Lightwave articles from August 2005

Lightwave archives from August 2005

All-band testing enables component optimization.(passive-component testing)
August 1, 2005... The most recent advances in the telecommunications industry have mainly targeted metro and access networks to serve bandwidth-hungry applications such as SANs, video on demand, high-definition TV, smart houses, and teleconferencing. New fibers...

Metro WDM networks turn to 4G.(investigation)(fourth generation technology, wavelength division multiplexing)
August 1, 2005... For the growing interest in 4-Gbit/sec networking, it's a matter of math and maturity. First, the math: 4-Gbit/sec optical-networking components such as pluggable transceivers deliver 60% more bandwidth than 2.5-Gbit/sec models at a cost...

Flexibility is key to successful fiber to the premises deployments.(APPLICATIONS)
August 1, 2005... The decisions that telecommunications carriers make about their access networks will help determine the success or failure of their efforts to compete. Fiber suddenly may appear to be everywhere, but it is also different everywhere. Verizon is...

UTStarcom (Alameda, CA) supplied its NetRing 2500 STM-16 optical transport platform to Bharat Sanchar Nigam.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... UTStarcom (Alameda, CA) supplied its NetRing 2500 STM-16 optical transport platform to Bharat Sanchar Nigam (New Delhi), India's incumbent and largest provider of telecommunications services.

OnFiber Communications (Austin, TX) deployed the Infinera (Sunnyvale, CA) DTN digital optical platform to enable metro optical networks throughout the Untied States, supporting wavelength, Ethernet, and SONET services.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... OnFiber Communications (Austin, TX) deployed the Infinera (Sunnyvale, CA) DTN digital optical platform to enable metro optical networks throughout the Untied States, supporting wavelength, Ethernet, and SONET services. In addition, as part of a...

OFS (Norcross, GA) has taken Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Co. (YOFC--Shanghai) to federal court, alleging that the Chinese company has infringed on at least four U.S. patents related to singlemode and multimode optical fiber and processes for making optical fiber.(OFS Fitel)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... OFS (Norcross, GA) has taken Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Co. (YOFC--Shanghai) to federal court, alleging that the Chinese company has infringed on at least four U.S. patents related to singlemode and multimode optical fiber and processes...

Optical Solutions (Minneapolis) announced the first shipment of its FiberPath 590 OLT+-enhanced GPON platform to Silver Star Communications (Freedom, WY).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Optical Solutions (Minneapolis) announced the first shipment of its FiberPath 590 OLT+-enhanced GPON platform to Silver Star Communications (Freedom, WY). The provider will use the platform to serve existing copper-based customers and two FTTP...

Mpower Communications (Rochester, NY) expanded its facilities-based network by acquiring the Idacomm (Boise, ID) metro fiber network in Las Vegas.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Mpower Communications (Rochester, NY) expanded its facilities-based network by acquiring the Idacomm (Boise, ID) metro fiber network in Las Vegas. The 141-route-mi network's three redundant dark fiber rings will connect Mpower's switch and the...

Texas ILEC Livingston Telephone is using the Allied Telesyn (Bothell, WA) LightExplorer CWDM optical transport platform to expand triple play services.(crossband wave division multiplex)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Texas ILEC Livingston Telephone is using the Allied Telesyn (Bothell, WA) LightExplorer CWDM optical transport platform to expand triple play services to Lake Livingston Telephone, a smaller neighboring carrier.

Fujitsu Network Communications (Richardson, TX) and BTI Photonic Systems (Ottawa, Ontario) announced an OEM alliance, integrating BTI's Netstender platform into Fujitsu's Flashwave portfolio, where it will be called the Flashwave 7120 optical extension system.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Fujitsu Network Communications (Richardson, TX) and BTI Photonic Systems (Ottawa, Ontario) announced an OEM alliance, integrating BTI's Netstender platform into Fujitsu's Flashwave portfolio, where it will be called the Flashwave 7120 optical...

Motorola (Schaumburg, IL) provided its optical access platform in an FTTP deployment for the city of Philippi, WV.(fiber to the premises)(partnership with Cable Constructors)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Motorola (Schaumburg, IL) provided its optical access platform in an FTTP deployment for the city of Philippi, WV. The company selected Cable Constructors (Iron Mountain, MI) as its partner in the deployment. The platform includes the company's...

BellSouth (Atlanta) selected the Tellabs (Napervitle, IL) FiberDirect platform for the FTTC portion of the carrier's next generation network transformation.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... BellSouth (Atlanta) selected the Tellabs (Napervitle, IL) FiberDirect platform for the FTTC portion of the carrier's next generation network transformation. The contract grants FTTC exclusivity to Tellabs through the end of next year....

Group Telecom (Vancouver, British Columbia), Rogers Wireless (Montreal), and Expedient Communications (Sunnyvale, CA) all deployed the Anda Networks (Sunnyvale, CA) EtherTone Ethernet access and micro MSPP aggregation platforms to converge broadband data and voice services over standard Ethernet connections.(multi-service provisioning platform)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Group Telecom (Vancouver, British Columbia), Rogers Wireless (Montreal), and Expedient Communications (Sunnyvale, CA) all deployed the Anda Networks (Sunnyvale, CA) EtherTone Ethernet access and micro MSPP aggregation platforms to converge...

fSONA Systems.(contract with Ball State University)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Researchers at Ball State University's Institute for Wireless Innovation (Muncie, IN) installed the fSONA Systems (McLean, VA) point-to-point free-space optical equipment.

Valley Telecom Group (Willcox, AZ) picked the Wave7 Optics (Atlanta) Last Mile Link (LML) FTTP PON equipment to deliver triple play services in Willcox and Safford, AZ.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Valley Telecom Group (Willcox, AZ) picked the Wave7 Optics (Atlanta) Last Mile Link (LML) FTTP PON equipment to deliver triple play services in Willcox and Safford, AZ. The network construction, partially funded by a U.S. Department of...

JDS Uniphase (JDSU--San Jose, CA) acquired Photonic Power Systems (Cupertino, CA), provider of GaAs- and InP-based devices for delivering electrical power over fiber for electronic applications.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... JDS Uniphase (JDSU--San Jose, CA) acquired Photonic Power Systems (Cupertino, CA), provider of GaAs- and InP-based devices for delivering electrical power over fiber for electronic applications. Also, Emcore (Somerset, NJ) acquired ,IDSU's...

ADC.(ADC Fiber Optics Corp. installs OmniReach FTTX platform at Provo, Utah)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The city of Provo, UT, deployed the ADC (Minneapolis) OmniReach FTTX platform in support of the municipally owned iProvo fiber-optic network, which offers triple play services to the city's homes and businesses.

Impsat Fiber Networks (Buenos Aires) enhanced its Latin American backbone infrastructure using Nortel Networks (Ottawa, Ontario) optical technology.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Impsat Fiber Networks (Buenos Aires) enhanced its Latin American backbone infrastructure using Nortel Networks (Ottawa, Ontario) optical technology. Nortel's Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 optical convergence platform was implemented to migrate...

Endavo Media (Salt Lake City) and WV Fiber (Atlanta) announced plans to distribute Endavo-enabled IP content and services, including voice, video, and application-level data services, over WV's nationwide fiber network.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Endavo Media (Salt Lake City) and WV Fiber (Atlanta) announced plans to distribute Endavo-enabled IP content and services, including voice, video, and application-level data services, over WV's nationwide fiber network. The implementation...

Wintegra (Austin, TX) and PMC-Sierra (Santa Clara, CA) formed a strategic relationship to provide system devices for multiservice, passive optical, and metro networking as well as wireless service backhaul applications.(PMC-Sierra Inc. Optical Networking Div.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Wintegra (Austin, TX) and PMC-Sierra (Santa Clara, CA) formed a strategic relationship to provide system devices for multiservice, passive optical, and metro networking as well as wireless service backhaul applications. The companies introduced...

BroadLight (Mountain View, CA) and Resolute Networks (Modi'in, Israel) introduced a joint circuit emulation services (CES) platform to enable GPON equipment manufacturers to incorporate T1/E1 voice, leesed-line, and Frame Relay services into FTTP access networks.(fiber to the premises, gigabit passive optical networks)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... BroadLight (Mountain View, CA) and Resolute Networks (Modi'in, Israel) introduced a joint circuit emulation services (CES) platform to enable GPON equipment manufacturers to incorporate T1/E1 voice, leesed-line, and Frame Relay services into...

Lumera.(patent on optical modulator design)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Lumera (Bothell, WA) received its sixth U.S. patent for its optical modulator design. The patent, titled "Multi-layer Electro-optic Polymers Modulators with Reduced Optical Coupling Loss," addresses the streamlining of materials and fabrication...

Nexans (Paris) was awarded a contract by Atlas Telecom Network Romania (Bucharest) to supply 2,300 km of fiber-optic cables and about 6,000 km of copper telecom cables.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Nexans (Paris) was awarded a contract by Atlas Telecom Network Romania (Bucharest) to supply 2,300 km of fiber-optic cables and about 6,000 km of copper telecom cables. The operator is developing a project, based on Digital Enhanced Cordless...

Marconi (London) announced that Magyar Telekom (Budapest), Hungary's incumbent telecom and Internet service provider (formerly known as Matav), will upgrade its SDH transport network.(synchronous digital hierarchy, Matav Hungarian Telecommunications Co.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Marconi (London) announced that Magyar Telekom (Budapest), Hungary's incumbent telecom and Internet service provider (formerly known as Matav), will upgrade its SDH transport network using Marconi's OMS1664, OMS840, and SMA1/4UC multiservice...

Acome (Paris) was selected to supply optical cables for the motorway network of SAPN (Paris), the Paris-Normandy motorway company.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Acome (Paris) was selected to supply optical cables for the motorway network of SAPN (Paris), the Paris-Normandy motorway company. Several thousand kilometers of the company's enhanced singlemode optical fiber will be installed alongside the...

Elion Enterprises (Tallinn, Estonia) signed a contract with Alcatel (Paris) for delivery of Alcatel's 7340 FTTU PON platform for installation in Merirahu and Alasniidu.(fiber to the user, passive optical network )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Elion Enterprises (Tallinn, Estonia) signed a contract with Alcatel (Paris) for delivery of Alcaters 7340 FTTU PON platform for installation in Merirahu and Alasniidu, two greenfield sites near Tallinn.

Telewest (London) upgraded its national core and edge network to converge four networks for voice, video, broadband, and business data services onto a single platform, using the Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) IP Next Generation Network platform.(TeleWest Communications PLC)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Telewest (London) upgraded its national core and edge network to converge four networks for voice, video, broadband, and business data services onto a single platform, using the Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) IP Next Generation Network platform....

Kingston Communications (East Yorkshire, UK) selected the Terawave.(Terawave Communications)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Kingston Communications (East Yorkshire, UK) selected the Terawave (Hayward, CA) PON multiservice converged broadband access platform to facilitate the delivery of FTTP services for the provider's customers in Lincs, UK.

T-Online (Darmstadt, Germany), part of Deutsche Telekom, selected the Ciena (Linthicum, MD) CoreStream Agility optical transport platform.(T-Online International AG)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... T-Online (Darmstadt, Germany), part of Deutsche Telekom, selected the Ciena (Linthicum, MD) CoreStream Agility optical transport platform as part of the operator's program to expand its network infrastructure across France.

Tiscali International Network (Sardinia, Italy) deployed the Chiaro Networks (Richardson, TX) Enstara core-router platform as part of an upgrade to the carrier's international IP/MPLS backbone.(multiprotocol label switching )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Tiscali International Network (Sardinia, Italy) deployed the Chiaro Networks (Richardson, TX) Enstara core-router platform as part of an upgrade to the carrier's international IP/MPLS backbone. The installation was overseen by support teams...

Transmode (Stockholm) signed a multimillion-euro contract with Norwegian service provider Telenor (Oslo) to provide its Mentis platform.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Transmode (Stockholm) signed a multimillion-euro contract with Norwegian service provider Telenor (Oslo) to provide its Mentis platform. In addition, Transmode entered the North American market by appointing Anders Lundberg, former chief...

Amedia Networks' (Eatontown, NJ) QoStream PG1000 Premises Gateway was selected by Tai Long Communications (Chengdu, China) for the provider's nationwide project to deploy open access networks capable of carrying up to 100-Mbit/sec triple play broadband services.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Amedia Networks' (Eatontown, NJ) QoStream PG1000 Premises Gateway was selected by Tai Long Communications (Chengdu, China) for the provider's nationwide project to deploy open access networks capable of carrying up to 100-Mbit/sec triple play...

Kabelvision (Jakarta, Indonesia) will deploy the Corning (Corning, NY) NexCor singlemode fiber in an expansion of the provider's HFC network.(hybrid fiber copper)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Kabelvision (Jakarta, Indonesia) will deploy the Coming (Coming, NY) NexCor singlemode fiber in an expansion of the provider's HFC network. PT Communication Cable Systems Indonesia (Jakarta) will provide the cabling for the project.

China NetCom (CNC--Chengdu) is deploying the Alloptics (Livermore, CA) GEPON access-network platform to provide triple play services.(gigabit ethernet passive optical network)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... China NetCom (CNC--Chengdu) is deploying the Alloptics (Livermore, CA) GEPON access-network platform to provide triple play services to multidwelling units and residential communities in China's Sichuan provinces as well as provide backhaul...

TOT Corp. (formerly Telephone Organization of Thailand--Bangkok) upgraded its core network for the Bangkok metropolitan area using the Cisco Systems.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... TOT Corp. (formerly Telephone Organization of Thailand--Bangkok) upgraded its core network for the Bangkok metropolitan area using the Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) ONS 15454 multiservice transport platform.

Korean telecom provider Dacom (Seoul) deployed the ECI Telecom (Petach Tikva, Israel) XDM MSPP in its backbone and metro networks.(asia)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Korean telecom provider Dacom (Seoul) deployed the ECI Telecom (Petach Tikva, Israel) XDM MSPP in its backbone and metro networks. The DWDM network supports wavelengths up to 10 Gbits/sec, spans the cities of Jungdong, Kyoung, Chung, Kangbuk,...

StarHub (Singapore) deployed the Ciena (Linthicum, MD) DN 7000 multiservice edge switches to aggregate and backhaul voice and data traffic in the provider's 3G Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network.(Jupiter Telecommunications Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... StarHub (Singapore) deployed the Ciena (Linthicum, MD) DN 7000 multiservice edge switches to aggregate and backhaul voice and data traffic in the provider's 3G Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network. Separately, Japan's Jupiter...

Corrigent Systems' (San Jose, CA) CM-100 packet add/drop multiplexer was selected by KDDI (Tokyo) to further expand the carrier's packet-based metro transport network.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Corrigent Systems' (San Jose, CA) CM-100 packet add/drop multiplexer was selected by KDDI (Tokyo) to further expand the carrier's packet-based metro transport network. KDDI will use the 10-Gbit/sec multiplexer platform for the second phase of...

Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) announced optical-networking contracts with Zhongshan Telecom and Zhuhai Telecom, two local-branch companies of Guangdong Telecom, a provincial subsidiary of China Telecom (Beijing).(Zhongshan Telecom, Zhuhai Telecom)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) announced optical-networking contracts with Zhongshan Telecom and Zhuhai Telecom, two local-branch companies of Guangdong Telecom, a provincial subsidiary of China Telecom (Beijing). Lucent will supply its...

Mission: impossible?(use of optical communications technology)(Editorial)
August 1, 2005... In addition to working on Lightwave, I have a role at a sister publication that's also related to communications. The staff at that magazine is in the process of reviewing its position in the market and how that position can be improved--just,...

Metro transport challenges for video and IP services.(internet protocol)
August 1, 2005... The rapid growth in video and IP user services is one of the key trends affecting telecommunications. Cable multiple systems operators (MSOs) are aggressively deploying video on demand (VoD) systems while expanding support of high-definition...

LAN test equipment gets subtle facelift.(TECH TRENDS)(local area networks)
August 1, 2005... Optical time domain reflectometers (OTDRs), optical power meters, and optical loss test sets (OLTS) are widely used by today's network engineers. While the LAN test market is neither the most visible nor dynamic industry segment, it is not...

IEC improving methods for measuring attenuation of multimode components.(STANDARDS WATCH)(International Electrotechnical Commission)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The attenuation of a passive multimode component such as a connector is important for assessing its performance as a standalone product and as part of an installed fiber-optic link. The value measured depends on the modal condition of the light...

PMD, chromatic dispersion test module.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
August 1, 2005... The STT dispersion test module allows testing of singlemode fibers quickly and easily for both polarization-mode and chromatic dispersion with a single instrument through a single fiber and single connection. The module uses photon counting...

Component spectrum analyzer.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
August 1, 2005... The CSA component spectrum analyzer fully characterizes the polarization dependency of polarization-sensitive optical devices and allows the very rapid extraction of the spectra corresponding to the TE- and TM-incident Stokes vectors from a...

'MSPP-on-a-chip' speeds access edge deployment.(PRODUCT PROFILE)(multi-service provisioning platforms, Crimson Microsystems Ruby CM4800)(new product from Crimson Microsystems Inc.)
August 1, 2005... From fabless semiconductor company Crimson Microsystems (Sunnyvale, CA), the Ruby CM4800 "MSPP-on-a-chip" enables the design of SONET/SDH-compliant access edge multi-service provisioning platforms (MSPPs) incorporated within a 1-4-RU...

IPTV CO-based GbE aggregation platform.(SYSTEM)
August 1, 2005... For speeding delivery of IPTV services and business class Ethernet over the same infrastructure, the HSX 6000 Layer 2.5 central office-based aggregation platform provides a combination of high density for Gigabit Ethernet aggregation, complete...

Multiprotocol managed modular media chassis.(SYSTEM)
August 1, 2005... For FTTH deployment, the Converteon protocol-agnostic managed media-converter system facilitates the transport of telecom traffic such as E1/T1, serial communications such as RS-232, and traditional Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet...

Pre-polished SC,ST field-installable connectors.(COMPONENTS)
August 1, 2005... Fast SC & ST Connectors feature a pre-stubbed factory-polished ferrule that couples to the singlemode or multimode fiber being terminated by precision mechanical alignment and ensures low loss with a proprietary gel. Each connector comes with a...

FTTH triple play bend-insensitive SMFs.(COMPONENTS)
August 1, 2005... Optimized for use in WDM components in FTTH initiatives to bring triple play services to residential customers, the 1310B-HP and 1550B-HP Telcordia-qualified singlemode fibers support integrated Internet, telephone, and video services across...

X2 10GBase-LX4 integrated SFF transceivers.(SUBSYSTEMS)
August 1, 2005... For X2 form factors, the LX4 highly integrated SFF transceivers are capable of transmissions beyond 300 m of legacy multimode fiber, as defined in the IEEE 802.3ae 10GBase-LX4 standard. Containing direct-modulated uncooled DFB lasers, they...

Optically clear UV-curable compound.(MANUFACTURING & DESIGN)
August 1, 2005... An adhesive, sealant, and coating all in one, the UV15-TSP4 non-yellowing, optically clear, toughened UV-curable polymer system exhibits a desirable fast curing rate at ambient temperatures even at section thicknesses greater than 1/16 inch....

Enterprise storage needs influence metro networks.(Focus on)
August 1, 2005... One type of MAN service garnering attention in recent years has been the broad category of "storage networking." To the enterprise, that would refer to the need for back office network infrastructure tasked with handling the mission-critical...

TIA FOLS overhauls LAN cost model.(reports of Telecommunications Industry Association's Fiber Optics LAN Section)(local area network)
August 1, 2005... The Telecommunications Industry Association's Fiber Optics LAN Section (TIA FOLS) recently released its third generation interactive cost model for estimating LAN infrastructure costs According to FOLS members, instead of simply updating the...

The light side.(Application)(Illustration)
August 1, 2005... "Apparently, they got the do-it-yourself fusion splicing kit on E-Bay." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Loma Linda's FTTP initiative earns award.(W. James Hettrick gets FTTXcellence Award)(fiber to the premises )
August 1, 2005... The city of Loma Linda, CA, passed an ordinance last fall that requires developers to wire new homes for high-speed broadband services, both inside and outside of the building. The requirements include FTTH connected to a city-owned optical...

Optical networking still on hold for MEMS.(ANALYST CORNER)(micro electro-mechanical systems)
August 1, 2005... Optical networking remains a very tough market for suppliers of MEMS-based solutions. Revenues for MEMS devices sold into optical-networking applications last year declined by 27.2% from 2003, though the level of unit shipments remained...

Optical hardware down, metro WDM switches to jump 247% by 2008.(MARKET WATCH)(telecommunications equipment industry)(wavelength division multiplexing)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Worldwide optical-network hardware revenue decreased 10% to $2.3 billion between 4Q04 and 2Q05, a drop anticipated after the market surged 21% between the third and fourth quarters of last year, according to a report by Infonetics Research (San...

Capacity demand keeps submarine fiber afloat.(MARKET WATCH)(telecommunications equipment industry)
August 1, 2005... While the submarine fiber-optic-system supply market has taken far longer to consolidate than did the carrier market after the telecom bubble burst in 2002-03, a rationalization within the submarine cabling industry is now beginning to occur....

EO modulators seen serving 40G optical transmission market.(MARKET WATCH)(electro-optical)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... According to a market forecast study from ElectroniCast (Belmont, CA), worldwide consumption value of electro-optical (EO) modulators in the 40-Gbit/sec optical communications market reached more than $1.6 million last year. However, the study...