Microsoft and Facebook test 400G on trans-Atlantic cable

A field demonstration conducted by Acacia Communications, in collaboration with Microsoft and Facebook, achieved the first 400G single carrier DWDM transmission over the 6,600 km Marea submarine cable between Virginia Beach, Virginia and Bilbao, Spain. The transmission employed Acacia’s AC1200 coherent module, which is powered by its Pico digital signal processor.  Utilizing Acacia’s patented Fractional QAM modulation, the field demonstration...

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NSF to fund E-CAS cloud projects via Internet2

Internet2 announced a new partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to coordinate the use of commercial cloud platforms for scientific computing research needs. Internet2 will serve as the coordinator, facilitator and administrator of the Exploring Clouds for Acceleration of Science (E-CAS) project, which will investigate the viability of commercial clouds as an option for leading-edge research computing and computational science supporting...

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Ciena hits Q4 revenue $899.4 million, up 21% YoY

Ciena reported revenue of $899.4 million for its fiscal fourth quarter ended October 31, 2018, up 20.8% year over year. Q4 net income per share was $0.34 GAAP, or $0.53 adjusted (non-GAAP). For fiscal year 2018, Ciena reported revenue of $3.09 billion, as compared to $2.80 billion for fiscal year 2017. “We achieved outstanding financial results in our fourth quarter and fiscal 2018 due to continued execution of our proven strategy," said Gary B....

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Data center land in Hong Kong sells for US$697 million

The last remaining plot of land designated for development into a data centre sold for a higher-than-expected HK$5.45 billion ((US$697 million), according to the South China Morning Post. There were nine bidders for the 295,405 square foot property. The buyer is listed as Sunevision Holdings. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2177665/hong-kongs-biggest-and-last-data-centre-site-fetches-hk545-billio...

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Optech ships 40G QSFP+ Bidi

Optech announced commercial availability of its 40G QSFP+ BiDi optical transceiver. The 40GBase QSFP+ Bidi has two 20G channels that supports connections up to 100 meters on OM3 and up to 150 meters on OM4. It uses LC Duplex connector and the wavelength is 850nm. It is compliant with the QSFP MSA. Supports 40G data rate 2 channels 850nm VCSEL transmitter Reach distance up to 100 meters with OM3 Reach distance up to 150 meters with OM4 LC Duplex...

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Dell'Oro: WLAN market accelerates

The Wireless LAN (WLAN) market accelerated in the second half 2018, boosted by higher-end products. WLAN prices rise with mix shift to Wave 2, 802.11ax and NBASE-T, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. “The WLAN market outperformed in 3Q18, as price erosion slowed. Users opted for feature-rich products, such as Wave 2 access points and premises managed Controllers,” said Ritesh Patel, Industry Analyst at Dell’Oro Group. “This indicates...

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Hurricane Electric now links 200+ Internet Exchanges

Hurricane Electric, which opererates the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced that it is the first Internet backbone in the world to connect to over 200 unique Internet exchanges. Hurricane Electric now connects to the largest number of networks on the planet for both IPv6 and IPv4 and has been at the forefront of providing high-speed Internet connectivity to organizations throughout the world using: 100GE (100 Gigabit Ethernet),...

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Deutsche Telekom's MobiledgeX venture aligns with SK Telecom

by James E. Carroll MobiledgeX, the independent mobile edge computing provider founded by Deutsche Telekom, announced an agreement with SK Telecom to enable a new generation of connected devices, content and experiences, creating new business models and revenue opportunities leading into 5G. MobiledgeX is focused on delivering developer-facing edge cloud services and bringing mobility to those services, dynamically placing application back-end...

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Microsemi intros FPGA burst mode receiver for 10G PON

Microsemi introduced its PolarFire FPGA burst mode receiver (BMR) for compact 10G PON OLTs. The company said its new BMR solution enables customers to build OLTs in small form factor modules while drawing the lowest power in extreme thermal environments. The device supports small form factor pluggable (SFP) and 10 Gb SFP (XFP) footprints. “The PolarFire FPGA BMR solution is a game changer for our clients designing 10G PON applications because...

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