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Adtran’s optical transport technology drives OIF’s 100G to 800G ZR interoperability demo at OFC 2025
News summary: OIF demo highlights the readiness of 800G coherent technology and the industry’s shift to open, vendor-neutral optical networking Adtran FSP
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNews summary:\n\n\nOIF demo highlights the readiness of 800G coherent technology and the industry’s shift to open, vendor-neutral optical networking\n\n\nAdtran FSP 3000 OLS enables multi-vendor 100G to 800G transport in an IPoDWDM network architecture\n\n\nDemo also features Adtran’s coherent 0dBm 100ZR+ QSFP28 for cost-effective, low-power 100G transport\n\n\n SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAdtran today announced that its FSP 3000 open line system (OLS) and coherent 100ZR+ QSFP28 transceiver will play a key role in the Optical Internetworking Forum’s (OIF) interoperability demonstration at OFC 2025. The showcase marks a key milestone in advancing multi-vendor, multi-rate transport, with 100Gbit/s, 400Gbit/s and 800Gbit/s coherent pluggable optics operating over an open, multi-span network. Held at booth 5745 with participation from 35 member companies, the demo highlights the industry’s progress in multi-rate, disaggregated transport and the growing demand for flexible, energy-efficient networking solutions tailored for AI, cloud and next-generation architectures.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250325635600/en/Adtran’s FSP 3000 OLS and 100ZR+ QSFP28 transceiver are set to play a major role in the OIF’s interoperability demo at OFC 2025.\n“This year’s interop demo is proof that open, multi-vendor optical networking is delivering on its promise,” said Christoph Glingener, CTO of Adtran. “With our FSP 3000 OLS playing a central role, we’re demonstrating reliable, flexible transport of 100Gbit/s, 400Gbit/s and 800Gbit/s coherent signals across a disaggregated network. This validates the readiness of 800Gbit/s technology as well as the industry’s broader shift toward flexible, vendor-neutral architectures. By enabling robust data transmission across diverse optical infrastructures – including the IPoDWDM network used in this demo – we’re helping operators scale for AI, cloud and the evolving demands of tomorrow’s networks, all while simplifying operations and driving power efficiency.”\n\nThe demo features Adtran’s FSP 3000 OLS transporting coherent signals of 100Gbit/s, 400Gbit/s and 800Gbit/s across an open, vendor-neutral environment. The FSP 3000 OLS leverages high-resolution flexgrid and colorless ROADMs along with bidirectional inline amplifie...