NeoPhotonics, a manufacturer of PIC or photonic integrated circuit based modules has proclaimed that samples were available for their first 40G transceiver module for high speed Ethernet client side applications.
This transceiver can be plugged in and it increases the data rate from 10G per module to 40G in the case of SFP+ or XFP transceivers, and helps to meet the ever growing demands of increased bandwidth in data centers. The new module allows transmission of four times the data at distances of almost 10 km over single mode fiber, when compared to the conventional 10 G approach.
Tim Jenks, who is CEO and Chairman of Neotphotonics has revealed that the company was happy to introduce their first 40G client-side transceiver units for data center and cloud applications. Samples have been offered to their customers. He further stated that the new module would be in line with their other products such as the Integrated Coherent Receiver (ICR) for 100G and 40G DWDM transport applications. This also demonstrates their commitment towards the high speed transceiver market.
This new NeoPhotonics product is developed mainly for connecting terabit and gigabit routers and switches to high-capability transport systems. It complies with the IEEE 802.3ba 40GBASE-LR4 specifications and is also capable of supporting 44.4G and OTU3 rates for future applications.
Source: http://www.neophotonics.com