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Disaggregated networks have been gaining in importance, especially for service provider metro networks and enterprise DCI. By engineering open optical network solutions, Smartoptics and LightRiver have both been working hard for years to enable effectiv...

As you probably know, 400G technologies are powerful, offering many additional benefits to networking. But did you know that getting started with 400G over Smartoptics open line systems actually is really easy?

In March 2021, Smartoptics announced that service provider POST Luxembourg had chosen the Smartoptics open line system for upgrading its backbone network to 400G. As one of the first commercial installations in the world based on the new 400ZR standard,...

The most obvious reason for upgrading to 400G is the possibility to create networks with higher capacity than existing networking solutions. This enables you as a service provider or enterprise to meet the increasing demands for more bandwidth. But 400G...

Upgrading to 400G brings a number of benefits to both service provider networks and for enterprise DCI – the most obvious being the possibility to create networks with higher capacity than existing 40G and 100G solutions. But what else does 400G bring t...

Open line systems present numerous benefits to operators and service providers. Organizations are no longer forced to buy all components of a networking solution from the same supplier. Today’s open line systems allow service providers to pick and choos...

If you are a mobile or fixed network provider or offer cable TV services, you are probably facing a situation similar to most operators across the globe. Continuous increases in demand for home connectivity solutions, enterprise access, mobile backhauli...

Over the past decades, WDM networks have evolved from simple point-to-point systems to advanced, interconnected, mesh architectures. This has been driven by Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs) and the underlying Wavelength Selective Sw...

Consumer demands for a richer internet experience, as well as emerging applications for the Internet of Things (IoT) and even autonomous cars, are driving a growing need for enhanced broadband communications capacity. Cable TV broadband providers with v...

Optical equipment is obviously state-of-the-art technology and most people assume you need a crowd of PhDs just to keep it up and running. But do you? In this video, we test that assumption by letting someone else have a go. Want to try it out yourself?