Regulatory News

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. VadaTech Announces 1,344Gb/s Fiber FMC+ Module 1/14/2020

   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).

4. New Quantum Loop Provides Long National Testbed For Quantum Communication Technology 1/10/2020

   Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago launched a new testbed for quantum communication experiments from Argonne last week.

5. Cutting Through Fog With Laser Focus 1/8/2020

   Research from The University of Queensland aimed at controlling light in scattering materials, such as fog or biological tissues, will benefit future biomedical imaging and telecommunications.

6. Optoscribe Launches Optoarray Precision Fiber Alignment Arrays 12/18/2019

   Optoscribe Ltd, a world-leading supplier of 3D glass-based integrated photonics components, has announced the launch of OptoArray, its new range of best-in-class precision fiber alignment structures, which offers unrivalled levels of optical performance through the precise alignment of optical fiber arrays

7. Submarine Cables: Billions Of Potential Seismic Sensors! 12/18/2019

   Scientists show for the first time that it is possible to detect the propagation of seismic waves at the bottom of the oceans with submarine telecommunication cables

8. Infinera And GlobalConnect Complete Successful 400G Coherent Transmission Field Trial Over 50 GHz Grid Metro Infrastructure 12/9/2019

   Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and GlobalConnect, a leading integrated digital infrastructure provider in Northern Europe, today announced the successful completion of a field trial demonstrating 400 gigabits per second (400G) coherent transmission over a 50 gigahertz (GHz) fixed grid metro transport network concurrently with pre-existing 10G channels

9. VTT Developed An Optical Fibre Made Of Cellulose 12/4/2019

   VTT researchers were able to transmit light in wood-based fibre. Optical fibre made of cellulose is best suited for sensors that benefit from the biodegradability of the material. In the future, optical cellulose fibre may allow detecting changes in the moisture level of buildings.

10. Seismologists See Future In Fiber Optic Cables As Earthquake Sensors 12/3/2019

    Each hair-thin glass fiber in a buried fiber optic cable contains tiny internal flaws—and that’s a good thing for scientists looking for new ways to collect seismic data in places from a busy urban downtown to a remote glacier