Finisar launched multiple new products at OFC 2015, including a variety of optical modules based on the 100G QSFP28 form factor, as well as a 25 Gigabit Ethernet SFP28-SR transceiver based on the SFP+ form-factor.
The latest addition to Finisar’s family of WaveShaper programmable optical processors is the WaveShaper 16000S with reprogrammable MxN port configuration. In addition, the WaveAnalyzer 1500S high-resolution optical spectrum analyser offers new functionality ideally suited for research and development applications.
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A look at some of the challenges faced by submarine network operators, and the ways in which they can maximise performance, whatever their cable system
A look at the market for access equipment and some of the products and solutions available
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Abigail Williams offers a market update on fibre network deployments in the Middle East And North Africa (MENA) region
Zeusconnects Lowestoft in the UK to Zandvoort in the Netherlands (credit: Zayo)
Can subsea cables cope with a world in flux? Alice Jensen finds out
Richard Thorpe, chief delivery officer at CityFibre
Richard Thorpe advises how a partnership approach can ease the procurement process for altnets.
According to Liam Taylor, the answer lies in the detail
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Railway networks not only make for great people and freight transport networks, they also make for great optical transport networks. Jonathan Homa explains what the railway industry needs to consider when building out optical transport links.
