June 2022

Cisco PONC 2022 conference highlighted RON progress, PLE availability, and 400G success

Cisco just held its PONC 2022 conference, with over 500 attendees registered. We found the most exciting topics at the three-day show were: (a) its progress with RON, (b) PLE availability, and (c) the 400G ZR ramp. Cisco is pushing for integrating optical transceivers with routers, a significant step forward… Read More »Cisco PONC 2022 conference highlighted RON progress, PLE availability, and 400G success

Active Copper Market Poised to take Significant Share of Short Distance Market in the Data Center

AI/ML Workloads and Next-Generation Server Designs to Drive Growth New network architectures and increased server speeds are causing the connectivity market inside the data center to move away from Direct Attach Copper (DAC) to active solutions.  The current DAC technology can’t scale with the speed coming from next-generation server designs… Read More »Active Copper Market Poised to take Significant Share of Short Distance Market in the Data Center

1Q’22 Optical Transport Market and Long-Term Forecast Results

In 1Q’22, revenues for the Optical Transport market were 6% greater than the year-ago quarter, according to 650 Group’s recently published report.  The market overall has been inconsistent in performance over the past four quarters, oscillating between Y/Y growth and Y/Y declines.   On a regional basis, North America had… Read More »1Q’22 Optical Transport Market and Long-Term Forecast Results