FICER exhibited at OFC 2026, with a “From Modules to Systems” portfolio aimed at data centers, AI computing clusters, and service providers. The company says the lineup spans coherent transport, high-speed and bidirectional transceivers, and pluggable operations tooling that fits into standard switch form factors.
For core and long-haul transport, FICER is positioning its F520 Optical Transport Network Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (OTN DWDM) System alongside its Digital Coherent Optics (DCO) Series. FICER says the F520 targets high-density backbone deployments for multi-terabit traffic, while the DCO modules target links between geographically dispersed data centers. The company also claims the coherent optics eliminate the need for dispersion-compensation modules, simplifying topology and lowering capital expenditure while supporting low-latency metro and long-haul paths.
Inside data centers and AI clusters, FICER says it will highlight 800G and 400G transceivers, plus bidirectional (BiDi) modules intended to increase capacity where fiber is constrained. The company states that its 25G, 40G, and 100G BiDi modules “double the capacity of existing cabling,” enabling bandwidth growth without deploying new fiber.
For optical operations, FICER describes pluggable Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) and Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) transceivers designed to run in standard Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) switch ports. FICER says these modules amplify C-band DWDM signals across eight channels while performing in-service OTDR monitoring over 150 km spans. According to the company, the modules can identify physical-layer faults such as fiber breaks or connector contamination and transmit telemetry for AI-based analysis, with amplification scaled per node and fault localization performed without interrupting data traffic.
On the access side, FICER says it will also show 10 Gigabit-capable Symmetric Passive Optical Network (XGS-PON) and 25G Passive Optical Network (25G-PON) modules. FICER notes that XGS-PON modules provide 10 Gbps symmetrical bandwidth over existing optical distribution networks, while its 25G-PON module increases XG-PON throughput fourfold to support 5G xHaul (fronthaul and backhaul) capacity and latency requirements. The company says converging residential, enterprise, and mobile services on a single fiber plant can reduce total cost of ownership.
Source: FICER
