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At OFC in Los Angeles this year, Ovum's Research Director Ron Kline and Huawei expert Kent Jordan discuss the significant potential of Huawei's PPXC technology in tackling the demands of networks in the future
At OFC in Los Angeles, Huawei Technologies gave a live demonstration of their 400G prototype. Sterling Perrin of Heavy Reading, and Peter Stassar of Huawei Europe's R&D center, discuss the development of this technology and its future potential
After a successful year of 100G deployments in 2011, Heavy Reading’s Sterling Perrin and Huawei's Fei Zhu, Ph.D. discuss Huawei’s 100G deployments, the key technological advances of 100G partnered with OTN switching, and where it will go from here
Ovum’s Research Director - Ron Kline and Huawei’s Director of Photonic Applications - Andy Shen, Ph.D., discuss the successful role of PID in Metro networks today and consider its development and importance for networks in the future
At this year’s OFC in L.A., Dr. Frank Effenberger, Huawei Technologies’ Fellow for Access R&D and a major contributor to the FSAN, IEEE and ITU standards groups, shares the progress of the NG-PON2 standard and Huawei’s 40G-PON roadmap
Industry leaders from Cable & Wireless Worldwide, Heavy Reading and Infinera discuss how super-channels scale networks without scaling operations and the benefits of photonic integration
Verizon's Glenn Wellbrock explains how 100G improves latency, when the costs might be right to see 100G in the metro and why Verizon supports flexible grid technology
Google's Milo Medin says there is no rural vs. urban debate when it comes to building a fiber-to-the-home network. It's just that some cities make the cost of building too high
Google's Milo Medin reminds us that cutting network costs makes sense because the average revenue per user that any one service provider can extract from its customers is limited
Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin gives us an update on 100G and we discuss how close the industry is getting to settling on the next leap forward in transport bandwidth
Dan Blumenthal of the Terabit Optical Ethernet Center describes some key research areas and explains the idea of splitting up a modulation space. From the OSA Executive Forum at OFC/NFOEC
Hans-Martin Foisel of Deutsche Telekom discusses the progress made at the Optical Internetworking Forum in 100G standards and the need for more cooperation as we go beyond 100G
Verizon's Glenn Wellbrock comments on the progress of 100G in the industry, how bandwidth demand is changing, and what technologies will lead to a lower cost-per-bit
Andrew Schmitt of Infonetics discusses industry consolidation, service provider app stores and what's different about the bandwidth drivers he's seeing this year
Content providers are big users of optical networking equipment, says ACG Research's Even Griliches, and companies like Facebook and Google could soon change how network equipment is designed and built
Alcatel-Lucent's Basil Alwan talks about where it makes sense to integrate packet and optical, why routers need caching and how AlcaLu's IP portfolio has changed
Mark Feuer and Leo Spiekman, general co-chairs of OFC/NFOEC, talk about FTTx deployment, the effect of the recession on carrier spending, and the drivers of global growth in optical networking
Cisco's Optical Transport VP talks about the case for 100 Gbit/s standards, lessons learned from 40 Gbit/s, the timing of the standards, and what applications are driving the need for more bandwidth
Dr. Lawrence Roberts, one of the early scientists behind the design of Arpanet talks about some of the problems on today's Internet – specifically quality of service and security issues.
Silicon photonics technology has the potential to greatly reduce the size and price of optical components, all while lowering power consumption and making the little buggers easier to manufacture. The technology hasn't hit the telecom market squarely yet, but, as we found at OFC/NFOEC 2008, silicon photonics has the potential to fundamentally change the economics of how telecom components are produced
It's not too soon to start talking about 100 Gig networks, but Verizon's director of backbone network design says it's only worth using where it actually reduces the cost per bit
OFC/NFOEC 2008 saw a revival of sorts in the optical communications industry. Alongside solid acceptance of 10-Gig and 40-Gig and ROADM, there was surprising talk of 100 Gig and WDM PON. Several startups touted the benefits -- and some prototypes -- of silicon photonics, which promise lower cost, lower power consumption, and lower component footprint. And what would a fiber optic conference be without speculation about low margins, lack of investment, and the push for consolidation? All of that and more from San Diego!
Finisar has found renewed success now that the telecom equipment vendors have moved to more pluggable optics. Although the company has seen some turbulent quarters due to supply chain glitches, it is in an enviable position as the largest manufacturer of optical transceivers and transponders; as such the company is less subject to the pressure for market consolidation. Finisar's CEO talked to us about these issues and more, including the growth in 40Gig demand, the still hot 10Gig market, some frank views on 100Gig hype and Finisar's recent investment in Nistica, a ROADM company
The optical communications industry is back on the rise, but this time it’s the consumer who is driving the networks’ needs for agility and innovation. Applications such as YouTube and Facebook are creating ever more unpredictable stresses on the network, but how are the equipment providers responding? Is photonic integration the answer on the road to 40 Gbit/s and 100 Gbit/s networks? LRTV looks at what lies in the future for the optical industry with JDSU’s David Gudmundson, NSN’s Hans-Juergen Schmidtke, and Heavy Reading’s own Sterling Perrin.
The inventor of Ethernet, Bob Metcalfe, will be the keynote speaker at OFC/NFOEC, where he will tackle the subject of the future of Ethernet, which he is calling Terabit Ethernet. Check out Metcalfe's predictions on timeframe and the technology it will take to get us there.
Light Reading: When you've gotta have more cowbell. Heck of a slogan, no? Have a look this short LRTV our outtake reel, as introduced by Larry the Monkey and a special guest voiceover guy, and you'll understand why it concludes with the line: 'I've seen mimes with a better command of the language.'
Light Reading: When you've gotta have more cowbell. Heck of a slogan, no? Have a look this short LRTV our outtake reel, as introduced by Larry the Monkey and a special guest voiceover guy, and you'll understand why it concludes with the line: 'I've seen mimes with a better command of the language.'
