Optical Internetworking Forum

Adtran brings advanced integration to OIF 400ZR+ demo at ECOC 2023

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Adtran today announced its key role in the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF)’s multi-vendor 400ZR+ Optics Demo at ECOC 2023.

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  • Adtran today announced its key role in the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF)’s multi-vendor 400ZR+ Optics Demo at ECOC 2023.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231002385604/en/
    Adtran’s open optical solution is playing a key role in the OIF’s 400ZR+ multi-vendor demo.
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    “At Adtran, interoperability isn’t just a buzzword; it’s the foundation of our whole vision for optical networking.
  • “This ECOC 2023 demo exemplifies what can be achieved with strategic collaboration and integration.

Marvell Launches Industry's First 800G ZR/ZR+ Modules for Data Center Interconnects

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

COLORZ® 800 is the industry's first family of 800 Gbps ZR/ZR+ coherent pluggable optical modules for connecting data centers up to 1,200km apart.

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  • COLORZ® 800 is the industry's first family of 800 Gbps ZR/ZR+ coherent pluggable optical modules for connecting data centers up to 1,200km apart.
  • Doubling connectivity speed from 400 Gbps to 800 Gbps, COLORZ 800 expands ZR/ZR+ use cases while lowering capex and opex.
  • COLORZ 800 incorporates Marvell's new 5nm Orion™ 800G coherent DSP and innovative, field-proven silicon photonics platform.
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today introduced COLORZ 800 , the industry's first family of 800 Gbps ZR/ZR+ pluggable modules for scaling data center interconnects (DCIs) rapidly, economically, and efficiently in the AI era.

Alphawave Semi Demonstrates High-Speed Connectivity Leadership at Optical Fiber Communication Conference

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Monday, March 6, 2023

The event will take place from March 5-9 at the San Diego Conference Center in California.

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  • The event will take place from March 5-9 at the San Diego Conference Center in California.
  • The OFC event is the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals.
  • It brings together industry experts, researchers, and innovators to discuss the latest advancements in optical technology, fiber optic communications, and networking solutions.
  • Additionally, Alphawave Semi executives will be presenting at the following sessions:
    ● Presentation: "Beyond the Hype of Network Analytics: Use Cases, Feasibility, and Barriers"

Alphawave Semi Demonstrates High-Speed Connectivity Leadership at Optical Fiber Communication Conference

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Monday, March 6, 2023

LONDON and TORONTO, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alphawave Semi, (LSE: AWE), a global leader in high-speed connectivity for the world's technology infrastructure, announced that it will be presenting at the Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Conference and Exhibition and will take part in the largest ever interoperability demonstration organized by the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), accelerating the adoption of technologies enabling the network of today and the future. The event will take place from March 5-9 at the San Diego Conference Center in California.

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  • The event will take place from March 5-9 at the San Diego Conference Center in California.
  • The OFC event is the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals.
  • It brings together industry experts, researchers, and innovators to discuss the latest advancements in optical technology, fiber optic communications, and networking solutions.
  • Additionally, Alphawave Semi executives will be presenting at the following sessions:
    ● Presentation: "Beyond the Hype of Network Analytics: Use Cases, Feasibility, and Barriers"

Ethernet's Past, Present, and Future Converges in Ethernet Alliance OFC 2023 Demo

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230228006127/en/
    The 2023 Ethernet Alliance Roadmap offers the industry unique insights for navigating the multitude of numerous roads making up today's Ethernet ecosystem.
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    Featuring 18 different participating member companies, the Ethernet Alliance interoperability demo in booth #5417 spans diverse Ethernet technologies ranging from 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to 800GbE.
  • The Ethernet Alliance OFC 2023 demo underscores the importance of interoperability and perfectly frames Ethernet’s ability to operate seamlessly across disparate industries and environments.”
    The industry’s leading voice of Ethernet, the Ethernet Alliance’s demo incorporates technologies from every corner of the Ethernet ecosystem.
  • At OFC 2023, the Ethernet Alliance will also be showcasing the 2023 edition of its Ethernet roadmap .

OFC 2023 Exhibition to Feature Hundreds of Leading Global Organizations Demonstrating the Latest Innovations & Applications in Optical Communications and Data Center Technologies

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC) exhibition floor draws a global audience with demonstrations of the industry's most innovative new products and optical technologies driving industry advancements in quantum networking, AI, data center connectivity and more. OFC, the premier conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals, is being held 05-09 March 2023 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, USA.

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  • OFC, the premier conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals, is being held 05-09 March 2023 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, USA.
  • Exhibitors with a local California presence include AC Photonics, Inc., Advanced Test Equipment, Aehr Test Systems, Cambridge Industries USA, Inc., and Fabrinet, among others.
  • Industry-leading organizations, including COBO, Ethernet Alliance, OIF and Open ROADM, will host discussions and live demonstrations on breakthrough technologies and industry interoperability efforts.
  • OFCnet , OFC's high-speed optical network, will enable live demonstrations and showcase emerging technologies, including quantum networking, network element interoperability, SDN and programmability, and networking for big data/big science applications.

Keysight’s 224G Ethernet Test Solutions Enable System-on-a-Chip Makers to Validate Next Generation High-speed Digital Interface Technology

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Monday, September 19, 2022

High-speed digital interfaces that support 224 Gbps per lane data connection speeds offer increased bandwidths and underpin 1.6 terabit per second (1.6T) high-speed interconnect technology .

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  • High-speed digital interfaces that support 224 Gbps per lane data connection speeds offer increased bandwidths and underpin 1.6 terabit per second (1.6T) high-speed interconnect technology .
  • Keysights unique portfolio of high-speed digital interface test solutions enable SoC makers to validate the performance of 224G designs accelerating 1.6T design and pathfinding.
  • Synopsys used Keysights M8050A BERT, M8199 Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) and Infiniium UXR-Series Oscilloscope to develop and validate 224G serializer/deserializer (SerDes) IP designs.
  • As a leading provider of high-speed Ethernet IP solutions, Synopsys utilizes Keysights comprehensive digital interface test solutions to validate the performance of the PHY IP, enabling designers to meet their design and system-level requirements for high-performance computing, networking and AI SoCs.

Microchip Unveils Industry’s First Terabit-Scale Secure Ethernet PHY Family with Port Aggregation for Enterprise and Cloud Interconnect

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Monday, September 19, 2022

This dramatic growth is expanding the transition to 112G PAM4 connectivity beyond just cloud data center and telecom service provider switches and routers to enterprise Ethernet switching platforms.

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  • This dramatic growth is expanding the transition to 112G PAM4 connectivity beyond just cloud data center and telecom service provider switches and routers to enterprise Ethernet switching platforms.
  • Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is responding to this market inflection with the META-DX2 Ethernet PHY (physical layer) portfolio by introducing a new family of META-DX2+ PHYs.
  • Microchips second-generation Ethernet PHY SDK for the META-DX2 family lowers development costs with field-proven API libraries and firmware.
  • Note: The Microchip name and logo and the Microchip logo are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries.

Marvell Joins Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express Consortium

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) today announced that the company has joined the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) Consortium as part of its ongoing development of open chiplet interconnect standards. Marvell's contributions to the UCIe standard will leverage the company's advanced chiplet interconnect and packaging experience to help further the consortium's objective of developing open standards that create a more robust ecosystem for inter-operable chiplets.

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  • Brings Established Expertise in Multi-Chiplet, Cloud-Optimized Silicon Design to Open Industry Standards Collaboration
    SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) today announced that the company has joined the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) Consortium as part of its ongoing development of open chiplet interconnect standards.
  • Through these experiences, Marvell brings advanced domain knowledge and a unique perspective that will help align and optimize global chiplet interconnect standards for a range of leading-edge applications with differing requirements such as CXL, Ethernet and custom low-latency connectivity while fostering chiplet interoperability.
  • "We see the great value in aligning interconnect standards across the industry and look forward to contributing towards that goal as a member of the UCIe consortium."
  • "We are excited that Marvell has joined the consortium and is working to develop cloud-optimized multi-die solutions that are compatible with UCIe."

Lumentum to Demonstrate and Preview Innovations at OFC 2022

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Monday, March 7, 2022

Additionally, TIP will demonstrate reliable optical communication links in next-generation networks using Lumentum's 400G CFP2-DCO modules in a 400 Gbps OpenROADM interoperability demonstration.

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  • Additionally, TIP will demonstrate reliable optical communication links in next-generation networks using Lumentum's 400G CFP2-DCO modules in a 400 Gbps OpenROADM interoperability demonstration.
  • New 25G T-SFP28 Tunable Transceivers: Emerging applications, such as 5G wireless fronthaul, require high-performance tunable transceiver technology at 25GB/s.
  • Lumentum is well-positioned to address this market with its latest 25G T-SFP28 product, now available to sample.
  • Industry-First SmartTunable Multi-Source Agreement (MSA): Lumentum has formed the SmartTunable MSA with other industry suppliers to enable standardization and interoperability between multiple vendors.