Revolutionizing Direct Drive Pluggables with Co-Package Optics

Co-packaged optics (CPO) were a hot topic at #OFC23 in San Diego.In this video, Hamid Abzadeh, Chairman and CEO of Ranovus, discusses the advantages of co-package optics in module applications with direct drive technology. Co-package optics enable a significant reduction in power consumption for pluggable applications, as demonstrated by Ranovus' Odin platform. The co-package optics version of the Odin platform has a power consumption of 5 pico joules...

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Broadcom previews “Bailly” 51.2 Tbps CPO Switch

At the recent OFC23, Broadcom showed a mechanical sample of its upcoming 51.2 Tbps Tomahawk 5 switch with co-packaged optical (CPO) integration. Here is Broadcom’s Manish Mehta showing the “Bailly” mock-up.Broadcom begins volume shipment of 51.2 T Tomahawk 5Wednesday, March 15, 2023    Broadcom has begun volume shipments of its Tomahawk 5 family of Ethernet switch/router chips.Tomahawk 5 offers 51.2 Tbps of switching capacity,...

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Marvell’s 200 Gbps/lambda DSP can power 1.6 Tbps pluggables

 Marvell has begun sampling its Nova 1.6 Tbps PAM4 electro-optics platform.Marvell’s Nova is powered by a 200 Gbps/lambda optical DSP capable of enabling 1.6 Tbps pluggable modules in the OSFP-XD form factor.  Key features of the Nova electro-optics platform include a 200 Gbps per channel line side transmitter interface supporting a wide range of high-speed lasers.At OFC23, Marvell’s Xi Wang shares some insights.https://youtu.be/_NbkiE5eCXAMarvell’s...

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Starlink launches global roaming service

SpaceX's Starlink division has begun offering an unlimited global roaming option for $200 per month.  Antennas are specific for stationary or in-motion vehicles.It can be ordered in any country where Starlink is available on the Starlink Availability Map.https://www.starlink.com/...

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Dell'Oro: SSE revenue rockets 38% in 2022

 The worldwide Security Service Edge (SSE) market grew by nearly $1 B in 2022, representing 38 percent growth as enterprise embrace cloud-delivered network security to secure cloud-based applications and user’s access to those applications, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group“The pandemic fueled the need for cloud-based applications as employees shifted from working in the office to working anywhere. As employees return to the office,...

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SES launches 2 more C-band satellites for U.S. market aboard SpaceX

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the SES-18 and SES-19 satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, March 17.The two American-made satellites are the fourth and fifth – and final – satellites to be launched as part of SES’s C-band transition plan, following the launch of SES-22 in June 2022 and the tandem launch of SES-20 and SES-21 in October 2022. SES said these satellites are part of its plan to clear...

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