CIOE 2025: HYWICOM Took the Crown in 1.6Tbps Testing

At CIOE 2025 (Shenzhen, China, September 10-12)—the global photonics industry's premier event—1.6Tbps technology was undoubtedly the hottest topic and the center of attention. Industry leaders unveiled their cutting-edge solutions, with HYWICOM showcasing its flagship ‌FRAEO 16T2 multi-port 1.6T network tester‌.

HYWICOM is one of only three companies worldwide that master ‌1.6Tbps

(224G SerDes) Ethernet protocol testing‌ core technologies. Since successfully developing the 1.6Tbps tester at the end of last year, HYWICOM has conducted the most in-depth and extensive testing with nearly all 1.6Tbps optical module manufacturers, including various DSP chips and silicon photonics solutions. These efforts have helped resolve numerous 1.6Tbps interoperability and performance issues.

At this year's CIOE, global test solution giants publicly unveiled their 1.6T testing solutions for the first time, making the exhibition the proving ground for this new technology. In direct comparison, optical module manufacturers ran live tests on all three vendors' 1.6T testers using identical 1.6T modules.

The results of the comparison reaffirmed HYWICOM's technological leadership, demonstrating superior measurement accuracy and protocol compliance that set new industry standards.

The Golden Benchmark for 1.6T Optical Module Performance

HYWICOM’s FRAEO 16T2 network tester demonstrated industry-leading pre-FEC performance under real 8x 200GE Ethernet traffic, with multiple 1.6T optics manufacturers reporting pre-FEC BER measurements reaching e-13, when testing their high-performance 1.6T optical modules. In contrast, the 1.6T test equipment from the other two companies showed significant degradation: Equipment 1 exhibited a two-order-of-magnitude drop to e-11, while Equipment 2 was only at e-7/-8 levels, completely misrepresenting the module's true performance.

This testing precision delivers tangible value for optical module manufacturers: akin to using ultra-precise calibration tools, the FRAEO 16T2 accurately reflects 1.6T optics performance, eliminating misjudgments caused by test equipment’s own issues. This empowers vendors to showcase their 1.6T optics' true excellence to end-users, securing critical 1.6T optics orders.

Beyond accuracy, the FRAEO 16T2 demonstrated its reliability during the CIOE’s rigorous live testing. It maintained rock-solid performance in pre-FEC BER, FEC Margin, and channel consistency across multi-vendor modules under continuous high-load operation throughout the CIOE exhibition.

Exclusive CMIS Management Interface Protocol Test Suite

HYWICOM's CMIS Protocol Compliance and Analysis Test Suite stands as the industry's only end-to-end CMIS testing solution, supporting versions 5.3 through 3.0. With its exclusive offering of ‌1,700+ test cases‌, it delivers complete validation coverage for optical modules, AOC/AEC management interfaces, and switch compatibility—eliminating all interoperability risks.

While test data proves technological prowess, HYWICOM's 1.6T tester speaks volumes through its design. Attendees required no deep technical explanation—a simple, side-by-side look instantly revealed its superior engineering philosophy.

Compact Size & Light Weight

Green Low-Power

The FRAEO 16T2 consumes less than half the footprint of competing products while reducing weight by over 50%. HYWICOM also champions green technology, slashing power consumption by more than 50% compared to alternatives—delivering both high efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Its compact-size and lightweight design is particularly ideal for scenarios requiring frequent global travel, such as exhibitions (CIOE, ECOC, OFC, MWC) and on-site testing for optical modules, switches, data centers, and telecom operators.

Superior User Experience

High Testing Efficiency

The ‌FRAEO 16T2‌ features an intuitive user interface with straightforward operation, enabling quick mastery even for first-time users. By eliminating complex training requirements, it significantly boosts testing efficiency. For example, the FRAEO 16T2 tester completes a full test cycle in just ‌4 clicks‌, while the other solutions typically require ‌over a dozen steps‌ with repetitive page transitions.

Such achievements were not accomplished overnight but stem from HYWICOM's years of dedicated technological innovation and accumulated expertise. In fact, as early as March this year, HYWICOM had already completed joint validation with multiple industry-leading clients, earning recognition from top optical module manufacturers and standardization organizations for its technical maturity and reliability.

20+ Live Joint Demos

at CIOE 2025

It is particularly noteworthy that at this year's CIOE, ‌HYWICOM‌ collaborated with ‌20+ industry leaders‌ to conduct live joint demonstrations of ‌1.6T/800G optical module testing‌. HYWICOM's testing equipment has now become the ‌de facto industry standard, evidenced by many top global optical module manufacturers who uniformly deployed HYWICOM's test systems for their exhibition booths' live demos.

IPEC (‌International Photonics & Electronics Committee)‌ collaborated with ‌HYWICOM‌, ‌Meituan‌, ‌Huawei‌, ‌Hisense‌, ‌HGTECH‌, ‌H3C‌, ‌Ruijie‌, and ‌YOFC to demonstrate ‌eSR MMF interoperability‌, where HYWICOM's ‌PIANO portable multi-port 800G network tester‌ outperformed other solutions by consolidating the testing workload equivalent to ‌2-4 traditional portable testers in a single platform. The demonstration also validated PIANO's capability to streamline multi-vendor testing with unparalleled efficiency.

This breakthrough stems from PIANO's industry-leading features: