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OptiNet China
2021-06-16 - 2021-06-17 | JW Marriott Hotel Beijing Central, No. 18 Xuanwumenwai Street, Xicheng District., Beijing, 100052, China
Optical networking, transport, and DCI technologies are now more essential than ever to support and meet the growing needs of 5G, cloud services, and other major infrastructure projects. Join leading industry experts to discuss their latest developments at the upcoming OptiNet China Conference 2021.
Explore how the wide array of systems, sub-systems, modules, components, and DCI’s are evolving. An educational program spotlights these exciting innovations.
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At the event, Fenghai Liu, Director of Product Line Management at Acacia will present “Coherent Evolving to Shorter Reaches”
Date: June 17, 2021
Time 14:15
Once considered a long-haul technology, coherent is now firmly entrenched in the metro and moving to even shorter reaches. Today’s coherent technology solutions offer a smaller footprint and lower power consumption driven by advancements in silicon photonics and by leveraging infrastructure utilizing high-volume manufacturing processes from the electronics world, applying integration and co-packaging techniques.
To meet the rising consumer demand for bandwidth in a cost-effective and operationally efficient way, network operators are looking to both pluggable and co-packaged optical coherent solutions at shorter reaches depending on their application requirements. As data rates are increasing from 400G to 800G and even 1.6T, these coherent solutions can provide the scalability, flexibility, operational simplicity and cost advantages that network operators need to address their evolving network needs.
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ECOC 2021
2021-09-13 - 2021-09-16 | Palais de l’Atlantique (P2A) – Porte C, Cours Charles Bricaud, Bordeaux, 33300
ECOC is the largest conference on optical communications in Europe, and one of the most prestigious and long-standing events in this field worldwide. After the Brussel 2020 virtual edition, ECOC returns to France for its 47th edition. The ECOC 2021 conference, along with the exhibition, will take place in the city of Bordeaux at the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre, in the heart of the wine region, less than 2 hours away from most European capitals.
Don’t miss Acacia’s Market Focus presentation:
Title: Next Steps in Coherent Interface Standardization
Speaker Name: Tom Williams, Director of Marketing
Day: Wednesday 15th September
Time slot: 11:30:00 AM – 12:00:00 PM
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IPC Conference
2021-10-18 - 2021-10-21 | Virtual Event, Virtual Event
As the IEEE Photonics Society’s flagship meeting, the IEEE Photonics Conference’s topics cover vast technical areas within the photonics community and the interests of our members. Attendees will be able to participate in Plenaries, Invited Talks, Panel Discussions, Tutorial Sessions, Special Symposia and Industry Day, and Virtual Outreach Events across the conference’s topical areas.
Don’t miss Acacia’s workshop presentation:
Workshop: Feeding the Beast: the Constant Need for Higher Bandwidth Optical Interconnects
Panelist: Tom Williams, Marketing Director
Day: Tuesday, 19 October
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm EDT
Tom will share details on extending optical bandwidth with coherent technologies and Acacia’s vision to drive the industry forward in this area.
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LightReading Optical Networking Digital Symposium
2022-02-08 - 2022-02-10 | Virtual Event, Virtual Event
In this Light Reading online two-day event, Heavy Reading optical analysts will lead a discussion among leading edge CSPs and network hardware and software suppliers to discuss the most significant trends driving optical networking in 2022 and beyond.
Acacia is a Gold Sponsor on Day 1- Session 1:
DCI and Metro Connections in the Coherent Pluggable Age at 11:00 am ET.
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OFC 2022
2022-03-06 - 2022-03-10 | reduce
OFC is the Premier Event in Telecom and Data Center Optics
OFC is the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. The program is comprehensive — from research to marketplace, from components to systems and networks and from technical sessions to the exhibition. For over 40 years, OFC has drawn attendees from all corners of the globe to meet and greet, teach and learn, make connections and move the industry forward.
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Acacia, now part of Cisco, experts will present during the following sessions:
Single-Carrier Versus Multi-Carrier for >800G Coherent Optics: A Revived Debate After a Decade
Sunday, 06 March Time 16:00 – 18:30
Ian Dedic, Distinguished Engineer
How will 200G (and beyond) per Lambda IM/DD Compete with Coherent Technology for Intra-DC Applications
Sunday, 06 March Time 16:00 – 18:30
Mark Heimbuch, Principal Engineer
What are the Parallelization Technologies for Cost and Energy Efficient 1.6Tb Links?
Tuesday, 08 March 14:00 – 16:00
Hongbin Zhang, Principal Engineer
What are the Parallelization Technologies for Cost and Energy Efficient 1.6Tb Links?
Tuesday, 08 March 14:00 – 16:00
Long Chen, Director of Engineering
Deployment of 400ZR and the Ongoing OIF Work to Define 800ZR/LR
Wednesday, 09 March 12:00 – 13:00
Theater II
Tom Williams, Sr. Director of Marketing
Market Watch Panel V: Evolution of Coherent Transceiver Architectures for Specific Applications
Thursday, 10 March 10:30 – 12:00
Theater I
Anuj Malik, Director, Product and Strategy
OpenZR+: Enabling High-performance Router-based Optics
Thursday, 10 March 11:30 – 12:30
Theater III
Tom Williams, Sr. Director of Marketing

Cisco Live
2022-06-12 - 2022-06-16 | Mandalay Bay Convention Center, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Cisco Live is the place to be to meet, greet, learn, and share ways of solving some of the biggest challenges out there. Let’s get back together to build community, share experiences, and discover solutions. We can’t wait to see you!
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Don’t miss “Coherent Pluggables: Revolutionizing Optical Infrastructure – PSOSPG-2010” presented by Tom Williams, Director, Product Management and Strategy
Network switch capacity continues to double every 2-3 years. Cisco’s announcement of the Silicon One™ G100 boasts a 25.6T switching capacity! Over the last 10 years, coherent technology has advanced at an even faster pace, with cost, power and size per bit improvements of over 40x. The transition to Routed Optical Network architectures requires support for coherent interconnects in the same form factors as client optics to satisfy growing bandwidth demands in a cost-effective and operationally efficient way. 400G coherent interfaces in QSFP-DD have enabled this form factor parity. This session will provide an overview of coherent technology innovations that will support this model going forward.
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NGON & DCI World
2022-06-21 - 2022-06-23 | Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 144, 08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
NGON & DCI World provides the global go-to meeting place for optical networking professionals to formulate and benchmark strategic and technical frameworks, learn about new technologies on the horizon and equipping their network with the best possible operating strategy and technology advancements, to operate ahead of the competitive curve.
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OptiNet China
2022-08-03 - 2022-08-04
At the upcoming OptiNet China Conference 2022, you have an unparalleled opportunity to explore them along with the cutting-edge research, new product innovations, and optical developments that you need to consider adopting for your future performance and efficiency requirements. Join the thought leaders and global optical industry experts over two exciting days of knowledge sharing and discussion by registering today!
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ECOC 2022
2022-09-18 - 2022-09-22 | Congress Center Basel, Messepl. 21, Basel, 4058, Switzerland
The ECOC Exhibition is the largest optical communications exhibition in Europe, held each September in a different European city, the event is the key meeting place for decision makers from across the fibre optic communications technology industry.
Now approaching its 25th year, the exhibition now attracts over 6,000 decision makers from all around the world – bringing together manufacturers, suppliers and service providers to networking, gain insights on the latest developments, new products and trends in the industry.
Alongside over 300 international exhibitors, the exhibition is full with interactive features and seminars. Live demonstrations are provided in the FTTx Village and free training sessions cover fusion splicing and fibre preparation tools. The extremely popular Market Focus theatre includes thought provoking presentations from some of the most innovative and forward-thinking companies working in optics today discussing the key issues facing the market.
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Cisco Live
2022-12-06 - 2022-12-09 | Australia, Melbourne, Australia
Service Provider Summit Day 2
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Eureka Rooms 1 & 2, MCEC
9:15am – 10:00am
Innovations in Coherent Optics for Efficient Network Architectures
Anuj Malik – Director, Product Management & Strategy, Cisco
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Webinar: Pluggable Coherent Beyond the DCI Universe
2022-12-13 12:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event, Virtual Event
Webinar Overview:

Date / Time: Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 12:00 p.m. New York / 5:00 p.m. London
Network operators are now embracing the promise of coherent pluggables to enable new architectures including IP over DWDM that help reduce capex and opex. Newer coherent pluggable options such as Bi-Directional, 400ZR+ and high launch power solutions are expanding applications. In this webinar, representatives from several network operators explain the real-world applications for 100G, 200G and 400G coherent pluggable modules in their networks.
Topics will include:

Network operator perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of deploying coherent pluggables
Key applications for new Bright high launch power (i.e., 0 dBm) pluggable optics v
Use cases and architecture approaches for DCI, metro, and access application

Speakers:
Sterling Perrin, Senior Principal Analyst – Optical Networks & Transport, Heavy Reading | bio
Tom Williams, Sr. Director of Marketing, Acacia | bio
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Pluggable Coherent Beyond the DCI Universe
2023-01-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Event, Virtual Event
Date / Time: Thursday, January 12, 2023, 11:00 a.m. New York / 4:00 p.m. London
Overview:
Network operators are now embracing the promise of coherent pluggables to enable new architectures including IP over DWDM that help reduce capex and opex. Newer coherent pluggable options such as Bi-Directional, 400ZR+ and high launch power solutions are expanding applications. In this webinar, representatives from Colt and Comcast explain the real-world applications for 100G, 200G and 400G coherent pluggable modules in their networks.
Topics will include:

Network operator perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of deploying coherent pluggables
Key applications for new Bright high launch power (i.e., 0 dBm) pluggable optics v
Use cases and architecture approaches for DCI, metro, and access application

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Speakers:
Sterling Perrin, Senior Principal Analyst – Optical Networks & Transport, Heavy Reading

Tom Williams, Sr. Director of Marketing, Acacia

Venk Mutalik, Fellow, Comcast

Bart Janssens, Senior Specialist Packet Network Architect, Colt Technology

OFC 2023
2023-03-05 - 2023-03-09 | reduce
OFC is the Premier Event in Telecom and Data Center Optics
OFC is the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. The program is comprehensive — from research to marketplace, from components to systems and networks and from technical sessions to the exhibition. OFC draws attendees from all corners of the globe to meet and greet, teach and learn, make connections and move the industry forward.
A Hybrid Conference – In-Person and Virtual Presentations
Technical Conference: 05 – 09 March 2023
Exhibition: 07 – 09 March 2023
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Cisco Live
2023-06-04 - 2023-06-08 | Mandalay Bay Convention Center, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Cisco Live is the place to be to meet, greet, learn, and share ways of solving some of the biggest challenges out there. Let’s get back together to build community, share experiences, and discover solutions. We can’t wait to see you!
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Don’t miss “Coherent Pluggables: Revolutionizing Optical Infrastructure – PSOSPG-2010” presented by Tom Williams, Director, Product Management and Strategy
Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023
Time: 10:30 – 11:00 am PT
Location: PSO Theater 1
Network switch capacity continues to double every 2-3 years. Cisco’s announcement of the Silicon One™ G100 boasts a 25.6T switching capacity! Over the last 10 years, coherent technology has advanced at an even faster pace, with cost, power and size per bit improvements of over 40x. The transition to Routed Optical Network architectures requires support for coherent interconnects in the same form factors as client optics to satisfy growing bandwidth demands in a cost-effective and operationally efficient way. 400G coherent interfaces in QSFP-DD have enabled this form factor parity. This session will provide an overview of coherent technology innovations that will support this model going forward.
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OptiNet China Conference 2023
2023-06-14 - 2023-06-15 | JW Marriott Hotel Beijing Central, No. 18 Xuanwumenwai Street, Xicheng District., Beijing, 100052, China
At the upcoming OptiNet China Conference 2023, you have an unparalleled opportunity to explore them along with the cutting-edge research, new product innovations, and optical developments that you need to consider adopting for your future performance and efficiency requirements. Join the thought leaders and global optical industry experts over two exciting days of knowledge sharing and discussion.
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ECOC 2023
2023-10-01 - 2023-10-05 | Scottish Event Campus Ltd, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, Scotland, G3 8YW
The ECOC Exhibition is the largest optical communications exhibition in Europe, held each fall in a different European city, the event is the key meeting place for decision makers from across the fibre optic communications technology industry.
Now running for over 25 years, the exhibition attracts over 6,000 decision makers from all around the world – bringing together manufacturers, suppliers and service providers to networking, gain insights on the latest developments, new products and trends in the industry.
Alongside over 300 international exhibitors, the exhibition is full with interactive features and seminars. The extremely popular Market Focus theatre includes thought provoking presentations from some of the most innovative and forward-thinking companies working in optics today discussing the key issues facing the market and Product Focus theatre covering the latest innovative products, live demonstrations and technology announcements.
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Don’t miss Acacia’s session:
Market Focus
Coherent Optics – Changing architectures and emerging market segments
Monday, October 2, 13:00-13:15
Tom Williams
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Journey to Gigabit: Overcoming Challenges in Deploying Emerging Technologies
2023-10-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
In order to meet the ever-growing bandwidth demands that emerging applications are bringing to optical networks, the optical technologies behind these networks are equally evolving, with technologies such as 800G speeds, AI, and automation emerging to aid operators.
But what are the challenges involved in deploying these emerging technologies before they can begin to make an impact? And how can these challenges be overcome? This webinar will look to answer these questions, while looking to the future at what the next wave of emerging technologies may be, in order to help operators future-proof their networks.

Who should attend?
CEOs, CTOs, network designers, planners, systems integrators, and senior engineers within optical network operator companies should attend this webinar to find out more about the challenges surrounding deployment of emerging technologies, and what they can do to overcome these.
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Speakers

Vladimir Kozlov
Founder and CEO Lightcounting
Vladimir established LightCounting in 2004 with the aim of providing in-depth coverage of market and technologies for high speed optoelectronic interfaces employed in communications. He has more than 20 years of experience in optoelectronics, optical communications and market research, and has held market analyst, product development and research staff positions at RHK Inc., Lucent Technologies and Princeton University. Vladimir also holds several US patents and has publications in the area of optoelectronics. Vladimir will discuss the market for these emerging technologies, with a forecast of what may still be yet to come.

Tom Williams
Director of Technical Marketing, Cisco
Tom Williams has been with Acacia since 2015 and has managed marketing activities through the organisation’s 2016 IPO and 2021 acquisition by Cisco. Tom has spent more than 20 years developing optical transmission equipment ranging from 10G to 1.2T. He participates in a variety of coherent standardisation activities in OIF, IEEE and Open ROADM and is co-chair of the OpenZR+ MSA.
Tom spent nearly 15 years in various management roles starting at Optium, where he participated in the company’s 2006 IPO and 2008 acquisition by Finisar. Tom will discuss the emergence of 800G, and how network operators can use the technology behind it to their advantage. Tom will discuss the emergence of 800G, and how network operators can use the technology behind it to their advantage.

Paul Brooks
Product Lifecycle Manager, VIAVI Solutions
Paul manages product marketing for emerging high speed transport and metro technologies at VIAVI Solutions. These include 400G, 100G, and 800G development lifecycle testing solutions, as well as OTN test and measurement solutions.Paul has been with VIAVI Solutions for more than 15 years, before which he was responsible for marketing of high-speed technology solutions at VIAVI’s predecessor, JDSU, and product line management at Acterna, now also a VIAVI brand. Paul also had a career in the Royal Navy as a weapons officer and holds a PhD in opto-electronics from the University of Southampton. Paul will discuss how operators can overcome the test and measurement challenges of 800G products.
Moderated by a member of the Fibre Systems editorial team

OFC 2024
2024-03-24 - 2024-03-28 | reduce
OFC is the Premier Event in Telecom and Data Center Optics
OFC is the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. The program is comprehensive — from research to marketplace, from components to systems and networks and from technical sessions to the exhibition. OFC draws attendees from all corners of the globe to meet and greet, teach and learn, make connections and move the industry forward.
A Hybrid Conference – In-Person and Virtual Presentations
Technical Conference: March 24 – 28, 2024
Exhibition: March 26 – 28, 2024
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA
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Acacia Experts Presenting at OFC 2024
Are Coherent Transceivers About to Experience a Bandwidth Crunch?
Speaker: Long Chen, Acacia
Date/Time: Sunday, March 24, 13:00 – 15:30
Where: Room 6E
Coherent Optics for Next Generation 100G/200G PON: Single-Carrier or Multi-Carrier?
Speaker: Tom Williams, Acacia
Date/Time: Sunday, March 24, 16:00 – 18:30
Where: Room 6E
Executive Forum at OFC 2024
Status of Photonic-enabled Modules and Interconnects
Speaker: Tom Williams, Acacia
Date/Time: Monday, March 25, 10:45-12:00
Where: Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel
Data Center Summit Panel II: Lowering Power Consumption in Optical Solutions
Organizer: Tom Williams, Acacia
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 26, 14:15 – 15:45
Where: Theater II
CableLabs: Empowering Access Networks with Coherent Optics
Speaker: Tom Williams, Acacia
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 27, 11:30 – 12:30
Where: Theater II
10 Years of Coherent DWDM Pluggables: Past, Present and Future
Speaker: Christian Rasmussen, Acacia
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 27, 3:00-4:00 pm
Where: Room 3E
Coherent Optics Unleashed: From 400ZR Success to 800ZR/LR Advancements and 1600ZR Kick-off
Speaker: Tom Williams, Acacia
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 27, 4:00-5:00 pm
Where: Theater I
Acacia Accepted Papers at OFC 2024
M3I. Transmission Optimization
Title: Optical Network Design with High Symbol Rate Flexible Coherent
Transceivers
Authors: Philippe Jennevé, Valeria Arlunno, Acacia
Date/Time: Monday, March 25, 2024; 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Where: Room 7
W3H. Large Capacity Interconnect
Title: Real-Time 1.2Tb/s Large Capacity DCI Transmission
Authors: Hongbin Zhang, Shaoliang Zhang, Timo Pfau, Ahmed Awadalla,
Mehmet Aydinlik, Jonas Geyer, Acacia
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 27, 2024; 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Where: Room 6F

OPTICA Webinar: High-speed inter-data-center optics (400G/800G/1.6T ZR/ZR+)
2024-04-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
Whether you’re a seasoned IT professional, a technology enthusiast, or a business leader seeking to optimize your infrastructure, this webinar is essential for staying ahead in the rapidly evolving landscape of inter-data-center communication.
During this webinar, we will delve into the cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing connectivity between data centers. In this session, our expert speakers will explore the latest advancements, emerging trends, and practical applications in high-speed optical networking, empowering organizations to achieve unprecedented speed, efficiency, and reliability in their data transfer processes. Whether you’re a seasoned IT professional, a technology enthusiast, or a business leader seeking to optimize your infrastructure, this webinar is essential for staying ahead in the rapidly evolving landscape of inter-data-center communication. Take advantage of this opportunity to gain valuable insights and strategies for maximizing the performance of your data networks. Reserve your spot today!
Speakers

Jeff Rahn – Optical Network Engineer at Facebook Meta
Ian Betty – Senior Director, Optical Engineering at Ciena
Tom Williams – Vice President of Marketing at Cisco

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Cisco Live
2024-06-02 - 2024-06-06 | Mandalay Bay Convention Center, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Cisco Live ignites creativity, delivers practical know-how, and accelerates the connections that fuel the digital future. Join us in person, digitally, or on demand.
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Acacia Expert Presenting at Cisco Live 2024
Transform the Cost Structure of High- Bandwidth Transport Networks with Converged Optical and Routing
Speaker: Anuj Malik, Director, Product Strategy & Management
Date/Time: June 4, 2024; 4:30-5:00 pm
Transform how you architect high-traffic networks using coherent pluggable optics. With Cisco Routed Optical Networking, today’s dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) functionality can be implemented directly in 400G QSFP-DD router and switch ports. It enables you to benefit from dramatically lower cost-per-bit and improved sustainability. This session will explore use cases across data center interconnect, metro, and WAN that can help simplify, scale, and increase the efficiency of your transport network.
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OptiNet China Conference 2024
2024-06-19 - 2024-06-20 | JW Marriott Hotel Beijing Central, No. 18 Xuanwumenwai Street, Xicheng District., Beijing, 100052, China
We stand at the precipice of an exciting new era in optical networking, where innovation and advancements hold the key to unlocking a future of unparalleled connectivity and performance. The 2024 OptiNet China Conference is proud to be a catalyst for this advancement, bringing together a diverse community of experts and professionals passionate about shaping the future of this vital technology.
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ECOC Exhibition
2024-09-22 - 2024-09-26 | Messe Frankfurt – Frankfurt, Germany, Germany
The ECOC Exhibition is the key meeting place for everyone in the fiber optic communication technology industry, attracting over 6,500 decision-makers from across the industry.
Acacia Experts Presenting at ECOC 2024
Workshop: How Will AI Affect Future Transmission Systems?
Acacia speaker: Timo Pfau, Principal Engineer
Date/Time: Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 14:00
Market Focus: CMIS – Is Plug-and-Play Possible?
Acacia speaker: Doug Cattarusa, Technical Marketing Engineer
Date/Time: Monday, September 23, 2024, 14:40 – 14:55

Cisco Live
2025-02-09 - 2025-02-14 | RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, Europaplein 24, 1078 GZ, Amsterdam, Netherlands
AI takes center stage at Cisco Live 2025 Amsterdam, empowering you to expand your horizons and immersing you in the next wave of Cisco’s transformative technologies. Learn to work faster, safer, and smarter and become part of the movement that will Go Beyond what’s possible.
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Acacia Expert Presenting at Cisco Live 2025 Amsterdam

Advancements and Applications of Coherent Pluggable Technology in High Bandwidth Transport Networks
Speaker: Anuj Malik, Director, Product Strategy & Management
Date/Time: Wednesday, Feb 12 at 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CET in session room D203
Coherent pluggable technology has emerged as a pivotal solution, integrating coherent optics into pluggable transceivers. This innovation offers a scalable, flexible, and cost-effective approach to meet the increasing demand for bandwidth. This presentation will delve into the technical underpinnings of coherent pluggable technology, including key components such as tunable lasers, high-speed ADC/DACs, and sophisticated DSP algorithms. It will also explore the performance metrics, such as data rates, reach, and power consumption, comparing them with traditional coherent solutions. Furthermore, the session will highlight real-world deployment scenarios, case studies, and future trends, underscoring the transformative impact of coherent pluggables leading to convergence of IP and Optical layers.
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Light Reading Optical Networking Digital Symposium: Driving Coherent Pluggables Across Data Centers and Metro Networks
2025-02-13 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual Event, Virtual Event
Optical networking innovation continues at a rapid pace as the industry moves into 2025. This symposium focuses on two important areas of innovation for the coming years, each at different levels of maturity.
Globally, operators are under tremendous pressure to boost revenues, a requirement that is becoming particularly urgent as operators invest heavily in networks and spectrum licenses for 5G. Transport networks have a vital role to play in differentiated services and new revenue opportunities supporting 5G mobility and the edge and underpinning advanced wireline services.
Coherent pluggables have come a long way since the first 400ZR modules were introduced in late 2019. The development of ZR+ modules and open specifications for longer reach, and more flexible applications, has added to the attraction of coherent pluggable modules for use in data center interconnect, metro and even long-haul networks.
As the second generation of coherent pluggables are being deployed in Networks, this session will explore the opportunities and challenges for service providers both today, and into the future.
This session will address:

Coherent pluggables today and the state of disaggregation.
Pushing coherent pluggable boundaries 800G ZR+ and Open ROADM
Interoperability, automation and the role of AI
The future of coherent pluggables including 1600ZR and 1600ZR+

Speakers

Simon Stanley, Analyst at Large, Components & Subsystems, Heavy Reading
Moran Roth, Director, Product Management, Juniper
Marc Stiller, VP Product Line Management, Lumentum
Anuj Malik, Director, Product Management and Strategy, Acacia

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OFC 2025
2025-03-30 - 2025-04-03 | Moscone Center, 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
The 2025 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC) is back to solidify its status as the premier global event for optical networking and communications. With over 13,500 expected registrants from 83+ countries, a showcase of more than 700 exhibiting global companies, and hundreds of sessions with industry-renowned and invited speakers, OFC 2025 is the main event and unparalleled gathering for industry professionals and the global hub for innovation and collaboration.

Technical Conference: March 30 – April 3, 2025
Exhibition: April 1 – 3, 2025
Moscone Center, San Francisco, California,, USA
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Acacia Experts Presenting at OFC 2025
Optica Executive Forum: Status of Photonic-enabled Modules and Interconnects
Acacia Speaker: Tom Williams, Vice President
Date/Time: Monday, March 31 at 10:35 – 11:50 am
Market Watch: Optical Modules, Transceivers and Applications
Acacia Speaker: Tom Williams, Vice President
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 1 at 2:15 – 3:45 pm
Network Operator Summit: NOS Panel I: Interoperation of Optical Pluggable Transceivers and IP/Optical Integration
Acacia Moderator: Anuj Malik, Director, Product Management & Strategy
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 2 at 10:45 – 12:15 pm
Show Floor Theater Session: Coherent Optics Unleashed: 400ZR Success to 800ZR/LR Advancements and 1600ZR/ZR+ Kick-Off
Acacia Speaker: Doug Cattarusa, Technical Marketing Engineer
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 2 at 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Market Watch: Optical Network Evolution for AI/ML, Architectures and Drivers
Acacia Speaker: Tom Williams, Vice President
Date/Time: Thursday, April 3 at 10:15 – 11:45 am
Poster/Demo: Demonstration of 400G Optical Interoperability in IP Over WDM Network Scenarios Over Single Span WDM System With and Without Optical Amplifiers (Th2A.63)
Acacia Organizer: Anuj Malik, Director, Product Management & Strategy
Date/Time: Thursday, April 3 at 10:30 am
Coherent Moving to Client Optics
Acacia Speaker: Tom Williams, VP of Marketing
Date/Time: Thursday, April 3 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Acacia Accepted Papers at OFC 2025
Multi-rate PAM4 Silicon Photonic Based Receiver Assembly with -10dBm iFEC Sensitivity at 226Gb/s/λ and 125mW/Ch CMOS TIA
Presenting Author: Mahdi Parvizi, Principal Engineer
Date/Time: March 31, 2025 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Rooms 211-212 (Level 2)

OptiNet China
2025-06-04 - 2025-06-05 | JW Marriott Hotel Beijing Central, No. 18 Xuanwumenwai Street, Xicheng District., Beijing, 100052, China
As the digital age accelerates, optical networks are the critical backbone, powering industry connectivity and driving economic growth. OptiNet China has been at the forefront of optical networking innovation for a quarter-century. Our 25th annual event in Beijing brings together industry leaders to foster knowledge sharing, collaboration, and strategic partnerships.

Cisco Live
2025-06-08 - 2025-06-12 | San Diego Convention Center, 111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
For over 35 years, Cisco Live has been the premier destination for the best and brightest minds in IT to learn, experience the future of technology, build community, and celebrate one another. The Cisco Live community comes together annually for an experience that delivers the latest technical education, insights, and inspiration to support your personal and professional success.
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Acacia Expert Presenting at Cisco Live 2025 San Diego

Advancements and Applications of Coherent Pluggable Technology in High Bandwidth Transport Networks
Speaker: Anuj Malik, Director, Product Strategy & Management

Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiOLS)
2025-06-26 - 2025-06-29 | Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St Denver, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
FiO LS unites Optica and American Physical Society (APS) communities for quality, cutting-edge presentations, fascinating invited speakers and a variety of special events. Show themes highlight groundbreaking research and its technological impact, offering deep dives into the most promising innovations of tomorrow.
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FiO LS Committee Chairperson
Alexey Turukhin, Sr. Manager, Hardware Engineering, Acacia

China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE 2025)
2025-09-10 - 2025-09-12 | Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center, Shenzhen China, No. 1 Zhancheng Road, Fuhai Street - Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518133, China
The 26th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE 2025) will take place at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center. As a premier event covering the entire optoelectronics industry chain, CIOE gathers over 3,800 top exhibitors from 30+ countries and regions. Co-located with eight events covering sectors such as information and communication, precision optics, laser and intelligent manufacturing, infrared, intelligent sensing, display technologies, AR & VR, photonic innovation etc. CIOE serves as a one-stop efficient procurement platform for industry professionals to source materials, components, equipment, and solutions. It is also an ideal trade hub for precise business matching, networking, and discovering the latest industry trends.
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Light Reading Optical Networking Digital Symposium 2025
2025-09-11
Session 1 will cover telecom opportunities for the AI boom, while session 2 will discuss expanding capacity over metro, regional, and long-haul networks in the AI era.
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