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Pilot Photonics unveiled its SuperTROSA, a coherent optical engine that uses optical comb technology to deliver a Superchannel. The technology aims to enable high capacity, high spectral efficiency optical links. Optical comb sources are lasers that produce multiple coherent wavelengths of light from a single device. “By using a comb source, rather than independent lasers […]
NeoPhotonics announced a significant milestone: the company has shipped more than one million single and quad drivers for PAM4 transceivers used in hyperscale data center networks. “We are pleased to have achieved multiple design wins for our family of 53 Gbaud suite of drivers and are now shipping them in high volume. We have […]
Most of the major cloud service providers will undergo an expansion cycle this year, which would lift worldwide data center capex by double-digits in 2022, according to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group. However, persistent supply chain constraints could limit growth. “In 2021, worldwide data center capex grew nine percent and surpassed $200 billion […]
The Ethernet controller and adapter market reached an all-time high of $935 million in 4Q 2021, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. It is anticipated that Smart NICs will help propel the market to 19 percent revenue growth in 2022. “The Ethernet controller and adapter market maintained strong momentum for the third consecutive […]
Global data center switch revenue posted double-digit growth for the second consecutive quarter, boosting sales to record levels in the fourth quarter and the full year 2021. 400 Gbps ports more than doubled in 2021, with sales comprising 10 percent of the market, according to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group. “In line with […]
In this webinar, we provide an introduction to Multimode Waveguides (MMWG) as an alternative to copper traces. In terms of raw performance, MMWG promises full optical bandwidth (200-300Thz). Topics for this webcast include a look at the basic elements of a MMWG system, and a presentation of link modeling and simulation data. This webinar will […]
Intelsat named David Wajsgras as its next chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Stephen Spengler, who announced his planned retirement in Oct. 2021. Wajsgras most recently served as president of the global, $7.5-billion, advanced-technology Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS) business at the former Raytheon Company, now part of Raytheon Technologies. Before joining Raytheon as chief financial […]
Megaport named Jim Brinksma asChief Technology Officer. Most recently, Brinksma was the Co-founder and CTO of InnovoEdge, which was acquired by Megaport in 2021. Prior to joining Megaport, Jim held technology leadership roles at Ciena BluePlanet and Goldman Sachs. He also served more than seven years in the United States Navy and has a doctorate […]
SambaNova Systems, a start-up developing a software, hardware, and solutions platform to run AI and Deep Learning applications, announces the appointment of Peter Buckingham as Vice President of Software Engineering. Buckingham has held leadership positions at VMware, Bitfusion, Sun Microsystems, Dell and Waypoint. “With AI, we are experiencing one of the biggest transitions in computing […]
MaxLinear, MACOM and II-VI, demonstrated 100G/lane multi-mode links targeted for 800G optical modules. These links incorporate the MaxLinear Keystone 5nm 800G DSP, MACOM 100G/lane TIAs and VCSEL drivers and II-VI latest 850nm VCSELs and photodetectors. MaxLinear’s Keystone family of 5nm PAM4 DSPs includes 400G and 800G variants with and without integrated laser drivers. This demonstration […]
Broadcom demonstrated its 100G/lane optical PAM-4 DSP PHY with integrated transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and high-swing laser driver optimized for 400G DR4/FR4 module applications. The new DSP PHY, which leverages Broadcom’s 112G PAM-4 DSP platform, enables sub-7W 400G DR4/FR4 modules to drive the industry transition to energy-efficient 400G Ethernet. Broadcom said that compared to industry benchmark […]
MACOM announced availability of its 128 GBaud Transimpedance Amplifiers (TIAs) and Modulator Drivers for coherent optical networking applications. The products support long-haul, metropolitan and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) optical module applications. MACOM’s new dual-channel TIA MATA-012803, quad-channel TIA MATA-012403 and quad-channel driver MAOM-012408 offer high bandwidth, low noise and low power consumption. These devices enable […]
Foxconn Interconnect Technology showcased its QSFP-DD800 interconnection with Broadcom’s low power Active Copper Cable (ACC) PHY and MultiLane’s ML4039EN BERT at this week’s OFC in San Diego. “We are honored to cooperate with Broadcom / MultiLane to show our interconnect solution, and demonstrate its execution of 5GAIoT strategy,” said Mr. Joseph Wang, CTO of FIT […]
