His dream had always been to come up with an innovation to merge transmitting and switching into one component on an optical network. His company has built a platform that combines transmission Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing with routers and switches to carry traffic across the country and to the correct metropolitan ring and office park. Optical Flow Networking integrates the intelligence of Internet Protocol with the speed of optical networking, he says. Beta trials by large carriers are ongoing, he says. But Eng hires the occasional engineer straight from college.
Every generation brings new values, new viewpoints.
I always get excited working with young people coming out of college. They always bring fresh ideas and outlooks. In a start-up, you really feel you can get things done. You can carry the momentum forward with your vision and with the enthusiasm of everyone around you. He doesn't miss the cobbled bureaucracy of a large company.