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Boost your 80km links to 100G with QSFP-100G-ZR4-S optical modules
Boost your 80km links to 100G with QSFP-100G-ZR4-S optical modules
Service providers and network operators are upgrading their networks from 10G to 100G at an accelerating pace. Until now, a simple and cost-effect solution for 80km reach links had been absent. Introducing the new pluggable optic module, the 100G ZR4.
Feb. 7, 2023
Optics Are the Link to More Sustainable, Reliable Networks
Optics Are the Link to More Sustainable, Reliable Networks
Optical connections transmit information in ways that fundamentally transform network architectures, and pluggable optics can increase your network’s capacity with maximum flexibility. No one knows better than Cisco how optics work in your network and optimize your network investments.
March 21, 2022
Unclear on fiber optic breakouts? What you need to know
Unclear on fiber optic breakouts? What you need to know
Learn why fiber optic breakouts are useful and how to use them in your network.
June 9, 2021
Co-Packaged Optics and an Open Ecosystem
Co-Packaged Optics and an Open Ecosystem
The pace of bandwidth growth isn’t slowing down, and each generation draws more power than the last. To address this, the industry needs to move to co-packaged optics. Today we are announcing a collaboration between Inphi and Cisco to drive an open ecosystem around the technology.
Jan. 11, 2021
Fiber Optics Part 3: Fiber Dispersion Will Change The Way You See Your Links
Fiber Optics Part 3: Fiber Dispersion Will Change The Way You See Your Links
Learn how fiber dispersion properties limit your link data rate and distance.
Sept. 3, 2020
Quenching the Never-ending Thirst for Capacity and Scale
Quenching the Never-ending Thirst for Capacity and Scale
At the core of the hyperscale data center challenge is just a huge number of devices to monitor, manage, and maintain.
Feb. 20, 2020
1G Bidirectional Transceivers for Service Provider and IoT Applications
1G Bidirectional Transceivers for Service Provider and IoT Applications
1G Bidirectional SFP increase fiber utilization of IoT and service provider networks.
Feb. 3, 2020
Peace of Mind with Cisco Optics (Part 2 of 3)
Peace of Mind with Cisco Optics (Part 2 of 3)
In part 2 of this blog series, discover how Cisco maintains the industry's highest standards of transceiver quality and reliability.
Aug. 22, 2019
Optics in the Data Center: Powering Ever-Increasing Capacity Demands
Optics in the Data Center: Powering Ever-Increasing Capacity Demands
There is no end in sight to capacity growth demands as the internet continues to explode. Today's blog looks at trends in the data center and how Cisco's optics technologies deliver solutions that meet our customers’ time to deployment, performance, power and cost expectations.
July 24, 2019
Data Center Interconnect: Trends, Transitions and How Cisco’s Intent to Acquire Acacia Is a Game Changer for the Futur …
Data Center Interconnect: Trends, Transitions and How Cisco’s Intent to Acquire Acacia Is a Game Changer for the Futur …
Cisco's acquisition of Acacia Communications can help drive industry shifts in Data Center Interconnect (DCI) and Wide Area Networks (WAN) for Metro and Long Haul distances covering 10km to 10,000km.
July 16, 2019
Cisco Announces Intent to Buy Acacia Communications; Helping Drive Significant Industry Network Architectural Shifts
Cisco Announces Intent to Buy Acacia Communications; Helping Drive Significant Industry Network Architectural Shifts
Cisco announces the intent to buy Acacia Communications, a fabless semiconductor company, to build an industry-leading portfolio of optical, silicon, and software technologies to advance intent-based networking.
July 9, 2019
25G Transceiver FAQ
25G Transceiver FAQ
Craig Pasek answers frequently asked questions about 25G transceivers.
April 30, 2019