Reflections on OFC 2017

Mood, technologies, notable announcements - just what are the metrics to judge the OFC 2017 show held in Los Angeles last week?

It was the first show I had attended in several years and the most obvious changes were how natural the presence of the internet content providers now is alongside the telecom operators, as well as systems vendors exhibiting at the show. Chip companies, while also present, were fewer than before.

Source: OSA

Another impression were the latest buzz terms: 5G, the Internet of Things and virtual reality-augmented reality. Certain of these technologies are more concrete than others, but their repeated mention suggests a consensus that the topics are real enough to impact optical components and networking.

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ECOC 2013 review - Part 2

The final part of some of the notable product announcements made at the recent European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) exhibition held in London.  

• Oclaro's Raman and hybrid amplifier platform for new networks
• MxN wavelength-selective switch from JDSU
• 200 Gigabit multi-vendor coherent demonstration
• Tunable SFP+ designs proliferate
• Finisar extends 40 Gigabit QSFP to 40km
• Oclaro’s tackles wireless backhaul with 2km SFP+ module

Finisar's 40km 40 Gig QSFP+ demo. Source: Finisar

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