Bifrost Communications today announced a strategic collaboration with Gravity Media a global leader in live production and content and media services and facilities. This collaboration involved successful testing of Bifrost’s innovative 25G Quasi-Coherent (QC) pluggable optical transceiver for transporting demanding SMPTE ST 2110 broadcast media transport over long distances.
This important collaboration promises to bring a new cost-effective option to the Broadcast Media industry seeking to deploy Ethernet/Optical networks for SMPTE ST 2110 media transport. Bifrost have developed the industry’s first 25G DWDM SFP28 pluggable transceiver, combining extended reach, ultra-low latency, low power consumption, and compact SFP-class form factor operation.
Key Technology Advantages
- Industry’s first 25G DWDM SFP28 Quasi-Coherent transceiver
- Compact SFP28 footprint suitable for high-density platforms
- Ultra-Low latency operation for Video Broadcasting applications, distributed AI infrastructure and Mobile Fronthaul
- Full C-Band coverage
- DSP-free architecture enabling significantly lower power consumption, improved chromatic dispersion tolerance and extended reach.
A New Innovative Approach to 25G Optical Connectivity
Bifrost’s patented Quasi-Coherent technology was developed to bridge the gap between traditional IM-DD optics and conventional coherent transmission systems. Unlike fully coherent solutions, which rely on power-hungry DSP architectures, Bifrost’s QC platform delivers enhanced chromatic dispersion tolerance, extended reach, and DWDM compatibility while maintaining low latency, reduced power profile, and compact dimensions required for mobile fronthaul, edge and access applications.
The integration of semi-tunable laser technology further strengthens this proposition by introducing operational flexibility traditionally associated with coherent platforms, without compromising the intrinsic advantages of the DSP-free QC architecture.
Executive Statement
“Bifrost Quasi-Coherent technology is ideally suited to demanding application such as SMPTE ST 2110 media transport infrastructure. Our ultra-low latency and low power & high reliability combined with long reach of up to 40km provides a cost-effective alternative for Media companies wishing to build cost effective Media Transport networks over fiber” said Bo Pedersen, CEO of Bifrost Communications. “We believe the combination of tunability, low power consumption, and DSP-free operation in an SFP28 form factor creates a highly differentiated proposition for next-generation SMPTE ST 2110 transport networks.”
“Our collaboration with next-generation optical technology providers such as Bifrost Communications provides benefits to Gravity Media and to the media industry in general as we work together to solve critical network scaling challenges,” said Nick Symes, Director – Technology at Gravity Media UK. “We see strong potential for compact semi-tunable DWDM solutions supporting the evolution toward higher-capacity Media edge and transport infrastructure.”
Future Outlook
The companies expect the technology to support a broad range of future SMPTE ST 2110 Media Industry applications including:
- Cost effective SMPTE ST 2110 Transport via public Spectrum Services
- SMPTE ST 2110 Transport for outside broadcast, sporting events and stadium networks.
- Future High-resolution video broadcasting platform extension.
Bifrost Communications will continue expanding its Quasi-Coherent product portfolio toward higher-capacity DSP-free pluggable solutions while maintaining the operational simplicity and energy efficiency advantages of SFP-class architectures.