We’ve talked about 100 Gigabit Ethernet deployments in the data center long enough – when is it going to happen and which module MSAs will see the most volume? Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy polled several experts at ECOC 2015 in Va

Optics in the Data Center at ECOC 2015

Oct 22nd, 2015 15m 11s

Optical transmission in the data center and for data center interconnect was a major them at ECOC 2015. Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy captures the varying viewpoints on what will be hot – and what won't – for these applications bas

100G at ECOC Wrap-up

Oct 6th, 2014 19m 29s

Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy reviews his picks for the most significant announcements and trends surrounding 100-Gbps technology at ECOC 2014. He covers both line side, where significant advancements were made in coherent transmis

Ovum’s Daryl Inniss talks 100G trends

Sep 24th, 2014 8m 27s

Daryl Inniss, vice president of Ovum’s components practice, offers his opinions on the market for coherent CFP and CFP2 modules, the merchant DSP chips that may power them, when and if interoperability will become necessary, and the demand for

Finisar shows off silicon photonics based 50-Gbps technology

Sep 24th, 2014 9m 13s

Finisar is touting 50-Gbps technology as a building block toward 100G and above in the data center. Vice President of Marketing Rafik Ward describes for Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy a 50G demo that leverages components based on s

Infonetics survey details new metro 100G realities

Sep 23rd, 2014 6m 48s

Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy sits down with Andrew Schmitt, Principal Analyst, Carrier Transport Networking for Infonetics Research to discuss the results of a new survey of carriers regarding the 100G metro market. Find out why

Oclaro details 100G transceiver advances

Sep 22nd, 2014 8m 54s

Oclaro is demonstrating new 100G transceiver technology for both line side and client side applications. New Oclaro Chief Commercial Officer Adam Carter reviews the new coherent CFP2 for 200G applications as well as the current proliferation o

100G at OFC 2014 Wrap Up

Mar 19th, 2014 15m 46s

There was a lot related to 100-Gbps discussed at OFC 2014 in San Francisco, and Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy summarizes the highlights in this final podcast in our series. Topics include pluggable coherent CFP and CFP2 modules for

The 100G market and the prospects for coherent modules

Mar 13th, 2014 10m 54s

Pluggable coherent 100G modules are a significant topic of conversation here at OFC 2014. But what are the prospects for their adoption? Vladimir Kozlov, founder and CEO of market research firm LightCounting, discusses his company’s market fi

Direct detect transmission at 100G and beyond

Mar 13th, 2014 4m 39s

Lightwave Editorial Director and Associate Publisher Stephen Hardy talks with Avi Shabtai, CEO of MultiPhy, the leading provider of silicon that supports 100-Gbps transmission using direct detection, rather than coherent detection. Shabtai off

100G in the metro

Mar 12th, 2014 6m 9s

Alcatel-Lucent is focusing on “Moving Metro Forward” at OFC 2014. Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy speaks with Alcatel-Lucent IP Transport Marketing Leader Kevin Drury about what this means in the context of 100-Gbps transmission. A

The evolution of the 100G market

Mar 10th, 2014 4m 27s

Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy interviews Ron Kline, principal analyst, network infrastructure at Ovum, about 100G’s market traction in 2013 and his expectations for 2014. Ron offers his opinions on the opportunity for 100G in the

25G to 28G SerDes and Transceiver Test Challenges

Jan 10th, 2014 12m 20s

Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy quizzes John Calvin, BERT portfolio manager at Tektronix, about the challenges technology developers are likely to face working in applications with data rates ranging from 25G to 28G. The three prima

FTTx test trends

Nov 25th, 2013 12m 19s

Jimmy Gagnon, product specialist at EXFO Inc., discusses the latest trends in FTTx test and measurement with Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy. Topics include developing requirements within FTTx test, the evolution of FTTx test instrum

Optical network test trends with Frost & Sullivan

Nov 19th, 2013 13m 39s

Sujan Sami, Measurement & Instrumentation Program manager for market research firm Frost & Sullivan, talks to Lightwave’s Editorial Director Stephen Hardy about the major trends in fiber-optic test and measurement equipment. He estimates the si

High-speed optical transceiver test trends

Oct 16th, 2013 7m 25s

With high-speed optical transceivers evolving quickly into smaller form factors with different requirements, test and measurement tools and procedures must keep pace. Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy met with Dr. Paul Brooks of JDSU’

100G at ECOC 2013 Wrap-up

Sep 27th, 2013 32m 20s

Lightwave Editorial Director and Associate Publisher Stephen Hardy provides an overview of the announcements and discussions of 100G at the ExCeL in London that he found most significant. On the line side, Stephen covers pluggable coherent tran

OIF interoperability demo highlights maturity of CEI-28G-VSR and CEI-25G-LR

Sep 26th, 2013 8m 32s

The OIF’s latest interoperability demo at ECOC 2013 indicates that CEI-28G-VSR and CEI-25G-LR are ready for prime time. Ed Frlan, senior system architect at Semtech, represented OIF at the show and describes to Lightwave Editorial Director Step

Insight into 100G electronics with Inphi

Sep 25th, 2013 6m 43s

Communications electronics supplier Inphi has made a name for itself in the world of high-speed communications and participated in the OIF’s interoperability demonstration at ECOC 2013. Vice President of Marketing, High Speed Connectivity Produ

Finisar talks CFP4, VCSELs, metro 100G

Sep 24th, 2013 8m 27s

Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy visits with Finisar’s Vice President of Marketing Rafik Ward to discuss the CFP4 transceiver on display at the company’s ECOC stand. Also on the docket are the 25-Gbps VCSEL technology used in the demo

JDSU CTO Brandon Collings looks at 100G technology

Sep 23rd, 2013 3m 54s

Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy caught up with Brandon Collings, CTO of the CCOP business unit at JDSU, to discuss where 100G enabling technology is now and where to expect it to go in the future. Collings offers his opinion on a var

Next-Gen Components and Modules for 100G

Sep 12th, 2013 12m 31s

Ed Murphy, senior director within the CCOP Office of the CTO at JDSU, shares his view of line side and client side 100G module evolution with Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy. Murphy also touches upon the technologies that will be nec

Integra reviews its 100G rollout

Aug 30th, 2013 15m 1s

Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy talks with Integra Vice President of Product and Offer Management Michael Kozlowski about the service provider’s current 100-Gbps deployment. Kozlowski discusses how the deployment is going, test requi

Verizon’s Glenn Wellbrock talks 100G, 200G

Aug 28th, 2013 11m 59s

Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy interviews Verizon Director of Optical Transport Networks Glenn Wellbrock on the carrier’s experiences with 100G. Topics range from how well the coherent technology has met expectations, how test requi

Infinera and the Myths Surrounding 100G

Aug 26th, 2013 23m 27s

Infinera Director of Solutions & Technology Geoff Bennett tackles several myths that may still hold sway in the 100G market. Bennett tackles such subjects as silicon photonics versus photonic integrated circuits, whether Infinera can maintain i