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Posted in March 2012

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Optical Mergers Get Tougher From Here


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
March 30, 2012 : 5:25 AM Mergers like Oclaro/Opnext do help, but the really big moves in optical components will have to be made by outsiders
Comment: RIMM resignations - Craig Matsumoto March 29, 2012
Comment: Re: 1.9 W savings? - Craig Matsumoto March 29, 2012
Comment: Re: 1.9 W savings? - Craig Matsumoto March 28, 2012
Comment: Re: from whom? - Craig Matsumoto March 28, 2012

Emcore Gets Out of Datacom


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
March 28, 2012 : The company's optical work will focus on telecom, as the VCSEL business gets sold to Sumitomo

GreenTouch Plants a Greener PON


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
March 27, 2012 : It's not a practical technology yet, but it makes you think about how much energy is being wasted
Comment: Re: New Name? - Craig Matsumoto March 27, 2012
Comment: Re: Top 10 Optical - Craig Matsumoto March 27, 2012

Oclaro & Opnext Strive for Scale


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (17)
March 27, 2012 : The companies' planned merger is all about surviving by getting bigger, something Oclaro already knows a little about
Comment: Re: typo? - Craig Matsumoto March 26, 2012

Oclaro Strikes a Deal to Buy Opnext


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
March 26, 2012 : Optical consolidation continues as two of the remaining publicly traded players join sides
Comment: Re: Top 10 Optical - Craig Matsumoto March 23, 2012
Comment: Top 10 Optical - Craig Matsumoto March 23, 2012

Top Ten: Optical Networking Movers & Shakers


Top 10 - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
March 23, 2012 : With 100G, terabit and ROADMs on the rise, it's a busy time for optical networking. Here's who we see making it all happen
Comment: TV Wall - Craig Matsumoto March 22, 2012
Comment: DIY CDNs - Craig Matsumoto March 22, 2012

Hey, Guys, Let's Build a CDN!


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
March 21, 2012 : People don't storm into the CDN market, because it takes a network. OnApp realized last year that it's got the network. Sort of
Comment: Biggest baddest 4G - Craig Matsumoto March 21, 2012

Cisco's Spin-In Team Might Try SDN


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
March 16, 2012 : The guys who keep getting acquired back into Cisco seem to have found their next project
Comment: LightSquared - Craig Matsumoto March 16, 2012
Comment: Re: Apple fandom - Craig Matsumoto March 16, 2012
Comment: Apple fandom - Craig Matsumoto March 16, 2012

ADVA Talks 100G


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March 16, 2012 : CEO Brian Protiva discusses how the optical control plane is getting more complicated and tells us what metro 100G means to carriers
Comment: Re: Holy Moley - Craig Matsumoto March 15, 2012

Cisco Bets $5B More on Video With NDS


LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
March 15, 2012 : Its biggest acquisition in years indicates the significance Cisco believes video holds for its future, and that of service providers
Comment: One Cisco Rationale - Craig Matsumoto March 14, 2012

Cisco Modules Pay Off – for Other Companies


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
March 14, 2012 : Customers unhappy with Cisco's optical-module markups are turning the gray market into a growth business for used-equipment dealers

Len Bosack Aims for a Terabit


LRTV Interviews - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
March 13, 2012 : XKL founder Len Bosack gave his company the goal of creating a 1GTbit/s wavelength – back in 2001. At OFC/NFOEC, we asked him why
Comment: Re: Pac-12 - Craig Matsumoto March 12, 2012
Comment: Re: Infinera - Craig Matsumoto March 12, 2012
Comment: Pac-12 - Craig Matsumoto March 12, 2012

OFC/NFOEC 2012: Yet More Photos


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (27)
March 12, 2012 : 3:00 PM An editor's-eye view of the big optical show during its last visit to LA (for now)

Silicon Photonics Signals Red Alert for 100G


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
March 9, 2012 : Between 100G developments and the arrival of Cisco, should the optical industry be freaking out about silicon photonics?
Comment: Terabit - Craig Matsumoto March 9, 2012

Ericsson Builds a Terabit


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
March 8, 2012 : You knew somebody at OFC/NFOEC would be talking about terabit
Comment: Huawei at OFC - Craig Matsumoto March 8, 2012

Huawei Strives for Optical Respect


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (11)
March 8, 2012 : A cherished post-deadline paper moves Huawei closer to its goal of joining the optical cool kids
Comment: 400G/terabit - Craig Matsumoto March 7, 2012

Peeking Ahead Into Terabit Ethernet


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March 7, 2012 : Low-loss waveguides (to fend off a power crisis in 2018) and radical modulation tricks are on researcher Dan Blumenthal's mind

Still Waiting for Optical Consolidation


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
March 7, 2012 : 2:30 PM -- Don't bother stopping us. You've heard this one before

OFC/NFOEC 2012: Terabit Research Update


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March 7, 2012 : Dan Blumenthal of the Terabit Optical Ethernet Center describes some key research areas. From the OSA Executive Forum at OFC/NFOEC

Chip Power Fuels 100G Startup


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
March 6, 2012 : Startups like Acacia – which we now know is shipping 100G modules – are betting semiconductors will rule the next generation of devices

AlcaLu Can Do 400G Too


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
March 6, 2012 : Wouldn't Dr Seuss be proud! It turns out Ciena isn't the only vendor with an enhanced 100G story that points a way to 400G

Verizon Loves Its 100G


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March 5, 2012 : Verizon expects to deploy 100Gbit/s in metro networks in early 2013, exec says as he kicks off the OSA Executive Forum at OFC/NFOEC

Dell Tweaks Force10 for a Virtual Future


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March 5, 2012 : Force10's switches are now outfitted for a virtualized future, adding Dell's name to a crowded data-center battle
Comment: Elephants - Craig Matsumoto March 2, 2012
Comment: Re: Ciena - Craig Matsumoto March 2, 2012
Comment: Re: huh? - Craig Matsumoto March 2, 2012
Comment: Re: huh? - Craig Matsumoto March 2, 2012
Comment: Re: deep - Craig Matsumoto March 2, 2012
Comment: 400G - Craig Matsumoto March 1, 2012

Ciena Pushes Ahead to 400G


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
March 1, 2012 : A new chip will start Ciena's 400G generation, but really it's about doing more with 100G