GigOptix begins shipping 100G DP-QPSK driver to tier 1 telecom OEM

PALO ALTO, USA: GigOptix Inc., a leading supplier of electronic and electro-optic semiconductor products for fiber-optic communications systems today announced that it has begun shipping its high performance 100G DP-QPSK driver to a tier 1 telecom OEM.

This signifies the culmination of more than two years of joint development by the GigOptix engineering team in developing a market leading driver, the first monolithic solution available in the industry for next generation 100G DP-QPSK DWDM market.

During the development activity, GigOptix utilized its proven capabilities of delivering high performance semiconductor driver products with innovative high speed analog design techniques to produce a 100G DWDM driver solution in a compact, power efficient form factor.

Andrea Betti-Berutto, CTO of GigOptix, said: "We are very excited to be at the forefront of 100G market adoption. We decided more than two years ago to align our 100G development with our customer’s requirements and given our prior history of both providing high performance solutions and delivering on our commitments, we were chosen as a preferred partner to deliver drivers into their 100G platform."

”The demand for 100G transport technology in long-haul networks is being driven by telecom service providers seeking to handle increased customer traffic and bandwidth demands in a cost effective manner. The telecom industry has embraced 100G DP-QPSK DWDM optical network transport since it provides a cost effective system solution and system vendors are now developing and beginning to deliver 100G products,” added Padraig O’Mathuna, VP of Marketing of GigOptix.

“Deployment has been accelerated by internet content providers demanding more bandwidth to support the surge of data traffic being driven by their large data centers. We are delighted to be supporting our customers at the forefront of this important network evolution.”

In their most recent report on 100G components, Ovum forecasted that the 100G DP-QPSK DWDM lineside market would launch in 2010 and grow to over 16000 units by 2015 with a CAGR of 140 percent.