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Japan's Kddi Selects Adva Optical Networking To Deliver Highly Reliable Managed WDM Service
3/12/2010
ADVA Optical Networking line today announced that KDDI Corporation (KDDI), one of Japan's largest communications service providers, has deployed the ADVA FSP 3000
Wavelength Division solution as the platform for delivery of its high-availability enterprise solution called "Managed WDM Service"
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Lightower To Attend COMPTEL PLUS In Nashville, March 14-17
3/12/2010
Lightower Fiber Networks, a leading metro fiber network and bandwidth service provider serving the Northeast United States, will be attending the 2010 COMPTEL PLUS Convention and Expo in Nashville, Tennessee from March 14th through 17th
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American Fiber Systems Completes Upgrade For Big Businesses In Key Western Region
3/12/2010
Leading optical fiber provider, American Fiber Systems (AFS), today announced the completed upgrade of the high-speed network that interconnects high profile, high-traffic metro regions of Las Vegas, Reno, Salt Lake City and Boise
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Leading Optical Receiver Manufacturers Release 100G CCRx MSA
3/12/2010
High-speed optical components companies, Picometrix, LLC, an Advanced Photonix company (NYSE Amex:
API) and u2t Photonics AG, have completed the CCRx (Compact Coherent Receiver) multisource agreement (MSA) which defines an industry standard, cost-effective form factor for coherent fiber optic receivers for use in both 100G and 40G DP-QPSK telecommunication systems
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Global Crossing Upgrades Network Capacity To Meet Growing Demand For Broadband Services
3/12/2010
Global Crossing (Nasdaq:
GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced it is significantly expanding capacity on its Mid-Atlantic Crossing (MAC®), South American Crossing (SAC®) and Pan American Crossing (PAC®) undersea fiber-optic cable systems to meet rapidly growing demand for Internet Protocol (IP) and Ethernet transport among its enterprise, carrier and service provider customers
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M2 Optics Releases Ruggedized Optical Fiber Test Platform
3/12/2010
M2 Optics, a leading provider of innovative test solutions for fiber optics systems, has released a ruggedized version of its popular FiberLab testing platform – the Fiber Lab 800HE. This platform targets applications where rough handling and harsh conditions are common, such as field and laboratory testing, manufacturing environments, and military systems
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From The Desk Lamp To The Desktop?
3/11/2010
In the future, getting a broadband connection might be as simple as flipping on a light switch. In fact, according to a group of researchers from Germany, the light coming from the lamps in your home could one day encode a wireless broadband signal.
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SPW&L Telecom Upgrades Municipal Fiber Optic Network With Ciena’s Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery Platforms
3/10/2010
Ciena Corporation, the network specialist, today announced that Sun Prairie Water & Light (SPW&L), a municipal utility company based in Sun Prairie, Wis., has deployed its Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery (CESD) platforms to upgrade the service delivery capabilities of the utility's fiber optic network throughout its serving area
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Gulf Bridge International (GBI) Signs With To Batelco To Land GBI’s Sub-Sea Cable System In The Kingdom Of Bahrain
3/7/2010
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East's first privately owned submarine cable operator, is very pleased to announce that Batelco, the Kingdom of Bahrain's leading communications provider will provide a landing station for the new sub-sea cable being installed by Gulf Bridge International
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Initial NIF Experiments Meet Requirements For Fusion Ignition
3/5/2010
The first experiments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF) have demonstrated a unique physics effect that bodes well for NIF's success in generating a self-sustaining nuclear fusion reaction.