Friday
22Jan2010
Why optical transceiver vendors are like discus-throwers
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 10:39AM 
Guest blog on Lightwave magazine, click here.
Entries in optical transceivers (6)
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 10:39AM Wednesday
06Jan2010
Optical transceivers: Pouring a quart into a pint pot
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 10:27AM Transceiver feature - 3rd and final part
Optical equipment and transceiver makers have much in common. Both must contend with the challenge of yearly network traffic growth and both are addressing the issue similarly: using faster interfaces, reducing power consumption and making designs more compact and flexible.
Yet if equipment makers and transceiver vendors share common technical goals, the market challenges they face differ. For optical transceiver vendors, the challenges are particularly complex.
LightCounting's global optical transceiver sales forecast. In 2009 the market was $2.10bn and will rise to $3.42bn in 2013
Thursday
31Dec2009
Differentiation in a market that demands sameness
Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 6:14PM 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
tagged 100Gbps, 40GbE, Fibre Channel, Finisar, Juniper Networks, LightCounting, MSA, Ovum, PON, SONET, optical transceivers in Feature Print Article
100Gbps, 40GbE, Fibre Channel, Finisar, Juniper Networks, LightCounting, MSA, Ovum, PON, SONET, optical transceivers in Feature Print Article Wednesday
30Dec2009
Do multi-source agreements benefit the optical industry?
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 10:46AM Transceiver feature: Part 1
System vendors may adore optical transceivers but there is a concern about how multi-source agreements originate.
Optical transceiver form factors, defined through multi-source agreements (MSAs), benefit equipment vendors by ensuring there are several suppliers to choose from. No longer must a system vendor develop its own or be locked in with a supplier.
“Personally, the MSA is the worst thing that has happened to the optical industry”
Marek Tlaka, Luxtera
Tuesday
10Nov2009
Optical transceivers: Useful references
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 10:07AM Having begun a gazettabyte feature on optical transceiver roadmaps, here are some useful references. I will keep updating the entry as the article progresses.
Industry bodies
The CFP Multi-Source Agreement (MSA): The hot-pluggable optical transceiver form factor for 40Gbps and 100Gbps applications
Sunday
20Sep2009
40G and 100G Ethernet: First uses of the high-speed interfaces
Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 10:59PM Operators, enterprises and equipment vendors are all embracing 100 Gigabit technologies even though the standards will only be completed in June 2010.
