The demand for robust and reliable data transmission solutions has never been greater. Fibre Channel, a high-speed network technology, has emerged as a key player in this field, offering a gateway to reliable data transfer for businesses and organisations across Australia. With an exponential rise in data consumption and the demand for ultra-fast connectivity, understanding […]
Reasons Why You Should Opt for Smartoptics in Your Brocade SAN DCI Solution
Organisations across diverse sectors, including banking, retail, airlines, pharmaceuticals, and government agencies, depend heavily on Storage Area Networks (SAN) for their mission-critical operations. These networks often utilise Brocade switches, a crucial component in managing data flow and ensuring network reliability. As technology evolves, it becomes essential for such organisations to stay updated with the latest […]
Pioneering the Path to Future Fibre Optic Networks: The Role of ROADMs
Our world is rapidly changing and the demand for fibre optic networks is evolving at an unprecedented pace. This implies that sooner or later, there will be a need to re-evaluate how bandwidth and multiplex channels are allocated. Consequently, the significance of Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) technologies has grown substantially over the last decade. […]
Optical Network Openness: Are You Maximising Its Potential?
In recent times, the topic of openness has become widely discussed. Nearly every optical networking provider’s website emphasises the concept of “openness.” However, it is crucial to understand the true meaning of open and what one should anticipate from a genuinely open solution. […]
How Can 400ZR Be Used For Regional Networks
As the demand for data traffic increases with the rise of a connected society, rural broadband service providers (BSPs) are under pressure to improve their backbone network performance. To address this, 400ZR technology has been developed to offer flexible hardware configurations and enable 400G speeds. Although initially designed for enterprise data centre interconnection, 400ZR has […]
Four Questions To Ask When Choosing An Optical Networking Provider
Source: Smartoptics The market for optical networking solutions has undergone some major shifts in the past years. Mid-sized vendors have largely disappeared due to consolidation. Increasing demand for more open and flexible optical networking is driving a revolution in the way network elements are procured. This makes it possible to break free from traditional vendor […]
The Role of Transponders and Muxponders in Fiber Optic Networks
Source: Smartoptics Enterprise data centers and service providers face increasing demands for data security, low latencies, higher speeds and longer distances in their networks. Transponders and muxponders are both key components for upgrading and enhancing their network infrastructure to meet these demands. We’ll take a look at how transponders and muxponders work and when to use them to help you optimize your fiber […]
Open Management Solution For Open Line Systems
Source: Smartoptics 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 choose between different options, ensuring that they have the best component from the best vendor […]
Four Key Trends For Open Networks
Source: Smartoptics Regardless of whether you’re a service provider operating metro networks or a small carrier with a regional backbone network, a more open way of networking is increasingly high on the agenda. This flexible networking trend can also be called open optical networking or disaggregated networking. It is being driven by opportunities to increase […]
The World is Ready for 400G Roll-Out – Are You?
Source: Smartoptics 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 implementation is a clear proof point that 400G is here for real. […]