Lightwave articles from May 2007

Lightwave archives from May 2007

Service-enabled networks aid convergence.(APPLICATIONS)
May 1, 2007... Today, network operators continue to seek convergence of their networks to reduce operational expenses and eliminate unnecessary additional capital expenditures on multiple parallel networks. Driven by the need for rapid returns on investments...

EDC vendors try again on LRM.(INDUSTRY)
May 1, 2007... Critics of the 10GBase-LRM often warned of the difficulty of relying on electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) to push a serial 10-Gbit/sec data stream down 220 m of legacy 62.5-[micro]m multimode fiber. Judging by how long it has taken X2...

T-MPLS and PBT/PBB-TE offer connection-oriented packet transport.(TECHNOLOGY)
May 1, 2007... Provider Backbone Transport (PBT) and transport MPLS (TMPLS) are two new packet-transport concepts that have re-ignited discussion on the best approach to implement a fully packet-based telecommunication network. Both concepts propose a...

Finisar Corp. (www.finisar.com) has agreed to acquire Wilmington, MA-based AZNA LLC for $19.7 million and South Plainfield, NJ-based Kodeos Communications Inc. for $7 million.(HOT PICK)
May 1, 2007... Finisar Corp. (www.finisar.com) has agreed to acquire Wilmington, MA-based AZNA LLC for $19.7 million and South Plainfield, NJ-based Kodeos Communications Inc. for $7 million. The AZNA acquisition will provide Finisar with chirp-managed...

Alcatel-Lucent (www.alcatel-lucent.com) signed an agreement to acquire substantially all assets, including all intellectual property, of Canadian metro WDM networking supplier Tropic Networks Inc.(north america)
May 1, 2007... Alcatel-Lucent (www.alcatel-lucent.com) signed an agreement to acquire substantially all assets, including all intellectual property, of Canadian metro WDM networking supplier Tropic Networks Inc. The integration of Tropic Networks'...

Optium Corp. (www.optium.com), a supplier of optical subsystems, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kailight Photonics Inc., provider of 40-Gbit/sec optical transmission products, for approximately $35 million in cash.(north america)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Optium Corp. (www.optium.com), a supplier of optical subsystems, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kailight Photonics Inc., provider of 40-Gbit/sec optical transmission products, for approximately $35 million in cash....

Avago Technologies (www.avagotech.com) and Infineon Technologies AG (www.infineon.com) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Avago will acquire Infineon's polymer optical fiber (POF) business, based in Regensburg, Germany.(north america)
May 1, 2007... Avago Technologies (www.avagotech.com) and Infineon Technologies AG (www.infineon.com) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Avago will acquire Infineon's polymer optical fiber (POF) business, based in Regensburg, Germany. The...

AboveNet Inc. (www.abovenet.com) says it has acquired IRUs in, or service agreements for, 60 building access fiber connections held by AT&T in Los Angeles and Chicago as well as 180 building access fiber connections held by Verizon in New York, Washington/Baltimore, and Philadelphia.(north america)
May 1, 2007... AboveNet Inc. (www.abovenet.com) says it has acquired IRUs in, or service agreements for, 60 building access fiber connections held by AT&T in Los Angeles and Chicago as well as 180 building access fiber connections held by Verizon in New York,...

The operating subsidiary of Level3 Communications Inc. (www.level3.com) has purchased certain assets from AT&T Corp. that were ordered divested as a result of the merger between AT&T and SBC Communications Inc.(north america)
May 1, 2007... The operating subsidiary of Level3 Communications Inc. (www.level3.com) has purchased certain assets from AT&T Corp. that were ordered divested as a result of the merger between AT&T and SBC Communications Inc. The assets consist of IRUs for...

OpVista (www.opvista.com) has completed a core network capacity upgrade for Cox Communications throughout the service provider's Connecticut and Rhode Island networks.(north america)
May 1, 2007... OpVista (www.opvista.com) has completed a core network capacity upgrade for Cox Communications throughout the service provider's Connecticut and Rhode Island networks. Started in the middle of 2006, the network upgrade features OpVista's...

Ciena Corp.(north america)
May 1, 2007... Star Telephone, an 10C based in southeastern North Carolina, has selected Ciena Corp.'s (www.ciena.com) CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform for its core network infrastructure upgrade. Star is transitioning its legacy SONET network to...

FPL FiberNet, a subsidiary of FPL Group, has selected Infinera's (www.infinera.com) DTN for its regional optical network to bring the benefits of digital optical networking to the growing Florida market, a key connection point between the North American market and the Caribbean and Latin American markets.(north america)
May 1, 2007... FPL FiberNet, a subsidiary of FPL Group, has selected Infinera's (www.infinera.com) DTN for its regional optical network to bring the benefits of digital optical networking to the growing Florida market, a key connection point between the North...

CyOptics Inc. (www.cyoptics.com) has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Apogee Photonics (www.apogeephotonics.com), a supplier of laser sources for the 10- and 40-Gbit/sec markets.(north america)
May 1, 2007... CyOptics Inc. (www.cyoptics.com) has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Apogee Photonics (www.apogeephotonics.com), a supplier of laser sources for the 10- and 40-Gbit/sec markets. Terms of the transaction have not been...

March 26, 2007 marked the first meeting of the Serial Short-Reach 40-Gbit/sec Transponder (SSR-40) Working Group (www.ssr40.com), established to address the industry's need to provide a cost-effective 40-Gbit/sec serial transponder for short-reach applications.(north america)
May 1, 2007... March 26, 2007 marked the first meeting of the Serial Short-Reach 40-Gbit/sec Transponder (SSR-40) Working Group (www.ssr40.com), established to address the industry's need to provide a cost-effective 40-Gbit/sec serial transponder for...

Adesta LLC (www.adestagroup.com), a systems integrator and project management company for communication networks and security systems, has been awarded contracts from the Maryland Broadband Cooperative (www.mbdc.us) valued at more than $8 million to design and build the first 140 miles of an open-access telecommunications infrastructure in the state's rural communities.(north america)
May 1, 2007... Adesta LLC (www.adestagroup.com), a systems integrator and project management company for communication networks and security systems, has been awarded contracts from the Maryland Broadband Cooperative (www.mbdc.us) valued at more than $8...

Ledcor Technical Services (LTS) and ComSpan-Bandon Networks have selected Hitachi Telecom (USA) Inc.'s (www.hitachitelecom.com) AMN1220 GPON platform to extend a fiber network that is now operating in Bandon, OR, into the town of Coquille, about 17 miles inland from Bandon.(north america)
May 1, 2007... Ledcor Technical Services (LTS) and ComSpan-Bandon Networks have selected Hitachi Telecom (USA) Inc.'s (www.hitachitelecom.com) AMN1220 GPON platform to extend a fiber network that is now operating in Bandon, OR, into the town of Coquille,...

Corning Cable Systems LLC.(north america)(developing Las Vegas fiber-to-the-home network)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Corning Cable Systems LLC (www.corning.com/cablesystems) is providing its Evolant Advantage Optical Solution for the Lake Las Vegas fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployment. Located 17 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, Lake Las Vegas is a 3,600-acre...

Connexion Technologies.(north america)
May 1, 2007... Connexion Technologies (www.cnxntech.com) has been tapped to build fiber-optic networks for three new properties: Highlands at Walnut Creek, a mountain community in western North Carolina (Highlands Mountain Properties); The Park Condos, an...

Santur Corp. (www.santurcorp.com), manufacturer of widely tunable transmitters for the telecommunications industry, has entered into a strategic long-term supply agreement with StrataLight (www.stratalight.com), provider of 40-Gbit/sec next-generation optical transponders and subsystems.(north america)
May 1, 2007... Santur Corp. (www.santurcorp.com), manufacturer of widely tunable transmitters for the telecommunications industry, has entered into a strategic long-term supply agreement with StrataLight (www.stratalight.com), provider of 40-Gbit/sec...

Xponent Photonics.(north america)
May 1, 2007... Xponent Photonics (www.xponentinc.com), manufacturer of surface-mount photonic components, has secured $23 million in a Series 3 funding round led by American River Ventures, which is making its first investment in the company. Xponent's...

Bratislava-Orange Slovensko, a subsidiary of France Telecom (www.francetelecom.com), has announced plans to build a dense national network of optical connections to households in Slovakia.(emea)
May 1, 2007... Bratislava-Orange Slovensko, a subsidiary of France Telecom (www.francetelecom.com), has announced plans to build a dense national network of optical connections to households in Slovakia. Orange believes the deployment will give it a few...

Magyar Telekom, a member of the Deutsche Telekom Group, has signed a multiyear frame contract with Kapsch, a communications service supplier for carriers and service providers, for the supply of Transmode (www.transmode.com) TM-Series CWDM systems.(emea)
May 1, 2007... Magyar Telekom, a member of the Deutsche Telekom Group, has signed a multiyear frame contract with Kapsch, a communications service supplier for carriers and service providers, for the supply of Transmode (www.transmode.com) TM-Series CWDM...

T-Com (www.t-com.de), the broadband/ landline division of Deutsche Telekom, Germany's incumbent carrier, has selected ADVA Optical Networking's (www.advaoptical.com) Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 3000 for the expansion of its optical metro and regional networks.(emea)
May 1, 2007... T-Com (www.t-com.de), the broadband/ landiine division of Deutsche Telekom, Germany's incumbent carrier, has selected ADVA Optical Networking's (www.advaoptical.com) Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 3000 for the expansion of its optical metro and...

Vtesse Networks (www.vtesse.com), a U.K. supplier of converged optical network services, is implementing BTI Photonic Systems' (www.btiphotonics.com) optical networking platform, Netstender, to extend the capacity and reach of its backbone network to support one of the UK's largest financial institutions.(emea)
May 1, 2007... Vtesse Networks (www.vtesse.com), a U.K. supplier of converged optical network services, is implementing BTI Photonic Systems' (www.btiphotonics.com) optical networking platform, Netstender, to extend the capacity and reach of its backbone...

Following the commissioning of a transoceanic submarine cable upgrade, Azea Networks (www.azea.net) has secured a Series D funding round of more than $20 million led by TVM Capital and supported by its existing investors.(emea)
May 1, 2007... Following the commissioning of a transoceanic submarine cable upgrade, Azea Networks (www.azea.net) has secured a Series D funding round of more than $20 million led by TVM Capital and supported by its existing investors. Azea already is backed...

Enablence Technologies Inc. (www.enablence.com) has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Albis Optoelectronics AG (www.albisopto.com).(emea)
May 1, 2007... Enablence Technologies Inc. (www.enablence.com) has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Albis Optoelectronics AG (www.albisopto.com). The Swiss supplier of photodiodes will continue to supply products to the datacom and FTTH...

Photop Technologies (www.photoptech.com) and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) will jointly establish a lab for photonics technologies.(asia)
May 1, 2007... Photop Technologies (www.photoptech.com) and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) will jointly establish a lab for photonics technologies with applications in fiber-optic communications, lasers, and optoelectronics.

ZTE Corp.(asia)
May 1, 2007... ZTE Corp. (www.zte.com.cn/) has won a contract from MTN, Africa's largest mobile carrier, for a Rwandan transmission project to build both the Rwandan backbone network and the first metropolitan network in the capital, Kigali. The backbone...

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., one of Asia's largest international stock exchanges, has upgraded the speed and reliability of its backbone network infrastructure serving derivatives markets with high-bandwidth optical DWDM technology from Nortel (www.nortel.com).(asia)
May 1, 2007... Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., one of Asia's largest international stock exchanges, has upgraded the speed and reliability of its backbone network infrastructure serving derivatives markets with high-bandwidth optical DWDM technology...

Counting chickens.(fiber to the home networks)(Editorial)
May 1, 2007... My conversation with Steve Rago, principal analyst, IPTV, broadband, and digital home research, iSuppli Corp. not only provided me with the raw material for this month's "Analyst Corner" department (see page 31), it also reminded me of a couple...

Clarification.(Editorial)(Correction notice)
May 1, 2007... In our April Product Profile (page 20), the interviewee's name was misspelled, Dawn Hogh is the vice president of marketing and development at OpVista, Lightwave regrets the error.

Scaling to 100GbE: drivers and implementation.(Technology: Advances in research, development, engineering, and standards)(ethernet)
May 1, 2007... The sustained high growth of Internet traffic has important scaling implications for IP backbone network capacity, individual core router size, router-to-router link bandwidth, and the optical transport networks used to carry this traffic...

PON chip space gets more crowded.(TECH TRENDS)
May 1, 2007... Verizon's recent rollout of GPON infrastructure, coupled with field trials by Tier 1 carriers in Europe and elsewhere, has firmly established the ITU-T standardized version of PON-based FTTH as a viable market. Chip makers have taken notice;...

ICEA publishes two fiber-optic cable standards.(STANDARDS WATCH)
May 1, 2007... The Insulated Cable Engineers' Association (ICEA) has published two new optical fiber cable Standards: ANSI/ICEA S-87-640-2006, "ICEA Standard for Optical Fiber Outside Plant Communications Cable," and ICEA S-112-718-2006, "ICEA Standard for...

Integrated EOE cable assemblies.(COMPONENTS)
May 1, 2007... While standard copper cable assemblies strain to meet new speed and link length demands in data centers, ZLynx one-piece fiber-optic cable assemblies have integrated, industry-standard electrical terminations capable of 20-Gbit/sec transmission...

980-nm pump technology.(COMPONENTS)
May 1, 2007... The 980-nm OceanBright pump laser technology is designed to be used in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs). The pump module incorporates the Bookham generation eight laser chip (G08), is capable of exceeding 400 mW at operating temperatures...

Startup makes nanophotonics device with DUV photolithography.(deep ultraviolet)(LightSmyth Technologies' holographic Bragg reflector)
May 1, 2007... Though president and chief executive officer Thomas Mossberg calls the half-dozen people who compose startup LightSmyth Technologies (www.LightSmyth.com) "a conservative bunch," those same people are responsible for leveraging deep ultraviolet...

Customizable fiber-optic cable assemblies.(COMPONENTS)
May 1, 2007... Designed to provide maximum flexibility and full customization, the CTDI fiber-optic line is suitable for any application requiring durable, high-quality, and reliable cabling. Assemblies are currently avail able in simplex, duplex, and up to...

Polarization-independent telecom gratings.(COMPONENTS)
May 1, 2007... E-PING polarization-independent telecom gratings will be produced on an OEM basis to specific customer requirements; with standard specifications, the gratings offer greater than 90% diffraction efficiency, less than 0.25-dB...

10G PHYs for SFP+ applications.(COMPONENTS)
May 1, 2007... The AEL2000 family of SFP+ PHY/ SerDes includes single- and multichannel LAN PHY devices that combine low-power PHY/SerDes technology with the fully compliant IEEE 802.3aq 10GBase-LRM EDC engine. The devices include 10-Gbit transmit...

Splice-on connector system.(INSTALLATION)
May 1, 2007... A new splice-on connector system increases speed and limits insertion loss during field fiber repair and customized FTTH/FTTP installations. FITEL's innovative connector termination system consists of factory-polished ferrules with precleaved...

Self-adjusting fiber cleaver.(INSTALLATION)
May 1, 2007... The benchtop AutoCleaver S1 automatically detects the edge of a fiber's coating and adjusts the bare fiber length to a preset value. (The requested bare fiber length must be specified by the customer.) The cleaver is available for 80- and...

Connectors training DVD.(INSTALLATION)
May 1, 2007... The Fiber Optic Connectors DVD is the eighth release in the Staff Development series of instructional DVDs. This DVD focuses on the many disciplines that are associated with connector termination, testing, inspection, and cleaning. The material...

Connector cleaning kits.(INSTALLATION)
May 1, 2007... Five new fiber-optic connector cleaning kits are now available. The kits include items such as an inspection scope, alcohol cleaning wipes, adapter swabs, and reel cleaners. 200X and 400X microscopes are also available. Each kit is neatly...

Server configuration tool.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
May 1, 2007... Server configuration tool Configuration Manager radically reduces software test cycles through automated reconfiguration of computers used in test lab environments. The software allows test engineers to automate the setup, archiving, and...

IPTV emulation/test application.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
May 1, 2007... With the Aptixia IxNetwork 5.20 application running on the Optixia hardware platform, engineers can test the routing control plane and simultaneously stress the data plane by directing both real-world video traffic and packet-based network...

Multiservice switching platforms enable global ethernet services.(Applications: Innovative component, subsystem, system, and network design examples and alternatives)
May 1, 2007... Increasing business globalization and the rapid adoption of high-capacity, IP-based services continue to drive the growth and transformation of international optical networks. Ethernet's role in this transition has also evolved in recent years....

Verizon Business plots business plan for '07 and beyond.(CASE BY CASE)
May 1, 2007... Since its February 2005 acquisition of MCI, Verizon Business (www.verizonbusiness.com) has continued to make significant investments in its global, facilities-based infrastructure. Proud of its reputation for "driving the optical community...

OFC/NFOEC 2007: recovery underway, but incomplete.(Industry: Opportunities, market, intelligence, and forecasts to improve your bottom line)(Company overview)
May 1, 2007... At last year's Executive Forum, presented by Lightwave and the Optical Society of America (OSA) and held each year in conjunction with the OFC/NFOEC Conference, Philippe Morin, vice president and general manager of Nortel's Optical Networks...

iSuppli sees promise for optical in wireline capex forecast.(ANALYSTS CORNER)
May 1, 2007... In announcing its latest global wireline capex forecast, market research and analysis firm iSuppli Corp. (www.isuppli.com) told equipment vendors that it had good news and bad news. The good news is that the company expects carriers around the...

Eudyna Devices USA.(people)
May 1, 2007... Jane Li has been appointed to the position of executive vice president and general manager of lightwave business at Eudyna Devices USA, a fiber-optic components and modules company. Prior to this promotion, Li was senior vice president of...

Fluke Networks.(people)
May 1, 2007... Fluke Networks, provider of Network SuperVision products for the testing, monitoring, and analysis of enterprise and telecommunications networks, has named Paul Caragher president of the company. Caragher comes to Fluke Networks from his role...

David Payne.(of Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton won the award from IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society)(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... The IEEE has named David Payne as the recipient of its 2007 Photonics Award. Sponsored by the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, the award recognizes outstanding achievements in photonics. It was presented to Payne at the recent OFC/NFOEC...

Ethernet Alliance.(people)
May 1, 2007... The Ethernet Alliance has elected Val Oliva, director of product management for Foundry Networks' Enterprise Business Unit, as a member of the board directors and an officer, serving as secretary for the organization. In addition to governance...

Fujitsu Services.(people)
May 1, 2007... Richard Christou, executive chairman of U.K.-based Fujitsu Services, will also become corporate senior vice president of Fujitsu Limited and head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations for the Fujitsu Group. Christou will...

Optimum Lightpath.(people)
May 1, 2007... Optimum Lightpath, the next-generation business broadband service provider of Cablevision Systems Corporation, has added Troy H. Glick and David O, Strauss to its executive management team. Glick will serve as vice president of product...

Jim Kristof.(people)
May 1, 2007... Jim Kristof has joined QoVox, a wholly owned subsidiary of Datameg Corp., as vice president of engineering. Kristof has 27 years of experience in systems and software development, specializing in data communications, telecommunications,...

Fiber availability increases, SMEs still underserved.(MARKET WATCH)
May 1, 2007... Business fiber access to network services now reaches 13.4% of U.S. buildings with 20 or more employees, reveals Vertical Systems Group's latest research. However, small and medium enterprise (SME) sites remain disproportionately underserved....

40G component market to net $500m by 2012.(MARKET WATCH)
May 1, 2007... Telecommunications equipment manufacturers will purchase approximately $500 million worth of 40-Gbit/sec transponders and components by 2012, according to a new report from market research and industry analysis firm CIR. Having run the...

Worldwide PON equipment neared $1b in 2006.(MARKET WATCH)(passive optical network)(Infonetics Research)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Worldwide passive optical network (PON) equipment sales sequentially grew 12% in the fourth quarter and 71% in 2006, reaching $308 million and $965 million, respectively, says Infonetics Research in its latest "PON and FTTH Equipment and...