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…
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Big Need for MPLS-TP?
At the service providers across the globe, the most widespread and native selection is MPLS and not MPLS-TP. The former has broader acceptance, superior interoperability,…
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…
Ciena Probably Overpaying for Cyan
A prima facie case can be made that the $400 million price tag on Cyan is out of line. In effect, Ciena should have problems…
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…
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.…
Microsoft’s Network: Hitches with Quasi-Carrier Mindset
Microsoft has been caught in the undesirable middle with its Data Center (DC) infrastructure between striving to innovate with the lowest cost, state-of-the-art optical solutions…
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…
More 400G Insanity at ECOC
At the recent ECOC Exhibition 2015, there was the continuation of the prevailing optical industry’s preposterous, public narrative that the deployment of 400G is within…
Top 10 Enigmas at Infinera’s Analyst Day
Our initial thoughts on Insight Infinera 2016, as outlined on our LinkedIn fibeReality page over a week ago, was partially that “time will unlikely be…
