MAYNARD, Mass., Sept. 19, 2016 (GLOBE
NEWSWIRE) -- Acacia Communications (NASDAQ:ACIA), a
leading provider of high-speed coherent optical interconnect
products, today announced that more than 12 of its customers have
adopted coherent solutions based on Acacia's Dual-Core Flex-Rate
Denali digital signal processor (DSP) for applications in
datacenter interconnect (DCI), metro, long haul and submarine
networks.
Using software-configurable modulation formats,
including PM-QPSK, PM-8QAM, and PM-16QAM, Acacia's Denali products
support transmission speeds of 100G to 400G which provides Acacia's
customers with significant flexibility in coherent applications.
Denali's dual-core architecture supports high-density and
high-performance, and also enables transmission of 3 x 100G client
signals with 2 x 150G optics using PM-8QAM modulation.
"We're excited by our customers' acceptance of our
Denali-based products that bring increased flexibility, density,
and capacity to optical networks. We view this level of
customer adoption as a validation that we are developing the right
products for these market segments," said Acacia's Chief Technology
Officer and Founder Benny Mikkelsen.
"The performance of 150G PM-8QAM meets the
majority of our long-haul requirements with a higher spectral
efficiency than 100G PM-QPSK and the same optics," said Mark Filer,
Senior Network Engineer, Azure Networking, Microsoft Corp.
"Using a common baud rate for all modulation formats, we can fit
into 37.5GHz fixed-grid or colorless ROADM network
applications."
Combining Acacia's Denali DSP with its silicon PIC
technology in Acacia's AC400 Flex optical module product family
allows Acacia's customers to leverage Denali's performance and
feature set with a completely integrated optical subassembly, thus
satisfying early time-to-market demands and minimizing system
development resources. Market adoption of Acacia's AC400 products
has been strong and Acacia has recently added a second contract
manufacturer to address its growing customer demand.
About Acacia
Communications
Acacia Communications develops, manufactures and sells high-speed
coherent optical interconnect products that are designed to
transform communications networks through improvements in
performance, capacity and cost. By converting optical
interconnect technology to a silicon-based technology, a process
Acacia refers to as the "siliconization of optical interconnect,"
Acacia is able to offer products that meet the needs of cloud and
service provider customers in a simple, open, high-performance form
factor that can be easily integrated in a cost-effective manner
with existing network equipment. www.acacia-inc.com.
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and manufacturing, the scope, progress, expansion and costs of
developing and commercializing its products, the size and growth of
the potential markets for its products and the ability to serve
those markets, regulatory developments in the United
States and foreign countries, including under export control
laws or regulations that could impede its ability to sell its
products to customers in certain foreign jurisdictions, and other
risks set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in its Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016 filed with the SEC and
its other SEC filings. Acacia Communications
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements
contained in this press release as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
For further information:
Investor Relations Contact:
Monica Gould
Office: (212) 871-3927
Email: IR@acacia-inc.com
Media Contact:
Jason Ouellette
Office: (617) 399-4908
Email: Jason.ouellette@text100.com