JASON KOSHY OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS
When you’re talking about the MSA and some of the pre-coded things that come out, I think that a lot of that stuff does help by at least creating some guidelines. But when you’re looking at the network, and certain companies that have multiple pieces of OEM equipment in that network, it gets even more complicated than that. This is because you want to try to understand what they’re trying to do and be able to support their network specifically. MSA-coded products are critical for third-party suppliers to ensure interoperability and compatibility with various network equipment brands, regardless of the transceiver manufacturer. The value of MSA is that it allows third parties to compete with OEM transceivers with cost-effective alternatives and provide customers more choices.
lot of the military projects that we have here in the U.S. We have a strong position in the U.S. market, with brands like L-Com, Transtector, Pasternack, PolyPhaser and Integra Optics, which are also recognized globally. We also do custom cables in multiple facilities in the U.S., cutting them to length with termination. So, we’ve got a pretty broad business that covers a broad market range. One of the unique things about us is that we support a range of markets including utility, military, data center and telecom, based on our broad product offerings.
in the U.S., and some of the bigger MSOs and internet service providers also use third-party solutions. They don’t use OEMs because of the flexibility, the cost savings and the reliability they get with us. We also do a lot more inspections than a typical OEM would do. We do an extensive vendor validation process — which includes testing, interoperability and quality testing of incoming raw parts and outbound coded transceivers — to ensure performance and reliability. We can code transceivers to work in multiple platforms, allowing the flexibility to use products in various applications. We work with customers to understand their needs and their network, which enables us to make recommendations that make it easier for them to manage their equipment.
Thank you.
PD
How important is it to have things like standardisation and MSAs for transceivers? I think when you’re managing a network, standardisation is important, because it allows new
PD
Tell me more about Infinite Electronics. Judging from the number of brands on your
PD
website, it seems like it’s a distributor rather than a manufacturing company.
JK
people coming into your business to be familiar with what you’re doing. A lot of the larger carriers write great standards, requirements and specs around what they’re trying to accomplish because they want to make sure they can manage the network for a long time into the future.
JK A lot of people make that mistake, but we are a manufacturer. We do keep a lot of inventory, but these are our own branded products. We have a broad portfolio of about 20 brands, ranging from RF solutions to data communication, all the way to things like electromagnetic pulse filters, or EMP, for a
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