Finisar Ships 250,000th SFP+ Optical Transceiver

Tag : Fiber Optic Transceiver
Finisar Ships 250,000th SFP+ Optical Transceiver (Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SUNNYVALE, CA, May 20 /MARKET WIRE/ --

Building upon more than two decades of
innovation and leadership in enterprise networking, storage areanetworks
and telecom, Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) today announced the
shipment of its 250,000th SFP+ optical transceiver from itsportfolio of 8G
and 10G products. This early milestone, achieved within twelvemonths of
the first customer shipment, is a first in the industry andreaffirms
Finisar's position as the industry leader in the opticalcommunications
market.

Finisar's SFP+ product portfolio includes transceivers targeted for8 Gbps
Fibre Channel and 10 Gbps Ethernet applications. These transceiversenable
applications over both multi-mode (MMF) and single-mode fiber (SMF)for
datacenter, inter-campus link and access network. They are intendedfor
use in datacom networking equipment such as Fibre Channel switches,
Ethernet switches, NIC cards, Host Bus Adaptors (HBAs), and storagearray
systems.

"Finisar's milestone shipment is a testament to their abilityto understand
customers' needs as well as master critical manufacturing processes
necessary to meet heavy volume demands," said Dr. VladimirKozlov,
Principal Analyst at LightCounting. "We believe thisachievement by
Finisar indicates the steady growth in the industry we have beenpredicting
over the last several years. We expect this trend to continue asfiber
becomes the media of choice for delivering broadbandservices."

"Meeting the demands of the larger-scale, virtualized datacenter requires
the highest levels of performance and connectivity," saidMario Blandini,
Director of Product Marketing for Brocade's Data CenterInfrastructure
Division. "As part of Brocade's end to end, switch to backbonefamily of
8Gbit/sec switching platforms, Fibre Channel SFP+ transceivers fromFinisar
help to deliver the connectivity and performance that Brocadecustomers
expect for their data centers."

The SFP+ standard was developed to extend the original SFP-MSA with
capabilities for supporting faster data rate transmissions andbetter EMI
suppression. Its smaller size and lower power consumption enablehigher
port count densities. The standard also provides a more uniformmechanical
outline to guarantee consistency of components, as well as anenhanced
electrical specification to allow OEMs to take advantage ofhigh-speed,
low-power ICs that were not available when the original MSA wasdrafted.

"Finisar continues to exceed expectations through ourdedication to
understanding customers' needs and by leading innovation effortsthroughout
the optical industry," said Joe Young, General Manager, Opticsat Finisar.
"Being able to support high-volume demand combined with ourbroad product
range, vertical integration, and competitive pricing is acornerstone of
our market leadership and success."