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Embedded xWDM: Simple. Efficient. Effective.
For companies with access to a dark fiber network, embedded xWDM is a simple and efficient method of transporting multiple storage and data services between sites. It has the simplicity of a single channel extended longwave laser (ELWL) approach but is...

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The power of passive: optical networking
“Passive.” It can sound negative. Powerless. But when it refers to optical CWDM and DWDM optical networking it’s anything but. Passive indicates there are no powered parts inside. As opposed to an active system that has a powered element like a power su...

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Increasing bandwidth: Your options
Today’s network manager has to decide how much data to store on the cloud and how much they need to keep in house. They usually feel more secure when their mission-critical data is kept under their own control.