Lightwave articles from January 2006

Lightwave archives from January 2006

Carriers eye pseudowires for service delivery.(Focus on)
January 1, 2006... Pseudowire technology has garnered a great deal of interest at recent conferences and trade shows, especially from the carriers, who are uncharacteristically forthcoming about their interest. The carriers say the benefits of this new transport...

OIDA explores optical foundry model.(INDUSTRY)
January 1, 2006... While the optical communications market has begun to rebound, most component suppliers continue to find profitability elusive. The overhead that in-house indium phosphide (InP) fabrication facilities represent--facilities that sources say...

Big Bear Networks (Sunnyvale, CA) sold its assets in a pair of deals.(HOTPICK)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Big Bear Networks (Sunnyvale, CA) sold its assets in a pair of deals. First, the company sold its optical transponder line to Finisar (Sunnyvale) for $1.9 million in cash. The transponder assets included equipment, inventory, and intellectual...

Capitol Infrastructure (Cary, NC), a division of Capitol Broadband (Cary, NC), signed a multiyear contract to implement Corning Cable Systems' (Hickory, NC) Evolant passive optical platform in more than 200,000 FTTH deployments throughout the United States.(north america)
January 1, 2006... Capitol Infrastructure (Cary, NC), a division of Capitol Broadband (Cary, NC), signed a multiyear contract to implement Corning Cable Systems' (Hickory, NC) Evolant passive optical platform in more than 200,000 FTTH deployments throughout the...

Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Scientific-Atlanta (Lawrenceville, GA), a global provider of set-top boxes, end-to-end video distribution networks, and video system integration.(north america)
January 1, 2006... Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Scientific-Atlanta (Lawrenceville, GA), a global provider of set-top boxes, end-to-end video distribution networks, and video system integration. The companies say the...

Calix (Petaluma, CA) acquired GPON provider Optical Solutions (OSI--Minneapolis, MN).(gigabit-capable passive optical network, Calix Networks)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Calix (Petaluma, CA) acquired GPON provider Optical Solutions (OSI--Minneapolis, MN). Calix says the acquisition will accelerate GPON availability on its C7 multiservice access platform, while broadening its range of expertise in dealing with...

Nayna Networks (Santa Clara, CA) agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of privately held Abundance Networks (Shelton, CT), including regional sales and R&D offices in Mumbai, India, in exchange for shares of Nayna common stock.(north america)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Nayna Networks (Santa Clara, CA) agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of privately held Abundance Networks (Shelton, CT), including regional sales and R&D offices in Mumbai, India, in exchange for shares of Nayna common stock....

The University President's Council of British Columbia (TUPC--Victoria, BC) was connected to BCNet (Sidney, BC).(north america)
January 1, 2006... The University President's Council of British Columbia (TUPC--Victoria, BC) was connected to BCNet (Sidney, BC), a builder of research and education networks, using fSONA's (McLean, VA) optical wireless communication devices and free-space...

Fibertech Networks.(north america)
January 1, 2006... Metro transport provider Fibertech Networks (Rochester, NY) completed a major expansion of its network infrastructure in Connecticut. The company added nearly 800 mi to its fiber network in that state, more than doubling its capacity to more...

FiberOptic.com (Sellersville, PA) received a contract from Bechtel (Frederick, MD) to train Iraqi telecommunications workers in Baghdad.(north america)
January 1, 2006... FiberOptic.com (Sellersville, PA) received a contract from Bechtel (Frederick, MD) to train Iraqi telecommunications workers in Baghdad. FiberOptic.com's staff conducted the training onsite in November 2005. Bechtel is under contract with the...

Time Warner Cable (Stamford, CT) deployed RAD Data Communications' (Mahwah, NJ) pseudowire technology as part of a metro Ethernet service offering in Time Warner's Houston, TX, market.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Time Warner Cable (Stamford, CT) deployed RAD Data Communications' (Mahwah, NJ) pseudowire technology as part of a metro Ethernet service offering in Time Warner's Houston, TX, market. The RAD IPmux platform supports TDMoIP pseudowires, or the...

FutureWei Technologies (Plano, TX), the North American division of Huawei (Shenzhen, China), announced that CTC Communications (Waltham, MA) deployed the FutureWei BWS1600A Multi-Reach DWDM platform on the provider's New York City-to-Albany cross-section.(north america)
January 1, 2006... FutureWei Technologies (Plano, TX), the North American division of Huawei (Shenzhen, China), announced that CTC Communications (Waltham, MA) deployed the FutureWei BWS1600A Multi-Reach DWDM platform on the provider's New York City-to-Albany...

NSG America (Somerset, NJ), a subsidiary of Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass (Tokyo), entered into a partnership with Optical Zonu (Van Nuys, CA), a provider of fiber interface modules.(north america)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... NSG America (Somerset, NJ), a subsidiary of Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass (Tokyo), entered into a partnership with Optical Zonu (Van Nuys, CA), a provider of fiber interface modules. The partnership pairs NSG's high-end optical manufacturing...

The U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC) deployed Ciena's (Linthicum, MD) ONLINE Metro Multiservice DWDM platform at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab--Batavia, IL).(north america)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC) deployed Ciena's (Linthicum, MD) ONLINE Metro Multiservice DWDM platform at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab--Batavia, IL). The platform is enabling 10-Gbit/sec wavelengths for...

TelCove.(north america)
January 1, 2006... TelCove (Pittsburgh, PA) announced the availability of 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) service for its metro area configurations, providing dedicated point-to-point connectivity across 70 markets in the eastern U.S. The 10GbE services will use the...

Movaz Networks (Atlanta, GA) began in-service deployment of a Multi-Degree RAY-ROADM network.(north america)
January 1, 2006... Movaz Networks (Atlanta, GA) began in-service deployment of a Multi-Degree RAY-ROADM network. The optical DWDM transport and mesh reconfigurable network provides extended reach to sites including the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt,...

The Light Brigade.(United States. General Services Administration, contract)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The Light Brigade (Tukwila, WA) was awarded a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide fiber-optic training and training materials to the federal government. The contract details special discounts on Light Brigade...

Verizon.(Verizon Communications Inc., Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, contract)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Verizon (New York, NY) designed and installed a SONET telecommunications network for Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (Nashua, NH). The hospital says the fiber network will help improve its patient services while allowing it to move its...

TranSwitch (Shelton, CT) has agreed to acquire Mysticom Ltd. (Netanya, Israel), a privately held developer of multi-Gigabit Ethernet electronic transceivers.(north america)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... TranSwitch (Shelton, CT) has agreed to acquire Mysticom Ltd. (Netanya, Israel), a privately held developer of multi-Gigabit Ethernet electronic transceivers. With the acquisition, TranSwitch says it gains in-house capability to integrate...

Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) upgraded MCM Telecom's (Mexico City, Mexico) Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) backbone network in Mexico City using Juniper Networks' (Sunnyvale, CA) M-series multiservice edge routers.(north america)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) upgraded MCM Telecom's (Mexico City, Mexico) Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) backbone network in Mexico City using Juniper Networks' (Sunnyvale, CA) M-series multiservice edge routers. MCM owns and...

Dowslake Venture Ltd., a major shareholder of Dowslake Microsystems (Santa Clara, CA), acquired 29% of the shares of Pandatel (Hamburg, Germany), a provider of Ethernet and optical networking products, from Augusta AG (Frankfurt, Germany).(europe)
January 1, 2006... Dowslake Venture Ltd., a major shareholder of Dowslake Microsystems (Santa Clara, CA), acquired 29% of the shares of Pandatel (Hamburg, Germany), a provider of Ethernet and optical networking products, from Augusta AG (Frankfurt, Germany). In a...

Canar Telecommunication (Khartoum, Sudan) made a multimillion-dollar investment in FLAG Telecom's (London, UK) FALCON submarine cable system.(europe)
January 1, 2006... Canar Telecommunication (Khartoum, Sudan) made a multimillion-dollar investment in FLAG Telecom's (London, UK) FALCON submarine cable system. Canar will provide East Africa's first landing station for the terabit/sec system at Port Sudan; the...

To service the offshore oil and gas industry, TeliaSonera (Stockholm, Sweden) subsidiary North Sea Communications (Oslo, Norway), an independent telecom operator in the North Sea region, made interconnection agreements with both TampNett (Oslo) and Central North Sea Fibre Telecommunications Co.(europe)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... To service the offshore oil and gas industry, TeliaSonera (Stockholm, Sweden) subsidiary North Sea Communications (Oslo, Norway), an independent telecom operator in the North Sea region, made interconnection agreements with both TampNett (Oslo)...

Network services provider WV Fiber (Nashville, TN) selected Hibernia Atlantit's (Dublin, Ireland) transatlantic transport network to provide two OC-48 level services from New York to London to directly connect with Europe's LINX Internet exchange point.(europe)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Network services provider WV Fiber (Nashville, TN) selected Hibernia Atlantit's (Dublin, Ireland) transatlantic transport network to provide two OC-48 level services from New York to London to directly connect with Europe's LINX Internet...

Nortel (Ottawa, Ontario) deployed a network core to provide Versatel's (Amsterdam, Netherlands) residential customers in Holland with broadband connectivity of up to 20 Mbits/sec.(Northern Telecom Ltd., VersaTel Telecom International N.V.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Nortel (Ottawa, Ontario) deployed a network core to provide Versatel's (Amsterdam, Netherlands) residential customers in Holland with broadband connectivity of up to 20 Mbits/sec. The network includes Nortel's Metro Ethernet Router Switch 8600...

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (Quebec) was selected as the sole test equipment supplier for Deutsche Telekom's (Bonn, Germany) fiber deployment applications.(europe)
January 1, 2006... EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (Quebec) was selected as the sole test equipment supplier for Deutsche Telekom's (Bonn, Germany) fiber deployment applications. The operator initially selected the company's optical time-domain reflectometer...

Alcatel (Paris) and Fujitsu (Tokyo) took part in an inauguration ceremony held in Dubai, UAE, to mark the launch of the SEA-ME-WE4 submarine cable network.(europe)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Alcatel (Paris) and Fujitsu (Tokyo) took part in an inauguration ceremony held in Dubai, UAE, to mark the launch of the SEA-ME-WE4 submarine cable network. The two companies were co-contracted for the network's construction in March 2004....

ADVA Optical Networking (Munich, Germany) deployed its Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 1500 platform into the pan-European network of IP service provider Neo Telecoms (Paris, France).(europe)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... ADVA Optical Networking (Munich, Germany) deployed its Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 1500 platform into the pan-European network of IP service provider Neo Telecoms (Paris, France). The platform is delivering Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and...

Huawei (Shenzhen, China) won a bid to provide next-generation transmission network equipment for the construction of Algeria Telecom's (Algiers) backbone transmission network.(asia)
January 1, 2006... Huawei (Shenzhen, China) won a bid to provide next-generation transmission network equipment for the construction of Algeria Telecom's (Algiers) backbone transmission network. The network, covering all territories within Algeria, will employ...

ZTE (Shenzhen, China) and China Mobile (Beijing) are set to complete construction of a massive optical transmission network, following an agreement for its second phase.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... ZTE (Shenzhen, China) and China Mobile (Beijing) are set to complete construction of a massive optical transmission network, following an agreement for its second phase. The approximately 25,000-km network will include 521 network nodes...

ISP and data center provider Biznet (Jakarta, Indonesia) launched metropolitan services based on Nortel's (Ottawa, Ontario) optical Ethernet technology, to meet corporate demand for high-bandwidth business applications.(asia)
January 1, 2006... ISP and data center provider Biznet (Jakarta, Indonesia) launched metropolitan services based on Nortel's (Ottawa, Ontario) optical Ethernet technology, to meet corporate demand for high-bandwidth business applications. In the deployment,...

Broadband access equipment vendor Millinet (Seoul, South Korea) selected BroadLight's (Mountain View, CA) End-to-End GPON platform for use in a deployment by Korea Telecom (KT--Seoul).(asia)
January 1, 2006... Broadband access equipment vendor Millinet (Seoul, South Korea) selected BroadLight's (Mountain View, CA) End-to-End GPON platform for use in a deployment by Korea Telecom (KT--Seoul). KT will use the GPON equipment to provide capacity for...

BTI Photonic Systems' (Ottawa, Ontario) Netstender platform was deployed by the EGAT Public Company Ltd. (Bang Kruai, Thailand), as that utility builds out its optical broadband network for competitive services delivery.(Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... BTI Photonic Systems' (Ottawa, Ontario) Netstender platform was deployed by the EGAT Public Company Ltd. (Bang Kruai, Thailand), as that utility builds out its optical broadband network for competitive services delivery. For the project, aimed...

ADVA Optical Networking (Munich, Germany) deployed a 10-Gbit/sec Ethernet network for ZTV (Tokyo), one of Japan's largest local cable operators, that provides cable TV, VoIP, and data transmission services to more than 370,000 customers in 40 cities across the central-west region of Japan.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... ADVA Optical Networking (Munich, Germany) deployed a 10-Gbit/sec Ethernet network for ZTV (Tokyo), one of Japan's largest local cable operators, that provides cable TV, VoIP, and data transmission services to more than 370,000 customers in 40...

Southern Cross Cables (Wellington, New Zealand) announced new capacity sales of $218 million for the period spanning March to October 2005.(asia)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Southern Cross Cables (Wellington, New Zealand) announced new capacity sales of $218 million for the period spanning March to October 2005. The sales enabled a repayment of bank debt that financed the network project from its initial...

Amedia Networks (Eatontown, NJ) and FTTH platform provider SejongNT (Seoul, South Korea) partnered to provide Hans Communications (Seoul) with Amedia's QoStream FTTP system for installation in Mongolia, as part of a larger effort to modernize that country's communications infrastructure.(asia)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Amedia Networks (Eatontown, NJ) and FTTH platform provider SejongNT (Seoul, South Korea) partnered to provide Hans Communications (Seoul) with Amedia's QoStream FTTP system for installation in Mongolia, as part of a larger effort to modernize...

Bayan Telecommunications (Naga City, Philippines) chose ECI Telecom's (Petah Tikva, Israel) optical platform for a network upgrade to deliver IP-based applications and voice, video, and data services to residential and business subscribers.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Bayan Telecommunications (Naga City, Philippines) chose ECI Telecom's (Petah Tikva, Israel) optical platform for a network upgrade to deliver IP-based applications and voice, video, and data services to residential and business subscribers. The...

FPT Telecom (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam), a multimedia and internet service provider, has deployed what it claims is that country's first optical network.(Cisco Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... FPT Telecom (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam), a multimedia and internet service provider, has deployed what it claims is that country's first optical network. The 10-Gbit/ sec network, built with a metro Ethernet, broadband, and IP/MPLS platform from...

Building optical networks for healthcare.(www.lightwaveonline.com)
January 1, 2006... Healthcare organizations are falling under increasing pressure from governments and insurers to implement business improvements, enhance patient care, and reduce costs. Customer-operated, WDM-enabled optical networks cost-effectively provide...

WDM: the right Rx for hospital groups.(medical information technology management)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... There is a statistically significant correlation between medical information technology and an improvement in the quality and safety of health care. As such, many hospital groups are deploying medical IT initiatives such as Picture Archive and...

The cost advantages of higher bandwidth and split ratio in GPON.(www.lightwaveonline.com)
January 1, 2006... Most fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) technologies today use 1:32 or smaller splits for distribution, because bandwidth and optical loss limit higher split ratios. The emerging GPON standard allows 1:64 splits, but it requires FTTP equipment with...

Challenges and solutions for the FTTN service delivery option.(fiber-to-the-node)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) leverages existing copper infrastructure to provide a cost-effective alternative to driving fiber all the way to the subscriber premise. This approach covers scenarios and situations such as passive standalone...

Testing IP video quality of service.(www.lightwaveonline.com)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Built to deliver data only, today's data networks meet performance levels that are generally based on packet-loss parameters. Typical data applications compensate for lost packet events by retransmitting lost data, which enables error-free...

Modeling the future.(optoelectronic devices)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... I applaud the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) for its efforts to bring a workable foundry model to photonics (see "OIDA explores optical foundry model" on page 1). While clearly such a model--whatever it may turn out to...

Channel monitors offer key DWDM building block.(dense wavelength-division multiplexing)
January 1, 2006... The transformation of optical networking is once again gaining momentum and moving toward more open, flexible, and unified network architectures. In the midst of this renewed excitement, systems engineers continue to be saddled with the task of...

Weighing MMF vs. SMF in premises applications.(TECH TRENDS)(multimode fiber, singlemode fiber)
January 1, 2006... Standardized in 2002, laser-optimized 50-gm multimode fiber (MMF) was designed to provide quantifiable advantages in 10-Gbit/sec premises-cabling applications. However, singlemode fiber (SMF) has seen an increase in premises network...

Measurement 'round robins' support fiber standards development.(STANDARDS WATCH)(National Institute of Standards and Technology)
January 1, 2006... Interlaboratory measurement comparisons, or round robins, are a useful diagnostic tool during the standards development process. A round robin can test the robustness of a given test procedure or the equivalence of multiple procedures, as well...

Optical inspection microscope and display.(INSTALLATIONS)
January 1, 2006... The FBE probe microscope and HD2 handheld display can be packaged into three combinations for optical connector inspection. The microscope is available in 200x and 400x magnifications, with common application tips included. The display can be...

Chip-scale modulator bias controller.(COMPONENTS)
January 1, 2006... For fiber-optic transmitters or small-form-factor modules, the PSI-0204-11 provides bias control of lithium niobate, polymer Mach-Zehnder, and Other modulators, and is suited for signal applications such as RF over fiber, pulse generation, and...

Single-chip differential encoder.(COMPONENTS)
January 1, 2006... The single-chip 13750DE/13751DE differential encoder can be assembled on a single system to accommodate NRZ, RZ, differential phase-shift keying (DPSK), or duobinary transmission for telecom systems and transponders from 1 to 12.5 Gbits/sec....

Picolight unveils 4G 1310-nm VCSEL transceivers.(PRODUCT PROFILE)(vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser)
January 1, 2006... Picolight (Louisville, CO) has introduced a line of 1310-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) transceivers in 4-Gbit/sec triple-rate (1-, 2-, and 4-Gbit) small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) configurations. The company says the...

FTTH radio-frequency ICs.(COMPONENTS)
January 1, 2006... The fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) series 6200 radio-frequency (RF) ICs are designed to reduce unwanted noise in the optical network terminal (ONT) to as low as 2.5 pA/rtHz (root Hertz). The high-sensitivity technology improves noise without...

Dual-speed fiber products for Ethernet services.(SYSTEMS)
January 1, 2006... Dual-speed, 24-port fiber modules for the FastIron SuperX and BigIron RX chassis systems and an all-fiber version of the Fastlron Edge X series switch allow metro and Internet service providers and cable network operators to deliver...

High-density broadband multiplexer.(SYSTEMS)
January 1, 2006... Combined with the VLX2006 OC-48 SONET-based optical access platform, the VLX840 multiplexer can terminate up to 84 T1s (63 E1s) on 0C-3 (STM-1 or OC-3) for T1/E1 site expansion, intraoffice transport, wireless cell-site interconnect, or legacy...

ITU-T G.984-compliant FTTP GPON system.(SYSTEMS)
January 1, 2006... Based on GPON encapsulation mode (GEM) framing, allowing TDM services to be handled in their native formats, the AMN1220 family of GPON optical access products provides 2.488-Gbit/sec downstream and 1.244-Gbit/sec upstream data rates. A central...

DWDM submarine line-terminating equipment.(SYSTEMS)
January 1, 2006... The third generation of 10-Gbit/ sec submarine line-terminating equipment (G3 SLTE) is targeted to undersea cable markets such as emerging long-haul and regional systems, existing systems requiring upgrades, and nonrepeatered networks. The SLTE...

Small-form-factor 10-Gbit Ethernet modules.(SYSTEMS)
January 1, 2006... The XPAK SR and LR modules provide high port density for high-volume server-to-switch and storage-to-switch 10-Gbit links. Both products follow the multisource agreement for XPAK with a small form factor and low profile, meet IEEE 802-3ae and...

PON component test system.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
January 1, 2006... The Fast Measurement Test System for PON components (FMTS-PON) has an increased operating frequency between 155 Mbits/sec and 1.25 Gbits/sec, and provides two optical network unit interfaces and one optical line terminal (OLT) interface that...

Handheld TCP/IP network tester.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
January 1, 2006... The LANPAL100 handheld TCP/ IP network tester is designed for technicians deploying residential broadband Internet services. The device provides capabilities such as ping, upload/download speed, and cable testing, as well as display cable/xDSL...

Cable management packages for field testing.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
January 1, 2006... Intended for development, manufacture, exhibition, and testing applications, the Fiber Lab 800 is a color-coded (clear, blue, yellow, orange, or green) polycarbonate case for clearer identification of fiber-optic cable types; both ends are...

Serial bit-error-ratio test system.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
January 1, 2006... With available versions demonstrating data rates of 7 Gbit/sec and 12.5 Gbit/sec, the N4903A serial bit-error-ratio tester provides calibrated jitter composition and automated jitter characterization in a single unit, and is compliant with the...

Users, vendors weigh Ethernet vs. Fibre Channel for SANs.(Focus on)(storage area networks, analysis)
January 1, 2006... With Ethernet running rampant in enterprise and carrier networks, vendors and network managers have begun to consider the protocol's role in SAN environments. While Fibre Channel technology remains the de facto gigabit-speed standard for the...

School District of Philadelphia: 'Every child is connected'.(use of fiber optic networks)
January 1, 2006... Faced with 30 years of student underachievement, the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) needed to implement fundamental changes in its existing teaching methods. Over this period, few new tools were made available to support the improved...

NIST-traceable optical power meter.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
January 1, 2006... The Model 4100 optical power meter is NIST-traceable and exhibits 100,000 readings per second and a dynamic range >100 dB (>65 dB at full speed), eliminating delay from range transitions. Measurement inaccuracy is decreased when used with Model...

Polarization control and measurement devices.(DESIGN & MANUFACTURE)
January 1, 2006... A complete line of polarization control and measurement instruments for the telecommunication and data communication markets include an extinction meter (2530P Series), scrambler (2540P Series), a degree-of-polarization (DOP) meter (2550P...

Europe: carrier Ethernet a work in progress.(Focus on)
January 1, 2006... Ethernet may well be the "shark in the fish tank" of networking technology, but before it can be fully adopted by carriers for mainstream services the shark needs to learn some table manners. The overriding theme of IIR's Carrier Ethernet World...

The three kings of optical components: Avanex, Bookham and JDSU.(Bookham Technology PLC)
January 1, 2006... The fiber-optics downturn after the start of the century shook the industry to its core. Companies like Avanex and Bookham quite literally were fighting for their lives, and JDSU was but a shadow of its former self. All three were struggling...

The light side.(Cartoon)
January 1, 2006... "It's just chromatic mode dispersal. Try to slow down and contemplate your inner diode." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Metro Ethernet ports to quadruple by 2008.(MARKET WATCH)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... According to a report from Infonetics Research (San lose, CA), worldwide metro Ethernet equipment revenue will more than double between 2004 and 2008, rising from $3.1 billion to $7.6 billion, and totaling almost $26 billion during the...

Fiber access equipment to hit $1.9b in '09.(MARKET WATCH)
January 1, 2006... A report from IDC (Framingham, MA) says the worldwide fiber access equipment market will reach $1.9 billion in 2009, as users migrate to higher-speed data services. The report charts the growing emergence of triple-play voice, video, and data...

U.S. FTTH communities top 650, up 200% from '04.(Fiber To The Home)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... According to a recent report sponsored by the FTTH Council (Lake Oswego, OR), Telecommunications Industry Association (Arlington, VA), and Fiber Optic Communities of the United States (Washington, DC), more than 650 communities in the U.S. are...

Coherent receivers enable next-generation transport.(optical coherent detection)
January 1, 2006... The transport capacity of fiber-optic communications systems over ultralong-haul (UHL) distances has been significantly increased in recent years by technologies such as the EDFA, WDM, dispersion compensation, and forward error correction...