Several important new standards for optical networking were adopted by the Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in November. The new standards provide the ability to combine ...

The global leader in optical communications unveils an expanded portfolio of high-speed interconnects—including 800G ...

This week, the Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) took place in Los Angeles. OFC always brings back memories of back in the days of the telecom bubble, like OFC 2000 in Baltimore when you could show up ...

POET Technologies is climbing the value ladder, transitioning from supplying optical engines to offering full optical transceiver modules. Its optical interposer combines photonic and electronic parts ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (INFN) announced today its industry-leading optical networking solutions have been recognized as some of the best in the industry by the ...

A new version of Cisco’s Routed Optical Networking promises to simplify complex, multilayer networks by converging the IP and optical layers and minimizing the functional overlap. The software is ...

“I always said that we really need a few big vendors because you need volume to really be healthy in this market," Dell'Oro Group's Jimmy Yu said. Nokia’s recent move to acquire optical networking ...

In a landmark achievement for network bandwidth transport, Arelion and Ciena have successfully completed the world’s first 1.6 terabits-per-second (Tb/s) wavelengths data transmission in a live ...

Finnish networking giant Nokia Corp. has announced plans to acquire Infinera Corp. in a $2.3 billion deal that’s intended to help grow its optical networks business. The company, which makes ...

As a company that draws more than 2 billion eyeballs per month, Facebook was a fitting harbinger of trends to come at an optical networking conference. The social networking goliath is lighting up its ...