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Entries in Finisar (3)

Thursday
Aug262010

The price of propping up an industry

Guest blog on Lightwave magazine, click here

Thursday
Dec312009

Differentiation in a market that demands sameness

Transceiver feature: Part 2

At first sight, optical transceiver vendors have little scope for product differentiation. Modules are defined through a multi-source agreement (MSA) and used to transport specified protocols over predefined distances.

 

“Their attitude is let the big guys kill themselves at 40 and 100 Gig while they beat down costs"

 

Vladimir Kozlov, LightCounting

 

 

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Monday
Nov162009

Active optical cable: market drivers

Behind the numbers

CIR’s report key findings

The global market for active optical cable (AOC) is forecast to grow to US $1.5bn by 2014, with the linking of datacenter equipment being the largest single market valued at $835m.  Other markets for the cabling technology include digital signage, PC interconnect and home theatre.

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