News Articles http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/ 12/23/2008 3:21:00 AM KVH Industries, Inc., announced recently that it has received a new $3.5 million order for its precision fiber optic gyros for use in remote stabilized weapon systems http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/KVH-Receives-35-Million-Order-For-Fiber-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/23/2008 3:21:00 AM Prysmian Cables & Systems recently announced that its current contract with Andorra Telecom will help the Principality of Andorra to become the first country in the world to provide a direct optical fibre link to all homes (FTTH) and businesses http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Prysmian-VertiCasa-Cable-Leads-The-Way-With-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/22/2008 3:03:00 AM Occam Networks, a leading broadband access supplier offering multiservice access platform (MSAP) solutions based on pure packet technologies, announced recently that it has received Rural Development Telecommunications Program acceptance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) for its BLC 6000 series 6322 GPON Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and its ON 2400 series Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Occam-Networks-GPON-OLT-and-ONT-Solution-Rece-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/18/2008 2:00:00 PM LightWave Manufacturing & Services LLC launched Chameleon today, its new high density fiber optic patching system. Chameleon is the highest density fiber patching system on the market leapfrogging current fiber patching densities by a factor of six. Current fiber patching systems can patch a maximum of 288 fibers per 4U chassis whereas Chameleon can patch 1728 fibers in the same space http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/LightWave-Launches-Chameleon-New-Standard-for-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/18/2008 1:43:00 PM Ericsson has signed a contract with Nigerian telecom company 21st Century Technologies to supply, build and systems integrate a nationwide residential fiber-optic broadband network http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Ericsson-To-Build-Residential-Fiber-Optic-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/18/2008 3:47:00 AM Leading global connectivity solutions provider ADC is working with Muleshoe, Texas-based West Plains Telecommunications to expand its fiber broadband capabilities and eventually offer broadband video http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/ADC-Enters-Partnership-with-West-Plains-Telec-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/17/2008 1:04:00 PM AFL Telecommunications introduces the Noyes C860 QUAD OTDR and Certification Test Kit. The new test kit includes one hand-held C840 QUAD OLTS tester and one C850 QUAD OTDR/OLTS with built-in Auto-Test functionality in a rugged transit case loaded with test and cleaning accessories http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/AFL-Telecommunications-Launches-A-Dynamic-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/17/2008 12:15:00 AM SICK, one of the world's leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, announced the launch of its WLL170T-2 and WLL190T-2 Fiber-Optic Amplifiers http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/New-Fiber-Optic-Amplifiers-From-SICK-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/16/2008 4:01:00 AM SensorTran, Inc., the developer of the world's most advanced distributed temperature sensing (DTS) technologies, recently announced a $3.5M round of venture capital financing, which will be used for working capital and to accelerate the growth of SensorTran's Smart Grid and wellbore monitoring businesses http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/SensorTran-Closes-35-Million-In-Funding-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/15/2008 3:08:00 AM Corning Incorporated and Horizon Chillicothe Telephone have signed a Corning Connected Community Program agreement to support the deployment of optical fiber cable manufactured by Corning Cable Systems LLC (part of Corning's Telecommunications segment) in the village of Darbyville, Ohio http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Corning-and-Horizon-Chillicothe-Telephone-Bri-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/11/2008 4:30:00 PM Source Photonics Inc. (a subsidiary of MRV Communications), a leading provider of optical communication products used in telecommunication systems and data communication networks, recently announced the availability of the industry's first 10Gb/s single fiber bidirectional SFP+ transceiver http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Source-Photonics-Launches-Industrys-First-Sin-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/9/2008 8:30:00 AM Leading global connectivity solution provider ADC is engaging its Professional Services team with central Minnesota-based Albany Tel to upgrade the cooperative's copper lines to a fiber network that can support advanced bandwidth-intensive services http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/ADC-Signs-With-Albany-Tel-To-Expand-Customer-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/9/2008 7:00:00 AM Redfern Integrated Optics, Inc. (RIO), the leading supplier of low noise external cavity lasers for fiber optic sensing, RF photonics and other applications, recently announced the availability of a new tool for fiber optic sensing systems designers - the PLANEX Evaluation Module RIOEM01 http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Redfern-Integrated-Optics-Inc-RIO-Unveils-RIO-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/9/2008 3:32:00 AM ADVA Optical Networking announced recently that inexio, a service provider in southwestern Germany, has deployed DWDM technology (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) based on the ADVA FSP 3000 platform http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/inexio-Relies-On-DWDM-Technology-From-ADVA-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/9/2008 2:32:00 AM IRphotonics, a leading provider of advanced infrared fiber and materials, announced recently the availability of its new II-V mid-infrared fiber targeting Defense & Aerospace applications http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/IRphotonics-Launches-2-5-um-Mid-Infrared-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/8/2008 10:48:53 PM FOSTEC INC., a manufacturer of various FTTH optical communication devices and fiber optic accessories in South Korea, introduced a series of new optical communication device for network systems including Media Converter, Optical Fiber Distribution, PLC Splitter, Optical Fiber Connector, and Variable Optical Attenuators in the global market http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/FOSTEC-Introduces-New-Optical-Fiber-Products-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/8/2008 9:15:00 AM RCN Metro Optical Networks, a division of RCN Corporation and a premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, announced recently that it will be expanding its relationship with Pine Tree Networks, a Maine based company providing reliable and affordable telephone and Internet services to homes, businesses, and service providers throughout New England http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/RCN-Metro-Provides-More-Access-to-High-Speed-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/8/2008 8:03:00 AM Teknovus, the leading provider of EPON (Ethernet Passive Optical Network) chips for the deployment of triple-play services in FTTx broadband access networks, announced that commercial deployment of 2Giga bps EPON FTTx has started in KDDI's fiber networks http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/KDDI-Begins-Deployment-of-Worlds-Fastest-EPON-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/8/2008 8:00:00 AM Alfalight, Inc., a leading supplier of highly efficient high-power diode lasers, announced recently the availability of the AM6-940B-20-608, a 940 nm, 6 W uncooled multimode laser diode for cladding-pumped telecom fiber amplifiers http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Alfalight-940-nm-6-W-Pump-Diode-Laser-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/8/2008 7:46:00 AM Sorrento Networks recently announced that Neos Networks, a leading telecom network operator in Europe, has deployed the Sorrento GigaMux wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) products to increase the capacity of its expansive network that supports thousands of subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) http://www.fiberopticsonline.com/article.mvc/Neos-Networks-Selects-Sorrento-Networks-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/8/2008 3:03:00 AM