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    On Topic: Tech Forecast for 2025/ What Will Be Hot

    Dec. 9, 2024
      As we wind down 2024, Lightwave’s latest on-topic eBook will examine the hot topics for 2025. AI is at the top of the minds of optical industry players supporting...
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    On Topic: Metro Network Evolution

    Dec. 6, 2024
    The metro network continues to evolve. As service providers have built out fiber in metro areas, they have offered Ethernet-based data services to businesses and other providers...
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    State of the Market: AI is Driving New Thinking in the Optical Industry

    Dec. 5, 2024
    The year 2024 marked an inflection point for AI. In August, OpenAI’s ChatGPT reached 200 million weekly active users. Meanwhile, McKinsey reported that 72% of ...
    Courtesy of EXFO
    OTDR PON Testing
    OTDRs

    APPLICATION NOTE: OTDR PON Testing: The Chanllenges-The Solution

    Nov. 27, 2024
    Since the first deployment of passive optical netowrks (PONs), a variety of testing methods have been designed for the verification and troubleshooting of PONs such as testing...
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    On Topic: Fiber - The Rural Equation

    Oct. 29, 2024
    RURAL BROADBAND:AN OPPORTUNITY AND A CHALLENGE The rural broadband market has always been a challenge for service providers. However, the recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted ...
    Courtesy of Anritsu
    Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A
    Other Test, Measurement & Network Management Products

    The Shift from Parallel to Serial: Why PCIe Reigns Supreme

    Oct. 2, 2024
    Before PCI Express (PCIe) became the standard for computer hardware interfaces, systems relied on parallel buses, such as PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) and AGP (Accelerated...
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    Quantifi Photonics Product Brochure Cover
    Optical Modulation Analyzers

    Quantifi Photonics Product Catalogue

    Sept. 19, 2024
    Quantifi Photonics offers advanced test capabilities across silicon photonics, co-packaged optics and pluggable optics for data center, HPC and AI/ML applications. They also provide...
    On Topic sponsored by Yokogawa Test&Measurement
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    On Topic: Optical Players Race to Stay Pace With the AI Revolution

    Sept. 18, 2024
    The optical industry is moving fast with new approaches to satisfying the ever-growing demand from hyperscalers, which are balancing growing bandwidth demands with power efficiency...
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    ON TOPIC: Cable’s Fiber to the X Play

    Aug. 28, 2024
    Cable operators are strategically deploying fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in Greenfield markets and Brownfield markets where existing cable plant has reached its end of life...
    Courtesy of Yokogawa Test&Measurement
    Fiber-Optic Communication Poster
    Optical Spectrum Analyzers

    Request a Free Fiber-Optic Communication Poster

    July 30, 2024
    This free 33”x22” wall poster is packed with useful reference information for testing optical communications systems and components, including modulation formats, ...
    Courtesy of Yokogawa Test&Measurement
    Network & Fiber Optics Measurement Solutions
    Optical Spectrum Analyzers

    WEBINAR: Network & Fiber Optics Measurement Solutions

    July 25, 2024
    There are countless technologies available for optical communications devices and systems validation. With so many specifics to take into consideration, it's not always easy for...
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    Next-Gen LiDAR Concepts & Test Solutions
    Test Automation Software

    WEBINAR: Next-Gen LiDAR Concepts

    July 25, 2024
    A vision of self-driving cars propels the research and development of automotive LiDAR, a vital hardware providing distance and velocity information of a vehicle’s surroundings...