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Samples available for new fibre-optic transceivers
March 18, 2011The SFP+ transceiver addresses 16Gbit Fibre Channel switches, host bus adapters, RAID controllers and tape drives, as well as inter-switch and inter-chassis aggregated links.
QSFP+ optical transceivers for Ethernet apps
March 18, 2011The parallel-fibre optical modules have four independent optical transmit and receive channels for increased board density.
Optical transceivers shrink into RJ45 packages
March 18, 2011Focus EDL has a new series of miniature optical transceivers designed to provide designers of network equipment with a high-performance ultrasmall option for Ethernet and Fibre Channel applications.
The Active Optical Cable Market Analysis & Forecast Report
March 11, 2011
This report presents market forecast analysis of the emerging Active Optical Cable (AOCs) market with detailed market and product forecasts through 2015. Analysis includes: new technologies changing the transceiver game, line rates of 10, 14G and 25Gbps signaling and 4- and 12-channel parallel formats using QSFP and CXP MSAs. Protocols include: InfiniBand, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, SAS and PCI Express and for telecom applications. The report also examines the competing alternative of Direct Attach copper and parallel optic transceivers.
Optical Communications Market Forecast Report and Database
March 11, 2011
Despite continuing declines in Capex and modest growth in sales of telecom networking equipment, the industry momentum is clearly positive. Sales of datacom systems picked up promptly, as businesses restarted upgrade projects delayed by the economic downturn. Very strong demand for optical components and modules is an early indication of the industry wide recovery.
Market Update Report
March 11, 2011A decade after the telecom bubble burst and a few quarters after the most recent economic downturn, there is a perception that an industry-wide optical upgrade cycle is starting at last. All segments of the optical networking equipment and components market, including telecom, enterprise, and storage area networks showed clear signs of recovery in 2010. Analysis of publicly reported revenues of equipment vendors combined with confidential sales data of optical components and modules, collected by LightCounting, offer a unique insight into market dynamics, presented in this report.