Recently added articles from Fiber Optics Weekly Update:
Alcatel-Lucent announces Chairman Serge Tchuruk and CEO Pat Russo to step down.(BUSINESS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Alcatel-Lucent announced changes to its leadership and board of directors. The company also announced its quarterly results and demonstrated improvements to its operational results for the third straight quarter. The company reported that it is making steady progress on the strategy the ...
BTI Systems announces changes to leadership team.(BUSINESS)(Neil Ferris and John Haydon appointed as board of directors)(Company overview)
Aug 01, 2008 ... BTI Systems, a global supplier of intelligent packet optical edge solutions for the delivery of multiprotocol services in today's Gigabit world, announced that it is growing its leadership team as the company strives to become the foremost provider of revenue-generating networking ...
Gtd Manquehue selects Alcatel-Lucent to deploy first FTTH network in Chile based on GPON technology.(FTTX)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has been selected by Gtd Group, one of the main service providers in Chile, to deploy the country's first network based on fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) technology. Installation and deployment of the GPON network will start ...
Union Communications selects Pannaway's MAGNM-20 for its FTTH build-out.(FTTX)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Pannaway Networks, designers and developers of next-generation Ethernet/IP multiservice access platforms for telecommunications service providers, announced that Union Communications, a New Hampshire-based independent local exchange carrier (ILEC) serving 7,000 rural subscribers, has ...
Marysville and Kenmore, Washington, award video franchises to Verizon.(FTTX)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Residents of Marysville and Kenmore are a step closer to having an alternative for their television services, thanks to unanimous votes by their respective city councils on July 28 authorizing Verizon to offer its fiber-optic-powered FiOS TV. Marysville and Kenmore are the third ...
Verizon makes digital television upgrade easy for FiOS TV customers in Florida.(FTTX)
Aug 01, 2008 ... With the federal mandate to phase out analog television broadcasts approaching in early 2009, many consumers remain uncertain of what the change means for them. However, Verizon FiOS TV customers are ahead of the game. Verizon FiOS TV is already all-digital, so for most customers there ...
RUS OKs Enablence.(FTTX)(Enablence Technologies)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Enablence Technologies, a supplier of fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) equipment for residential and business services, announced that it has received US Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (USDA RUS) acceptance for the TRIDENT7 optical line terminals and optical network ...
Poland gears up to launch IPTV over FTTH.(FTTX)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... According to Broadband TV News, Poland has initiated introductory measures to roll out IPTV (Internet Protocol television) over fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). Commercial broadcaster TVN stated that the European country has witnessed the establishment of the Chamber of ...
IGI Consulting, Amesbury Consulting introduce FIBERSHOT.(PARTNERSHIPS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Several months ago, IGI Consulting announced a joint venture with Amesbury Consulting to provide a new Dark Fiber Location Service in any city in the US. Based on customer feedback, this joint venture has developed a new service, dubbed "FIBERSHOT," to meet the demands of it customers ....
Santur tunable DFB lasers now available.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Santur Corp. has announced general availability of its 50mW (17dBm) C-band and L-band DFB-based widely tunable lasers. The products are targeted at architectures where very high power and stable DFB characteristics are required. These applications include hybrid fiber/coax ...
Eblana Photonics shipping new 1,550nm laser.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Eblana Photonics Ltd. says it has completed development of its EP1550-NLW-B Narrow Linewidth semiconductor laser product series and has begun commercial shipments. The EP1550-NLW-B Series lasers have guaranteed emission linewidths specified at 400kHz and below, with highly ...
KPN willing to open its fiber-optic network to its rivals.(NETWORKS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dutch telecom group KPN is ready to share its new optical fiber network with its rivals in order to optimize its utilization. According to KPN CFO Marcel Smits, the company is in favor of adopting the tiered model wherein just one firm owns the optical fiber cable, but several firms ...
Videotron commences the deployment of fiber-deep network.(NETWORKS)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Quebec-based cable company Videotron has commenced the deployment of its "fiber-deep" network architecture provided by Aurora Networks. This would cut down the number of households using a single node from the 500-1,000 per node to around 125 ...
Mexico-based EGAO's client to make fiber-optic cable available to communications carriers.(NETWORKS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Mexico-based law firm EGAO has announced that one of its clients has decided to auction around 235 kilometers of optical fiber cable in the country to communications service providers. The law firm's client currently possesses fiber-optic cable between Puebla, Veracruz, and Mexico City. He ...
CTDI acquires access product families from Verso Technologies.(MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS)(Communications Test Design Inc. )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Communications Test Design Inc. (CTDI), the largest independent global telecommunications repair and logistics provider, has announced that it acquired the assets and products of Verso Technologies' family of access products, including integrated access devices, access routers, optical ...
Globacom's 9,500km undersea cable likely to get completed in May 2009.(SUBMARINE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... According to Globacom COO Mohammed Jameel, the Nigerian communications service provider's 9,500km submarine cable worth $250 million is likely to be completed by May 2009. Mr. Jameel said that the "Glo" undersea cable is likely to cover Ghana ...
KDDI, Rostelecom deploy 900km fiber-optic cable between Japan and Russia.(SUBMARINE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... According to the NHK channel, Japan-based KDDI and Russia's Rostelecom have deployed an optical fiber cable across the East Sea (Sea of Japan). The two firms laid down two 900km lines between the city of Joetsu in Japan and the Russia-based city of Nakhodka. The cables would be able to ...
MTN to roll out a new 5,000km fiber-optic cable network.(SUBMARINE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... South African telecom firm MTN plans to invest around R1.4-billion for constructing a 5,000km optical fiber network in South Africa. According to Tim Lowry, MTN's managing director for South Africa, the company would spend this amount in association with other service providers, hinting ...
RCN Metro taps Infinera for regional network.(CONTRACTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... RCN Metro Optical Networks, a division of RCN Corp., has selected Infinera Digital Optical Network technology to enhance capacity and capabilities in its mid-Atlantic regional network. The network is designed to provide flexible, scalable, and cost-effective connectivity for RCN Metro's ...
Fibertech Networks deploys Foundry multiservice backbone routers and edge switches to support next-generation network and services.(CONTRACTS)(Company overview)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Foundry Networks Inc., a performance and total solutions provider for end-to-end switching and routing, announced that Fibertech Networks has deployed Foundry's NetIron XMR MPLS multiservice backbone routers to power its wide area next-generation metropolitan network, and the FastIron ...