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: ROADMs
Ciena’s New Obsession with Vertical Integration
Ciena’s purchase of several assets from TeraXion represents the first time that the system player has acquired just components as opposed to full systems from…
AT&T’s “Open ROADM”: More Skepticism
In defiance of AT&T’s uniquely leviathan network involving layers of infrastructure built over many years, the service provider continues to promote further leading-edge concepts that…
Lumentum: Be Careful What You Wish For
Who could blame Lumentum Holdings for finding it desirable to move upstream in offering something close to full optical systems in order to generate higher…
CenturyLink Could be a Sleeper
When a typical industry observer thought of CenturyLink over the past several years, the following aspects probably came to mind: only a handful of major…
Metro 100G “Heresy”
In a 2015 post discussing an OFC presentation of a well-known engineer in the business, titled “ROADMs Instead of Metro 100G Systems?”, the response from…
Huawei May Hit Optics Component Space with Both Barrels
fibeReality believes that Huawei Technologies is striving to develop coherent optics and optical switching components, as well as potentially other types of new devices further…
Ciena/Packet Design: First-Rate Acquisition
While Ciena’s historic record for acquiring companies has left a lot to be desired, its most recent buyout of Packet Design was a shrewd move.…
Infinera/Coriant: On Capping Installed Base
We have mentioned that a number of operators with a sizeable installed base of either Infinera or Coriant are undeniably re-evaluating their network strategies. Of…
NeoPhotonics: A Rationale for a Resurgence
Ever since the last optical boom in China, it has been easy to be critical about NeoPhotonics concerning limitations for growth in its traditional space…
