Lightwave articles from February 2005

Lightwave archives from February 2005

PMD field audit reveals investment losses.(polarization-mode dispersion)
February 1, 2005... Polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) is a parameter of great importance in modern optical communications. PMD-induced temporal broadening has the same impact on system performance as that created by chromatic dispersion (CD), although it is...

RBOCs are banking on video to bolster their service offerings.(regional bell operating companies)
February 1, 2005... Since the summer of 2003, Verizon, SBC, and BellSouth have announced differing approaches to fiber deployment for the delivery of high-speed data, voice, and video to end users. Until relatively recently, the carriers had remained somewhat...

Customer feedback prompts change in 10GBase-LRM standard.(low rate multiplexer)
February 1, 2005... At its most recent meeting in San Antonio, TX, in November, the IEEE 802.3aq Task Force, responsible for developing an electronic dispersion compensation (EDC)-based mechanism for upgrading Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) multimode-fiber (MMF) links to...

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (Quebec City) announced that a suite of FTTX (fiber to the premises, curb, and node) test instruments has been selected by a U.S.-based tier one network service provider (NSP) for fiber deployments in access networks.(north america)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (Quebec City) announced that a suite of FTTX (fiber to the premises, curb, and node) test instruments has been selected by a U.S.-based tier one network service provider (NSP) for fiber deployments in access...

AltaLink Management, Alberta's largest electric transmission provider, deployed the High-Speed Metro-Regional Architecture from Meriton Networks (Ottawa) for its high-speed backbone.(north america)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Alta Link Management, Alberta's largest electric transmission provider, deployed the High-Speed Metro-Regional Architecture from Meriton Networks (Ottawa) for its high-speed backbone. AltaLink will use the WDM equipment to support Supervisory...

Tellabs (Naperville, IL) acquired Vinci Systems (Vienna, VA), a privately held developer of optical-networking terminals (ONTs) for fiber to the home access systems.(north america)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Tellabs (Naperville, IL) acquired Vinci Systems (Vienna, VA), a privately held developer of optical-networking terminals (ONTs) for fiber to the home access systems. Under the agreement, Tellabs will pay up to $52.5 million in cash and...

ECI Telecom (Petah Tikva, Israel), through Canada-based Nortel Networks, has been selected to provide fiber to the home (FTTH) equipment to support a European utility FTTH deployment.(europe)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... ECI Telecom (Petah Tikva, Israel), through Canada-based Nortel Networks, has been selected to provide fiber to the home (FTTH) equipment to support a European utility FTTH deployment. The identity of the utility was not revealed. In addition,...

Lumentis.(CREATE-NET, contract)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Italian-based international research center CREATE-NET selected the optical-network platform from Lumentis (Stockholm) for use in a LAN that will support data traffic as well as experiments and advanced research on optical networks....

Corning.(Corning Consumer Products Co. optical fibers standard)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The China Ministry of Commerce (MOC) determined that Corning (Corning, NY) did not dump standard singlemode optical fiber into the Chinese market. The MOC concluded that the margin between Corning's home country pricing and its pricing into...

FONS (Marlborough, MA) formed a joint venture with Nitta, a global manufacturing corporation.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... FONS (Marlborough, MA) formed a joint venture with Nitta, a global manufacturing corporation. The new corporation, FONS-Nitta Asia-Pacific, based in Tokyo, will focus on bringing high-performance optical-assembly products to the Asia-Pacific...

High-speed terminal developer Mintera (Lowell, MA) and the China Education and Research Network (CERNET), the first and largest academic Internet backbone in China serving 1,800 education and research institutions, demonstrated a plug-and-play "overlay" application.(asia)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... High-speed terminal developer Mintera (Lowell, MA) and the China Education and Research Network (CERNET), the first and largest academic Internet backbone in China serving 1,800 education and research institutions, demonstrated a plug-and-play...

The management board of Infineon Technologies (Munich, Germany) terminated the agreement to sell the company's fiber-optic business to Finisar (Sunnyvale, CA).(Hotpick)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The management board of Infineon Technologies (Munich, Germany) terminated the agreement to sell the company's fiber-optic business to Finisar (Sunnyvale, CA). Citing delays in filing the proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

WilTel Communications.(update)(WilTel Communications Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... WilTel Communications (Tulsa, OK) is providing National LambdaRail (NLR), a consortium of U.S. research universities and private sector technology companies, with OC-192 services to help complete the consortium's nationwide fiber-optic-network...

Do it yourself? Watch your step.(use of fiber optic networks by the entrepreneurs)(Editorial)
February 1, 2005... Our story this month on the class action litigation over the use of railroad and utility rights of way (RoWs) for optical-network construction (see "Another bubble fallout: right-of-way lawsuits," p. 39) could be viewed in a number of lights....

Media crossconnects aid network simulation, test.(Focus on)
February 1, 2005... The task of testing SONET, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and FireWire networks is becoming more complex as the number of network users grows and the size and sophistication of switching and routing devices increase. In the face of this growing...

Vendors tout fusion splicing to the home.(Tech Trends)(forecast of fiber optic networks )
February 1, 2005... Fusion splicing is a relatively mature technology, having been widely used for the past 20 years. But while the basic technology has not changed, its complementary features have evolved to make fusion splicing simpler, faster, and more...

Leadership changes in fiber and cable groups.(Dr. Allen Cherin, Dr. William Gardner reasigned)(Tom Hanson, James Refi appointed)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... In recent months, two well-known convenors of optical fiber and cable standards groups have resigned. Dr. Allen Cherin (OFS) has been convener of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) SC86A/ WG1 (Optical Fiber) group since...

SFP full-duplex STM-1 electrical transceiver.(Components)
February 1, 2005... Designed to comply with the SFP multisource agreement (MSA), the SFP-155E electrical transceiver delivers full-duplex STM-1 electrical (155-Mbit/sec) SDH transport over coaxial cables. The hot-pluggable module is fully interchangeable with...

Highly integrated EPON ONU SoC.(Components)
February 1, 2005... Highly integrated for Ethernet PON, the PAS6201 optical-networking-unit system-on-a-chip (SoC) is optimized for high-bandwidth customer premises installations on FTTH networks delivering services like high-definition TV, voice over IP,...

Re-designed SC six-position tuning connectors.(Components)
February 1, 2005... Originally designed for 3-mm cable, the re-designed singlemode SC connectors meet the requirements and objectives Telcordia GR-326 to optimize performance on 1.6- to 2-mm cable. Using components similar to other small-form-factor connectors,...

Big Bear bullish on 40G.(Product Profile)(Big Bear Networks)
February 1, 2005... There has been increased activity in the area of 40-Gbit/sec transport in the last 6-12 months; Cisco Systems debuted the CRS-1 router, Mintera and StrataLight unveiled transmission systems, and carriers like MCI and Sprint completed successful...

Fully portable Ethernet tester.(Test Equipment)
February 1, 2005... The MD1231A1 fully portable self-contained Ethernet performance test system with support for two 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) ports, Layer 3/IP testing, and 1-msec bandwidth measurement resolution can significantly reduce test time on multiport...

Rugged, lightweight handheld OTDR.(Test Equipment)
February 1, 2005... For outside plant crews installing and maintaining optical-fiber cables in broadband, metro, access, and FTTH networks, the OFL 200 handheld OTDR combines full/semi-automation mode for operators not familiar with OTDRs with the ease of use of...

EDFA design, simulation software package.(Design & Manufacturing)
February 1, 2005... The GainMaster highly sophisticated EDFA design and simulation software package enables users to evaluate the company's IsoGain and MetroGain products in their own EDFA designs, without wasting increasingly scarce engineering resources. Users...

Rugged mechanical repair splice.(Installation)
February 1, 2005... Based on Impact Mount Technology (IMT), the Field Repair Splice makes fiber cable repair operation and training easy because it is mechanically tool-driven. The splice can handle the pull strength of Kevlar during operation, which is the cable...

Color-coded fiber adapter panels.(Installation)
February 1, 2005... For splicing fiber into distribution frames, FIS Snap Packs are adapter panels pre-terminated with fiber-optic pigtails. Color-coded with standard industry colors, they come in 6- or 12-fiber bundles. Custom assemblies are available with choice...

Enhanced metro DWDM platform.(Systems)
February 1, 2005... The enhanced ONS 15530 DWDM platform with high-density storage and multiprotocol service aggregation capabilities provides users the flexibility to meet a broad range of disaster recovery and business continuity requirements, from the core of...

LAN/PHY VoD transmitter, receiver, transceiver.(video on demand)
February 1, 2005... Based on the new LAN/PHY architecture for video on demand networks, the PLEXiS GXTX-9180 transmitter, GXRX-9182 receiver, and GXTR-9184 transceiver use 10-Gbit/sec short-reach XFP pluggable optics for LAN side connection. The WAN side link is...

10-GbE, OC-192 metro, long-haul transponder.(new product from MRV Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... For metro and long-haul service-provider networks, the flexible TM-DXFP 10-Gbit/sec transponder supports both STM-64/OC-192 and 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) protocols and can span distances of up to 80 km over G.652 fiber-optic cable without...

High-tech video testing methods come to age.(Focus On)
February 1, 2005... Today's traditional telecommunications providers are in a race to provide multiple services to business and residential customers. One of the keys to delivering quality voice, data, and video services is the ability to test every layer of the...

Cox Communications offers DWDM choice.(dense wavelength division multiplexing, marketing)
February 1, 2005... Like many multiple systems operators (MSO), Cox Communications (Atlanta) has launched an aggressive campaign to provide broadband communications services to the residential and business markets. To offer such services and to handle the...

Another bubble fallout: right-of-way lawsuits.(telecommunications industry, railway industry, cases )
February 1, 2005... Telecommunications companies in many cases have already rued the amount of money they plowed into the ground during the 1990s to install optical fibers they have no current plans to light any time soon. Now, some may find themselves paying for...

40G optical networks: why, how, and when?(Analyst Corner)(telecommunications industry forecast)
February 1, 2005... The unveiling of Concorde in the late 1960s heralded a new era in air travel. The supersonic aircraft was so much faster and more powerful than its predecessors that it surely had to be the technology of the future. But things didn't turn out...

The light side.(investment of regional bell operating companies)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... "Let me guess! Instead of eating tubs of worms, the first RBOC that decides to invest in broadband infrastructure without throwing up wins." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

10G networking market to net $3.3 billion by 2009.(Market Watch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The 10-Gbit/sec networking market finally took off last year, as Cisco Systems, Extreme, Foundry, Force10, InfiniCon, Voltaire, Topspin, and many others began to promote 10-Gbit/sec connectivity. According to a new report from CIR...

PON hardware revenue up 15%.(Market Watch)(passive optical network )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Worldwide revenue for PON optical-line-terminal (OLT) hardware increased 15% to $52 million between the second and third quarters of last year, according to Infonetics Research's (San Jose, CA) quarterly worldwide market share and forecast...

Asia-Pacific submarine cable market is on the upswing.(Market Watch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The oversupply that has dogged the transpacific and Asia-Pacific submarine cable market is dwindling, and the first new transpacific cables should materialize in the 2005-06 timeframe, contends a new report from Pioneer Consulting (Boston)....