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At ProLabs, quality is our commitment and we replicate that in every step of the process. This enables us to build and test superior products for our customers. Through our policies and focus on continuous improvement, we’re able to achieve the highest levels of satisfaction with the products and services we deliver.

We understand the importance of quality and take measured steps in our manufacturing and testing processes. Our optics are coded and tested in its intended environment so that it functions 100% the same as an OEM version. Compatibility is key to ensure a seamless connection with no downtime.

We provide quality assurance in multiple ways.

1. How do you ensure that I’m getting the correct part for my system?

Sampling, testing, and coding are in our DNA. We have a state-of-the-art lab and testing facility in which we’re able to install our transceivers directly into OEM switches to verify that both our hardware and software are fully successful before we ship.

Coupling this with our proprietary part serialization and tracking system, the Data Traveler System™, and we’re able to quickly guarantee that we’re sending out a product that not only meets but exceeds your expectations every single time.

2. How do you ensure higher compatibility rates than that of your competition?

Over 20 years we've been working directly with customers to ensure compatibility in over 400 network systems with the industry’s highest reliability rating of 99.98%. Every unit is individually tested for performance and compatibility in one of our world-class lab facilities with the latest networking equipment.

Other third-party suppliers buy ‘pre-coded’ hardware from manufacturers. These manufacturers specialize in manufacturing the device, and not on programing for compatibility. As they don't interface with the end-client, they are not best equipped to code to your needs. We are different, in that we don’t rely on the manufacturer’s pre-coded parts, we code them ourselves in-house to our clients’ exact specifications. We don’t just make the part--we make the part work.

ProLabs certifies our optics for full compatibility on deployment! Request a quote or contact us to learn more today.

New Auto-Tuning Transceivers Reduce Service Provider Costs and Time to Deploy New Services; Unveiled at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2019

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Booth #1217 – ProLabs, a global leader in optical networking and connectivity solutions, today announced self-tuning Clarity Auto-Tunable DWDM Transceivers, which are designed to save service providers cost and time to deploy new services. Clarity will be unveiled this week at Cable-Tec Expo^®, in ProLabs’ booth (#1217) on the exhibition floor of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

The cable market is challenged by demand for increasing subscriber bandwidth while at the same time maintaining or reducing CapEx and OpEx. This challenge is driving multiple system operators (MSOs) to deploy new technologies and network architectures. One such example involves using Remote-PHY (R-PHY) technology to deliver digital Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) signals over the fiber part of the network rather than traditional analog or hybrid-fiber coax architectures. Using DWDM transceivers allows more efficient use of fiber resources, which in turn enables MSO subscribers to enjoy higher bandwidth and more advanced services. Enabling DWDM transceivers to self-tune, further reduces costs – and the traditional need for tuning equipment is eliminated.

ProLabs provides a complete set of end-to-end solutions – from tuning transceivers to fit within DWDM networks to monitoring DWDM networks to troubleshoot issues. These solutions are designed to save service providers time and money. As the newest member of ProLabs’ solution portfolio, Clarity is a plug-and-play solution that is appropriate for any OEM switch platform that supports SFP+ transceivers. Service providers can plug Clarity into the host and passive mux – and the transceiver automatically locates the open channel, tunes and locks onto the transceiver at the other end.

Specific features and benefits of Clarity Auto-Tunable DWDM Transceivers include:

• Auto-discovers and self-tunes to individual DWDM wavelengths without manipulation by OEM platform or peripheral devices;
• System independent – works with switch platforms that do not natively support tunable transceivers;
• Reduces the complexity of tuning to specific wavelengths in the field;
• Reduces inventory for spare DWDM transceivers;
• Provides up to 80KM reach and full industrial temperature performance;
• Available in 50Ghz or 100Ghz channel spacing.

“While the idea of tuning products is certainly not new, the industry is accustomed to using products that require software or a separate device to perform this functionality,” said Raymond Hagen, global product line manager, ProLabs. “With Clarity, we have eliminated the need for technicians to track fibers or carry extra equipment to program the wavelength of each module during their deployment, which leads to faster deployment and reduced costs. It’s a win-win.”

In addition to the unveiling of Clarity Auto-Tunable DWDM Transceivers at Cable-Tec Expo, ProLabs will also have its full line of optical transceivers on display at its booth. ProLabs technical experts will be demonstrating three products: Clarity, ProTune™ and EON-OMP-2.

Demo details are as follows:

• Clarity Auto-Tunable DWDM Transceivers: Visitors will witness the plug-and-play deployment of Clarity. The demo will show how the transceiver automatically locates the open channel on the mux and tunes and locks on to the transceiver at the other receiving end.
• ProTune: ProLabs’ Offline Tuning Application offers service providers the ability to tune any tunable DWDM transceiver in the field without an internet connection – which is critical for field installations of tunable transceivers in which speed of deployment is necessary. The demo will show visitors how ProTune can immediately respond to network outages, reconfiguration and new customer turn-ups.
• EON-OMP-2: ProLabs’ EON-OMP-2 Multi-Service Platform extends existing networks and reduces the time needed to troubleshoot network issues. The demo will show visitors how the Optical Channel Monitoring feature of the EON-OMP-2 can effectively monitor DWDM wavelengths.

Added Hagen, “As networks aim to meet growing 5G connectivity demands, MSOs need the ability to both increase capacity and monitor network performance to deliver high-quality connectivity. Our ProTune and EON-OMP-2 products can do just that – and are complementary in their functionality. Our demos will show how these products can extend the purchase of the DWDM transceiver – from the turn-up of the connection to the management and monitoring of the network. We look forward to demonstrating the power of these solutions at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo.”

For more information on ProLabs’ range of optical connectivity solutions, please visit www.prolabs.com.

About ProLabs
ProLabs is the largest global provider of optical networking infrastructure solutions. For the past 20 years, ProLabs has delivered optical connectivity solutions that give its customers freedom, choice, and seamless interoperability.

By delivering higher standards for products, service, technology, and cost, the company is changing the mindset of data center and networking customers. ProLabs’ strength is in supplying solutions that are 100% OEM-compatible across more than 90 vendors and 20,000 systems.

ProLabs delivers global reach with innovative, cutting-edge solutions that are backed by a lifetime warranty, assuring the quality of every product sold and serviced. ProLabs’ focus is to continually invest in research and development, ensuring that its optical network solutions continue to lead the market on a global scale.

For more information, please visit www.prolabs.com.

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Tustin, California, US, and Cirencester, UK, March 2, 2020: ProLabs, a global leader in optical networking and connectivity solutions, has today announced the launch of its latest portfolio of transceiver solutions that ensures smooth digital transformation and supports next-generation 400G technology, which organizations are currently struggling to harness despite its ability to revolutionize industry operations for the better.

ProLabs’ new solutions vow to facilitate the transition to 400G for organizations, minimizing upgrade costs and investments across their networks. Its new range of universal transceivers offer a one-stop solution for laying the foundations to support 400G, eliminating the need for multiple components to reduce shipping, buying, installation and labor costs – while ensuring they are ready to meet the ever-increasing demands for the future.

With the introduction of 400G comes the promise of improvements on network bottlenecks for data centers to combat the increased network traffic brought by the 5G era. However, industries have since battled with rising challenges to implement such technologies within their existing operating infrastructures, struggling to maintain performance and meet rising user expectations while remaining cost-effective.

“The dawn of 400G requires careful consideration and planning to avoid unwanted network gear and overhead investment,” said Ray Hagen, Global Product Line Manager at ProLabs. “Understanding the transceiver solutions available is key to data center and network operators to minimize network hardware costs and ensure efficient business operations in terms of revenue and customer experience.”

The higher data rates offered by 400G are four times that of the current Non-Return to Zero (NRZ) signaling made possible via the application of PAM-4 modulation. However, such a significant technological advancement has resulted in interoperability issues with current network infrastructures, causing costs to soar as entire systems require replacement.

ProLabs’ cutting-edge solutions eradicate this issue, offering full-coverage, standardized technologies that guarantee a seamless digital transformation. Tested to the highest standards and specifications, ProLabs’ transceivers guarantee Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) compatibility and optimum performance capability, every time.

“Those still using 100G switches and transceivers to manage 400G will need to consider new options as the demands continue to grow,” continued Ray. “400G transceivers typically transmit and receive with four lanes of 100G, making them incompatible with older infrastructures. This puts businesses at risk of digital transformation failure if they do not upgrade their networks to be able to withstand such advancements in the application.”

Keeping up with current trends on the road to digital transformation is a necessity for organizations to maintain their relevance among the thousands of competing services to offer the best customer experience, security, and performance. Organizations need to opt for flexible solutions that future proof their infrastructure and their business.

ProLabs will highlight its latest solutions at the OFC Technical Conference from March 8-12, 2020.

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With the surge in remote work and a slew of remote access applications, organizations of all sizes from corporate enterprises to hospitals and universities are re-evaluating their IT system capabilities. To boost system performance, there are endless solutions to consider, not to mention the time and effort it takes to implement, and the costs.

One of the easiest and most cost-effective solutions is to first check server performance and consider a memory upgrade.

Reasons to Upgrade Memory

• Facing an increased remote workload
• Adding more users to an application; i.e. Zoom, Google Classroom
• Adding greater functionality to an online site for expanded traffic capacity
• Implementing or expanding a database program
  

Ultimately, upgrading your server’s memory will improve speed for applications living in memory, and produce faster response rates for any organization using cloud.

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Today’s media converters are much more than a simple LAN extension device. Media converter technology has evolved to offer cost-effective solutions to network challenges.

As the name implies, media converters allow for two different network media types to connect. Media converters are perhaps best known for connecting twisted-pair copper with fiber optics in a classic LAN environment. In this scenario, the media converter presents the various physical media interfaces (RJ-45 for copper and LC connectors for fiber) for connection to the network cabling. The media converter seamlessly connects the fiber and copper networks to one another.

As mentioned at the onset of this post, today’s media converters offer much more to network operators than a simple device; they offer support for multiple media conversion applications:

• Fiber to Copper / Copper to Fiber – This is the classic media converter application used most often to extend an Ethernet connection beyond the limitations of twisted pair copper.
• Fiber to Fiber – Media converters offer options to convert connections between single mode and multimode fiber, a duplex fiber pair and single fiber, or between two fiber pairs in a network transponder application.
• Copper to Copper – Media converters also offer solutions for connecting copper media. Should the network require extending a copper connection beyond 100 meters, a media converter is a valid option.

Media converters offer this vast functionality through the presentation of media interfaces. The first generation of media converters were not modular in design. Media converters had fixed features, for example, the copper interface was likely a 10BaseT, RJ45 connector while the fiber side may have been multi-mode fiber ST connector. The current generation of media converters provide the flexibility offered by a transceiver slot to mix and match transceiver options to the network requirement. The transceiver slots can be found on the fiber side or on both sides of the media converter. The transceiver ports may support 1G, 10/100/1000, and 10G data rates, as well as fiber connection distances of 80KM and longer!

Today’s media converters maintain the classic small footprint for ubiquitous deployments, including desktops, wire closets, and data centers. Most recently, media converters offer additional value-add features to meet a wide variety of network applications:

• Industrial temperature media converters are rated for the industrial temperature range (-40C to +85C) and can be DIN rail or wall mounted.
• Rackmount chassis – Many media converters can be stand-alone units or be installed into a rack-mount chassis for density and cable management.
• Managed – for higher value links, media converters offering management capabilities integrated into existing management systems.
• Power-over-Ethernet – POE media converters have POE injectors built into the unit to provide local power over video surveillance or phone applications.

Once the domain of LAN environments, media converters have found life as essential networking tools in an array of environments, providing the flexibility for administrators to choose the option that best fits each unique scenario. Look for a manufacturer that can provide a breadth of choices and offer expertise in choosing the best fit for each use case.

To learn more about media converter options, view ProLabs media converter brochure.

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Universities are adjusting to the influx of e-learning and tele-education in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are complex and varying digital infrastructure components that need to function properly to support the day-to-day operations of a university, from enrollment, to payment, to online coursework, to library and databases, research, web applications for learning, and more.

In previous articles, we have shared how our ‘new normal’ is impacting other verticals and adding pressure to internet and bandwidth requirements. For example, service providers are re-evaluating their IT infrastructures and upgrading to scale as the world’s internet bandwidth is pushed to the brink. Similarly, universities are adapting to shifts in the following scenarios.

• Upstream connections – As students stream content from the internet to support their e-learning activities, this adds importance to mission-critical upstream connections versus traditional focus on downstream. Universities need to adjust by developing new student engagement platforms such as virtual campus visits, new student orientation, and collaboration tools to provide their students with robust learning opportunities. This all leads to further reliance on cloud communication and collaboration platforms.
• Security – Users access university networks from the outside which exposes potential network security gaps. Now, more than ever, medical university research is likely contributing to potential treatments, vaccines, and maybe even a cure for COVID-19 which adds a newfound importance to understanding why university network administrators should not overlook upgrades to further secure their network infrastructure.
• Operational intelligence -- With these abrupt changes taking place in our current landscape, you may be asking what the future holds for universities. From the current crisis, we have learned that public health depends on contact tracing to head off future virus outbreaks within communities. We posit that university infrastructures will also need to scale to support operational intelligence models which can support contact tracing efforts through multiple modalities – video, mobile device data, and applications.

ProLabs is currently working with universities to help solve for their questions and challenges. Here are a few of the recent questions we have heard from universities along with our recommendations.

• How can we create state-of-the-art networks for our future needs? Many large universities use 100G and 200G DWDM networks, with 100G drops. They are also moving to 400G at the core to 100G at each building. ProLabs transceivers range from 1G to 400G as well as our direct attach cables (DACs) and active optical cables (AOCs). We also have a variety of multi-code options, media converters, fiber patch cables, and accessories to support your growth and infrastructure transitions.

• How can we save money without sacrificing quality? ProLabs third-party compatibles are a phenomenal alternative to OEM devices without sacrificing quality. Our quality commitment is demonstrated through our Data Traveler System™. With a less than .02% failure rate, we can be trusted more so than any other compatible vendor.

• How can we support an environment with multiple platforms and vendors? ProLabs offers multi-code solutions to address your interoperability challenges. Network deployments often mix switches, servers, load balancers, or storage appliances from multiple OEM vendors. We multi-code DAC and AOC options to address the challenge of network interoperability by providing cables that are compatible with multiple OEMs.

Whether you are working on a campus network upgrade or other IT infrastructure project, you should be aware of the evolving connectivity demands and challenges. ProLabs can provide you with expert advice and the right solutions no matter your project size or complexity.

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Cirencester, UK, 19 August 2019 – ProLabs is set to reveal its latest pay-as-you-grow optical solution empowering both mobile and fixed line broadband operator networks to expand, alongside its leading portfolio of optical connectivity solutions at LINX 2019, 19-20 August.

As networks aim to meet growing 5G connectivity demands, the EON-OMP-2 Multi Service Platform enables operators to both increase capacity and monitor network performance to deliver high-quality connectivity. Providing operators with the tools to build and monitor optical networks in a compact, power efficient form factor, the EON-OMP-2 addresses space, power and capacity demands in today’s growing high throughput environments.

“We are thrilled to launch our new Optical Multi Service Platform to new customers in the European market.” said Anthony Clarkson, Technical Director at ProLabs. “With our existing customers already using the product to build and grow scalable, high-capacity network infrastructures, other operators will now be able to use the flexible platform to match the scale of both fixed line broadband and 5G network demands now and in the future.”

The EON-OMP-2 is a multi-service optical platform which allows remote fibre monitoring as well as the ability to maximise infrastructure development with amplification, 2.5G/10G OEO transponder module and the provision of 100G Muxponder/Transponder modules. It is a cost-effective platform to extend existing networks and services and can also drastically reduce the time needed to troubleshoot network issues.

Critical to any data centre environment, the EON-OMP-2 addresses limited space and power challenges in a small form factor at an affordable price, without compromising on the quality of data transmission. The product also allows for the remote monitoring of WDM wavelengths on optical fibres. Network issues can be identified quickly and without causing major network infrastructure disruption, saving operator’s time.

Anthony adds: “We are looking forward to sharing the Optical Multi Service Platform with attendees at LINX 2019. This product is the first innovative product to launch within our Active Solutions portfolio. The portfolio provides complete solutions for our operators to manage their fibre and monitoring capabilities to lay the foundations for highly scalable networks. Combined with our 5G and Data Interconnect solutions, the EON-OMP-2 will enable more operators to increase network visibility and enhance optical networks ready to address the requirements for both 5G and fixed line broadband networks.”

Simply stated, a testbed is an environment that is created for testing equipment. Testbeds accurately simulate the intended environment to ensure a device meets quality standards. A proper testbed for a third-party OEM compatible optics supplier requires significant capital resources, illustrating a strong commitment to quality assurance.

All networking components are expected to work seamlessly and according to industry specifications. Through testbed investment, third-party compatible optics suppliers demonstrate their commitment to quality and adherence to industry specifications, ensuring expectations are met. To measure up, a third-party supplier should invest in:

• Comprehensive switch equipment inventory
• Environmental testing capabilities, such as spools of fiber at varying distances to test speed, distance, and power
• Experienced staff and abundance of staff to test each device
• Thorough documentation of testing parameters and results

These investments lay the foundation and provide the confidence in purchasing quality compatibles. If you’re wondering how your supplier measures up, here are some questions to ask:

• How many switches do you have in your lab facility?
• Do you test each device or batch test?
• What does your testing documentation look like?
• What is your reliability rating?
• May I visit your testbed facility?

Third-party compatible suppliers should be thorough and transparent when providing their answers. To illustrate, if you were to ask ProLabs these questions, these would be the answers you’d receive:

ProLabs has over 350 switches in their lab facility. Each device is coded and tested in the intended application and within the intended switch environment. ProLabs Data Traveler System provides thorough documentation for every device. ProLabs reliability rating is 99.98% and the lab facility is open to visitors upon appointment.

To view a thorough testbed offering from ProLabs, visit https://www.prolabs.com/knowledge-hub/prolabs-testbedfor a real-time list of switch equipment inventory.