Marvell released a 1.6 Tbps transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and laser driver chipset, enabling 800 Gbps and 1.6 Tbps linear-drive pluggable optics (LPO) for short-reach compute fabric interconnects. The new chipset...
Marvell unveiled the Aquila DSP, the first coherent-lite DSP optimized for 1.6 Tbps O-band optical interconnects. Designed for data center campus connectivity spanning 2 to 20 km, the Aquila DSP...
IBM has introduced a new co-packaged optics (CPO) technology that integrates polymer optical waveguides (PWG) to replace electrical interconnects inside data centers. Designed to support the growing demands of generative...
Sparkle signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) to leverage submarine fibre optic cables for real-time seismic monitoring in the Mediterranean. This...
VIAVI Solutions confirmed its critical role in validating the world’s first 800GbE transatlantic service trial, originally announced in October by Windstream Wholesale and Nokia. Spanning 8,500 kilometers (5,280 miles) between...
MIXI upgraded its communications and gaming network by deploying PacketLight’s PL-4000M Muxponder, achieving a 300G capacity boost between Tokyo and the Inzai area. This enhancement supports MIXI’s focus on reliable,...
Tejas Networks has signed a three-year agreement with Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) to supply its TJ1400 and TJ1600 packet and optical transmission products. The collaboration aims to strengthen VIL’s backhaul...
Aqua Comms and Ciena have set a new subsea connectivity milestone by transmitting a 1.3 Tbps wavelength across 5,500 kilometers (3,417 miles) of the Atlantic Ocean. The trial, powered by...
Aramco achieved a 2.4Tbps optical transmission in a field trial on its existing fiber network. The trial tested Nokia’s sixth-generation Photonic Service Engine (PSE-6s), which powers line cards capable of...
UPVfab, a laboratory at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, is playing a pivotal role in the European Commission’s PIXEurope project, which aims to establish pilot manufacturing plants for hybrid photonic...
RTX BBN Technologies is advancing the development of compact photonic quantum sensors under DARPA’s INSPIRED program. The sensors leverage quantum states of squeezed light to achieve over ten times the...
NTT Corporation (NTT) hosted its annual R&D Forum in Tokyo, Japan, from November 25–29, 2024, unveiling advancements in photonic networking, AI applications, and personalized audio. During the keynote, NTT President...
Marvell introduced the Ara platform, the first 3nm PAM4 DSP supporting 1.6 Tbps interconnects with 200 Gbps electrical and optical interfaces. Ara cuts optical module power consumption by more than...
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