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Evertz Microsystems Selects Ranovus' 200G CFP2 Direct Detect Transceiver Products to Enhance IP Video Distribution Infrastructure and ServicesRanovus Inc., a leading provider of multi-terabit interconnect solutions for data center and communications networks, today announced that Evertz Microsystems (TSX: ET), the global leader in media and entertainment technology solutions, will deploy Ranovus' 200G CFP2 Direct Detect transceiver product into the Evertz (News - Alert) "SDVN" (Software Defined Video Networking) switch and routing infrastructure. Ranovus transceivers are based on innovative quantum dot laser (QDL) and micro-ring resonator Silicon Photonics technologies and are fully-qualified according to the stringent Telcordia (News - Alert) GR-468 specifications for opto-electronic devices. "The explosion in video services for mobile and landline customers and the evolution of new video formats, such as the rise of 4K and 8K UHDTV, show no sign of stopping and our customers demand a state of the art and robust infrastructure to support this growth," said Rakesh Patel, CTO, Evertz Technologies Ltd. "We currently use the SFP+, SFP28+ and QSFP28 form factor transceivers and Ranovus demonstrated that their 200G CFP2 transceivers work very well in a redundant and scalable switching environment offering format agnostic, non-blocking, and ultra-low latency connections for our applications, while offering a significant cost advantage for our customers." With a capacity of up to 38.4 Terabits per rack of equipment, Ranovus products will augment the capabilities of Evertz switch fabrics, which are the overwhelming choice for Broadcasters transitioning to IP infrastructures, which can process thousands of video streams in multiple formats for multiple platforms. Evertz' customers include telephone, cable TV, satellite and IPTV (News - Alert) providers and major broadcast facilities around the world. The Ranovus module will facilitate robust and cost-effective end-to-end scalable bandwidth connectivity on the physical layer of the fiber networks and associated cloud infrastructure connecting the Evertz distribution centers. "According to the latest industry orecasts, more than 80% of the global Internet traffic will be video by 2022 and the Content Delivery Networks will deliver 90% of this video traffic. We are delighted to work with Evertz, the global leader in the video Content Delivery Solutions, to support the insatiable growth in the video traffic using our scalable multi-wavelength QDL and micro-ring resonator Silicon Photonics platform technologies," said Hamid Arabzadeh, Chairman and CEO at Ranovus. "Our qualified low latency, miniaturized and power efficient core technology platform will support a new generation of protocol agnostic chip to chip, server to server and switch to switch connectivity for the hyperscale data centers as well as 5G mobility networks." Ranovus' product portfolio has evolved from the company's innovation in delivering a multi-wavelength Quantum (News - Alert) Dot Laser (QDL), Ring Resonator based Silicon Photonic (SiP) modulators, Driver ICs as well as Receiver building blocks. Other features include:
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About Ranovus The company was founded in February 2012 and has received financing from leading venture capital firms including Azure Capital Partners, Deutsche Telekom Venture Funds, BDC Capital (News - Alert), OMERS Ventures, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, Export Development Canada, and funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada. Additional information about Ranovus can be found at www.ranovus.com.
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