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What’s next at ECOC22? In 2021, the Consortium for Onboard Optics established a Multi-Mode Waveguide Interconnect System (MWIS) Working Group to focus specifically on the replacement of copper traces with multi-mode waveguides and adding an extra thin interface for Electrical/Optical and Optical/Electrical conversion within close proximity to the electrical component. Here is an update for […]
What’s Next at #ECOC22 for Vario-Optics? How about electro-optical waveguides embedded in printed circuit boards? Here is an demo conducted at ECOC22 in Basel, Switzerland by Nikolaus Flöry, Business Development Manager, Vario-Optics AG. Here is another view of this concept on the Vario-Optics website: https://vario-optics.ch/on-board-optics-demo Learn more about the Consortium for Onboard Optics and why […]
What’s Next at #ECOC22 for Furukawa? Look ahead to the Ethernet roadmap to 800G and eventually 1.6T and we can think about different topologies and connectors for making it possible. Here is an overview from Flávio Marques, Product Line Manager. Learn more about the Consortium for Onboard Optics and why your company should join: https://www.onboardoptics.org
On Sunday, September 1, SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the sixth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, and now one Starlink mission. The mission […]
ColorChip is unveiling a full spectrum of 100G PAM4 400G & 800G optical transceiver and copper cable solutions at this week’s the European Conference on Optical Communication conference in Basel, Switzerland. ColorChip will showcase its 400G and 800G optical transceivers and copper cables including Direct Attach Cable (DAC), Active DAC (ACC), Multi-Mode and Single Mode […]
Coherent introduced I-Temp micro-pump lasers for extended ambient temperature operation in broadband optical access networks. Coherent’s new industry-leading I-Temp micro-pump lasers are now capable of operating over the extended temperature range of -40 to 85 degrees Celsius, enabling optical amplifiers deployed at the network edge to withstand extreme weather conditions. “The combination of small size, […]
The U.S. cloud hyperscalers — Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft — increased data center capex by 45 percent in 2Q 2022, propelling global data center capex to new heights. However, demand pullback is anticipated among certain Chinese and Tier 3 US cloud service providers and select enterprise verticals, according to a newly published report from […]
T-Mobile U.S. won more than 7,000 county-based licenses covering 81 million people primarily in rural areas in the FCC’s recently-completed Auction 108. The cost is $304 million. best value, backed by the best customer experience from the best team. This additional spectrum only accelerates that mission,” said Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile. “Our competitors have […]
The FCC granted the first-ever commercial license for a satellite-direct-to-standard-mobile-phone service to Lynk Global. The license enables Lynk to launch commercial services for its global constellation of satellites later this year. Lynk launched Lynk Tower 1, the first satellite covered by the FCC license, on April 1. Lynk is scheduled to launch three more satellites […]
What’s Next at #ECOC22 for Broadcom? Broadcom’s Silicon Photonics Chiplet in Package (SCIP). Rebecca Schaevitz, Product Line Manager & Principal Engineer at Broadcom, provides an introduction. Learn more about the Consortium for Onboard Optics and why your company should join: https://www.onboardoptics.org
At the 2021 OCP Summit, Ragile demonstrated a 25.6T NPO proof-of-concept switch for COBO. At OFC 2022, Ragile showed a 51.2T NPO mechanical demo in collaboration with the OIF CPO working group. What’s next? Here is a perspective from Kevin Yao, Business Director, Ragile Networks. https://youtu.be/ulH7JfC0ho8
https://youtu.be/A-RdO1q1F3o Think optical engines! Here is an overview from Saeid Aramideh, VP of Business Development, Optical Engines Business Unit, ADVA. Learn more about the Consortium for Onboard Optics and why your company should join: https://www.onboardoptics.org
What’s Next at #ECOC22 for Optiworks? Think high speed transceivers for data centers. Here is an overview from Jacob Sun, VP of High Speed Transceivers, Optiworks. Learn more about the Consortium for Onboard Optics and why your company should join: https://www.onboardoptics.org https://youtu.be/Ongo5dret0Y
