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Emcore announces optical cable results
Fibre optics developer Emcore has published findings regarding the reliability of its optical cabling.
Compound semiconductor and fibre optic subsystems developer Emcore has published the results of a study into the reliability of its 20 Gb per second (Gbps) optical cables.
The firm revealed just five failures over the past three years in one billion hours of device operation and, as such, concluded fibre optic is able to deliver faster, more reliable and higher bandwidth transfer rates than alternative technologies.
At present, fibre optic cabling acts as a compact, lightweight alternative to copper cables in the telecoms and information exchange sectors.
Chris Wiggins, director of Emcore s enterprise business group, said: "Emcore is the field-proven market leader in high-quality and reliable active optical cable products."
He added the company has based its next-generation 40 Gbps optical cabling on the same technology and therefore hopes to deliver similar levels of performance in the future.
Emcore is based predominantly in the US and operates facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ewing, New Jersey, San Diego, Alhambra and Newark, California and Warminster, Pennsylvania.
The firm revealed just five failures over the past three years in one billion hours of device operation and, as such, concluded fibre optic is able to deliver faster, more reliable and higher bandwidth transfer rates than alternative technologies.
At present, fibre optic cabling acts as a compact, lightweight alternative to copper cables in the telecoms and information exchange sectors.
Chris Wiggins, director of Emcore s enterprise business group, said: "Emcore is the field-proven market leader in high-quality and reliable active optical cable products."
He added the company has based its next-generation 40 Gbps optical cabling on the same technology and therefore hopes to deliver similar levels of performance in the future.
Emcore is based predominantly in the US and operates facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ewing, New Jersey, San Diego, Alhambra and Newark, California and Warminster, Pennsylvania.