Despite the greater efficiency of the newer networks of the hyperscalers, as their infrastructure continues to grow in size, they will gradually start grappling with…
Category: Optical Fiber
AOCs: Unappealing Choice Up to 30 Meters
Assuming Microsoft goes ahead with a proposed project of a flattened switch architecture in its data centers, the use of Active Optical Cables (AOCs) for…
Finisar Could be Telegraphing 5G Fronthaul Gear
fibeReality is aware of some speculation that Finisar’s CEO, Michael Hurlston, was supposedly brought in to build up the 3D-sensing business in order to sell…
24 Tough Queries for Vendors/Users at ECOC 2018
Unfortunately, this writer will be unable to be in Rome, as I will be attending a much happier, personal event later in the week. fibeReality…
Corning and Multimode: Fujikura Linkage
fibeReality has lately been discussing a lot about the collapsed ecosystem in the active optical equipment space, as well as the growing market for MultiMode…
Google: Objectives and Undesirable Results
In the past, fibeReality has addressed the matter that Google/Alphabet’s publicly stated objectives in getting into new businesses, including in the optical realm, need to…
Silicon Photonics: Last Gasp of Hype
The optics industry is approaching 50 years since the concept of Silicon Photonics (SiPh) was mentioned for the first time. During an upsurge in excitement…
Ciena Can Get Away With 400G Puffery
Ingrained in the “Nortel” legacy in high-end optics at Ciena is the obsession to jump to the next bit rate as soon as possible, at…
Lumentum + Oclaro: Ecosystem/Profit Bust
For a while (we mentioned a cloud bubble for components in April, 2015), fibeReality has been discussing the idea of a collapsing optical ecosystem principally…
Finisar: An Attack Plan vs Broadcom
Will Finisar engage in all of this development work on VCSEL bare die in its new fab in Texas just to take advantage of it…
