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Transceiver part numbers

Demystifying Transceiver Part Numbers Part 1: Understanding Form Factors

What’s in a name? When it comes to transceivers, everything. Using an alphanumeric code for a naming system means that a part number is more than just a title, it’s a way to communicate essential details about the product and its technology. Understanding transceiver part numbers, however, can be daunting, especially when dealing with the […]

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ISE

Precision Optical Technologies’ Genesee™ Dispersion Compensation ASIC Honored by 2024 ISE Network Innovators’ Awards

Rochester, NY — August 26, 2024 —  Precision Optical Technologies, a key brand in Belden’s broadband solutions portfolio, proudly announces that its cutting-edge Genesee™ Dispersion Compensation ASIC has been distinguished among the best in the industry by the esteemed 2024 ISE Network Innovators’ Awards. A panel of judges, comprised of experts from the telecommunications community,

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FTTH and HFC Modernization

FTTH and HFC Modernization: Optical Transceivers Drive Network Modernization for Universal Broadband

In a recent whitepaper entitled “Network Modernization: A Vital Step Toward Universal High-Speed Broadband,” USTelecom advocates for a “modern regulatory environment that advances rather than undercuts tech modernization.” Essentially, they worry that outdated regulations are placing too much emphasis on maintaining old copper networks rather than speeding universal access to reliable, high-speed internet. While they

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Broadband

Fiber Connect 2024: Shaping the Future of Fiber Broadband 

Held in the vibrant city of Nashville, Tennessee, Fiber Connect 2024 brought together industry leaders, enthusiasts, and visionaries under the theme “Accelerating Our Fiber Future.”   The event emphasized how fiber infrastructure can revolutionize communities, economies, and opportunities for individuals. Precision OT was there to engage with other attendees in discussions and collaborations aimed at driving

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Stratus Networks

Stratus Networks Selects Precision Optical Technologies Passive Optical Network Access Solution —  OpenPath™ to Expand Fiber Network

Rochester, NY — July 25, 2024 — Precision OT, a key brand in Belden’s broadband solutions portfolio, announces that Stratus Networks, a leading data and voice network services provider, has chosen OpenPath™ as its solution to expand its all-fiber network in Central Illinois, providing more robust connectivity opportunities to its customers. OpenPath™, Precision OT’s fully

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ai

Adapting Data Center Interconnect for the AI Data Deluge

Artificial intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly reshaping the world, from education and healthcare to finance and foreign policy. As enterprises and data center providers continue to adopt purpose-built data center infrastructure platforms (like the NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD) that enable the use of AI at scale, the pressures on data center optical networking engineers are rising. As

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400G ZRx Part 1: Explore the Possibilities

400G ZRx optics are a family of pluggable coherent DWDM transceivers where the ZRx term refers to design variations including different types of Tx power, Forward Error Correction (FEC), data rates, and applications.  400G ZRx transceivers in QSFP-DD, OSFP or CFP2 form factors enable deployment directly in IP routers/switches, facilitating long haul connectivity over a

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Harnessing Optical Transceiver Innovations for Eco-Friendly Networks

As Earth Day approaches and everyone’s thoughts turn to the subject of environmental sustainability and climate change, the optical networking sector finds itself standing at a unique point in time.  On one hand, fiber optic cables have always been the more sustainable choice over traditional copper wiring, especially from an energy consumption standpoint. For example,

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What’s In a Coherent Pluggable? Part II 

In Part I, we discussed the impact coherent pluggables are having on modern optical networks and learned the basics of coherent communication.  An explosion of coherent technology advancement in recent years has involved novel modulation schemes and various methods to increase data rate.  In Part II, we’ll discuss error correction techniques which further improve performance

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