Oisolution Signs MOU with Cowiver for Mass Production and Supply of Smart Coherent Optical Transceivers

Oisolution announced on the 26th that it has completed product verification for high-speed long-distance smart coherent optical transceivers in collaboration with Kowiver, a specialized optical transmission equipment company, and signed an MOU worth approximately 2.3 billion KRW to supply mass production quantities.

Coherent optical transceivers are components designed to efficiently handle large-capacity data transmission in the AI era. For cutting-edge 5G and 6G mobile communication services and quantum cryptography communication, building optical communication networks using coherent optical transceivers is essential. The coherent optical transceivers supplied this time secure international standard compatibility not only for services requiring long-distance transmission in new ROADM or POTN system construction but also with existing WDM-based wavelength division multiplexing equipment.

Kowiver, established in February 2000, is the leading domestic wired optical transmission equipment manufacturer that has developed optical transmission equipment independently, which was previously dominated by foreign products. Its main products include ROADM (Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer), POTN (Packet Optical Transport Network equipment), CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing equipment), PTN (Carrier Ethernet equipment), and QKD/QENC (Quantum Key Distribution/Quantum Encryption communication equipment).

The 100Gbps coherent optical transceiver applied in this verification uses dual-polarization quadrature phase shift keying modulation (DP-QPSK) at a 25G baud rate to transmit 100Gbps data over 120 km, significantly overcoming transmission distance limitations. Additionally, it provides a 1550nm C-Band tunable wavelength WDM function, enabling transmission distances exceeding 1000 km when using optical amplifiers (EDFA). It is a smart coherent optical transceiver that also offers performance monitoring and line switching functions.

Kim Geun-sik, CEO of Kowiver, stated, "Combining our optical transmission technology experience with Oisolution, a domestic leader in coherent optical transceivers, has allowed us to add various smart functions to the coherent optical transceivers. This will enhance the operational efficiency of optical transmission equipment and achieve timely commercialization, shortened delivery times, and import substitution effects through the localization of coherent optical transceivers."

Lee Won-gi, Vice President of Oisolution, said, "The smart coherent optical transceiver platform developed in cooperation with Kowiver adds necessary functions for optical transmission networks to the advantages of existing coherent optical transceivers, enabling diverse applications. Starting mass production domestically this year, we expect visible results in overseas markets next year. Oisolution is targeting the coherent optical transceiver market, which is projected to reach 14.3 billion USD from 2025 to 2029."

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