Tag Archives: 100G

Nortel (Ciena) Rolls Out 100G

By Mark Evans | Published: December 14, 2009

It seems like a strange announcement but Nortel announced that it’s taking orders and shipping the first commercially-available 100G optical solution. The strange part is while Nortel is unveiling the product, the 100G business is part of the optical and Ethernet assets purchased by Ciena. “Nortel’s 100G optical solution uses groundbreaking technology that allows service [...]

Posted in Optical | Also tagged Nortel, Optical, verizon | 41 Comments

Nortel’s #1 in 40G and 100G

By Mark Evans | Published: October 15, 2009

Lost amid Nortel’s march toward oblivion is the fact there’s some great, leading edge technology within the company, which will end up on the hands of several happy purchasers. Infonetics Research, for example, issued a new report on the optical equipment market that they consider Nortel to be the leader in 40G and 100G technology. [...]

Posted in Optical, Technology | Also tagged 40G, infonetics, Nortel, Optical | 33 Comments