Product category:
Optical Transceivers, Transponders and Repeaters
News Release from: Finisar Corp
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 March 2007
10 million optical transceivers shipped
in a year
Finisar shipped 10 million optical transceivers/transponders shipped in calendar year 2006, up nearly 30% over the previous year.
Finisar Corp is claiming a shipment record, with 10 million optical transceivers/transponders shipped in calendar year 2006, up nearly 30% over the previous year Finisar's optical transceivers are shipped to original equipment manufacturers from Finisar's Malaysian facility, one of the most sophisticated high-volume optical transceiver/transponder factories in the world
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We are proud of our reputation as the leading optics supplier and industry innovator in the network communications industry", said Jerry Rawls, President and CEO of Finisar.
"We are especially excited about Finisar's strong growth in the 10-40Gig market for metro and telecom applications".
"We think the acquisitions of Kodeos and AZNA will enable us to develop new products for the telecom/metro market and greatly expand the sime of our addressable market".
Finisar manufactures a wide range of transceivers/transponders, based on XFP, SFP, SFF, X2, XPAK, 300-pin, GBIC, and 1x9 form factors.
Increasing demands for advanced, high-speed data applications, including IP video, voice over IP, wireless communications and enterprise storage and remote disaster recovery applications have driven the demand for optical transceivers.
The innovative design of Finisar pluggable transceivers delivers reduced power consumption and pay-as-you-go flexibility.
"With a significant share of the optical transceiver market from a unit perspective, Finisar is truly a leader in the optics components business", said Roy Rubenstein, Research Director, LightCounting, an industry research firm focused on the transceiver market.
"The milestone they have achieved not only demonstrates Finisar's ability to supply its customers with the right product and right specifications at the right time, but also indicates the company's ability to innovate and drive optical communications".
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