Ericsson and Ciena collaborate on IP-over-WDM and SDN

Do company partnerships work? Ericsson and Ciena certainly think so, and provide a compelling argument for their collaboration in the areas of IP-over-WDM and software-defined networking (SDN). More such partnerships should also be expected.

Jan Häglund

Ericsson and Ciena have signed a global strategic agreement that provides Ericsson with Ciena's optical networking technology, while Ciena benefits from Ericsson's broader service provider relationships.

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Transmode adopts 100 Gigabit coherent CFPs

Transmode has detailed line cards that bring 100 Gigabit coherent CFP optical modules to its packet optical transport platforms. 

We can be quicker to market when newer DSP-based CFPs appear

Jon Baldry

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Reporting the optical component & module industry

LightCounting recently published its six-monthly optical market research covering telecom and datacom. Gazettabyte interviewed Vladimir Kozlov, CEO of LightCounting, about the findings.

When people forecast they always make a mistake on the timeline because they overestimate the impact of new technology in the short term and underestimate in the long term.

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Q&A with Jerry Rawls - Part 2

The concluding part of the interview with Finisar's executive chairman and company co-founder, Jerry Rawls, to mark the company's 25th anniversary.

Second and final part

Guys that are in the silicon photonics industry have a religion. It does not make any difference what the real economics are, what the real performance is, they talk with a religious fervour about what might be possible with silicon 

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Interview with Finisar's Jerry Rawls

Finisar is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Gazettabyte interviewed Finisar's executive chairman and company co-founder, Jerry Rawls, to mark the anniversary.

Part 1

Jerry Rawls, Finisar's executive chairman and co-founder

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Ciena and partners build SDN testbed for carriers

Ciena, working with partners, is building a network to enable the development of software-defined networking (SDN) applied to the wide area network (WAN). The motivation in creating the testbed network is to boost carrier confidence in SDN while aiding its development.

 "When you get very serious vice presidents in tier-one carriers saying, 'This [SDN] is the biggest change in my career', there is something to it."

Chris Janz, Ciena

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Ovum on Infinera's Intelligent Transport Network strategy

Infinera announced that TeliaSonera International Carrier (TSIC) is extending the use of its DTN-X to its European network, having already adopted the platform in the US. Infinera has also outlined the next evolution in its networking strategy, dubbed the Intelligent Transport Network.

Dana Cooperson

Gazettabyte asked Dana Cooperson, vice president and practice leader, and Ron Kline, principal analyst, both in the network infrastructure group at market research firm, Ovum, about the announcement and Infinera's outlined strategy.

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