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  1. Prysmian Group Launches Record Breaking Cables For FTTx And 5G Networks 2/3/2020

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, launches its Sirocco High Density range of microduct cables, providing world record diameters and fibre densities for blown microduct cables

  2. Ben-Gurion University Researchers Introduce The First All-Optical, Stealth Data Encryption Technology 1/29/2020

    BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University (BGU) of the Negev, Israel, introduced the first all-optical "stealth" encryption technology that will be significantly more secure and private for highly-sensitive cloud computing and data center network transmission.

  3. Connectivity Solutions Direct Breaks Data Center Density Barrier 1/21/2020

    Connectivity Solutions Direct LLC (CSD), a leading supplier of cable assemblies and network solutions for today’s demanding enterprise markets, has broken new ground in the fiber optic connectivity space with n+1, a suite of housings and cassettes that enable industry-leading patch-field density of 96 duplex LC or MPO ports per rack unit.

  4. United Fiber & Data Advances Competitive Position Of Super Regional Telecommunications Carrier 1/21/2020

    United Fiber & Data (UFD), a privately owned telecommunications provider, today announced that a major super regional telecommunications carrier has selected United Fiber & Data for long-haul dark fiber connectivity in the northeastern United States.

  5. Lockheed Martin Selects KVH Fiber Optic Gyro For Upgraded Infrared Search And Track System 1/21/2020

    KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), is pleased to announce that Lockheed Martin has selected KVH to develop and deliver the next-generation multi-axis fiber optic gyro (FOG) sensor for the IRST21 sensor system, which Boeing and the U.S. Navy are integrating into the F/A-18 E/F combat aircraft.

  6. Telxius’ BRUSA Reaches 160 Tbps With Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 1/20/2020

    Telxius’ BRUSA cable successfully reached record 550 Gbps single-wavelength channel speeds during an advanced trial leveraging Ciena's WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optical solution.

  7. Scientific And Technological Developments In Groundbreaking Technological Areas Lead The OFC 2020 Program And Exhibits 1/15/2020

    OFC 2020 returns to San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, 8-12 March 2020 for another groundbreaking program as the world’s largest conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking.

  8. NEC Qualifies 20 Fiber Pair Subsea Telecom Cable Systems, With Further Advances Soon 1/14/2020

    NEC Corporation and its subsidiary OCC Corporation announced today that they have completed full qualification of subsea repeaters and optical cable containing up to 20 fiber pairs (40 fibers).

  9. VIAVI Teams With Ingram Micro To Enhance Network Performance For Service Providers And Enterprises 1/14/2020

    Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced an alliance with Ingram Micro Inc. for U.S. distribution of select VIAVI test instruments for fiber and cable networks, and performance management solutions for enterprise networks.

  10. VadaTech Announces 1,344Gb/s Fiber FMC+ Module 1/13/2020

    VadaTech, a leading manufacturer of integrated systems, embedded boards, enabling software and application-ready platforms, announces the FMC259. The FMC259 is an FPGA Mezzanine Module per VITA 57.4 (FMC+) specification with dual Board-Mount Optical Assemblies, each providing 24 channel full-duplex transceivers capable of up to 28.1 Gb/s per channel (more than 1344Gb/s total bi-directional).