Enables interoperable 200G transmission beyond 1,000 km Acacia Communications and Lumentum jointly announced that they have successfully demonstrated interoperability between their respective CFP2-DCO modules operating at 200G. The modules, based on Acacia’s Meru DSP ASIC, demonstrated 200G transmission over an amplified link with greater than 1,000 km of standard single mode fiber, using high-performance 8QAM and 16QAM operating modes. This…

Leading optical transceiver and component solution provider, Finisar has unveiled a series of new product solutions for technology demonstrations during the Optical Networking and Communication Conference  & Exhibition (OFC) being held in San Diego, the USA. Finisarisshowcasing optical module solutions for hyperscale data centers, 5G wireless networks, and data center interconnects. The live demonstrations will include the latest form factors that will drive…

Facebook plans to build fiber optic network connecting Ashburn in Virginia and Columbus in Ohio. The fiber network will span more than 440 kilometers on its way connecting the neighborhoods and businesses. The announcement came at a function where the Governor Jim Justice and Senator Shelley Moore Capito joined representatives from Facebook. The representatives from Facebook explained their plans to…

Huawei officially released the Optical Networking 2.0 (ON2.0) solution. This solution enables new speed as per Moore’s law of bandwidth to maximize fiber value, new site (simplified sites) to reduce costs, and new smart O&M to evolve towards autonomous driving networks. This solution will continuously reduce O&M costs and enable service innovation. In the 5G era, we are seeing new…