Enabling quick and easy design upgrades, long-term cost savings and higher performance, TE Connectivity (TE) introduces zSFP+ connectors. This latest interconnect is backward-compatible to TE’s SFP+ connectors, allowing for an easy drop-in replacement within current communication systems. For newer equipment designs, the zSFP+ interconnect supports either 10 Gbps Ethernet or 16 Fibre Channel Gbps data rates, while accommodating a long-term upgrade path to 28 Gbps, or potentially 40 Gbps performance. This upgradeability eliminates the need to fully redesign or reinstall communication equipment for higher performance—saving both time and money.