In some ways, Verizon has a worse credibility situation in the short term with its current emphasis on residential applications for 5G, than what happened…
Category: Wireless Backhaul/Fronthaul
Intel Renews Hyperscale Optic Machination
According to fibeReality’s newest intelligence, we have never been more persuaded that Intel is selling optical components to hyperscale data center operators below cost, while…
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…
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…
400G: Impulse to View Rate in a Vacuum
At ECOC this week, the aspect that will almost assuredly not come across is that large optical component firms have to be asking themselves whether…
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…
Nokia Networks is a Wireless Firm — Period
While Nokia continues to sell optics solutions, and fibeReality even sees the possibility for a significant upside for it in the space in the short…
Multicore Fiber: Just a Cool Design for Now
Research on MultiCore Fiber (MCF) was first conducted almost four decades ago. It is definitely a real and a cool technology, and a user could…
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…
Oclaro’s Limited Options?
Regular followers of our other blog were able to read the recent article, “Oclaro’s Possible Mistake,” in which we stated: “While we have been very…
