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Aggregating four optical transceiver links into one higher-capacity signal is a popular way of maximizing fiber utilization and increasing capacity without having to upgrade other infrastructure. From the perspective of what transceiver form factors sup...

Are you excited about the potential to increase capacity while driving down cost per bit with 800G? Or are you still focused on upgrading to or optimizing 100G or 400G – and wondering what yet another new standard means for your network? Whether you're...

Looking for the right coherent QSFP-DD transceiver? While some transceivers share common features across vendors, our high-end coherent QSFP-DD optics stand out with key advantages that enhance performance, simplify encryption and streamline brownfield...

Introducing SoSmart—a management suite designed to support Smartoptics products within an open, multi-layer, and multi-vendor environment.

Smartoptics has earned a reputation as a leading provider of optical networking solutions, serving enterprise organizations and communication service providers worldwide. Beyond our open line networking solutions, we offer a comprehensive range of trans...

The emergence of AI has lowered the threshold for cybercriminals to successfully attack critical infrastructure. To address this increased threat environment, new regulatory frameworks such as the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), NIS2, and CNSA 2.0 are drivi...

Many network operators have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of 100G coherent transceivers (100G ZR) for their enhanced performance in low-cost 100G use cases. We asked our CTO Kent Lidström to shed some light on what these coherent optics can do. We’l...

Discover how Smartoptics leverages the open-source GNPy software, developed under the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), to revolutionize optical network design with the SoSmart Planner. Learn how this advanced planning tool enables precise service feasibilit...

IP over DWDM (IPoDWDM) combines the benefits of pluggable optics high-speed technology such as 400ZR. Regardless whether you’re a communication service provider, an internet exchange, or an enterprise data center operator, these technologies can help yo...

Smartoptics' ambition is to offer best-in-class support services to you as a customer. Our support services are delivered by in-house engineers to ensure maximum efficiency, minimum disruption, and the most value for money. Now, we are taking an additi...

Smartoptics’ unique certification for Brocade Gen 7 didn’t just happen overnight. Our embedded approach and reliability have made us a key partner of Broadcom, Brocade OEMs and Brocade distributors for a long time. Hundreds of enterprises such as banks,...

If you’re a bank, retailer, airline, pharmaceuticals company, government agency or some other organization with a mission-critical SAN using Brocade switches, then you’ll need to upgrade to the 7th generation of Brocade sooner or later. At Smartoptics,...