Data Center Interconnect has historically been driven by the pressure of simple demand: the kind of demand that’s satisfied by big, fast, …
Optical Networking
Open Networks, Open for Business
For the ICT industry, this nascent era of business models based on cloud computing and OTT content is characterized by a heady brew of …
The Surprising Benefits of Uncoupling Aggregation from Transponding
Data Center Interconnect (DCI) traffic comprises various combinations of 10G and 100G on each service. In a typical application, DWDM is …
Four Key Ingredients Solve Network Business Challenges
Network operators face seemingly conflicting challenges. They must maximize network assets, reduce costs, and introduce new …
Times, they are a-Changin’ (and the Pace is a-Heatin’ Up)
Three decades is a long time to be in the same industry, even one as historically slow-moving as telecommunications. It’s certainly long …
A Unified Network Combining Ethernet and DWDM
Carrier Ethernet is a very successful solution for providing services in a metropolitan area. This technology provides a variety of …
SFP+ Delivers Precision Bandwidth Upgrades
Perhaps the most onerous issue facing Ethernet network operators is that of upgrading to higher-bandwidth services. Typically, a network …
How Disaggregation is Paving our Path Forward
The optical networking industry is on the edge of revolutionary change, and while it may sound trite to talk about “the network of the …