Lightwave articles from August 2003

Lightwave archives from August 2003

RBOC trio says PON interest is for real. (Applications).(passive optical network )
August 1, 2003... BellSouth, SBC Communications, and Verizon released their much-anticipated request for proposal (RFP) for fiber to the premises (FTTP) equipment June 19. While vendors scramble to position themselves to compete for an award that would finally...

Novel optical-switch design underlies new router. (Technology).(Chiaro Networks' Enstara IP routing platform )
August 1, 2003... Although it has been generally available only since May, the Enstara IP routing platform from Chiaro Networks (Richardson, TX) has already found a home in a pair of networks. An optical-switch fabric with no moving parts forms the heart of the...

Newly formed mega-companies face scrutiny among analysts. (Industry).(Industry Overview)
August 1, 2003... Consolidation in the optical components industry is shining the spotlight on newly formed mega-companies such as Avanex (Fremont, CA). Yet, is a huge product line too great a burden to bear in a depressed optical-component market? A survey of...

Optical vector analysis and BER modeling. (www.lightwaveonline.com).(bit-error-rate testing.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The ultimate test of an optical component's network worthiness is its ability to stand up to bit-error-rate (BER) testing. Traditional BER testing at the component and subassembly level is costly and time-consuming. Optical vector analysis, a...

Application of Fabry-Perot interferometry in frequency control and stabilization. (www.lightwaveonline.com).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... DWDM is an important innovation in optical networking because it provides flexibility and scalability, filling the useful optical spectrum with up to 32 channels operating on the same fiber-optic waveguide. To accommodate narrower channel...

Downsizing to hire. (www.lightwaveonline.com).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Human resources departments of high-tech companies went from the fast-paced environment of never having enough talent to having to figure out how to restructure the talent pool so the organization could still be successful within the financial...

Rx for SONET and Ethernet. (www.lightwaveonline.com).(Brief Article)(Column)
August 1, 2003... Caught between tight capital budgets and shrinking revenues, today's service providers face a seemingly impossible conundrum: They must figure out how to capitalize on demand for new data services in a profitable way, without disrupting...

Simplifying interoffice facilities using RPR technology. (www.lightwaveonline.com).(resilient packet ring )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... A major component of cost and expense for today's local-exchange carrier is in the transport of services between metro-area central offices. These transport links, called interoffice facilities (IOFs), are typically deployed in SONET OC-48...

Integrating nano-optics to create cost-effective optical components. (www.lightwaveonline.com).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... While there are many clever ways to design and build networks and systems, the fundamental breakthrough required to meet dramatically reduced cost points is the introduction of viable photonic ICs. Nano-optics support multiple approaches--both...

Quick vote. (www.lightwaveonline.com).
August 1, 2003... We asked visitors to Lightwave Online the following question: Are the RBOCs serious about pursuing fiber to the premises? Percentage of respondents * Yes, and deployments will start as soon as next year. 21% Yes, but...

Verizon selected the next-generation add/drop-multiplexer (NGADM) platform from Futjitsu--the Flashwave 4500 core transport system, Flashwave 4300 aggregation system, and Flashwave 4100 access system--for Sonet services. (Hotpick).(FLASHWAVE 4500 core transport system, FLASHWAVE 4300 aggregation system, and FLASHWAVE 4100 access system)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Verizon selected the next-generation add/drop-multiplexer (NGADM) platform from Futjitsu--the FLASHWAVE 4500 core transport system, FLASHWAVE 4300 aggregation system, and FLASHWAVE 4100 access system--for SONET services. Verizon will use the...

As part of a move to evolve its SONET infrastructure to a next-generation multiservice provisioning platform (MSPP) designed to improve network efficiencies and better support new optical solutions, BellSouth (Atlanta) selected technologies from Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) and Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) that will deliver expanded service options to customers throughout its nine-state region. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... As part of a move to evolve its SONET infrastructure to a next-generation multiservice provisioning platform (MSPP) designed to improve network efficiencies and better support new optical solutions, BellSouth (Atlanta) selected technologies...

VPIsystems (Holmdel, NJ), developer of photonic design automation software, will team with Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) to provide optical-network configuration software to Cisco and its customers. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... VPIsystems (Holmdel, NJ), developer of photonic design automation software, will team with Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) to provide optical-network configuration software to Cisco and its customers. The combination of optical equipment and...

The city of Mount Vernon, WA, and CSS Communications (Bellingham, WA), integrated communications provider (ICP), chose passive-optical-network equipment from Alloptic (Livermore, CA) to deliver data, voice, and video services to businesses and residents. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The city of Mount Vernon, WA, and CSS Communications (Bellingham, WA), integrated communications provider (ICP), chose passive-optical-network equipment from Alloptic (Livermore, CA) to deliver data, voice, and video services to businesses and...

Futureway Communications (Markam, Ontario) will deploy the G6 Packet Telephony Migration Platform from General Bandwidth (Austin, TX) in support of packet voice services over the carrier's integrated voice and data "last mile" fiber network. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Futureway Communications (Markam, Ontario) will deploy the G6 Packet Telephony Migration Platform from General Bandwidth (Austin, TX) in support of packet voice services over the carrier's integrated voice and data "last mile" fiber network....

GlobalConnect, Danish alternative service provider, chose the System 1100 CWDM platform from Transmode Systems AB (Stockholm) for deployment in its network. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... GlobalConnect, Danish alternative service provider, chose the System 1100 CWDM platform from Transmode Systems AB (Stockholm) for deployment in its network. GlobalConnect is offering value-added data transmission services to datacom and telecom...

The KPN EuroRings unit of KPN has deployed the Ciena (Linthicum, MD) ONLINE Metro platform in its network. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The KPN EuroRings unit of KPN has deployed the Ciena (Linthicum, MD) ONLINE Metro platform in its network. The deployment enables KPN EuroRings to offer higher-value data services such as SAN, Escon, Fibre Channel, wavelength services, and...

Broighter Networks, a high-speed broadband provider in Dublin, selected Atrica (Santa Clara, CA) as the exclusive supplier for its next-generation metro network. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Broighter Networks, a high-speed broadband provider in Dublin, selected Atrica (Santa Clara, CA) as the exclusive supplier for its next-generation metro network. Broighter serves small, medium, and large enterprises, Internet service providers,...

Hunan Unicom, subsidiary of China Unicom, signed a contract with Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) to build its provincial backbone transport network. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Hunan Unicom, subsidiary of China Unicom, signed a contract with Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) to build its provincial backbone transport network. Hunan Unicom will deploy a wide range of Lucent's SDH optical transport systems and...

NEC (Tokyo) is using gain-flattening-filter technology from HighWave Optical Technologies (Lannion, France) in its DWDM systems. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... NEC (Tokyo) is using gain-flattening-filter technology from HighWave Optical Technologies (Lannion, France) in its DWDM systems. HighWave has supplied filters based on its Randomized Chirped Bragg Grating technology, which the company says...

Civcom (Reston, VA), developer of fast optical switches, and XLight Photonics (Tel Aviv), which makes widely tunable 10-Gbit/sec transponders, agreed to merge. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Civcom (Reston, VA), developer of fast optical switches, and XLight Photonics (Tel Aviv), which makes widely tunable 10-Gbit/sec transponders, agreed to merge. As part of the merger agreement, the companies also announced an additional...

GalayOr (Tel Aviv), provider of all-silicon optical SoC devices, has partnered with MEMSCAP (Grenoble, France), provider of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology and products, to market a new generation of optical devices, starting with an integrated closed loop digital variable optical attenuator (DVOA). (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... GalayOr (Tel Aviv), provider of all-silicon optical SoC devices, has partnered with MEMSCAP (Grenoble, France), provider of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology and products, to market a new generation of optical devices, starting...

Next Level Communications (Rohnert Park, CA), a Motorola company, and Optical Solutions (Minneapolis), provider of fiber to the home (FTTH) PON equipment, will collaborate to produce an integrated, standards-based, end-to-end DSL and FTTH offering that will be available late this year. (update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Next Level Communications (Rohnert Park, CA), a Motorola company, and Optical Solutions (Minneapolis), provider of fiber to the home (FTTH) PON equipment, will collaborate to produce an integrated, standards-based, end-to-end DSL and FTTH...

Plenty of scraps for small fish. (Editorial).(Editorial)(Industry Overview)
August 1, 2003... "Newly formed mega-companies face scrutiny among analysts"--one of the stories that grace our newly redesigned front cover this month--reveals a diversity of opinion on whether the one-stop component shop remains a good idea, or at least on...

Merchant switch fabrics wait in the wings. (Technology: advances in research, development, engineering, and standards).(Industry Overview)
August 1, 2003... The networking and communications business can be a tough place to sell chips. Just as an 18-month development cycle is completed, the target market has changed dramatically. Such is the case for the latest crop of merchant switch fabrics. A...

Optical power meters still critical. (Tech Trends).(Industry Overview)
August 1, 2003... The outlook for optical power meters may not be as bleak as some test devices; measuring optical power is compulsory even when lighting existing fiber, which carriers continue to do. Recent improvements to the devices and a shift in the...

New plastic fiber standards proposed at IEC. (Standards Watch).(International Electrotechnical Commission )
August 1, 2003... For many years, polymer optical fiber (POF) has been an optical medium that is very simple to connect and install. However, POF has also suffered from performance characteristics greatly inferior to silica fibers: Attenuation and bandwidth have...

Dynamic channels in reconfigurable optical networks. (Focus on).(dynamic wavelength blocker equalizer technology)
August 1, 2003... WDM technology and erbium-doped fiber amplifiers offered a clear path to an abundance of fiber-optic capacity for transmitting telecommunications traffic between two points. A single fiber can carry more than a terabit per second of traffic for...

Attendees' Choice Award nominees. (Technology).
August 1, 2003... Welcome to the Lightwave Attendees' Choice Awards balloting for products featured at NFOEC 2003 in Orlando, FL. Those attending the show are eligible to vote for their favorite product in each of seven categories beginning on this page:...

Carrier class add/drop switch. (Systems).(Meriton Networks 7200 OADX)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The 7200 OADX optical add/drop switch is a flexible, intelligent carrier-class wavelength networking system that allows the operation of high-speed, service-centric networks. From 100 Mbits/sec to 10 Gbits/sec, the switch can deliver such metro...

Metro/core multiservice switch. (Systems).(Lucent Technologies' LambdaUnite MSS )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The LambdaUnite MSS multiservice switch bridges traffic between data-intensive metro networks and high speed optical core networks. Compact with low energy requirements, the flexible, single-shelf system was recently optimized for smaller metro...

Metro optical distribution system. (Systems).(Photuris' V32000)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... For metro regional networks, the V32000 optical distribution system is deployed by carriers in their existing backbones and expanding infrastructures. It delivers a fully automated optical layer, reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexing,...

Small OC-48, OC-192 SONET ADM. (Systems).(White Rock Networks VLX2020)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Only two rack units high, the VLX2020 small, smart SONET add/drop multiplexer consumes substantially less power and rack space. Its "building block" architecture is designed to meet changing carrier requirements. The multiplexer provides a full...

Protective fiber management system. (Systems).(Siemon's LightWays)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... LightWays ducting is a protective fiber management system used for routing, storing, and protecting optical-fiber jumpers and riser cables. It provides a fast, simple method of routing optical fibers among fiber distribution frames and panels,...

CWDM metro/access, campus platform. (Systems).(ECI Telecom's XDM-200 )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The XDM-200 new-generation platform provides a low-footprint CWDM solution for metro/access and campus networks. Available for point-to-point topologies and ring configurations, it accommodates up to 16 channels over 100 km. Multiple bit-rate...

FSO high-security transceiver. (Systems).(Canobeam free-space optics transceiver )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Canobeam free-space optics transceiver requires no FCC licensing, provides high security, and allows high-speed data links (10 Mbits/sec to Gigabit Ethernet) to be set up between buildings as far as 1.25 mi apart. If features SNMP...

High-bandwidth multiservice platform. (Systems).(Nortel Networks' OPTera Metro 5000 )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The OPTera Metro 5000 multiservice platform maximizes the power of CWDM/DWDM to transparently deliver high-bandwidth network services across an open, scalable, survivable optical transport platform. Equipped with universal optical interfaces...

Metro optical access platform. (Systems).(Luminous Networks' PacketWave E500 )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The PacketWave E500 metro optical access platform rapidly deploys a broad set of services to the network edge, including TDM private line, Ethernet private line, Ethernet line aggregation, and transparent LAN services. Luminous Networks,...

Triple-play last mile system. (Systems).(Alloptic's GigaForce )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Ethernet-based GigaForce system is designed to solve the "last mile bottleneck" that currently limits widespread broadband deployment. Using passive-optical-network technology, the 1-Gbit/ sec system can handle advanced video (RF and IP),...

Shipboard fiber-optic cable assembly. (Subsystems).(Delaire USA's M28876)
August 1, 2003... The M28876 shipboard fiber-optic cable assembly uses rugged multipart connectors for deployable, shipboard, outdoor, and fixed singlemode or multimode requirements. The connectors are designed for adverse conditions such as shipbuilding,...

FSAN triple-play FTTP ONT. (Subsystems).(Terawave Communications' optical-network terminal )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The TW-ONE FSAN standards-based optical-network terminal provides voice, data, and video service over a platform for the emerging fiber-to-the-premises market. The rugged terminal is suited for outdoor deployment and serves four lines of analog...

300-pin widely tunable transponder. (Subsystems).(Civcom-XLight's XL-TT10G )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The XL-TT10G 300-pin widely tunable transponder can tune over the entire C- or L-band with 50-GHz spacing. Supporting multiple data rates from 9.85 to 12.5 Gbits/sec, it is available with an APD or PIN receiver, a dual-frequency jitter filter,...

Multichannel passive optical filter. (Subsystems).(Essex's Hyperfine WDM )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Hyperfine WDM is a multichannel passive optical filter with channel spacing ranging from 25 to 3.125 GHz and finer. It has a Gaussian or flat-top passband with low loss and extremely flat group delay for multiport interleaving or...

Compact adapter/ferrule interface system. (Components).(Stratos Lightwave's LC adapter )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The higher-density simplified compact LC adapter and ferrule interface is suited for space-constrained optical-module applications. The adapter fits into a reduced-size aperture and extends into the electro-optical enclosure a minimal distance,...

Low-IL, low-PMD SFF DCM. (Components).(OFS Fitel Denmark's RightWave MicroDK small-form-factor dispersion-compensating module )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Featuring a size reduction of about 70%, the RightWave MicroDK small-form-factor dispersion-compensating module provides a miniaturized means of full dispersion and dispersion slope compensation for conventional singlemode, G.652, and TrueWave...

SFF PON, FTTX concatenated module. (Components).(Gould Fiber Optics' Micro/Mini small-form-factor passive-optical networking fiber-to-the-X module)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Based on FBT and GlasSolder technologies, the Micro/Mini small-form-factor concatenated module is suited for high-density, passive-optical networking, and fiber-to-the-X applications. It uses a patent-pending chemical passivation technique that...

Secure, compact fiber-cable enclosure. (Components).(Fiber Optic Network Solutions' TIC8E)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The TIC8E termination-interconnect-cabinet enclosure is secure and compact for connecting fiber cables within building entrances, communications closets, and other indoor environments. Its rugged double-hinged design isolates and locks the...

CWDM mux/demux with express channel. (Components).(Gigabit Optics' Micro Mux/Demux-8)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Telcordia-qualified 8x1 Micro Mux/Demux-8 with express channel is ITU G.694.2-compliant as well as data-rate-and protocol-independent. It combines or separates up to eight optical channels with express functionality on a CWDM ITU grid for...

Bend-insensitive higher-NA fiber. (Components).(Stocker Yale's BIF-1310-L2 )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Designed for improved bend performance in reduced-radius applications, the BIF-1310-L2 bend-insensitive fiber has a moderately higher numerical aperture (NA) than standard singlemode fibers. The moderate NA provides lower bend loss at 1310 and...

Dynamic wavelength blocker equalizer. (Components).(Xtellus)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Dynamic Blocker Equalizer is a key building block for reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers and optical cross-connects using a broadcast and select architecture. It can dynamically pass, block to more than 40 dB, or equalize any and...

Singlemode MEMS optical switch. (Components).(Northrop Grumman Poly-Scientific)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The singlemode MEMS optical switch's micro-electronics provide flexibility and simplify the customer interface. A simple 5-V TTL interface controls the switch operation in any of three available actuation modes. The mirror position sensor is...

FTTX bend-insensitive singlemode fiber. (Components).(Sumitomo Electric Lightwave's fiber-to-the-desktop, home, and premises )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The PureAccess bend insensitive singlemode fiber is specifically designed for fiber-to-the-desktop, home, and premises and other general access- and enterprise-network applications. The fiber provides reduced bend-radius capabilities enabling...

Small aspherical lens. (Components).(Olympus)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The small aspherical lens for fiber-optic communications has a numerical aperture of 0.5-0.7 with diameters of 1.5-2.5 mm and a working distance of 0.8-0.9 mm. It provides high light-collecting efficiency and excellent thermal stability...

Eight-channel silica/quartz fiber array. (Components).(Kohoku Kogyo)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The compact eight-channel silica/quartz optical-fiber array for PLC applications comes with eight fibers assembled. Outer diameter measures 7x2.5x6.4 mm, and the ribbonized fiber is fixed in its holes with adhesive. Core pitch of the fiber is...

Network-access-point closure. (Components).(Coming Cable Systems)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The NAP network access-point closure enhances deployment of fiber deeper into the access network. It features an aerial terminal optimized for optical access architectures; the terminal is easy to re-enter, allowing incremental interconnection...

InGaAs/GaAs PIN PD with preamp. (Components).(Hamamatsu's photodiode)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... For SONET/SDH and Gigabit Ethernet applications, the receiver optical subassembly is an indium gallium arsenide PIN photodiode (PD) with preamplifier for 1.3/1.55 nm (G9283-14) or a gallium arsenide PIN PD with preamp for 850 nm (G9286-14). It...

Multilayer network platform. (Test Equipment).(NetTest's CMA5000)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Spanning the physical, data link, network, and transport layers, the CMA5000 multilayer network test platform is suited for applications ranging from DWDM, SONET/SDH, and Gigabit Ethernet testing to dispersion and...

Integrated troubleshooting, certification platform. (Test Equipment).(Fluke Networks OptiFiber Certifying OTDR)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... OptiFiber Certifying OTDR is an integrated fiber troubleshooting and certification platform for LANs that provides power-packed network visibility and reporting in one fast field-tough tool. It features a 1-m dead zone for pinpoint accuracy, a...

Multilayer OC-192c/STM-64c BER test module. (Test Equipment).(EXFO's FTB-8000 series)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Comprising a full-fledged suite of functions for turning up DS-0/E-0 services to OC-192c/STM-64c, the FTB-8000 series test module covers all the requirements for metro and access networks. By integrating OC-192c/STM-64c test functions into the...

1550-nm phosphor-coated digital camera. (Test Equipment).(Spiricon's C-7512-1550 )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The C-7512-1550 10-bit 1,300x1,030 digital version of phosphor-coated NIR telecommunications cameras integrates low-level signals for increased sensitivity. A larger-format 2/3-inch imager enables laser-beam profiling of larger NIR beams in the...

Compact topography, inspection tester. (Test Equipment).(Direct Optical Research's ZX-1 mini PMS PLUS )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The ZX-1 mini PMS PLUS for fiber-optic endface surface topography and inspection testing is very compact and fully integrated. Its noncontact design incorporates completely automated focus, XY adjustment, and calibration. No manual adjustments...

Integrated optical loss test set. (Test Equipment).(Fiber Systems International's model 1300 )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The model 1300 optical loss test set is specifically designed for testing and verifying multifiber cable assemblies, including tactical optic-fiber connector assembly (TFOCA), TFOCA-II, MIL-C-28876, and standard hermaphroditic fiber-optic...

Optical vector analyzer. (Test Equipment).(Luna Technologies)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The OVA optical vector analyzer is an integrated solution for all-parameter characterization of passive optical components and subassemblies, yielding insights into device design, manufacturing, and failure analysis at high speeds. It measures...

Handheld SM/MM OTDR. (Test Equipment).(AFL Telecommunications' M100 singlemode and multimode four-wavelength optical time domain reflectometer)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The M100 handheld singlemode and multimode four-wavelength optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) with integrated visual fault locater uses PDA technology to combine a simple user interface with the features of a mini-OTDR in a "micro"...

2-rack-unit-high fiber management tray. (Installation).(ADC Telecommunications' FMT 2RU )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The FMT 2RU fiber management tray is two rack units high and features sliding adapter packs that allow easy access for connecting jumpers and cleaning connectors. That ensures any fiber can be installed or removed without inducing a macrobend...

Simulation-assisted design, evaluation tool. (Design Tools).(RSoft Design Group's OptSim 3.6)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... OptSim 3.6 is a powerful, use-friendly tool for simulation-assisted design and validation of optical transmission systems, including CWDM/DWDM/OTDM amplified systems, ultra-long-haul terrestrial and submarine systems, metro networks, and cable...

Component design, simulation software. (Design Tools).(Optiwave's OptiFDTD)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... OptiFDTD is a powerful, highly integrated software application that enables design and simulation of advanced passive and nonlinear photonic components for wave propagation, scattering, reflection, diffraction, polarization, and nonlinear...

Semi-automatic fiber ribbon stripper. (Manufacturing).(Schleuniger's FiberStrip 7035 )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The portable FiberStrip 7035 semi-automatic fiber ribbon stripper is used in production environments or during the installation of cable systems with fiber ribbons. The unit serves as a companion to cleaving and splicing devices for standard...

Due diligence in modulation formats still leads to NRZ. (Focus on).(non-return-to-zero )
August 1, 2003... System vendors may say that it's wrong to use modulation formats other than return-to-zero (RZ). Beware--the long-standing debate whether RZ or non-RZ (NRZ) modulation provides better performance for long-haul (LH) terrestrial DWDM transmission...

Ultra-long-haul: ready when you are. (WDM Solutions).
August 1, 2003... "When the market comes back" is a turn of phrase heard often in telecom circles. None of us knows exactly what that market will look like if and when it appears. But the market segment that has suffered most--long-haul--is the one that may...

Handicapping the FTTP market. (Industry: opportunities, market intelligence, and forecasts to improve your bottom line).(fiber to the premises)
August 1, 2003... The joint request for proposal (RFP) recently issued by BellSouth, SBC Communications, and Verizon has caused a whirlwind of activity in the fiber to the premises (FTTP) space, particularly among vendors of passive-optical-network (PON)...

Gradual component growth to accelerate through 2006. (Analyst Corner).(fiber optics )(Industry Overview)
August 1, 2003... Global consumption of fiber-optic components increased steadily over the last quarter-century from $2.5 million in 1975 to $15.8 billion in 2000, and impressive growth is forecast over the next quarter-century. The years 1999-2003...

Optinel taps former SCTE chairman. (people).(Society of Cable Telecommunication Engineers)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Cable TV industry veteran and former SCTE chairman Jim Kuhns is the new network engineering director at optical transport systems provider Optinel Systems, which is in the midst of gearing up for interoperability testing. "Jim's extensive...

Arroyo Optics. (people).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... As Arroyo Optics prepares to bring its "flagship programmable optical-filter product" to market, the company appointed Hatch Graham interim president and CEO. Graham has a 20-year track record of presiding over telecommunications startups and...

Northlight Optronics. (people).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Dr. Steven Dye, former senior optoelectronics manager for Europe, Middle East, and Africa at Agere systems, is the new European sales director at optoelectronic-component supplier Northlight Optronics, a former Ericsson company. Dye, whose PhD...

Polaris Networks. (people).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Jacob "Jake" Vigil has been named senior vice president of operations at Polaris Networks, developer of optical transport switching systems for the metro core. Vigil, who will be responsible for Polaris's product engineering and operations...

Highwave Optical Technologies. (people).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... French optical-component and DWDM subsystems maker Highwave Optical Technologies named Francois Leraillez chief executive and Eric Delevaque chairman and chief scientific officer. Leraillez, whose telecom career spans four decades, was...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2003... August 3-8 SPIE's Annual Meeting. In San Diego by the International Society of Optical Engineering. Tel: 360-676-3290, fax: 360-647-1445. e-mail: spie@spie.org, Website: www.spie.org. 4-8 Fiber Optics Installation & Splicing...

Fiber cable growth to resume in '04. (Market Watch).(report from FTM Consulting)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
August 1, 2003... Cable volume shipments fell at a double-digit rate in 2001-02. While the market this year is expected to be flat, growth could resume in 2004, details a new report from FTM Consulting. By 2004, fiber cable shipments for newer broadband...

CLEC build strategy changes focus. (Market Watch).(study from KMI Research)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
August 1, 2003... The competitive-local-exchange-carrier (CLEC) market in the United States has continued to show signs of growth, despite retrenchments in other areas of telecommunications services, reveals a new study from KMI Research (Providence). "CLECs...

PON market shows signs of recovery. (Market Watch).(Probe Group's report on the passive-optical-networking market )
August 1, 2003... The passive-optical-networking (PON) market, recently hurt by technology refinements, regulatory issues, and a sluggish economy, has finally begun to show signs of life, contends a new report from analyst firm Probe Group (Cedar Knolls, NJ)....