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The OpenZR+ MSA Group announced successful interoperability tests with optical transceivers from multiple vendors, validating 400G pluggables to meet growing bandwidth demands. Find the whitepaper on the OpenZR+ MSA Group...

Lightmatter, a Boston-based start-up, has raised $155 million in a funding round led by GV and Viking Global Investors. The company aims to develop photonic interconnect and compute products that...

Western James Bay Telecom Network (WJBTN) has chosen Infinera to expand connectivity services in rural communities in northern Ontario, Canada. With the use of the Infinera XTM Series, WJBTN will...

Windstream Wholesale and Nokia successfully completed a trial of 800 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) service transmission over a single 800 Gbps wavelength, demonstrating the readiness of Windstream Wholesale's network to support...

Raytheon secures a $10M contract from DARPA for the POWER program, aiming to transform energy distribution through power beaming and airborne relays. This technology will reduce military fuel dependency and...

AI super clusters, powered by vast numbers of GPUs or specialized silicon, are redefining data center architecture. Radha Nagarajan, SVP and CTO, Optical and Cloud from Marvell explains: The increasing...

Marvell has introduced two optical PAM4 digital signal processors for data infrastructure. Perseus is optimized for short-reach connections, while Spica Gen2 is designed for longer-reach connections, providing efficient and high-performance...

What does it take to scale up a data center to accommodate large AI clusters powered by 32,000 GPUs? Loi Nguyen, EVP and GM, Optical from Marvell explains: The importance...

Coherent Corp. introduces its ultracompact 800G ZR/ZR+ transceiver, leveraging digital coherent optics for seamless integration into IP routers. With high output power and direct connectivity to DWDM transport networks, this...

Orange achieves record-breaking 800G transmission over transatlantic subsea cable using Nokia's PSE-6s super coherent optics. The trial showcased error-free performance and demonstrates the ability to expand network capacity and efficiency....

Intel and NewPhotonics announced a milestone achievement: the integration of Intel new 224Gbps electrical SerDes design with NewPhotonics' Photonics Engine, resulting in an end-to-end direct modulation electrical-to-optical link utilizing PAM4...

Fujitsu and KDDI Research have developed a large-capacity, multiband wavelength multiplexing transmission technology using optical fibers. Learn more.

According to a report from Dell'Oro Group, the North American Optical Transport equipment market declined 4% in 3Q 2023, while demand grew in other regions. Find out more about the...