Lightwave articles from February 2009

Lightwave archives from February 2009

Shopping season begins.(Editorial)
February 1, 2009... Some perhaps recognized the omen last fall when Nortel announced it was putting its Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) division up for sale. Yet the company's decision last month to file for bankruptcy protection still must have shocked anyone who...

Ethernet OAM test applications.(Technology: advances in research, development, engineering, and standards.)(operation, administration, and maintenance)
February 1, 2009... Competition for market share among telecom, cable/multimedia service operator (MSO), and mobile operators has further fueled the need for network investments. When compared to voice-only service delivery, average revenue per user is expected to...

Telco, MSO networks adopt similar long-haul strategies.(Technology: TECH TRENDS)
February 1, 2009... Today's telcos and MSOs share a common set of values and objectives. Reliability is obviously a key factor, as is time to market, simplified operations, and a lower overall operating cost. But they are also embracing a similar set of network...

Maxim intros PON/SFP controller with APD boost converter.(OPTICAL EQUIPMENT Design Center)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maxim Integrated Products (www.maximic.com) has introduced the DS1875 POW SFP controller and monitor, designed to provide the control and monitoring features required for PON transceivers, as well as the monitoring...

IPtronics offers 40G, 100G array silicon.(OPTICAL EQUIPMENT Design Center)
February 1, 2009... IPtronics (www.iptronics.com) has announced the availability of production-ready silicon for a range of applications within data centers and the computer communications domain. The company says these devices already enable InfiniBand QDR and...

Phyworks to move next-generation transceivers to CMOS.(OPTICAL EQUIPMENT Design Center)
February 1, 2009... Phyworks (www.phyworks-ic.com) will design and manufacture its next generation of transceiver ICs in CMOS instead of SiGe. Phyworks says it will then become the first manufacturer to offer both 10-Gbps transceiver and equalizer technology in...

EXFO offers OTDR-based PMD measurement tool.(Technology: PRODUCT PROFILE)
February 1, 2009... EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (www.exfo.com) has announced a new test platform designed to enable carriers to measure PMD on their fiber links in much the same way as they currently measure loss with OTDRs. Using the FTB-5600...

Bend-tolerant multimode fiber.(Technology: products)
February 1, 2009... Designed for use in data centers and enterprise networks, ClearCurve ultra-bendable multimode optical fiber withstands tight bends at or below 10-mm radius with substantially less signal loss than traditional multimode fiber, the manufacturer...

10G Ethernet line card.(SUBSYSTEMS)
February 1, 2009... The new 10G Optical Ethernet Transport (OET) line card collapses multiple pieces of equipment into one WDM line card that offers multiplexing, electrical ROADM-like functionality, switching, and protection, thereby reducing capital expenditures...

RZ tunable 12.5G transponder.(SUBSYSTEMS)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Complementing the company's existing Free Light family of tunable NRZ transponders, the new RZ tunable 10G transponder is designed for ultra-long-haul terrestrial and submarine applications. The new RZ transponder contains both a 10-Gbps widely...

Mach-Zehnder modulator driver IC.(COMPONENTS)
February 1, 2009... The GX6155 Mach-Zehnder modulator driver IC was designed to improve manufacturability with the use of ceramic packaging. The ceramic package is more robust than the current generation of plastic packages, says the company, and is both...

Lithium niobate modulator driver.(COMPONENTS)
February 1, 2009... The FO-MDA-40-25G-1 lithium niobate modulator driver is designed for use in 300-pin MSA transponders employed in DPSK long-reach 40-Gbps lightwave communication systems. It combines monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), developed...

Fiber test kit.(TEST)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... SimpliFiber Pro, a replacement for the company's existing SimpliFiber product line, comprises four fiber platforms: the power meter, the multimode source, the singlemode source, and the FindFiber Remote ID sources. Each platform is available...

Quad OTDR and certification test kit.(TEST)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... The Noyes C850 is both a Quad Certification Tester and full-featured Quad OTDR/OLTS with a large transflective touch-screen display. Featuring singlemode and multimode OTDR capabilities that can be used to perform Tier 2 testing of fiber...

Anritsu intros 40G/100G tester.(TEST & MEASUREMENT Resource Center)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Anritsu (www.us.anritsu.com) has introduced four plug-in cards for its existing MP1800 chassis-including a 28-Gbps one-channel mux/demux, 28-Gbps two-channel mux/demux, 14-Gbps PPG/ED, and 14-GHz clock distributor-that facilitate the testing of...

Digital Lightwave intros battery-powered 40G test set.(TEST & MEASUREMENT Resource Center)
February 1, 2009... Digital Lightwave Inc. (www.lightwave.com) has announced the NIC BP 40G, which it asserts is the industry's only battery-powered 40/43-Gbps test set. A rechargeable battery enables technicians to perform tests with or without external power....

Sunrise Telecom completes two divestitures.(TEST & MEASUREMENT Resource Center)
February 1, 2009... Sunrise Telecom Inc. (www.sunrisetelecom.com) has successfully completed the divestiture of its Protocol Products Group (PPG) to LTE Innovations for approximately $10 million in cash before the repayment of certain inter-company obligations and...

Get the most from 10-Gbps to 40/100-Gbps network migration.(Applications : innovative component, subsystem, system, and network design examples and alternatives)
February 1, 2009... As network operators migrate to a converged infrastructure, they face the additional impacts of a deepening economic recession: tight capital markets, frugal customers, and the need to leverage all assets. Meanwhile, bandwidth requirements...

The march towards fiber is a pragmatic imperative.(CASE BY CASE / Applications)
February 1, 2009... As we begin 2009, the march toward "fiber nations" is entering a new phase--a phase that will demand greater flexibility and more pragmatism, particularly in these turbulent economic times. Less than a decade ago, the focus of our...

Visit the FTTX Resource Center.(FTTX Resource Center)
February 1, 2009... Enablence, a publicly traded company, designs and manufactures optical components, subsystems and systems globally. The FTTx Networks Division is a leader in broadband access systems, with a product portfolio featuring architectural options...

Infonetics: PON market up 25% in 3Q08.(FTTX Resource Center)(passive optical network)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... The worldwide PON OLT and ONT equipment market grew 25% to $568 million in 3QO8, reflecting the strong growth of GPON network build outs in North America and EMEA, the continued growth of EP ON subscribers in Japan and Korea, and the...

Numericable, Orange, SFR ink agreement for fiber rollout in France.(FTTX Resource Center)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... On December 18, 2008, Numericable (www.numbericable.fr), Orange (www.orange.com), and SFR (www.sfr.com) signed an agreement setting out the conditions for sharing fiber-optic cables. The signatories agreed to implement a "singlemode"...

Prysmian delivers FTTH to Andorra.(FTTX Resource Center)(fiber to the home)(Prysmian Cables & Systems )(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Prysmian Cables & Systems (www.prysmian.com) says its current contract with Andorra Telecom will help the Principality of Andorra become the first country in the world to provide a direct optical fiber link to all homes and businesses. The...

Telecom think tank dissects FTTP issues.(Industry: opportunities, market intelligence, and forecasts to improve your bottom line)
February 1, 2009... In 1959, Webster's Dictionary added the term "think tank" to its pages. Defined as "an institution, corporation, or group organized for interdisciplinary research," the concept described was commonly perceived as being stuffy--a bunch of...

The global FTTH/B panorama shifts.(STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS / Industry)
February 1, 2009... DATE's mid-year 2008 FTTx subscriber database, part of our annual FTTx Watch Service, revealed that the number of FTTx subscribers worldwide reached 28.2 million as of June 30. This figure represented a greater than 23% increase since December...