tECHNOLOGIES & PrODUCtS
eXfO announces entire OTDr and iOLM product line revamp E XFO recently announced the and automated loopback test method that tests two fibres at once and iMF, an automated MPO. and the latest innovations to the iOLM, we are delivering the best mix of intelligence, A complete Windows 8 OS that enables third-party integrated applications for communications, remote assistance, file storage and
complete overhaul of its OTDR range, with 42 new and redesigned models. Hosted in the popular MaxTester tablet-inspired form factor, as well as the ever-evolving FTB-1V2 and FTB-2 platforms, the new C-series OTDR portfolio provides powerful, fast and efficient solutions for everyday OTDR testing. Added features include iLOOP, a fast
performance and automation in a completely recharged OTDR portfolio. EXFO keeps raising the traditional OTDR standards to the highest level ever seen in the market.”
connectivity, technicians will be able to deploy faster and better fibre optic networks.
Stéphane Chabot, vice- president, physical layer test division, said “With the introduction of the C-Series, EXFO’s seventh generation of OTDRs, we bring unprecedented optical performances that increase the quality of the results you expect from your favourite OTDR. Combined with the power of the new FTB Pro platforms
The new C-Series OTDR portfolio provides powerful, fast and efficient solutions for everyday OTDR testing.
Source Photonics announces shipment of 10,000 single mode 100G QSFP28 modules S ource Photonics has announced the shipment of its 10,000th single mode 100G QSFP28 module. Source data centres has been making headlines over the last 3 years, attracting many new suppliers and technologies” – commented this opportunity is real. We expect that shipments of these products will exceed 100,000 units in the first 6-9 months of 2016.” Due to high demand,
meet the needs of customers as QSFP28 moves deeper into the data centre fabric. Source will also exhibit its full portfolio of 100G products and demonstrate next generation technologies from its broadening portfolio of higher speed products at OFC this year.
Vladimir Kozlov, CEO and founder of LightCounting Market Research. “The early shipments data from Source Photonics clearly shows that
Photonics began production shipments of 10km QSFP28 LR4 and 2km QSFP28 LR4- Lite modules in Q1 2015 after a successful introduction and sampling program with several leading customer-partners throughout 2014. Major applications for this first-to-market technology include cloud scale and Web 2.0 data centres worldwide and represent the first single mode 100G modules deployed in data centres, signifying the beginning of the transition from a 10G/40G data centre architecture to a 25G/100G architecture. “Potential market opportunity for 100G optics in mega
Source Photonics expects to leverage a vertically integrated operations infrastructure to
after a successful sampling programme, source Photonics began production of 10km QSFP28 lR4 and QSFP28 lR4-lite modules.
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