Windstream Wholesale completes 400G ZR+ trials

Windstream Wholesale completed interoperability testing of QSFP-DD form factor ZR+ pluggable modules from II-VI and Acacia, now part of Cisco. The tests established 400 Gigabit links in a production environment over a 1,027-kilometer link. The team also leveraged the Marvell Deneb Coherent DSP within a native 0 dBm II-VI pluggable and the Acacia module using the Greylock DSP. Industry standard oFEC algorithms were also used in the trials.“These...

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The Netherlands aims for photonic integrated circuit leadership with €1.1B fund

PhotonDelta, a cross-border ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations,secured €1.1 billion in public and private investment. This includes €470 million from the National Growth Fund of the Netherlands, while the rest is co-invested by various partners and stakeholders. The aim is to transform the Netherlands into the leader of the next generation of semiconductors and photonic integrated circuits (PICs).The programme will run for six...

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CompoundTek demos hybrid Si O+C+L-Band wavelength-tunable laser

Singapore-based CompoundTek, a global foundry in emerging Silicon Photonics (SiPh), has demonstrated a hybrid Silicon O+C+L-band wavelength-tunable laser module in collaboration with a stealth-mode product company.The company said the laser modules operated simultaneously in the O-, C-, and L-wavebands. The laser engines have a wavelength tuning range of 175 nm across the three wavebands, with an output power and side-mode suppression ratio as high...

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STACK Infrastructure plans new 84MW data center in northern Virginia

STACK Infrastructure unveiled plans for a new 84MW data center campus on 34 acres in Prince William County in Northern Virginia. The project will comprise a minimum of two buildings spanning 602,000 square feet. STACK anticipates the data centers will be ready in Q3 of 2023.In the last four months, STACK has announced a total of 300MW of additional capacity planned in Northern Virginia. In aggregate, STACK’s current and under-development...

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Sabey announces 72mw data center campus in Austin

Sabey Data Centers unveiled plans for a new 72MW data center campus on 40 acres in Round Rock, Texas. The two-building data center campus willfeature the company’s latest innovations that maximize available data center space while shrinking its construction footprint. Site preparation has commenced, and Sabey will break ground on the new data center campus in June of 2022 with a target Ready for Service Date of Q1 2023.“This is an exciting time...

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Investment firm acquires Unitas Global's connectivity business

Digital Alpha Advisors, a leading digital infrastructure investment firm, has acquired Unitas Global's Connectivity Business. Financial terms were not disclosed.Unitas Global is a network service provider offering automated ubiquitous edge access to cloud everywhere with an automated design and pricing platform, Unitas Nexus.The company will continue to operate under the name Unitas Global and the current management team will continue."The acquisition...

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Gigamon names Shane Buckley as president and CEO

Gigamon named Shane Buckley as its next president and CEO, replacing Paul Hooper who is stepping down after 10 years as CEO role but who will remain an active member of the Gigamon Board of Directors.Buckley has served as the President and COO at Gigamon for four years where he has expanded the company’s business and markets worldwide. Prior to joining Gigamon in 2018, Buckley served as the CEO at Xirrus and President and CEO of Rohati Systems.“As...

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