Archive for the ‘Out of His Depth’ Category
Old Poole’s Almanack: Predictions for 2010 and Beyond
2 CommentsPosted by simonpoole on February 17, 2010
As this is the start of another decade, I thought I’d begin by penning some thoughts on what might occur in the optical communications space in the coming year, a sort of Old Moore’s Almanack, complete with the usual predictions of a rain of frogs and the appearance of little green men in some remote [...]
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Out of His Depth Overview
No CommentsPosted by simonpoole on December 10, 2009
Hi folks. In my new blog I plan to provide a personal take on what’s new, interesting, unusual, and/or under-reported in the area of optical communications. Stay tuned for next week’s official post! First up, a quick introduction to the esoteric joys of the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) which has just celebrated [...]
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Introducing A New Lightspeed Column: Out of His Depth by Simon Poole
2 CommentsPosted by Rafik Ward on December 10, 2009
This month I am excited to introduce a new Lightspeed blog column, “Out of His Depth” to be hosted by Dr. Simon Poole, Director of New Business Ventures for Finisar Australia. For those of you not so familiar with Simon, here’s some colorful background:
Simon is an engineer and entrepreneur with nearly 30 years experience in [...]


