APRIL 19, 2010 — PMC-Sierra Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) has introduced what it asserts is a complete reference design for its HyPHY chipset that supports standards-based transport of Ethernet-based services via Optical Transport Network (OTN). ITU-T G.709 version 3 (10/2009) specifies direct mapping of Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)...
Infonetics: SFP+, tunable XFPs to drive 10G/40G/100G transceiver market to $1.44B by 2014/Telco Systems debuts T-Metro 7224 for MPLS in access networks
MAY 6, 2010 — Revenue for 10G, 40G, and 100G transceivers and transponders will reach $1.44 billion worldwide by 2014, says a new report from market research firm Infonetics Research. According to 10G/40G/100G Optical Transceivers Market Size and Forecasts, 10G SFP+ and tunable XFP technology,...
ClariPhy granted patents enabling standards-based testing of networking components/Broadcom introduces all DSP 40nm 10GbE SFP+ PHYs
MARCH 30, 2010 — ClariPhy Communications Inc., a fabless semiconductor company specializing in high-speed communications ICs, won two United States patents covering testing of key components in high-speed networking links. The patents cover inventions using Waveform and Dispersion Penalty (WDP) and Transmitter Waveform and Dispersion...
Anritsu Company introduces optical spectrum analyzer with fast sweep time/SFP-based ONUs expand multipoint Ethernet market
MARCH 31, 2010 — Anritsu Company introduces the MS9740A Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA) with a sweep time of 0.2 seconds, precise measurement capability, and ease of use. Covering 600 nm to 1750 nm, The MS9740A can be used in a variety of applications, including measuring...
Mindspeed launches PMD product to streamline design and testing of PON equipment/US Conec develops PRIZM LightTurn connector
MARCH 25, 2010 — Mindspeed Technologies Inc., a supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, extended its family of physical media devices (PMDs). The company’s PMDs are designed to reduce component count, while streamlining the development and testing of ONTs used to deliver FTTx...
AppliedMicro’s PQX debuts high-density framer/PHY SoC for multi-10G/40G/100G Carrier Ethernet and OTN applications/NeoPhotonics introduces 10G PON transceivers for FTTP networks
MARCH. 22, 2010 — Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AppliedMicro) announced the PQX, which the company describes as the industry’s highest-density, lowest-power 10G/40G Optical Transport Network (OTN) framer/PHY System-on-a-Chip (SoC) for Carrier Ethernet router and WDM transport systems. With 60 Gigabits of total capacity, the PQX...
Finisar intros EPON Stick in an SFP for DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON/OE Solutions plastic optical fiber transceiver targets home networking
Finisar Corp. (NASDAQ: FNSR), leveraging its acquisition of Broadway Networks, has announced the availability of an EPON (Ethernet Passive Optical Network) Stick. Finisar describes the EPON Stick as the first Small Form-factor Pluggable Optical Networking Unit (SFP ONU) that interoperates with other EPON equipment based...
LightCounting: Optical transceiver market rose 30% in 2010/Video over EPON goal of BroadLogic, ZTE collaboration
JANUARY 24, 2011 — Global sales of optical interface modules used in telecom and datacom networks exceeded $2.5 billion in 2010, increasing by 30% from the year before, says market research firm LightCounting. The growth was driven by sales of 10-Gbps SFP+ and DWDM modules,...
LightCounting: 10GBase-T port shipments to exceed 300% CAGR for 2009-2014/Ensphere Solutions debuts 10-Gbps transceiver and laser diode shunt driver ICs
JANUARY 18, 2011 — The 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) market is finally taking off with shipments of SFP+ optical transceivers driving early growth – but 10GBase-T is nearly ready to challenge for ports says market research firm LightCounting LLC in its latest report, “10GBASE-T to...
Vello Systems tells 10-Gbps low-latency story/VI Systems, consortium develop 40-Gbps VCSEL components
DECEMBER 14, 2010 By Stephen Hardy — On the heels of unveiling its strategy to support cloud networking (see “Vello Systems announces Cloud Switching technology for flexible bandwidth provisioning”), Vello Systems has added low-latency capabilities to the mix. The company has unveiled the 10G CX50T...
