Microsemi's DIGI-G5 powers Terabit OTN switching cards

Microsemi introduced its DIGI-G5 Optical Transport Network (OTN) processor for terabit capacity OTN switching cards. The company said this newest generation in its DIGI franchise enables packet-optical transport platforms to triple in capacity while slashing power consumption by 50 percent per port. DIGI-G5 delivers 1.2 terabits per second (Tbps) of combined OTN and client interfaces and is first to market with newly standardized 25 Gigabit Ethernet...

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NTT Electronics announces 64GBaud coherent DSP

NTT Electronics (NEL) has begun sampling a 64GBaud high-performance coherent DSP for DWDM optical transport systems. The DSP core leverages Broadcom’s 16nm CMOS fin-FET high-speed mixed-signal technologies which enhances per-lambda capacity by two-to-three times up to 600Gbps/λ. NEL's new DSP supports flexible line capacities by combining multiple Baud-rates and modulation-formats, from 100Gbps/λ by 32GBaud QPSK to industry-first 600Gbps/λ by 64GBaud...

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MACOM releases 400G chipset for Short Reach Optical #OFC2018

MACOM Technology Solutions is now sampling a four channel, 56 Gb/s PAM-4 VCSEL driver and companion four channel transimpedance amplifier (TIA) for short reach VCSEL-based optical module and active optical cables (AOC) applications. These new devices complement previously announced transmit and receive clock data recovery (CDR) devices for a complete transmit and receive solution. MACOM’s chipset solution operates at up to 56 Gb/s PAM-4 (28GBbaud...

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Cisco extends its Network Convergence System

Cisco announced a major extension of its Network Convergence System (NCS) data center interconnect portfolio with the introduction of two new modular platforms: Cisco NCS 1004 A transponder platform that packs more than 100 Tbps of capacity into a single seven-foot rack Can transmit 4.8 Tbps within a 2RU platform, with a total fiber capacity of 76.8 Tbps Support for 600G interfaces Secure optical transport with line rate encryption Flexible modulation...

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InnoLight to demo 400G QSFP-DD FR4 Optical Transceivers #OFC2018

InnoLight Technology announced its line-up of 400G QSFP-DD and OSFP optical transceivers: QSFP-DD SR8                                         QSFP-DD AOC QSFP-DD DR4                                         QSFP-DD FR4 OSFP SR8 OSFP AOC ...

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Qualcomm boosts its dividend by 9%

Qualcomm's Board of Directors announced a 9 percent increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend. The quarterly cash dividend will increase from $0.57 to $0.62 per share of common stock and will be effective for quarterly dividends payable after March 21, 2018. This dividend increase will raise the annualized dividend payout to $2.48 per share of common stock. Steve Mollenkopf, CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated, said, "We are pleased to announce...

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Marvell posts revenue of $615 million

Marvell Technology Group reported revenue for the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2018 of $615 million.  GAAP net income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 was $49 million, or $0.10 per share. Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 was $165 million, or $0.32 per diluted share. Cash flow from operations for the fourth quarter was $120 million. "Our strong fourth quarter...

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ZTE makes a big showing at MWC with its push for 5G

ZTE, now one of the world’s major network equipment suppliers, recently reported 2017 operating revenue of RMB 108.82 billion, 7.49% higher than a year earlier, but not the double-digit growth rate seen earlier in the decade. The big 4G expansion projects in its home market of China have largely wrapped up and the company has pivoted from chasing any sale just for the sake of growing its global market share to the pursuit of profitability. For 2017,...

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