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Full 800G Network Coverage for Network Operators

Acacia — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:58:09 +0000

Network operators need to scale capacity to meet bandwidth demand while keeping risk and cost per bit low. They can get full 800G network coverage with Acacia’s 1.2T multi-haul Coherent Interconnect Module (CIM) 8. The first performance-optimized coherent pluggable enables network operators to meet their performance requirements for the terabit era, enabling superior transmission regardless of the fiber infrastructure conditions.

Tech Update: Optical Network Redesign with 400G Pluggables

Acacia — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 23:40:49 +0000

Arelion has deployed Acacia 400G QSFP-DD Bright Optical Modules in its production IP backbone, initially on a 675 km route between Stockholm and Copenhagen. Mattias Fridström, Chief Evangelist from Arelion, discusses how these 400G pluggable operate over third-party Optical Open Line System (O-OLS). Some highlights of the video:

These optics can be directly installed into a router, eliminating the need for an optical transponder and enabling you to shoot traffic over longer distances.
The main business cases for this technology: connecting points of presence (POPs) that are further away, and shooting traffic between core routers in the internet backbone, thereby saving time and money.
The concept of alien wavelengths is discussed, including how this technology can work with any vendor, offering a more efficient way of running your network.

Watch Mattias as he shares his insights from testing this technology, and how it can potentially transform your network infrastructure while offering significant capex and opex savings.

Maximizing Network Performance with 1.2 Terabit Coherent Optics

Acacia — Mon, 15 May 2023 18:17:32 +0000

The latest 120+ GBaud coherent optics are arriving. Get up to speed on this new technology’s cost and performance benefits.

Gain a network operator perspective on deploying both 400ZR+ and high-performance optics
Hear how the latest Gen120P technology addresses the critical challenges of network operators
Learn how Terabit coherent improves the cost/bit in existing hardware and networks
Understand how high-performance coherent optics are complementary to 400ZR pluggable technology
Get the details on the key technologies that enable these high data rates

Speakers:

Glenn Wellbrock, Director of Optical Transport Planning – Verizon
Tom Williams, VP of Marketing – Acacia Communications
Serge Melle, Director, Optical Product Marketing – Nokia
Kyle Hollasch, Lead Analyst Transport Hardware – Cignal AI

Pluggable Coherent Beyond the DCI Universe

Acacia — Fri, 12 May 2023 23:13:12 +0000

Network operators are now embracing the promise of coherent pluggables to enable new architectures including IP over DWDM that help reduce capex and opex. Newer coherent pluggable options such as Bi-Directional, 400ZR+ and high launch power solutions are expanding applications. In this webinar, representatives from several network operators explain the real-world applications for 100G, 200G and 400G coherent pluggable modules in their networks.

Topics include:

Network operator perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of deploying coherent pluggables
Key applications for new Bright high launch power (i.e., 0 dBm) pluggable optics
Use cases and architecture approaches for DCI, metro, and access application

Speakers:

Sterling Perrin, Senior Principal Analyst – Optical Networks & Transport, Heavy Reading
Venk Mutalik, Fellow, Comcast
Bart Janssens, Senior Specialist Packet Network Architect, Colt Technology
Tom Williams, Sr. Director, Acacia

Acacia Bright 400ZR+ QSFP-DD Coherent Pluggable Module Demonstration

Acacia — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:36:39 +0000

The Bright 400ZR+ module expands the use cases for 400G QSFP-DD pluggables to metro and regional ROADM networks and enables increased transponder density in transport equipment. Watch this video demonstration of the Acacia Bright 400ZR+ QSFP-DD pluggable coherent module featuring a transmitter with high fidelity and high optical power to see the optical output power and spectrum using optical taps and readouts on the power meter and OSA.

NextGenInfra.io: What’s Hot at OFC22? 400ZR

Acacia — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:34:28 +0000

It comes as no surprise that one of the hottest topics from the past 3 years is still a hot topic at #OFC22. 400ZR is ramping with new applications now coming on, says Tom Williams, Vice President, Acacia – now part of Cisco.

ECOC 2021 Marketing Focus: Next Steps in Coherent Interface Standardization

Acacia — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:23:00 +0000

Standardization of coherent technology has taken a big step forward at 400G supporting applications in DCI and service provider networks. Looking toward the next generation, there are opportunities to increase speeds and expand the application space to address both shorter and longer reach interfaces using pluggable coherent optics. Meanwhile, silicon photonics is fast becoming the preferred material for high-speed coherent interfaces. The presentation will analyze how these trends are expected to influence next generation networks and investment in coherent technology.

Go Further Faster with Acacia

Acacia — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:52:52 +0000

Acacia’s solutions can reduce the complexity and expense of high-speed optical networks by improving efficiency, optimizing capacity and reach, and increasing traffic flexibility. Today Acacia’s Pico-based 1.2 Terabit solution is deployed in well over one hundred networks around the globe, and adopted by three of the four largest hyperscalers.

As service providers evolve and upgrade their networks, we will continue to provide innovative next generation technology to optimize capacity and lower cost per bit. Learn how you can go further, faster with Acacia.

Acacia Wins First-Ever ECOC Industry Award

Acacia — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:30:02 +0000

The ECOC Industry Award for Acacia’s Family of 400G Pluggable Coherent Solutions with 3D Siliconization Technology recognizes Acacia’s proven expertise in high-performance silicon PICs and low power DSPs.

Acacia’s family of 400G pluggable coherent solutions have won the optical integration (Silicon Photonics) category of the first-ever ECOC Exhibition Industry awards.

Utilizing Acacia’s 3D siliconization technology, Acacia’s 400G pluggable module family features an expansive list of interoperability solutions (400ZR, OpenZR+, Open ROADM MSA and CableLabs Coherent Optics Physical Layer Specification) in QSFP-DD, OSFP and CFP2 pluggable form factors for cloud data center (DCI) interconnects and service provider networks. Acacia’s 400G pluggable coherent solutions were designed to enable network operators to address increasing bandwidth demand through a simplified network architecture, to help reduce both capital and operational expenditures.

Acacia Talks Coherent: Hongbin Zhang and Digital Signal Processing

Acacia — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:49:14 +0000

In this episode of Acacia Experts Talk Coherent, Principal DSP Designer Hongbin Zhang, Ph.D. explains digital signal processing (DSP) design challenges and solutions, key applications in optical networks, and key benefits of smaller CMOS node sizes.