Lightwave articles from November 2005

Lightwave archives from November 2005

RBOCs balk at perceived OSS shortcomings.(APPLICATIONS)(operational support systems)(survey of Regional Bell Operationg Companies)
November 1, 2005... Market researcher Dittberner Associates (Bethesda, MD) recently issued a report claiming that problems related to operational support systems (OSSs) may delay the deployment of triple play services among major U.S. carriers. However, an...

Companies place their faith in optical packet switching.(Yokogawa Electric Corp. network switches)(Nozomi Photonics)(European Conference on Optical Communication)
November 1, 2005... With packet based Ethernet and IP traffic expected to remain common currency in carrier networks, the impetus to find optical means to switch packets--either individually or in bursts--has grown stronger. A pair of Japanese companies, Nozomi...

Optical control plane will rewrite the rulebook.(technology trends in fiber optics networks)
November 1, 2005... Fundamental dislocation is under way in the optical network. As a matter of priority, service providers are looking beyond today's clunky service delivery model, with its reliance on manual provisioning and long-term bandwidth allocation, to a...

Beyond bandwidth: QoS and service differentiation in GPON.(www.lightwaveonline.com: find these features online this month)(quality of service in Gigabit passive Optical Networking)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Bandwidth demand is growing in all major market segments around the world, and FTTP offers the best long-term solution to meet that bandwidth demand. While fiber can deliver virtually unlimited bandwidth, bandwidth alone is not enough to ensure...

Copper SFP optical transceivers take off.(www.lightwaveonline.com: find these features online this month)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Over the last year, fiber-optic manufacturers have witnessed a growing demand for copper transceivers. The increase has contributed to the product maturation of copper SFP optical transceivers for Gigabit Ethernet switches, routers, and telecom...

Breaking physical limitations with eDCO.(www.lightwaveonline.com: find these features online this month)(Electronic dynamically compensating optics)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Electronic dynamically compensating optics (eDCO) along with enhanced reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (eROADMs) enable "on the fly" wavelength reconfiguration with built-in intelligence to compensate for changes in fiber type and...

JDSU (San Jose, CA) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Agility Communications (Santa Barbara, CA), provider of widely tunable-laser platforms for optical networks.(HOTPICK)
November 1, 2005... JDSU (San Jose, CA) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Agility Communications (Santa Barbara, CA), provider of widely tunable-laser platforms for optical networks. JDSU says the acquisition establishes its leadership in the growing...

OptlPuter (San Diego), a five-year $13.5-million project funded by the National Science Foundation and designed to enable scientists who are generating massive amounts of data to interactively process data from multiple storage sites connected to optical networks.(North America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... OptlPuter (San Diego), a five-year $13.5-million project funded by the National Science Foundation and designed to enable scientists who are generating massive amounts of data to interactively process data from multiple storage sites connected...

Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative (Vernon, TX) initiated services using the Optical Solutions (Minneapolis) FiberPath 500 GPON system, in the first of several competitive FTTH deployments planned by the CLEC over the next five years.(North America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative (Vernon, TX) initiated services using the Optical Solutions (Minneapolis) FiberPath 500 GPON system, in the first of several competitive FTTH deployments planned by the CLEC over the next five years. Also,...

Capella Photonics (San Jose), provider of wavelength-selective-switch modules for use in ROADM and optical crossconnect applications, announced the closing of $10 million in its series D financing round, led by investors Bay Partners, BCE Capital, Vanguard Ventures, and several private investors.(North America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Capella Photonics (San Jose), provider of wavelength-selective-switch modules for use in ROADM and optical crossconnect applications, announced the closing of $10 million in its series D financing round, led by investors Bay Partners, BCE...

Essex (Columbia, MD), Kodeos Communications (South Plainfield, NJ), and TeraSea (Rehovot, Israel) announced the formation of the 10-Gbit/sec Optical Duo-Binary, Multi-Source Working Group, with the objective of developing a common specification for extended-reach 10-Gbit/sec transponder modules.(North America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Essex (Columbia, MD), Kodeos Communications (South Plainfield, NJ), and TeraSea (Rehovot, Israel) announced the formation of the 10-Gbit/sec Optical Duo-Binary, Multi-Source Working Group, with the objective of developing a common specification...

Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative (Bemidji, MN) selected the APA Cables & Networks (APACN--Minneapolis) Fiber Scalability Center (FSC) for an FTTP deployment.(North America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative (Bemidji, MN) selected the APA Cables & Networks (APACN--Minneapolis) Fiber Scalability Center (FSC) for an FTTP deployment. Also, Atlantic Telephone Membership Corp. (ATMC--Brunswick County, NC) selected...

PPL Telcom (Allentown, PA) selected the White Rock Networks (Richardson, TX) transport and multiservice optical access platform to provide backhaul capabilities to cell sites in the northeastern United States for a large national wireless carrier.(North America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... PPL Telcom (Allentown, PA) selected the White Rock Networks (Richardson, TX) transport and multiservice optical access platform to provide backhaul capabilities to cell sites in the northeastern United States for a large national wireless...

Dow Coming.(adding Photonics Solutions business development program to its electronics business)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Dow Coming (Midland, Ml) absorbed its Photonics Solutions business development program into the company's mainstream electronics business. The company says its new Light Management group is focused on helping customers develop and commercialize...

Tyco Telecommunications (Morristown, NJ) began undersea-network construction on the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network (BDSNi) under terms of a multimillion-dollar turnkey contract with Bahamas Telecommunications (Nassau).(North America)
November 1, 2005... Tyco Telecommunications (Morristown, NJ) began undersea-network construction on the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network (BDSNi) under terms of a multimillion-dollar turnkey contract with Bahamas Telecommunications (Nassau). The BDSNi system will...

Catholic Health System (CHS--Buffalo) deployed the ADVA Optical Networking (Munich, Germany) Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 2000 to support bandwidth-intensive Ethernet and storage applications.(North America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Catholic Health System (CHS--Buffalo) deployed the ADVA Optical Networking (Munich, Germany) Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 2000 to support bandwidth-intensive Ethernet and storage applications. The hybrid CWDM/DWDM system is providing backbone...

The Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council (Spokane, WA) announced the recipients of its annual awards.(awrds to mayors)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council (Spokane, WA) announced the recipients of its annual awards: President's Award--Joey Durel, mayor of Lafayette City-Parish, LA, and president of Lafayette Utility Systems; Star Award--Mayor Graham Richard,...

Vonage Networks (Edison, NJ), provider of residential broadband telephone services, upgraded its U.S. network by deploying the Force10 Networks (Milpitas, CA) TeraScale E-Series switches and routers.(North America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Vonage Networks (Edison, NJ), provider of residential broadband telephone services, upgraded its U.S. network by deploying the Force10 Networks (Milpitas, CA) TeraScale E-Series switches and routers. The platform, which combines Gigabit...

Wave7 Optics.(raised finance)(venture capital companies invested)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Wave7 Optics (Atlanta) announced $18 million in additional funding. Existing investors, including Advanced Technology Ventures, Armada Venture Group, Lucent Venture Partners, Mellon Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, and Oak Investment Partners,...

Kotura.(North America)
November 1, 2005... Kotura (Monterey Park, CA), provider of silicon photonic products, raised $13 million in series 2 preferred stock financing. The financing round was led by new investor GF Private Equity Group and included the Viterbi Group, also a new...

To modernize its metro core infrastructure, Tricom (Santo Domingo), a carrier in the Dominican Republic, selected the Turin Networks (Petaluma, CA) Traverse multiservice transport switch platform.(North America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... To modernize its metro core infrastructure, Tricom (Santo Domingo), a carrier in the Dominican Republic, selected the Turin Networks (Petaluma, CA) Traverse multiservice transport switch platform. The company says the platform unifies...

ATI Technologies (Toronto), developer of chips for graphics and digital video processing applications, deployed the Canon (Lake Success, NY) Canobeam DT-100, a digital-transceiver system employing free-space optics technology.(North America)
November 1, 2005... ATI Technologies (Toronto), developer of chips for graphics and digital video processing applications, deployed the Canon (Lake Success, NY) Canobeam DT-100, a digital-transceiver system employing free-space optics technology. The deployment is...

Adelphia Communications (Greenwood Village, CO) deployed the Ciena (Linthicum, MD) optical Ethernet platforms across western New York to interconnect 106 school districts with Gigabit Ethernet services supporting a range of applications for distance learning.(North America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Adelphia Communications (Greenwood Village, CO) deployed the Ciena (Linthicum, MD) optical Ethernet platforms across western New York to interconnect 106 school districts with Gigabit Ethernet services supporting a range of applications for...

SBC Communications (San Antonio) signed a contract to provide fiber-optic services to Westar Satellite Services (Cedar Hill, TX).(North America)
November 1, 2005... SBC Communications (San Antonio) signed a contract to provide fiber-optic services to Westar Satellite Services (Cedar Hill, TX). The carrier will provide its Broadcast Video TV1 service, which provides high-speed fiber-optic connections for...

Teknovus.(North America)(closed its series C funding)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Teknovus (Petaluma, CA), provider of EPON chipsets for the deployment of IPTV in broadband access networks, closed its series C round of funding at $13 million. The round, which brought the com pany's total funding to $33 million, was led by...

Germantown Independent Telephone (Dallas) deployed the Alcatel (Paris) 7330 ISAM FTTN broadband access platform and 5526 access management system.(North America)
November 1, 2005... Germantown Independent Telephone (Dallas) deployed the Alcatel (Paris) 7330 ISAM FTTN broadband access platform and 5526 access management system. The ILEC is using the platform to commercially offer high-speed Internet services to its...

Holding Slovenske elektrarne and Dravske elektrarne Maribor (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Slovenia's largest electric utility, selected the Ciena (Linthicum, MD) next generation optical multiservice switches, optical multi-plexers, and network management system to interconnect locations throughout that country.(Europe)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Holding Slovenske elektrarne and Dravske elektrarne Maribor (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Slovenia's largest electric utility, selected the Ciena (Linthicum, MD) next generation optical multiservice switches, optical multi-plexers, and network...

FLAG Telecom (London) chose Infinera (Sunnyvale, CA) optical networking equipment for deployment in its fiber-optic networks in major metro areas, initially in Asia and Europe.(Europe)
November 1, 2005... FLAG Telecom (London) chose Infinera (Sunnyvale, CA) optical networking equipment for deployment in its fiber-optic networks in major metro areas, initially in Asia and Europe. The provider deployed the company's DTN platform in its terrestrial...

Alcatel (Paris) deployed an optical multiservice network to enable RAI Way (Turin, Italy), a business unit of RAI, the Italian national TV broadcaster, to migrate from analog TV to digital terrestrial TV.(Compagnie Financiere Alcatel)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Alcatel (Paris) deployed an optical multiservice network to enable RAI Way (Turin, Italy), a business unit of RAI, the Italian national TV broadcaster, to migrate from analog TV to digital terrestrial TV. The project follows the successful...

Cisco Systems (San Jose) was contracted by Cable & Wireless (London) to provide the IP core element for the carrier's next generation network.(Europe)
November 1, 2005... Cisco Systems (San Jose) was contracted by Cable & Wireless (London) to provide the IP core element for the carrier's next generation network. Throughout its U.K. network, the carrier deployed 15 of the Cisco's ORS-1 carrier routing system...

The China Education and Research Network (CERNET--Beijing), China's national education and research computer network, deployed the Cisco Systems (San Jose) CRS-1 carrier routing system to upgrade its national backbone network.(Asia)
November 1, 2005... The China Education and Research Network (CERNET--Beijing), China's national education and research computer network, deployed the Cisco Systems (San Jose) CRS-1 carrier routing system to upgrade its national backbone network. The company says...

K-Opticom (Osaka, Japan) selected the Teknovus (Petaluma, CA) TK37xx family of EPON chipsets for exclusive use in the next phase of the provider's EO Hikari FTTH deployment.(Asia)
November 1, 2005... K-Opticom (Osaka, Japan) selected the Teknovus (Petaluma, CA) TK37xx family of EPON chipsets for exclusive use in the next phase of the provider's EO Hikari FTTH deployment. The provider says it will employ the chipsets to offer advanced...

Taizhou CATV (Beijing), a major service provider and cable TV operator in China, deployed a network using the FlexLight (Dallas) modular Optimate GPON platform.(Asia)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Taizhou CATV (Beijing), a major service provider and cable TV operator in China, deployed a network using the FlexLight (Dallas) modular Optimate GPON platform. The platform is providing 2.5-Gbit/ sec bandwidth for the operator's existing TDM...

Give municipalities a chance.(for broadband services)(Fiber to the Home Council's conference)(Editorial)
November 1, 2005... Earlier this year, I wrote an editorial in which I cautioned municipalities on the complexities inherent in getting into the telecommunications business (see "Do it yourself? Watch your step," Lightwave, February 2005, p. 8). These difficulties...

Integrated architectures for packet-based traffic.(Technology: advances in research, development, engineering, and standards)(Network architectures)(Column)
November 1, 2005... As service providers continue to build-out metro and regional networks to support video, voice, and data services, their inventories of legacy and next generation equipment continue to grow. The challenge that providers are faced with is...

Three approaches to solving dispersion compensation at 10G.(10-Gbit/sec fiber optics networks)(by using dispersion compensating fiber developed by TeraXion)(by using Nortel Networks Corp.'s electronic dispersion compensating optics)(by using OpVista Inc.'s ultra-dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing technology)
November 1, 2005... Certain optical impairments are inherent in 10-Gbit/sec optical networks. The first is attenuation or a decrease in signal strength as the signal travels over the optical link, requiring the use of amplification. As multiple amplifiers are...

Superior Essex presents another exciting & innovative installment of the work clean. Work fast. Chronicles.(TECHNOLOGY)(Cartoon)
November 1, 2005... I LOVE THIS STUFF SUPERIOR ESSEX MAN HAS JUST DROPPED BY THE PROJECT SITE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOING A-OKAY WITH THE INSTALLATION OF ENHANCED LOOSE TUBE FIBER CABLE WITH PFM[TM] GEL! THEY'LL NEVER KNOW. A DIFFERENT (AND VERY...

ICEA set to reissue OSP fiber cable standard.(Insulated Cable Engineers Association)(outside plant cable and fiber optics standards)
November 1, 2005... The Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA) has completed the third revision of Standard 640 on outside plant (OSP) cable and is poised to publish it as a U.S. National Standard. This revision contains performance requirements for 1625-nm...

Ultra-compact CWDM LX4 5-, 8-, 9-channel mux/demuxes.(SUBSYSTEMS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... For metro edge, storage, and access networks, including CWDM, Gigabit Ethernet, and PON systems, the P1X series LX4 5-, 8-, and 9-channel mux/demuxes are based on the precision arrayed and combined solutions (PACS) architecture. The 5- and...

Access/premises Gigabit Ethernet fiber, cables.(COMPONENTS)
November 1, 2005... For use in the 1310-nm window and 1550-nm wavelength region, the OH-LiteT low-loss single-mode fiber has low water peak, low chromatic dispersion, and minimal PMD. It complies with ITU G.652.C/D and IEC 60793-2-50. For LANs (including backbone,...

Diplexer features filter within a PLC waveguide.(PRODUCT PROFILE)
November 1, 2005... Planar-lightwave-circuit (PLC) technology has become a common element of triplexer and diplexer designs for PON transceivers. As is the case with other applications of the technology, the hope is that PLCs will provide a path for integration of...

Low-bend sensitivity, full-spectrum SMF.(COMPONENTS)
November 1, 2005... The BendBright singlemode fiber combines low-bend sensitivity with full-spectrum performance, providing enhanced bend performance across the entire 1310-1625-nm spectrum. ITU-T G.652. D-compliant and fully compatible with other conventional...

Compact rugged OSP fiber-optic splice closure.(INSTALLATION)
November 1, 2005... The compact rugged 2178-XSB fiber-optic splice closure can withstand the most severe OSP conditions of moisture, vibration, and extreme temperatures in longhaul, metro, local access (DSL, HFC, mobile wireless backhaul), and FTTP feeder and...

FTTX terminal distribution system.(INSTALLATION)
November 1, 2005... The OptiSheath Premier FlexNAP terminal distribution system consists of an optical cable pre-installed with network access points (NAPs) (terminals) at customer-specified locations and a tethered, environmentally hardened MT connector. That...

Two-component optically clear epoxy system.(DESIGN & MANUFACTURING)
November 1, 2005... With a forgiving 1:1 mix ratio by weight or volume, the EP37-3FLF two-component optically clear epoxy system bonds well to a wide variety of substrates, including metals, glass, ceramics, rubber, and many plastics, cures at room temperatures,...

GPON ONU/ONT triplexer reference design.(DESIGN & MANUFACTURING)
November 1, 2005... The GPON ONU/ONT triplexer reference design meets demanding specifications for analog video-receiver performance, including 50-870-MHz bandwidth, 48-dB CNR or better, wide dynamic range of-6 to +2 dBm, and 16-dBmV/channel RF output. The...

1/2G Fibre Channel SAN test module.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
November 1, 2005... The Packet Blazer IQS-8520 Fibre Channel module for testing SANs on manufacturing floors or inside laboratories provides FC-0, FC-1, and FC-2 level testing capabilities, while supporting full-line rate traffic generation at 1 and 2 Gbits/sec....

PON, 10G, 40G lightwave component analyzer.(TEST EQUIPMENT)
November 1, 2005... For emerging applications like PONs (cable TV), 10-Gigabit Ethernet, and 40 Gbits/sec, the N4373A lightwave component analyzer offers versatility, measurement speed, and reliability for improved production yield by low measurement uncertainty...

EMS, network discovery streamline management.(Applications: Innovative component, subsystem, system, and network design examples and alternatives)(element management systems )
November 1, 2005... Over the past few years, carriers and network service providers have experienced profound changes in their industry. With the high-tech bubble bursting in the early part of the decade, service providers have been forced to dramatically adjust...

Virginia municipal integrates EPON, BPL.(Ethernet Passive Optical Networks)(broadband powerline network technology)
November 1, 2005... Located 30 miles southwest of Washington, DC, the city of Manassas, VA, has recently garnered attention for its commercial deployment of broadband powerline (BPL) network technology. To access broadband Internet services, residents in many...

Cable MSOs prepare for triple play services.(Industry: Opportunities, market intelligence, and forecasts to improve your bottom line)(cable multiple systems operators)
November 1, 2005... The traditional telephone carriers and the cable multiple systems operators (MSOs) are squaring off in an attempt to wrest customers away from each other. Both are entering the triple play arena--the MSOs through the addition of voice services...

Wavelength services: another casualty of industry consolidation?(trends in optical networks technology)
November 1, 2005... During the heyday of network construction in the late 1990s, a huge amount of broadband capacity was added to existing infrastructure. Service providers leasing bandwidth on certain routes had excess capacity on other routes, so swaps between...

Buy/sell.(Lightwave Communications Directory)(Fiber optic test equipment)(network test analizers)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
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Components.(Lightwave Communications Directory)(Senko Advanced Components)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
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Fiber optic supplier.(Lightwave Communications Directory)(VITEX)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... VITEX, 616 E Palisade Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632. PH: 201-871-1881, IX: 201-871-1909 Main products include: (1) PON related products including diptexer/thplexer/PON transceivers/splitters. (2) SFF, SIR, and 1x9...

Design and test.(Prior Scientific Inc.)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... PRIOR SCIENTIFIC, INC. 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 manufactures a full line of fiber optic...

Conferences.(Annual KMI Research Conference on Fiberoptics Markets)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... 28TH ANNUAL KMI RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON FIBEROPTICS MARKETS November 14-15, 2005; Providence, Rhode Island The 28th Annual KMI Research Conference on Fiberoptics Markets co-located with IWCS in Providence will create more opportunities for...

PON equipment sales surge 78%.(passive optical network)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Worldwide PON equipment revenue grew 78% during the second quarter of this year, compared with the same period a year ago, according to a report by Dell'Oro Group (Redwood City, CA). The report says 2Q05 revenues for the world's leading PON...

FTTH gaining on DSL in Japan.(MARKET WATCH)(Yano Research Institute report)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Japan's Yano Research Institute (Tokyo) has compiled a report that it says reconfirms the rapid growth of that country's FTTH subscriber-line and systems markets. The report breaks down Japanese Internet access-line subscriptions by type of...

GaAs IC profits still elusive.(Gallium arsenide semiconductor devices demand)(report by Strategy Analytics Gallium Arsenide & Compound Semiconductor Service)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The market for high-speed fiber-optic ICs will grow by 27% this year, from $280 million last year, according to a report released by Strategy Analytics' (Boston) Gallium Arsenide & Compound Semiconductor Service. Overall, the report sees the...