Lightwave articles from October 2003

Lightwave archives from October 2003

Asian markets: South Korea still shines, but for how long?(Industry)(Industry Overview)
October 1, 2003... High broadband Internet and wireless penetration helped earn South Korea its place at the forefront of the advanced telecommunications market. As incumbent carrier KT (formerly Korea Telecom) and competitors roll out VDSL and video services,...

VCSELs ready for 1310-nm debut.(from Picolight , Infineon and Optical Communications Products)
October 1, 2003... Now that Picolight (Boulder, CO) has announced the availability of 1310-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), and with companies such as Infineon (Munich, Germany) and Optical Communications Products (OCP--Chatsworth, CA) close...

Novel wafer-level packaging approaches attract funding.(Focus on)
October 1, 2003... While funding for optical companies remains difficult to come by, two startups have managed to raise money based on their wafer-level approaches to functional integration. Both ASIP (Somerset, NJ) and Xponent Photonics (Monrovia, CA) promise...

Avanex (Fremont, CA) agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Vitesse Semiconductor's Optical Systems Division in San Jose, CA, in exchange for approximately 1.2 million shares of Avanex common stock.(Hotpick)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Avanex (Fremont, CA) agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Vitesse Semiconductor's Optical Systems Division in San Jose, CA, in exchange for approximately 1.2 million shares of Avanex common stock. Based on the closing price of...

Acterna.(North America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Acterna (Germantown, MD) filed its proposed plan of reorganization and disclosure statement with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Developed with the support of its senior secured debt holders, Acterna's...

Lucent Technologies.(North America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Bechtel (San Francisco) awarded a $25-million subcontract to Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) for emergency repair and rehabilitation of the communications network in Iraq. Bechtel was awarded a contract by the U.S. Agency for...

DMG Technologies (Industry, CA) was formed with the acquisition of the assets and intellectual property rights of the Demeter Module Group from Finisar (Sunnyvale, CA).(North America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... DMG Technologies (Industry, CA) was formed with the acquisition of the assets and intellectual property rights of the Demeter Module Group from Finisar (Sunnyvale, CA). The purchase was privately funded. DMG Technologies will design and...

Luminous Networks'.(North America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Idaho Falls Power has chosen Luminous Networks' (Cupertino, CA) PacketWave platforms to support its citywide metro network. Idaho Falls Power is a municipal electric utility serving the corporate city limits of Idaho Falls, ID. The utility is...

Canon USA.(North America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Atlanta-based law firm Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP (PGF&M) selected free-space optics equipment from Canon USA (Lake Success, NY), a subsidiary of Canon Inc., to provide a wireless Gigabit Ethernet connection between the firm's two...

Passive-optical-network equipment provider Optical Solutions (Minneapolis) closed its Series III financing, which raised $15 million.(North America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Passive-optical-network equipment provider Optical Solutions (Minneapolis) closed its Series III financing, which raised $15 million. Existing investors that participated in the company's Series III financing include Sprout Group, St. Paul...

Sagitta.(North America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Sagitta's (Hauppauge, NY) vice president of products, Guy Shechter, will lead the working group within the Telecommunications Industry Association Subcommittee 4.3.2 on Visual Inspection Measurement Methods in writing the End Face Geometry...

Superconnect (Houston) and PCT International (Gilbert, AZ) partnered to jointly market, sell, and develop their fiber to the home (FTTH) products.(North America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Superconnect (Houston) and PCT International (Gilbert, AZ) partnered to jointly market, sell, and develop their fiber to the home (FTTH) products. PCT provides optical broadband communications hardware; Superconnect provides software and...

Ciena (Linthicum, MD) acquired privately held Akara (Ottawa, Ontario).(update)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Ciena (Linthicum, MD) acquired privately held Akara (Ottawa, Ontario). Akara developed systems for SONET/SDH-based extended storage-area networking for enterprises and carriers. Under terms of the acquisition agreement, Akara has merged with a...

Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE--San Jose, Costa Rica), the sole telecommunications provider in Costa Rica, will deploy next-generation optical equipment from Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ).(South America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE--San Jose, Costa Rica), the sole telecommunications provider in Costa Rica, will deploy next-generation optical equipment from Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ). The systems will enable ICE to...

Tecnologia en Servicios Urbanos (TESUR S.A.) selected OFS (Atlanta) to provide optical-fiber and connectivity products to the government of La Pampa province in Argentina, for what will be first optical network of its kind in the province.(South America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Tecnologia en Servicios Urbanos (TESUR S.A.) selected OFS (Atlanta) to provide optical-fiber and connectivity products to the government of La Pampa province in Argentina, for what will be first optical network of its kind in the province. The...

Telefonica Group (Sao Paulo, Brazil) has awarded a series of contracts to Nortel Networks (Brampton, Ontario) collectively estimated at $20 million ever three years for the expansion and maintenance of Telefonica Brasil's nationwide multiservice optical network and for maintenance and support services for the data backbone operations of Telefonica Empresas.(South America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Telefonica Group (Sao Paulo, Brazil) has awarded a series of contracts to Nortel Networks (Brampton, Ontario) collectively estimated at $20 million ever three years for the expansion and maintenance of Telefonica Brasil's nationwide...

NKT Integration (Birkerod, Denmark), an independent planar-waveguide foundry, and C2V (Enschede, the Netherlands), an independent supplier of customized OEM integrated optics, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies, and software packages, established a collaboration to serve their mutual customers with the development and manufacture of customized.(Europe)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... NKT Integration (Birkerod, Denmark), an independent planar-waveguide foundry, and C2V (Enschede, the Netherlands), an independent supplier of customized OEM integrated optics, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies, and software...

The team that helped develop the super-luminescent light-emitting-diode (SLED) product line at Opto Speed resurfaced as EXALOS AG (Vaduz, Liechtenstein).(Europe)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The team that helped develop the super-luminescent light-emitting-diode (SLED) product line at Opto Speed resurfaced as EXALOS AG (Vaduz, Liechtenstein). A private company founded in June, EXALOS will design, develop, and sell SLED-based...

Pandatel AG (Hamburg, Germany) formed a development company, Pandatel Ltd., in Kfar Saba, Israel.(Europe)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Pandatel AG (Hamburg, Germany) formed a development company, Pandatel Ltd., in Kfar Saba, Israel. The new company is a 100% subsidiary of Pandatel AG. Pandatel Ltd. appointed Elroi Marom as managing director. Marom was director for access...

Korean service provider DACOM selected the ST200 Service Edge Router from Laurel Networks (Pittsburgh) to deliver scalable, quality of service-enabled Layer 2 and IP virtual-private-network services from the network's edge.(Asia)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Korean service provider DACOM selected the ST200 Service Edge Router from Laurel Networks (Pittsburgh) to deliver scalable, quality of service-enabled Layer 2 and IP virtual-private-network services from the network's edge. DACOM also will use...

ElephantTalk Communications (Hong Kong) partnered with Guangdong Belton Telecommunications Technology Development (Belton) to gain access to a nationwide fiber-optic network in China.(Asia)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... ElephantTalk Communications (Hong Kong) partnered with Guangdong Belton Telecommunications Technology Development (Belton) to gain access to a nationwide fiber-optic network in China. The company plans to use the network to launch new IP-based...

Luminous Networks'.(PacketWave E-Series certified by China's Ministry of Information Industry)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) certified Luminous Networks' (Cupertino, CA) PacketWave E-Series platform for MANs. All the PacketWave family of multiservice transport platforms, ranging from metro core to access layer products,...

Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) signed an agreement with United Epitaxy Co. (UEC--Taiwan) to set up a joint venture for the manufacture and development of fiber-optic components.(Asia)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Infineon Technologies AC (Munich, Germany) signed an agreement with United Epitaxy Co. (UEC--Taiwan) to set up a joint venture for the manufacture and development of fiber-optic components. The joint venture will be based within the existing...

Koncent Communication.(Asia)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Koncent Communication (Fuzhou Fujian, China) has been awarded U.S. Patent Pub. App. No. 20030048912 for a two-stage optical isolator with a simplified assembly process and improved performance. The application of the patent is in optical...

Nortel Networks (Brampton, Ontario) has built Korea Telecom's (KT) first optical long-haul DWDM network.(Asia)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Nortel Networks (Brampton, Ontario) has built Korea Telecom's (KT) first optical long-haul DWDM network. The network, based on Nortel's OPTera Long Haul 1600 optical line systems, is designed to help KT address new business opportunities. The...

Everybody off the bandwagon?(Editorial)(Editorial)
October 1, 2003... It took only a few weeks after the release of the Federal Communications Commission's Triennial Review final order for Ed Whitacre, CEO of SBC, to declare his company was jumping off the fiber to the premises (FTTP) bandwagon. The fact the new...

Baby Bells' FTTP: is it really a plan?(fiber to the premises )(Editorial)(Industry Overview)
October 1, 2003... Recent reports and editorials in Lightwave and other publications continue the clamor about the series of announcements regarding the RBOC fiber to the premises (FTTP) plan. The three carriers--BellSouth, SBC, and Verizon--intend to use FTTP to...

Optical fuse protects optical systems from excessive power.(Technology: advances in research, development, engineering, and standards)
October 1, 2003... Almost every electrical system contains an over-current switch, namely, a fuse. Although the fuse has no functional role in the system, it is considered an essential part. However, optical systems lack such a device and therefore are...

Service integration extends the life of SONET/SDH.(Tech Trends)
October 1, 2003... Once viewed as too rigid to efficiently carry data traffic, SONET/SDH has received a much-needed makeover. Next-generation SONET/SDH now supports native Ethernet, storage-area networking protocols, and even WDM. With rumors of its imminent...

ITU-T approves standards for fiber closures.(Standards Watch)(International Telecommunication Union)
October 1, 2003... Study Group 6 of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) has produced Recommendations L.13 and L.51, which form the first international performance standards for fiber-optic closures. These global standards can be used as a tool for...

Optical design software enhancements.(Optical Research Associates' CODE V 9.3 )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... CODE V 9.3 optical design software delivers a new application programming interface that enables the execution of CODE V commands from any application supporting the Windows COM architecture. It facilitates the creation of user-defined...

Photonic simulation, tuning, testing software.(GratingMODT 1.0)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... With GratingMODT 1.0, users can simulate, tune, and test complex grating-assisted photonic devices and circuits before fabrication. A general design tool for complicated fiber and integrated waveguide grating devices, the software can analyze...

MTU, CO, TDM platforms.(Anda EtherEdge 4000)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Enabling carriers to offer next-generation Ethernet-based services over existing SONET network infrastructures or dark fiber, EtherTone includes singletenant- and multitenant-located access devices, central-office (CO) aggregation equipment,...

Meriton's access-to-regional transport equipment.(Product Profile)
October 1, 2003... The folks at Meriton Networks (Ottawa, Ontario) spent six months questioning Wall Street-based Fortune 50 companies--the highest-demand users of metro services--about the quality of the services they receive. Most reported dissatisfaction; the...

10-port GbE multiplexer.(from Sorrento)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... For cable multiple-system operators (MSOs) and video on demand (VoD) transport, the Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) multiplexer combines 10 ports into an aggregate 10-Gbit/sec wavelength and provides 25% greater port density. Since cable MSOs need fewer...

850-nm oxide-confined 2.5-Gbit/sec VCSELs.(Optek Technology OPV300 series)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... For high-speed data communications applications such as Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and SONET, the OPV300 series of 850-nm oxide-confined 2.5-GbiVsec vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) come in a variety of packages, including...

10-Gbit/sec FTTD, backbone fiber jumpers/pigtails.(from Siemon)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The 10-Gbit/sec XGLO fiber jumpers and pigtails for next-generation backbone and fiber to the desk applications feature premium fiber that meets IEEE 802.3 10-Gigabit Ethernet requirements. They also offer an excellent connector polish that...

Miniature integrated power monitors.(Alliance Fiber Optic Products )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The miniature integrated power monitors are designed for channel monitoring in DWDM systems and add/drop modules. They also can be used for signal/pump power monitoring in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers and Raman amplifiers where integrated...

Early-warning FBG monitor.(EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering WA-5900 Wavemeter)
October 1, 2003... The WA-5900 Wavemeter monitors environmental conditions such as temperature, pressure, and strain in remote areas using fiber-optic sensors. In applications involving petrochemical, civil, geophysical, and utilities, data from the fiber Bragg...

Cable pull modeling software package.(ConQuest PullMaster )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... ConQuest PullMaster is a conduit pull modeling software package that helps system engineering and construction groups model and optimize conduit cable pulls before construction begins. It gives those responsible for planning cable installation...

New approaches improve testing of laser diodes.
October 1, 2003... There are several sources of inaccuracy in testing high-power laser diodes used telecommunications applications. These sources include problems with coupling high-current pulses to the device under test (DUT) optical-detector coupling, and both...

Good things in small packages.(WDM Solutions)
October 1, 2003... Starting with the principal of total internal reflection, which guides light through optical fiber, the fundamentals of optics have led to some very successful telecommunications products. Such products are needed now to bring on the...

Xtera switches gears (again) with metro purchase.(Industry: opportunities, market intelligence, and forecasts to improve your bottom line)
October 1, 2003... Long-haul DWDM vendor Xtera Communications (Allen, TX) has money to spend but, thanks to a stagnant long-haul (LH) market, no revenue-generating customers. Metro vendor Metro-Optix, meanwhile, had 15 revenue-generating customers before it ran...

Connector market signals return to 'normal' growth.(Analyst Corner)(Industry Overview)
October 1, 2003... Fiber-optic connectors get little of no respect. While the so-called "hot" component categories such as DWDM filters, photonic switches, and optical amplifiers grab the headlines, fiber-optic connectors remain ubiquitous, a key part of almost...

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave.(people)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Hiroaki Horima is the new chief executive and Fred McDuffee president and chief operating officer of fiber optic-cable maker Sumitomo Electric Lightwave (SEL). Horima was SEL's president for seven years and most recently served on the company's...

AT&T.(people)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Former AT&T executive Kent Takeda will run the Telco Business Unit of Internet Photonics, developer of carrier-grade optical Ethernet and intelligent wavelength platforms. As vice president, Takeda will be responsible for the sales and...

Textronix.(people)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Test, measurement, and monitoring manufacturer Textronix named Amad Doratotaj vice president of worldwide manufacturing, responsible for operations, supply-chain management, and manufacturing engineering--part of Textronix's central operations....

Saeid Aramideh has been appointed vice president of marketing, business development, and sales for North America at CoreOptics.(people)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Saeid Aramideh has been appointed vice president of marketing, business development, and sales for North America at CoreOptics, developer of 10- and 40-Gbit/sec optical-networking subsystems. His 14 years' experience in product-line management,...

Former U.S. Coast Guard criminal intelligence specialist Alan Amrod is the new marketing vice president at Ixia, provider of high-speed network performance-analysis systems..(people)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Former U.S. Coast Guard criminal intelligence specialist Alan Amrod is the new marketing vice president at Ixia, provider of high-speed network performance-analysis systems. Amrod has more than 20 years' industry experience, most recently as...

Pandatel.(people)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... In a move designed to strengthen its research and development business unit, Pandatel appointed Juergen Schroeder director of product development. "Our goal is to clearly define our core competence as a developer and manufacturer of products...

Calendar.
October 1, 2003... October 6-7 DWDM Metro Fiber Network Design. In Phoenix by Fiber Network Training and Consulting Services. Tel: 866-818-8050, 602-414-0606, fax: 602-414-4677, Website: www.f-n-t.com. 6-8 Education and Training in Optics and Photonics....

Agilent Technologies.(Design and Test)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 396 Page Mill Road, P.O. Box #10395, Palo Alto, CA 94303 United States PH: 800 452-4844, FX: 888 900-8921. WEB: www.agilent.com Agilent's wireline test solutions enable network component and element manufacturers to accelerate delivery of...

Rsoft Design Group.(Design and Test)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... E: info@rsoftdesign.com, www.rsoftdesign.com Physical-Layer Division, 200 Executive Blvd, Ossining, NY, 10562, USA, 914-923-2164 Network-Layer Division, 19 Christopher Way, Eatontown, N J, 07724, USA, 732-380 2620 RSoft provides a suite of...

Prior Scientific, Inc.(Design and Test)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 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 microscopy inspection equipment,...

AFL Telecommunications.(Component/Subsystems)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... P.O. Box 3127, Spartanburg, SC 29334 PH: 864.433.0333, FX: 864.433.5560, EMAIL: afltele@alcoa.com, WEB: www.afltele.com AFL Telecommunications is an industry leader in providing fiber optic products, engineering expertise and integrated...

Infineon Technologies North America Corp.(Component/Subsystems)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 1730 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112 PH: +1 (408) 501 5739, FAX: +1 (408) 501 5670, E-Mail: alexander.hoffmann@infineon.com, Web: www.infineon.com As an industry leader in fiber optic technology, Infineon offers a standardized...

Kyosemi-USA, LLC.(Component/Subsystems)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 368 S Abbott Avenue, Milpitas, CA 95035 USA PH: 408 946-8836, FX: 408-946-8839, EMAIL: info@kyosemi-usa.com, WEB: www.kyosemi-usa.com Kyoto Semiconductor Corporation (Kyosemi) manufactures standard and custom InGaAs Photo detectors, PIN...

NKT Integration A/S.(Component/Subsystems)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Blokken 84 DK-3460 Birkeroed Denmark PH: +45 4590 3000, FAX: +45 4590 3001, EMAIL: info@nktintegration.com, WEB: www.nktintegration.com Provides foundry service for volume production of integrated optical planar waveguide circuits. Tne...

Bitel, Ltd.(Component/Subsystems)
October 1, 2003... Sales: Grundstr. 19, 8472 Seuzach, Switzerland, PH:: +41 52 335 0505, FX: +41 52 335 0505 Production: Ruyi Development Park, Huhehaote, 010010, P.R. China, PH:: +86 471 461 0269, FX: +86 471 461 0267 EMAIL: sales@bitelesom.com, WEB:...

Triquint Optoelectronics.(Component/Subsystems)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 9999 Hamilton Blvd. Breinigsville, PA 18031 PH: 484-397-3917, FX: 484-397-2890, EMAIL: sradler@tqs.com, WEB: www.triquint.com Triquint Optoelectronics is a full-line supplier of high performance components and integrated modules that touch...

O-m6 Technologies.(Component/Subsystems)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 14163, Rd. 117, Suite 90, Mirabel, Qc, Canada, J7J 1M3, PH: (450) 979-2275, FX: (450) 979-4110, WEB: www.om6.com O-m6 Technologies is a leading manufacturer of Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies. Our production facility can respond rapidly to...

SENKO Advanced Components, Inc.(Component/Subsystems)
October 1, 2003... 225 Cedar Hill Street, Marlboro, MA 01752 PH: Toll Free: 1-888-32-SENKO Or Call 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...

Vitex, LLC.(Component/Subsystems)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 433 Hackensack Ave., 8th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601 PH: 201-343-5331, FX: 201-343-5301, EMAIL: sales@vitextech.com, WEB: www.vitextech.com Main products include: (1) SFF and SC duplex transceivers for OC-3/12/48 and Gigabit Ethernet....

Kingfisher International Pty Ltd.(Test and Measurement)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 30 Rocco Drive, Scoresby, Victoria 3179 Australia PH: + 613 9757 4100, FX: + 613 9757 4193, EMAIL: sales@kingfisher.com.au, WEB: www.kingfisher.com.au Established in 1986 family owned, Kingfisher is a specialist manufacturer of fiber optic...

kSARIA Corporation.(Manufacturing Tools)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 200 Research Drive, Wilmington, MA 01887-4432 Wilmington, MA 01887-44-32 1-978-933-0000, 1-978-933-0511 fax sales@ksaria.com, www.ksaria.com KSARIA is the on-demand manufacturer of custom optical fiber pigtails & assemblies. kSARIA...

Optical networking to register slight uptick next year.(according to KMI Research)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
October 1, 2003... The optical-networking equipment market, which declined 53% last year and will drop 6% more this year, will rebound slightly next year, details a new report from KMI Research (Providence). Alcatel was the biggest player last year with a 14%...

Metro Ethernet to total $19b.(Market Watch)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
October 1, 2003... Worldwide metro Ethernet equipment revenue hit $2.5 billion last year and is projected to grow 134% to $5.9 billion by 2006, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24%, according to a recent study from Infonetics Research (San Jose, CA)....

Stable 5-year growth projected for U.S. MSO equipment.(multiple system operators such as Cisco Systems )(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
October 1, 2003... U.S.-based multiple-system-operator (MSO) spending on transmission, routing, and switching equipment should see sequential growth, with total aggregate spending of about $3.2 billion over the next five years, according to new research from CIR...