitely…
Finisar: De Facto Owner of VCSEL Space?
Given that we have learned that Avago Technologies intends to keep only the VCSEL chip fab (in March, we were the first news source to…
AT&T’s “Transformation” Begs Disbelief
In general, AT&T is a competent service provider with the most established brand in the industry, and thus, no manager needs to fear ever getting…
Avago’s Spinoff of Optics in Short Term?
While for now, Avago Technologies will be preoccupied with the immense and time-consuming effort of its integration process with Broadcom, not too long afterwards, it…
