Recently added articles from Fiber Optics and Communications:
Verizon Business completes 100G trial with U.K. Research and Education Network.(TECHNOLOGY)
May 01, 2009 ... Verizon Business has completed a successful trial of 100G optical service with JANET, the United Kingdom's National Research and Education Network. The field trial, completed in April, is the latest in a series of successful trials conducted by Verizon, which is aggressively ...
AT&T teams to test 114G.(TECHNOLOGY)
May 01, 2009 ... AT&T, NEC Corporation of America, and Corning Incorporated presented the results of another record-setting optical fiber transmission capacity test, using emerging network technologies to transmit data at 114 Gigabits per second over each of 320 separate optical channels on a single, ...
NYSE Euronext and Ciena partner on the first 100G network.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2009 ... NYSE Euronext (NYX), the world's most diverse exchange group, and Ciena Corporation announced plans to implement the first 100G network that will enable NYSE Euronext to provide both the speed and ultralow latency to facilitate unparalleled execution of equities quotes, trades, options ...
AFL adds LC connector to FuseConnect line.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Featuring just four components, AFL's FuseConnect fusion-splice field-terminated connectors are now available in LC for 900-micron and 2mm cable. With a factory prepolished endface, the company says its connector's field-termination process eliminates the need for polishing, adhesives, and ...
Sycamore adds OTN.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Sycamore Networks Inc. announced the addition of Optical Transport Network (OTN) capabilities to its suite of integrated switching and transport offerings on the SN 16000 Intelligent Optical Switching Platform. Already deployed in a Tier 1 carrier network, the industry-standard ...
Glimmerglass announces high-density optical platform.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Glimmerglass, a supplier of intelligent optical switching systems, announced its new Intelligent Peripheral System 3000 (IPS 3000). The IPS 3000 is a high-reliability, high-density platform that complements the Glimmerglass Intelligent Optical Switch, providing a superior solution for ...
Omnitron launches STM-1 coax-to-fiber media converter.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Omnitron Systems Technology, a provider of fiber-optic access systems for enterprise and telecom networks, has announced the availability of the iConverter STM-1 copper-to-fiber media converter. The iConverter STM-1 converts the electrical signals from an STM-1 or OC-3 75-coax cable to ...
JDSU tackles fiber dispersion.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... JDSU introduced the Medium Range Optical Dispersion Measurement (MR-ODM) module for the T-BERD/MTS-6000 and T-BERD/MTS-8000 platforms. The single plug-in module includes a patented solution for chromatic dispersion (CD) measurements and offers polarization mode dispersion (PMD) and ...
ADVA Optical Networking introduces Ethernet access solution designed for mobile backhaul and synchronous Ethernet applications.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... To address the growing need by mobile and backhaul service providers for more Ethernet-based transport capacity, ADVA Optical Networking announced the introduction of the FSP 150CC-GE206. The new device enables Ethernet and synchronization to be delivered over fiber-based ...
JDSU introduces new pump laser.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... JDSU announced availability of the 450mW 5100 Series pump laser, the highest 980nm power available to the undersea optical networking industry today. The 5100 Series will power undersea optical amplifiers that are needed to transmit fiber-optic signals along cables that span ...
Ixia claims 100G first.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Ixia, a global provider of IP performance test systems, announced that in an industry first, its higher speed Ethernet (HSE) IEEE 802.3ba-compliant test equipment was used to successfully transmit and receive Ethernet traffic at 100Gbps through a CFP multisource agreement (MSA)-compatible ...
Actiontec bridges MoCA, HPNA.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Actiontec Electronics launched two products that simplify how HD video and other media-rich content are delivered throughout the connected home. The new Ethernet-over-Coax MoCA and HomePNA Network Adapters give CEDIA and Custom Installation (CI) professionals an easy solution to leverage ...
Fujitsu becomes strategic partner to Link America.(PARTNERSHIPS)
May 01, 2009 ... Fujitsu Network Communications, a supplier of optical and wireless networking solutions, announced that they have become a strategic partner to Link America, a minority-owned company dedicated to servicing the communications industry. Link America will provide Warehouse Management Services ...
Nayatel uses Alcatel-Lucent's GPON.(FTTX)
May 01, 2009 ... Alcatel-Lucent announced that Nayatel (Pvt) Ltd. is preparing to deploy the first Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) in Pakistan to provide its customers with the most advanced triple-play services, such as high-definition television, innovative telephony services, and ultraband ...
Hancock uses WDM-PON.(FTTX)
May 01, 2009 ... As an independent telecommunications provider with 2,000 customers in New York and Pennsylvania, Hancock Telephone does not have the deep pockets that many of today's mega service providers have. But thanks to new VoIP, IP, and WDM PON Ethernet Access solutions and support services from ...
PT uses Huawei for FTTH.(FTTX)
May 01, 2009 ... Huawei Technologies Co Ltd., a provider of next-generation telecommunication network solutions to operators around the world, announced that it has been selected by Portugal Telecom for the development of the its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Portugal. Since 2007 Huawei, ...
ZTE touts 10G EPON.(FTTX)
May 01, 2009 ... ZTE Corporation, a global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has launched a prototype of the world's first symmetrical 10G EPON equipment at the China FTTH Summit 2009, in addition to OLT equipment that supports symmetrical 10G EPON and a series of ONU ...
Pacnet expands its Asia network with Xtera's NXT terminals.(SUBMARINE)
May 01, 2009 ... Pacnet, Asia's leading independent telecommunications service provider, has completed the first phase of a comprehensive rollout of new upgraded capacity using Xtera's NXT submarine line terminals, in its EAC-C2C cable network connecting Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, ...
NTT Com to acquire Pacific Crossing Limited.(SUBMARINE)
May 01, 2009 ... NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced that it has concluded a contract with the shareholders of Pacific Crossing Limited (PCL), operator of the PC-1 trans-Pacific cable network, to purchase all issued shares of PCL, including from Strategic Value Master Fund Ltd., the major stockholder ....
NTT joins subsea group.(SUBMARINE)
May 01, 2009 ... NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced its signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with major telecommunications companies to co-develop the Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) as an international undersea cable system within the Asia-Pacific region. Service is expected to begin in 2011. ...