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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/5/23 13:04, Vasilenko Eduard
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Mark,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks a lot
            for many of your valuable comments I almost always agree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
            style="color:#1F497D">I agree that 50GE has not got the same
            popularity as 100GE. Many vendors did ignore it for some
            time. Looks like not many ignore it now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
            style="color:#1F497D">Even in your example for 40km, 100GE
            is about twice more expensive than 50GE.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
            style="color:#1F497D">Hence, I have to google for the
            cheaper proposition in 10km. For obvious reasons, I could
            not reference my employer (my assumption about the cost is
            based on this comparison).<br>
            <a href="https://opticswave.com/collections/50g-qsfp28"
              moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://opticswave.com/collections/50g-qsfp28</a><br>
            <a
              href="https://www.compufox.com/50G_QSFP28_Transceivers_s/3036.htm"
              moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.compufox.com/50G_QSFP28_Transceivers_s/3036.htm</a><br>
            <a href="https://www.genuinemodules.com/033030600050"
              moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.genuinemodules.com/033030600050</a></span><br>
          Looks like I have found twice cheaper in public information.<span
            style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
            style="color:#1F497D">Pay attention that bidirectional is
            available too.</span></p>
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    In the real world, a 100Gbps network is very, very different from a
    50Gbps network.<br>
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    A 100Gbps optic being twice the cost of a 50Gbps optic at 40km is
    worth it for most operators, because the value from 100Gbps far
    outweighs the cost when compared against the "savings" for a 50Gbps
    network. <br>
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    Also, most operators will buy a 40km optic yet they need something
    to cover the 11km - 30km range. With 25km and 30km optics costing as
    much as a 40km 50Gbps optic, this will satisfy many operators.<br>
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            style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span
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            style="color:#1F497D">The public price is not what you get
            in the real tender. We are talking about big networks,
            hence, big tenders.</span></p>
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    I have zero sympathy for operators who choose to pay equipment
    vendors for their branded optics :-).<br>
    <br>
    Mark.<br>
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