Infinera Charts Network Transformation with PICs for Sliceable Photonics

Infinera unveiled two photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for new optical transport systems and line cards scheduled for delivery later this year. The introductions include a sliceable, enhanced PIC, ePIC-500, and an application-optimized PIC, oPIC-100. Infinera said its new sliceable photonics technology enables the large pool of capacity in a PIC to be divided at a granular optical level.  Each slice can routed in a different direction as...

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Apigee Files for IPO - APIs + Predictive Analytics

Apigee, a start-up based in San Jose, California, filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock.  The company's Apigee Edge API platform helps enterprises to build mobile and digital initiatives using APIs, apps and data. Apigee Insights delivers big data predictive analytics. Apigee says that when used together, its APIs and predictive analytics...

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Corning Intros SMF-28 Ultra 200 Fiber

Corning introduced the industry’s first 200-micron fiber with a 9.2 micron nominal mode-field diameter (MFD). The new Corning SMF-28 Ultra 200 fiber enables the design of smaller, lighter, fully backwards compatible high-fiber, high-density cables. The company said its new fiber complies with the ITU-T G.657.A1 specification while also delivering enhanced bend resistance and seamless integration with the installed ITU-T G.652 fiber base in a 200-micron...

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NTT Electronics Delivers 20nm Low-Power Coherent DSP

NTT Electronics (NEL) announced the commercial release of its second generation, 20nm low-power coherent DSP for use in high-port-density 100G metro transport systems. The device was developed by NEL in collaboration with Broadcom. The new NLD0640 Gen2 LP-DSP features integrated 100GE transponder capability, full coverage of operation modes such as the lowest power 80-km ZR mode and power-managed metro mode for distances up to 1200km, and digital...

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New Celtic-Plus GOLD Project Continues Work on G.fast

Celtic-Plus, an industry-driven European research initiative, announced results and future plans of G.fast lab trials. A new Gigabits Over the Legacy Drop (GOLD) project will initiate the planned second version of the G.fast standard. This builds on a recently completed HFCC/G.fast project, which demonstrated throughput of nearly 1Gbps per copper pair at 100 meters, and up to 170Mbps per copper pair at 480 meters, on a 16 pair standard cable. Sckipio...

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Dell Hires a Cisco Exec as CTO of its Enterprise Solutions Group

Dell announced the appointment of Paul Pérez as Chief Technology Officer of its Enterprise Solutions Group, where he will focus on leading the architecture, design and build-out of the next wave of Dell’s future-ready data center technologies. He joins Dell from Cisco Systems where he most recently served as vice president and general manager for the company’s Computing Systems Product Group, responsible for the UCS server and management portfolio....

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Amazon Names First Six AWS Managed Service Program Providers

Amazon named the first six companies to be admitted into its new AWS Managed Service Partner program: 2nd Watch Datapipe Smartronix Cascadeo Day1 Solutions RightBrain Networks To become an approved member of this program, partners must pass an independent audit of their AWS Managed Service capability. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/a...

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CableLabs Joins NYU's 5G Research Program

CableLabs, the nonprofit research consortium for the cable industry, has joined NYU's research center as it drives development of 5G technology. NYU WIRELESS, which was launched by the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering in August 2012, is developing fundamental science and mathematical channel models needed to create 5G equipment. CableLabs becomes the 12th industry affiliate sponsor of the research center, joining Intel, Samsung,...

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