Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Alcatel-Lucent Matches Ciena’s 400G Chip


It seems that equipment manufacturers are thinking along similar lines right now, and what they’re thinking is that 100G is today’s killer technology and tomorrow’s buggy whip. At OFC/NFOEC today Alcatel-Lucent is unveiling a 400Gbps Photonic Service Engine chip aimed first at improving the company’s 100G products but eventually at offering 400G wavelengths.

The PSE matches much of what Ciena announced late last week, although Alcatel-Lucent’s seems to go farther while Ciena’s seems to emphasize.....READ MORE

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