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OFC 2014 to be Held March 9-13 in San Francisco

WHAT: 2014 OFC Conference and Exposition

6 Mar 2014

GigeNET Deploys ADVA FSP 3000 to Answer Chicago’s Dramatic Bandwidth Growth

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that GigeNET has deployed the ADVA FSP 3000 to answer dramatic bandwidth growth.

5 Mar 2014

Avago Technologies Announces New Polarization-Multiplexed Quadrature Phase Shift Keying Coherent Receiver

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for wireless, wireline, and industrial applications, today announced a new Polarization-Multiplexed Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (PM-QPSK) coherent receiver device, the AFCP-ICRX2CC, designed for 100G metropolitan and emerging 200G/400G long haul DWDM transmission systems.

5 Mar 2014

Ethernet Alliance to Participate in 2014 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition

The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies today announced it will once again be taking part in the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC 2014), March 11 – 13, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif.

5 Mar 2014

OFC 2014: Xilinx to Demonstrate 400G OTN Solutions for Smarter Networks

Xilinx, Inc. will highlight 400G OTN solutions for Smarter Networks at OFC 2014. Through a series of demonstrations and presentations Xilinx will showcase how its All Programmable devices and highly optimized SmartCORE™ IP portfolio provide the fastest time to differentiation for wired network applications.

5 Mar 2014

Optical Internetworking Forum Approves Revision 3.1 of CEI Implementation Agreement Document

Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) members approved revision 3.1 of the Common Electrical Interface (CEI) implementation agreement document (link to CEI document), which specifies the electrical characteristics of transmitters, receivers, and channels for interface speeds up to 28 Gb/s.

5 Mar 2014

OFC 2014: Avago to Demonstrate New 100G Optical Transceiver Module Solutions

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for wireless, wireline, and industrial applications, today announced it will be demonstrating its new generation of 100G optical transceiver module solutions, the Avago 100G QSFP28 SR4 and 100G CFP4 LR4, designed for modern datacenter and enterprise networking applications.

4 Mar 2014

New OIF and MLG-Compliant 100G/10G Multi-Link Gearbox from AppliedMicro

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, also known as AppliedMicro, today announced the Multi-Link Gearbox II (MLG), the first of its kind, designed to significantly lower the cost and complexity of interconnects for next-generation cloud computing and data center environments.

4 Mar 2014

OFC 2014: Oclaro to Highlight 100G Coherent CFP2 Pluggable Transceiver Module

Oclaro, Inc., a leading provider and innovator of optical communications solutions, today announced that it will be demonstrating a much-anticipated coherent CFP2 pluggable transceiver module at OFC 2014. Oclaro continues to focus on creating highly differentiated products based on its core competencies in laser innovation, photonic integration and advanced packaging expertise.

4 Mar 2014

AppliedMicro Announces Shipment of Four Million 10G Optical Transport Network Ports

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, also known as AppliedMicro, today announced it has now shipped four million 10G Optical Transport Network (OTN) ports to system providers, underscoring the Company's leadership in this market. AppliedMicro achieved this milestone less than 36 months after shipping one million ports in 2011 and less than 18 months after shipping two million ports in 2012.

3 Mar 2014