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05/16/2013  -  Kotura, on the verge of producing a 100G transceiver, finds itself a buyer
Craig Matsumoto
Craig Matsumoto
05/15/2013  -  Comcast joins Google in asking for a flexible-rate optical standard, rather than 400G or terabit, but that's easier said than done
Most Recent Post: Craig Matsumoto... Yes, but Infinera doing something <> having a standard. The operators in favor of this idea aren't hoping to have exactly one vendor to turn to, I'm sure.
05/15/2013  -  Acacia gets another splash of cash as competition continues to thrive in 100G interfaces
05/13/2013  -  As NSN's optical spinoff comes to life, it's greeted with the news that a European customer is buying 100G from Infinera
05/08/2013  -  Either way, there's a spot of bad news for the optical components side
Most Recent Post: Craig Matsumoto... Love the idea, but I can't see the crowd raising the roof about on-board optics. :)
05/02/2013  -  Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telekom Austria deploys voice core with ZTE; BT probed over broadband wholesale prices; BSkyB creates jobs
04/25/2013  -  Everything seems to be going according to plan, as the optical company says it's on track to grow sales by nearly 20% this year
Most Recent Post: ninjaturtle... "I formerly competed with Infinera and I think an important issue is being missed, namely their SGA". I personally agree with this statement. I worked there. It was like a...
04/18/2013  -  Huawei reportedly among the main vendor winners
04/16/2013  -  Also in today's EMEA roundup: Vodafone jobs go in Germany; Deutsche Telekom tweaks tariffs; Ofcom's take on 5G
Most Recent Post: tojofay... Hey Paul did you miss this one?  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/...
04/15/2013  -  Chinese vendor develops in-house components to help drive down cost of 100Gbit/s transport systems
Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... Correction -- "backbone traffic volumes are growing by 60 percent to 70 percent annually" -- that is the updated, accurate range, compared with the 6-7% that was mistakenly introduced into...
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Craig Matsumoto
Comcast joins Google in asking for a flexible-rate optical standard, rather than 400G or terabit, but that's easier said than done
Craig Matsumoto
Forget Pi Day. Let's talk about optical milestones and the legacy of Nortel
Craig Matsumoto
Intel is grabbing 100G headlines, but it's still not time for optical suppliers to push the panic button
Craig Matsumoto
8:30 AM The company talked about this big North American customer. The deal finally happened, and there aren't many guesses as to who it is
Ray Le Maistre
5:00 PM I'll see your 100Gbit/s and raise you a terabit
Ray Le Maistre
1:45 PM KPN cranks up to 400Gbit/s with Huawei
Ray Le Maistre
7:15 AM Customer praise and a Finisar nugget
Ray Le Maistre
7:15 AM Could DTN-X deal be back door into Vodafone?
Heavy Lifting
ANALYST NOTES
Sterling Perrin
Here’s a look at some of the key themes we expect to hear about at this year's Packet-Optical Transport Evolution Conference
Simon Stanley- Analyst
Survey responses clearly show that 100G interfaces will play a major role in future networking systems
Sterling Perrin
Part two of our assessment of telecom equipment opportunities in India, focusing on packet-optical trends
Sterling Perrin
Take a look at the hot topics we'll discuss at our annual Packet-Optical Transport Evolution conference
Sterling Perrin
Now that the major work on 100Gbit/s technology is over, the time has come to ask: What's next?
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Solutions to 10 Service Provider Pain Points
Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi gives us his take on how to fix the 10 'pain points' causing havoc in service-provider networks
Eslambolchi: 10 Service Provider Pain Points
Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi lists 10 things that are causing havoc in service provider networks
Is 100G Transport Closing the Window on 40G?
While 10-Gbit/s systems still dominate optical transmission system shipments, bandwidth demand is spurring network operators to accelerate their timetables for migrating to 40G and 100G technologies
100G Hits the Ground Running
Soaring demand for bandwidth is driving telecom equipment makers, silicon developers, and optical component vendors to accelerate timetables for 100-Gbit/s Ethernet products