A couple of financial analysts have been touting Ciena as the expected big winner for a future contract for a large 100G metro project at…
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ROADMs Instead of Metro 100G Systems?
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…
Optical Line Interoperability Illusion
Although Microsoft and others have been discussing the notion of an Open Line System (OLS) to provide standardization with long-haul and metro equipment, there is…
Finisar/Oclaro: Nearsighted Beyond 4x50G
As with fibeReality, both Finisar and Oclaro have problems foreseeing 400GbE in any meaningful way in the anticipatable time ahead. While each is more than…
Co-Packaged Optics on Trial
Recently, fibeReality has written about the latest catchphrase in the optics space, co-packaged optics, and mentioned the potential challenges with expense and yield, as well…
