This explains why 10 Gbit/s transport systems existed since the mid-1990s, while the first forays into 100 Gbit/s transmission happened about 15 years later – a 10x speed increase over 15 years is far slower than the 2x speed per 1.5 years typically cited for Moore's law.
This explains why 10 Gbit/s transport systems were available in the mid-1990s, while early attempts at 100 Gbit/s transmission started about 15 years later – a 10x speed increase over 15 years is slower than the typical 2x improvement every 1.5 years as per Moore's law.