Following our latest video on the subject of next-gen Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs), there was a bit of a message board debate about whether service providers really need to move to colorless/directionless/contentionless ROADM architectures at all.

It's time, we think, to get a wider range of views on the subject.

First, have a look at the video:

Then, give us your opinion by taking the poll below:

— Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, and Sterling Perrin, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading