Lightwave articles from July 2004

Lightwave archives from July 2004

Interoperability aids FTTP deployments.(Focus on)(Fiber To The Premises)
July 1, 2004... Since the inception of fiber to the premises (FTTP) technology, vendors have offered end-to-end systems that stretch from the central office (optical line terminals--OLTs) to subscriber terminals (optical-network terminals--ONTs). While many of...

LX4 development races LRM standards process.(Industry)
July 1, 2004... Transponders based on the 10Gbase-LX4 PMD) (physical media-dependent) currently provide the only standards-compliant means of sending 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) traffic across 300 m of legacy multimode fiber. But while a tidal wave of...

Packet-aware access networks: flexible MPLS branches out.(Focus on)(Multi Protocol Label Switching)
July 1, 2004... Carriers are looking for ways to lower the costs and improve the efficiencies of access networks. As data services continue to grow, the current practice of mapping data traffic onto TDM circuits is becoming less practical. To improve the...

FTTP battlefield: active Ethernet vs. PON.
July 1, 2004... As capital markets thaw, all types of providers are opening their wallets to bring fiber to the premises. Turning up the heat on the access market has led many of these providers to choose passive optical networking (PON) as a popular standard...

Passive vs. active optical networking.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Will today's most prevalent fiber to the premises networking access solutions deliver on the vision they promise? The differences between passive power splitting and actively switched optical networking and the impact on high speed services in...

Advantage of merchant silicon in MANs.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... High-efficiency packet forwarding and switching, together with quality of service guarantees, form the infrastructure of successful metro service-provider networks. But achieving this level of success is difficult, especially when the economic...

Embracing a well-networked future.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... One of the more heated debates in optical networking is over so called passive optical networks (PONs). Technical experts in Asia are focused on PON problems, and they want to use the technology in their own telephony and data networks. That's...

Rise of XFP.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Contrary to what observers may have envisioned initially, XFP transceivers should see first acceptance not in storage area networks but in SONET and nontraditional Gigabit Ethernet applications. Here, the XFP will start on the client side, but...

10-Gbit/sec transceivers today.
July 1, 2004... As the incidence of 1 Gbit/sec to the desktop increases, the question is not, "Will a 10-Gbit/sec uplink be a reality?"--rather it's, "Which method will be deployed and when?" Two simultaneous trends are developing to address the underlying...

Improving outside plant performance through proper APC connectorization.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... In today's fiber to the premises network, consistent outside plant performance at specification levels dictated by passive-optical-networking architecture requires that endface geometry parameters be carefully controlled on APC connectors. In...

Optical transport equipment supplier Tellabs (Naperville, IL) and access equipment provider AFC (Petaluma, CA) entered into a definitive agreement by which Tellabs will acquire AFC.(North America)(Advanced Fibre Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Optical transport equipment supplier Tellabs (Naperville, IL) and access equipment provider AFC (Petaluma, CA) entered into a definitive agreement by which Tellabs will acquire AFC. Under terms of the transaction, which was approved by both...

Lightpath (Jericho, NY), the business telecommunications services division of Cablevision Systems, completed transition of its core network from SONET to a DWDM architecture.(North America)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Lightpath (Jericho, NY), the business telecommunications services division of Cablevision Systems, completed transition of its core network from SONET to a DWDM architecture. This new network infrastructure will enable Lightpath to offer more...

MetroPhotonics.(North America)(receives federal government investment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... MetroPhotonics (Ottawa, Ontario), a developer of photonic ICs, received a CDN$7.7 million investment from Technology Partnerships Canada, a Canadian government agency that provides funding support to Canadian companies for research and...

Princeton Lightwave (PLI--Cranbury, NJ) purchased the optical-channel-monitor (OCM) product line from OFS (Norcross, GA).(North America)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Princeton Lightwave (PLI--Cranbury, NJ) purchased the optical-channel-monitor (OCM) product line from OFS (Norcross, GA). PLI has hired all current OFS employees connected with the design and manufacture of OCMs.

The executive management of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) announced plans to combine the two events into one comprehensive conference and trade-show exposition March 6-11, 2005 in Anaheim, CA.(North America)
July 1, 2004... The executive management of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) announced plans to combine the two events into one comprehensive conference and trade-show...

The Fiber to the Home Council (Washington, DC) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA--Arlington, VA) announced an updated list of "U.S. Optical Fiber Communities," with the total rising to 128 communities in 32 states.(Hotpick)
July 1, 2004... The Fiber to the Home Council (Washington, DC) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA--Arlington, VA) announced an updated list of "U.S. Optical Fiber Communities," with the total rising to 128 communities in 32 states. Prepared...

Cogent Communications.(North America)(files for public offering)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Cogent Communications (Washington, DC), a facilities-based provider of high-speed Internet access and IP connectivity, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the proposed public offering of $75...

Xanoptix.(North America)(securities sold out)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Xanoptix (Merrimack, NH) announced the closing of $15.2 million of its Series C convertible preferred securities. This latest round was led by the company's primary investors: William Blair Capital Partners, Euclid SR Partners, Envest Ventures,...

StrataLight Communications (Campbell, CA) selected iolon (San Jose, CA) for the continued supply of widely tunable lasers for StrataLight's OTS-4000 optical-terminal subsystem.(North America)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... StrataLight Communications (Campbell, CA) selected iolon (San Jose, CA) for the continued supply of widely tunable lasers for StrataLight's OTS-4000 optical-terminal subsystem. Iolon began delivering widely tunable lasers to StrataLight in...

PAXIO.(North America)(partners with Pulte Homes, CA)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Pulte Homes and PAXIO (Anaheim, CA) have partnered to deliver fiber to the home (FTIH) to five new northern California communities. PAXIO, a technology and service provider, will install and operate FTTH networks at the Pulte Homes communities...

3M.(North America)(discontinuing production of optical components and fibers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... 3M (Austin, TX) announced plans to discontinue the production and sale of its optical components and speciality fibers; the company intends to phase out its West Haven, CT, facility by the end of this month. 3M's participation in the...

RBN.(North America)(finanacing arranged)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... RBN (San Francisco) completed a $9.5-million funding round from existing investors Allen & Buckeridge, Macquarie Technology Fund, Paecal Ventures, and Redfern Photonics. The company has raised a total of $45 million since its inception in...

Adesta.(North America)(Five Colleges Inc. contracts for fiber-optic cable)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Five Colleges Inc., through its limited liability company Five College Net, awarded a contract to Adesta (Omaha, NB) to design and build a fiber-optic-cable communications network. Five Colleges Inc. is a consortium of higher education...

Zhone Technologies (Oakland) will acquire Sorrento Networks (San Diego), which makes metro-optical transport and access products, particularly DWDM and CWDM systems.(North America)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Zhone Technologies (Oakland) will acquire Sorrento Networks (San Diego), which makes metro-optical transport and access products, particularly DWDM and CWDM systems. The transaction is currently expected to close in the summer.

Bharti Infotel (New Dehli), provider of access, long-distance, data, and corporate services in India, is working with Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) on a technology for advanced services and solutions for its enterprise and corporate customers.(Asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Bharti Infotel (New Dehli), provider of access, long-distance, data, and corporate services in India, is working with Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) on a technology for advanced services and solutions for its enterprise and corporate customers....

Fabrinet.(Asia)(San Francisco company plans expansion into Thailand)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Fabrinet (San Francisco), an engineering and electromechanical manufacturing services company, announced the planned expansion of its operations in Thailand with the investment of $25 million in additional manufacturing facilities, equipment,...

Luminous Networks (Cupertino, CA), provider of multiservice provisioning platforms (MSPPs), reports that ChongQing city in western China successfully deployed a Luminous transport network to provide telecommunications transmission along a major highway in the region.(Asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Luminous Networks (Cupertino, CA), provider of multiservice provisioning platforms (MSPPs), reports that ChongQing city in western China successfully deployed a Luminous transport network to provide telecommunications transmission along a major...

Keybridge Communications.(Asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Keybridge Communications, a systems integration reseller of Luminous equipment in China, has installed the Luminous PacketWave system to provide services for freeway customers. China will link up the road network in its western region by...

UTStarcom (Alameda, CA) announced a new contract valued at about $21.5 million with Chunghwa Telecom of Taiwan.(Asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... UTStarcom (Alameda, CA) announced a new contract valued at about $21.5 million with Chunghwa Telecom of Taiwan. Chunghwa will employ UTStarcom's NetRing multiservice optical transport products to deliver high-density, high-speed broadband...

MobileOne (MI--Singapore), a mobile wireless service provider in the AsiaPacific region, is deploying LightPointe (San Diego) FlightSpectrum free-space optics (FSO) systems in lieu of traditional wireless microwave radio or land-based wired infrastructure such as copper or fiber-optic cable.(Asia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... MobileOne (MI--Singapore), a mobile wireless service provider in the AsiaPacific region, is deploying LightPointe (San Diego) FlightSpectrum free-space optics (FSO) systems in lieu of traditional wireless microwave radio or land-based wired...

Cablecom, the largest cable TV operator in Switzerland, selected Transmode Systems (Stockholm) to provide WDM transmission equipment.(Europe)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Cablecom, the largest cable TV operator in Switzerland, selected Transmode Systems (Stockholm) to provide WDM transmission equipment. Transmode is supplying its System 1100, which Cablecom will use for various applications ranging from its...

Bookham Technology plc (Oxfordshire, UK) has entered into an agreement under which it will acquire Onetta (Sunnyvale, CA), provider of optical-amplifier modules and subsystems.(Europe)
July 1, 2004... Bookham Technology plc (Oxfordshire, UK) has entered into an agreement under which it will acquire Onetta (Sunnyvale, CA), provider of optical-amplifier modules and subsystems. Under the agreement, Bookham will purchase the entire issued-share...

Tyco Telecommunications (Morristown, NJ), provider of international wholesale capacity, managed services, and equipment space on the Tyco Global Network (TGN), signed a contract for a 10-Gbit/sec transatlantic wavelength with TeliaSonera International Carrier, the leading carrier of IP traffic in the Nordic and Baltic Sea regions.(europe)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Tyco Telecommunications (Morristown, NJ), provider of international wholesale capacity, managed services, and equipment space on the Tyco Global Network (TGN), signed a contract for a 10-Gbit/sec transatlantic wavelength with TeliaSonera...

They just keep coming.(Editorial)(fiber optic industry consolidation)(Editorial)
July 1, 2004... For years, we've heard that consolidation would be a necessary and inevitable step on the optical communications industry's journey to recovery. As this century began, the common wisdom was that there were too many companies trying to make a...

Gigabit PONs are not just for Ethernet services.(Focus on)(passive-optical-networks)
July 1, 2004... There has been much buzz of late about passive-optical-network (PON) technology. The Joint Procurement Contract (JPC) among BellSouth, SBC and Verizon for fiber to the premises (FTTP) late last year focused on PON technology, and that has...

PDA software evolves with user needs.(Tech Trends)(Photonic design automation)
July 1, 2004... Photonic design automation (PDA) software is used to design, model, and simulate optical networks and equipment. While there are only a handful of vendors in the space, they believe they can be as important to the optics industry as vendors...

OIF specifies tunable lasers.(Standards Watch)(Optical Internetworking Forum)
July 1, 2004... The evolution of the industry's first tunable-laser specification continues in the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF). To further define the interoperability points for tunable lasers, the Physical and Link Layer (PLL) Working Group has two...

Quick vote.(Technology: advances in research, development, engineering, and standards)(survey on Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
July 1, 2004... QUICK VOTE We asked visitors to Lightwave Online the following question: Are MEMS making a comeback for optical-networking applications? Percentage of respondents * No, there are still too many questions about them ...

Highly integrated LX4 interconnect IC.(Components)
July 1, 2004... The MY3127 highly integrated 10GBase-LX4 interconnect IC for enterprise networks is a standardized solution for 300 m on the installed base of multimode fiber required for wiring closet vertical-riser 10-Gbit/sec transmission. It is suited for...

FP, DFB analog fiber-pigtail diode lasers.(Components)
July 1, 2004... For cable TV and other applications requiring analog transmission of signals in optical fiber, the ML-COAX-1310-FP-AL-3 coaxial fiber-pigtail module with 1310-nm MQW Fabry-Perot diode laser is based on a proprietary MOCVD- and MBE-grown...

Amedia enters the FTTP fray with active Ethernet solution.(Product Profile)(fiber to the premises)
July 1, 2004... While passive optical networking (PON) has garnered a great deal of attention lately, thanks to the RBOCs' decision to standardize on the technology for fiber to the premises (FTTP) applications, startup Amedia Networks (Holmdel, NJ) hopes to...

Redundant ring GbE switch.(Systems)
July 1, 2004... For mission-critical fiber-optic networks, the TC3820 1000Base-SX/LX redundant ring Gigabit Ethernet switch is highly reliable. If a fiber cable or device failure occurs, the data path automatically switches over to the secondary path within...

Modular service interface card.(Systems)
July 1, 2004... Modular service interface card The Universal Service Card for the SN 16000 intelligent optical switch enables a variety of interface types, port speeds, and transport options in a single line card. The fully modular architecture allows network...

40-mW high-power tunable laser.(Subsystems)
July 1, 2004... The TSL-210H high-power tunable laser uses semiconductor-laser and optical-coating technology and emits over 40 mW of optical power over its entire 1520-1580-nm tuning range. It can eliminate the need for subsequent amplification in many...

LiNb[O.sub.3] modulator bias controllers.(Subsystems)
July 1, 2004... The MBC-LN modulator bias controllers stabilize the working point of lithium niobate external Mach-Zehnder modulators by monitoring the bias voltage applied on the dc electrodes of the devices. They use digital signal processing based on an...

Integrated handheld testers for the enterprise.(Test Equipment)
July 1, 2004... For the installation and maintenance of enterprise networks, the FiberBasix handheld testers accurately and simply measure signal attenuation in private optical networks. An easy-to-use interface ensures error-free testing. Instruments include...

G.709 OTN standard tester with FEC at 10G.(Test Equipment)
July 1, 2004... The ITU-T G.709 Optical Transport Network standard tester with forward error correction at 10 Gbits/sec provides comprehensive data and control plane testing for next-generation optical networks. The universal load module can test G.709 network...

Motorized, miniature translation stages.(Design & Manufacturing)
July 1, 2004... For OEM and laboratory applications, the MFA motorized miniature translation stages deliver high-resolution linear motion in a very compact package (20x45x140 mm). They provide 25 mm travel range, 100 nm minimum incremental motion, and...

1U 24/48-port fiber patch panel.(Installation)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Using the Fibre Split patch panel, existing live fibers need not be disturbed when new fiber cables are introduced. This approach involves splitting each 1U patch panel into two independent 0.5U trays, while maintaining the highest possible...

Enterprise, FTTP blown fiber system.(Installation)
July 1, 2004... Using technology licensed from British Telecommunications, the Sirocco blown fiber system for enterprise networks, local access, and fiber to the premises applications enables optical fibers to be deployed on demand from one point of a network...

Dynamic power distribution in PON/FTTP networks.(Focus on)(Passive Optical Networks)
July 1, 2004... The convergence of voice, data, and video services as well as the insatiable appetite of customers for bandwidth places a burden on the access network to deliver high data rates in a cost-effective manner. Passive optical networks (PONs) and...

Gigabit-speed FSO network serves Istanbul's business district.(Case By Case)(Free-Space Optics)
July 1, 2004... Istanbul in Turkey has a long and rich history; the city remains home to ancient churches, mosques, and palaces, making optical-fiber deployment virtually impossible. When the incumbent provider failed to deliver the level of service demanded...

PLC technology arrayed for wider application.(Industry: opportunities, market intelligence, and forecasts to improve your bottom line)
July 1, 2004... Planar-lightwave-circuit (PLC) technology, which enables photons to pass through a wafer structure in much the same way they do through fiber, has become an accepted technology for WDM systems, largely in the form of multiplexer/demultiptexer...

SONET/SDH multiservices lifted by platform sea change.(Analyst Corner)(optoelectronics market on rise)(Illustration)
July 1, 2004... The SONET/SDH multiservice market grew 35% last year to $1.8 billion and represented 29% of the total optical transport equipment market. During this same time period, the total optical transport equipment market (including DWDM, SONET/SDH, and...

FIS training specialist.(Ask Bruno)(fiber optics maintenance and repair)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Q Are there any field-installable quick termination connectors that can withstand high temperatures? I need these for singlemode fibers and the connectors must also provide low back reflection. A 3M[TM] offers Ultra High Temperature Hot...

Optical Solutions promotes networking veteran.(people)(appointment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Fiber to the premises provider Optical Solutions appointed 26-year industry veteran Mike Dagenais president and CEO, replacing Darryl Ponder, who is leaving "to pursue other opportunities. Darryl steered the company through one of the worst...

California Eastern Laboratories.(people)(appointment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Paul Minton has been promoted to executive vice president of California Eastern Laboratories (CEL), exclusive sales and marketing partner for NEC Compound Semiconductor Devices. Minton was most recently CEL's corporate development vice...

Ceterus Networks.(people)(appointment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Twenty-year telecom veteran David Stehlin is the new president and CEO of Ceterus Networks, provider of "single virtual pipe" for the transport of metro Ethernet services. He replaces Ceterus founder William Szeto, who will become chief...

The light side.
July 1, 2004... "Therefore, we can derive a power law that says an increase in bandwidth has an inverse effect on people's ability to get to the point." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Melles Griot Optics Group.(people)(appointment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Don Jarvie joins the Melles Griot Optics Group as national sales manager. He was previously North American business development manager, senior product manager, and sales manager at EXFO Burleigh Division; sales engineer at Fresnel Optics; and...

Ortronics.(people)(elections at The Telecommunications Industry Association's Fiber Optics LAN Section)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... John Struhar, director of fiber structured cabling system solutions at Ortronics, has been reelected section chair of The Telecommunications Industry Association's Fiber Optics LAN Section (FOLS). "Last year, [FOLS] made significant progress by...

Laurel Networks.(people)(appointment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Former Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks executive Don Pyle has been named CEO of Laurel Networks, provider of service edge routers. He succeeds Laurel co-founder and CEO Atul Bansal, who was named president and COO. Pyle, an independent...

Broadwing Communications.(people)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Diana Gowen has been appointed vice president of government solutions at Broadwing Communications, where she will expand the company's portfolio of telecom services for federal, state, and local governments. A 25-year communications industry...

Calendar.(Industry: opportunities, market intelligence, and forecasts to improve your bottom line)(fiber optics industry)(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... August 2-4 Hands-On Fiber Optic Training. In Brightside, NY, by Fiber Instrument Sales. Also, 10-11 in Columbus, OH. Tel: 800-5000-FIS, fax: 315-736-2285, e-mail: info@fiberinstrumentsales.com, Website: www.fiberinstrumentsales.com. ...

JDS Uniphase.(Design and Test)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... 1768 Automation Parkway, San Jose, CA 95131 PH: 408 546-5000, FX: 408 546-4300, WEB: www.jdsuniphase.com Designs, develops, manufacturers, and distributes a range of products for the fiber-optic communications market. Products...

OCP.(Design and Test)(Optical Communications Products Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... 6101 Variel Avenue Woodland Hills, CA 91367 818-251-7100 tel 818-251-7111 fax sales@ocp-inc.com www.ocp-inc.com OCP designs, manufacturers, and markets fiber-optic components and sub-systems to the metro, enterprise, and...

Prior Scientific, Inc.(Design and Test)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... 80 Reservoir Park Drive., Rockland, MA 02370 PH: 781-878-8442, FX: 781-878-8736, EMAIL: info@prior.com, WEB: www.prior.com Prior Scientific, Inc., designs and manufacturers a full line of fiber optic microscopy inspection...

OFS.(Manufacturer)(OFS Optics Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... 2000 Northeast Expressway, Norcross, GA 30071 PH: 1-888-fiberhelp (1-888-342-3743) or 770-798-5555, EMAIL: ofs@ofsoptics.com, WEB: www.ofsoptics.com OFS is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of leading-edge optical fiber,...

Vitex.(Manufacturer)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... 433 Hackensack Avenue, 8th floor Hackensack, NJ 07601 PH: 201-343-5331, EMAIL: sales@vitextech.com WEB: www.vitextech.com (1) Vitex offers world-class transceiver products for PON, SONET, Ethernet, CWDM and Fiber channel....

Telops Inc.(Materials)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... 4940 Pierre-Georges Roy, Saint-Augustin, Quebec CANADA G3A 1V7 PH: 418-864 7808, FX: 418-864 7843, EMAIL: contact@telops.com, WEB: www.telops.com Let Telops accelerate your productivity with the most automated and...

Speer Fiber Optics, Inc.(Distributors)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... 390 Amwell Road, Suite 310, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 PH: 908 359 1173, FAX: 908 359 8305, EMAIL: sales@speerfiberoptics.com, WEB: www.speerfiberoptics.com Distributor of CLETOP connector cleaning tools, Portable and...

SurplusEq.com, Inc.(Buy & Sell)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Phoenix, AZ 85024 PH: 602-867-1904 FX: 602-867-1749, EMAIL: sales@surpluseq.com, WEB: http://www.surplusEq.com SurplusEq.com. Inc. buys and sells fiber optics splicers and quality test equipment. We specialize in fusion...

Electro Rent Corporation.(Component/Subsystems)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... 6060 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, California 91411-2512 PH: 800-688-1111, FX: 818-374-7399, WEB: www.electrorent.com PRICES SLASHED Agilent 81640A/71 Tunable Laser Module for AT-8164A/Straight Sale Price: $10,000 ...

Senko Advanced Components, Inc.(Component/Subsystems)(Brief Article)(Directory)
July 1, 2004... 225 Cedar Hill Street, Marlboro, MA 01752 PH: Toll Free: 1-888-32-SENKO Or 1-508-481-9999 (N.A. East) or 1-858-623-3300 (N.A. West) Or +55 (0) 11 3818-0975 (South America) Fax: 1-508-481-7676 (N.A. East) or 1-858-623-3303 (N.A. West) Or...

Huawei emerges as a credible optical player.(Market Watch)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... As illustrated by its recent win of the majority of China Telecom's (Guangdong) core-router contract and strong reviews from optical customers in Europe, Huawei Technologies has become a serious contender in the tier one equipment market. Based...

Analyst, investors optimistic about MEMS components.(Market Watch)(Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Despite the number of MEMS manufacturers that have gone dark or significantly' shifted their business models, the market for MEMS-based network components is poised for slow, steady growth in the future, contends a new report from In-Stat/MDR...

Asia Pacific nabs top fiber spot.(Market Watch)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Asia-Pacific region is the hottest market for fiber-optic telecommunications equipment, but how long will it stay hot?, asks a new report from KMI Research (Providence). KMI examined telecom capital expenditures (capex) in Asia-Pacific and...