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Next-generation reconfigurable optical add/ drop multiplexers (ROADMs) will perform an important role in simplifying network operation but optical component vendors making the core component - the wavelength-selective switch (WSS) - on which such ROADMs will be based should expect a limited return for their efforts.
"[Component suppliers] are going to be under extreme constraints on pricing and cost"
Sterling Perrin, Heavy Reading
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