Lightwave articles from September 2006

Lightwave archives from September 2006

How invisible should your FTTH network be?(Fiber to the Home)
September 1, 2006... When we think of the general categories of communications network deployments in neighborhoods today, two main terms often come to mind: aerial and buried. Although there are variations of each in most systems today, almost every access network...

Laser developers eye the dots.(quantum dots )
September 1, 2006... Veterans of technical conferences in the optical communications space might be forgiven if they have come to view such phrases as "shows promise" and "could well prove suitable" as code words for "not in my lifetime" or "will never be...

European municipalities lead FTTH charge.(fiber to the home)
September 1, 2006... According to a recent KMI Research (www.kmiresearch.com) report, FTTH deployments will compose 65% of Europe's fiber-optic market in 2010, with fiber-to-the-node, -building, or -basement (FTTN/B) composing the remaining 35%. However, unlike in...

Verizon (www.verizon.com) has tapped Alcatel (www.alcatel.com), Motorola (www. motorola.com), and Tellabs (www.tellabs.com) to supply GPON equipment to upgrade its FTTP network.(Fiber to the Home, gigabit passive optical network)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Verizon (www.verizon.com) has tapped Alcatel (www.alcatel.com), Motorola (www. motorola.com), and Tellabs (www.tellabs.com) to supply GPON equipment to upgrade its FTTP network. Later this year, Verizon will begin deploying the Alcatel...

Broadwing Corp. (www.broadwing.com) has selected Infinera's (www.infinera.com) Digital Transport Networking (DTN) optical system, based on photonic integrated circuits (PICs), to enhance its optical network.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Broadwing Corp. (www.broadwing.com) has selected Infinera's (www.infinera.com) Digital Transport Networking (DTN) optical system, based on photonic integrated circuits (PICs), to enhance its optical network. In a related announcement, Infinera...

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC--www.amcc.com) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quake Technologies (www.quaketech.com) for approximately $69 million in cash, net of the estimated cash and receivables that AMCC expects to assume.(north america)
September 1, 2006... Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC--www.amcc.com) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quake Technologies (www.quaketech.com) for approximately $69 million in cash, net of the estimated cash and receivables that AMCC expects to assume....

Time Warner Telecom (www.twtelecom.com), provider of managed voice and data networking for business customers, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Xspedius Communications, a metro fiber-based provider of integrated communications services, primarily to enterprise businesses.(north america)
September 1, 2006... Time Warner Telecom (www.twtelecom.com), provider of managed voice and data networking for business customers, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Xspedius Communications, a metro fiber-based provider of integrated communications...

Optical Communications Products (OCP--www.ocp-inc.com) has agreed to acquire Taiwanese FTTH component supplier GigaComm Corp. for approximately $20 million.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Optical Communications Products (OCP--www.ocp-inc.com) has agreed to acquire Taiwanese FTTH component supplier GigaComm Corp. for approximately $20 million. GigaComm is the leading supplier of FTTH components in the Japanese market and counts...

XO Communications (www.xo.com) is now carrying customer traffic on major segments of its new, wholly owned next-generation nationwide long-haul intercity fiber-optic network.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... XO Communications (www.xo.com) is now carrying customer traffic on major segments of its new, wholly owned next-generation nationwide long-haul intercity fiber-optic network. As announced earlier this year, XO is upgrading its long-haul network...

Big Pipe (www.bigpipeinc.com), provider of data networking and Internet services to North American businesses, has purchased an OC-192-based U.S. network backbone service from Broadwing Communications (www.broadwing.com).(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Big Pipe (www.bigpipeinc.com), provider of data networking and Internet services to North American businesses, has purchased an OC-192-based U.S. network backbone service from Broadwing Communications (www.broadwing.com). The 10-Gbit/sec...

Fibertech Networks (www.fibertech.com), a metropolitan transport provider operating fiber-optic networks in 20 mid-size U.S. cities throughout the Northeast, has deployed Turin Networks' (www.turinnetworks.com) Traverse platform to integrate Ethernet switching capabilities into its network and expand bandwidth capacity.(north america)
September 1, 2006... Fibertech Networks (www.fibertech.com), a metropolitan transport provider operating fiber-optic networks in 20 mid-size U.S. cities throughout the Northeast, has deployed Turin Networks' (www.turinnetworks.com) Traverse platform to integrate...

FDN Communications (www.fdn.com), a 250,000-line CLEC based in Florida, is deploying the C7 multiservice access platform (MSAP) from Calix (www.calix.com) to help transform its network in the face of a changing regulatory environment and accelerating consumer expectations.(north america)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... FDN Communications (www.fdn.com), a 250,000-line CLEC based in Florida, is deploying the C7 multiservice access platform (MSAP) from Calix (www.calix.com) to help transform its network in the face of a changing regulatory environment and...

Enablence.(Enablence Technologies has closed $11.3 million second-round funding )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Enablence (www.enablence.com), which is developing transceiver technology for FTTH applications, has closed $11.3 million (Cdn) in second-round funding and announced a reverse takeover in which the company will be acquired, but end up with a...

Telecom Engineering (www.telecomengineering.com) has been awarded the supply, engineering, installation, provisioning, and ongoing 24x7 technical support contract for a multinode CWDM network for Central Transport Group LLC in Minnesota.(north america)
September 1, 2006... Telecom Engineering (www.telecomengineering.com) has been awarded the supply, engineering, installation, provisioning, and ongoing 24x7 technical support contract for a multinode CWDM network for Central Transport Group LLC in Minnesota. The...

Wireless Facilities Inc. (WFI--www.wfinet.com), the nation's largest independent RF network and wireless engineering company, has selected and deployed ClearMesh Networks' (www.clearmesh.com) wireless optical mesh equipment to build a high-capacity wireless mesh network for the San Diego Westfield UTC shopping center.(north america)
September 1, 2006... Wireless Facilities Inc. (WFI--www.wfinet.com), the nation's largest independent RF network and wireless engineering company, has selected and deployed ClearMesh Networks' (www.clearmesh.com) wireless optical mesh equipment to build a...

Alcatel.(contracts with Kodiak Kenai Cable Company for laying a regional submarine cable network)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Alcatel's (www.alcatel.com) Maersk Defender cable ship has begun laying a regional submarine cable network for Kodiak Kenai Cable Company--a subsidiary of the Alaskan Old Harbor Native Corp.--in Seward, AK. The turnkey deployment of the 900-km...

United Telephone Mutual Aid Corp. has chosen Allied Telesis' (www.alliedtelesis.com) IP triple-play portfolio for providing services to its 12,000 customers in northeast North Dakota.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... United Telephone Mutual Aid Corp. has chosen Allied Telesis' (www.alliedtelesis.com) IP triple-play portfolio for providing services to its 12,000 customers in northeast North Dakota. The carrier will use the iMAP integrated Multiservice Access...

Time Warner Inc. (www.timewarner.com) and Comcast Corp. (www.comcast.com) have completed the acquisition of substantially all of Adelphia Communications Corp.'s assets.(north america)
September 1, 2006... Time Warner Inc. (www.timewarner.com) and Comcast Corp. (www.comcast.com) have completed the acquisition of substantially all of Adelphia Communications Corp.'s assets. Time Warner and Comcast announced an agreement to acquire the bankrupt...

Alpha Technologies.(has commissioning of the first phase of solar power plant for City of Loma Linda)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Alpha Technologies (www.alpha.com) has announced the commissioning of the first phase of a 267-kW solar power plant for the City of Loma Linda, CA. The company also will provide backup powering products for the city's FTTH initiative, designing...

Global Crossing (www.globalcrossing. com) has won a one-year contract to provide Brazilian carrier Transit Telecom (www.transitbrasil.com.br) with IP transit and colocation services.(latin america)
September 1, 2006... Global Crossing (www.globalcrossing. com) has won a one-year contract to provide Brazilian carrier Transit Telecom (www.transitbrasil.com.br) with IP transit and colocation services. Transit Telecom, which offers services to residential and...

EPON/GEPON system provider Alloptic (www.alloptic.com) has signed a reseller agreement with value-added partner Datagrama Comunicaciones of Costa Rica as part of its continuing expansion into the Latin American region.(latin america)
September 1, 2006... EPON/GEPON system provider Alloptic (www.alloptic.com) has signed a reseller agreement with value-added partner Datagrama Comunicaciones of Costa Rica as part of its continuing expansion into the Latin American region. Datagrama Comunicaciones...

euNetworks.(has launched highest-capacity fiber-optic network)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... euNetworks (www.eunetworks.com), the European division of Global Voice Group, has launched Europe's highest-capacity fiber-optic network, combining long-haul (country-to-country/city-to-city) with last-mile (inner-city) fiber. The massive fiber...

Sanef Telecoms, a business unit of motorway company Sanef Group and a regional telecommunications operator, has deployed Atrica's (www.atrica.com) Carrier Ethernet equipment, including the A8100 Carrier Ethernet Core Switch, the A-4100 Carrier Ethernet Aggregation Switch, and the A-2100 Carrier Ethernet Edge Switch.(europe)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Sanef Telecoms, a business unit of motorway company Sanef Group and a regional telecommunications operator, has deployed Atrica's (www.atrica.com) Carrier Ethernet equipment, including the A8100 Carrier Ethernet Core Switch, the A-4100 Carrier...

Pandatel AG.(europe)
September 1, 2006... Ethernet equipment provider Pandatel AG (www.pandatel.com) has announced the completion of operations consolidation in Germany. The company closed two out of its three sites and merged operations with the headquarters, now located in Hanover.

Eurocabel-1 LLC (www.eurocabel-1.ru/), which specializes in the manufacture of optical cables for communication systems, has announced that effective this past July 1, its main production of single-mode optical fiber cables will feature OFS' (www.ofsoptics.com) AllWave Zero Water Peak (ZWP) G.652.D fiber.(europe)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Eurocabel-1 LLC (www.eurocabel-1.ru/), which specializes in the manufacture of optical cables for communication systems, has announced that effective this past July 1, its main production of single-mode optical fiber cables will feature OFS'...

Irish broadband provider Broighter (www.broighter.com) has selected Transmode (www.transmode.com) to supply metro WDM technology for its Dublin-based metro network upgrade.(europe)
September 1, 2006... Irish broadband provider Broighter (www.broighter.com) has selected Transmode (www.transmode.com) to supply metro WDM technology for its Dublin-based metro network upgrade. The upgraded metro network uses the Transmode TS-1100 to provide a CWDM...

Net Insight.(received an order from a European broadcaster )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Net Insight (www.netinsight.net) has received an order from a European broadcaster to update its video and data transport between several cities. Currently, the customer leases a number of services from several service providers, but now it...

Fujitsu Ltd.(open a European business support center in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Singapore)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Fujitsu Ltd. (www.fujitsu.com) will open a European business support center in Amsterdam, Netherlands, for its optical components products, including 300-pin multisource agreement (MSA) transponders, 10-Gbit small-form-factor pluggable (XFP)...

SingTel (www.singtel.com) has begun trials of FTTH and residential metro Ethernet technology in two selected condominiums in Singapore.(Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, fiber to the home)
September 1, 2006... SingTel (www.singtel.com) has begun trials of FTTH and residential metro Ethernet technology in two selected condominiums in Singapore. The technologies will allow SingTel to offer customers ultrafast broadband speeds of up to 80 Mbits/sec for...

LuminentOIC (www.luminentoic.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of MRV Communications (www.mrv.com), and Huagong Tech Company Ltd. (HG Tech) have mutually agreed to terminate the agreement under which Luminent was to acquire HG Genuine Opto, a subsidiary of HG Tech.(asia)
September 1, 2006... LuminentOIC (www.luminentoic.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of MRV Communications (www.mrv.com), and Huagong Tech Company Ltd. (HG Tech) have mutually agreed to terminate the agreement under which Luminent was to acquire HG Genuine Opto, a...

Korea Telecom has selected the Samsung FTTH portfolio, based on Teknovus' (www.teknovus.com) GEPON chipsets, for major deployment throughout Korea.(asia)
September 1, 2006... Korea Telecom has selected the Samsung FTTH portfolio, based on Teknovus' (www.teknovus.com) GEPON chipsets, for major deployment throughout Korea. KT is building a nationwide broadband network that will deliver premium-grade triple-play...

Korea Telecom also has ordered additional DWDM access transport technologies from Novera Optics (www.noveraoptics.com) to support about 20,000 broadband subscribers.(asia)
September 1, 2006... Korea Telecom also has ordered additional DWDM access transport technologies from Novera Optics (www.noveraoptics.com) to support about 20,000 broadband subscribers. The deployment brings the carrier's total number of Novera-supported lines to...

Rediscover Europe.
September 1, 2006... Remember Europe? It's that continent between Asia, where Western companies have long eyed the market opportunities and cheaper manufacturing facilities that countries such as China offer, and North America, where upgrades at Bell Canada and...

Metro builds profit from optical mesh networks.(Metro Grid)
September 1, 2006... For years, the cost of extending fiber infrastructure to commercial buildings has limited service providers to targeting that elite cadre of large companies with big IT budgets. Incumbents and upstarts thus have vied for business from this...

MSPPs follow network evolution.(Multiservice provisioning platform)
September 1, 2006... Multiservice provisioning platform (MSPP) technology has evolved such that it now can be integrated into a blade or a chip, leaving one to wonder about the fate of the traditional, standalone device. Moreover, today's MSPPs include a host of...

Structured cabling standards for data centers.
September 1, 2006... CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) and ISO/IEC are developing structured cabling standards for data centers. CENELEC EN 50173-5 Information Technology--Generic Cabling Systems Part 5: Data Centres is targeted for...

The light side.(Technology: Advances in research, development, engineering, and standards)(Cartoon)
September 1, 2006... "Fiber to any number of places." [ILLUSTRATION OMITED]

Optical fusion splicer.(INSTALLATION)
September 1, 2006... The OptiSplice Premier M90i fusion splicer, a feature-rich optical splicer with low field-splice loss, replaces the OptiSplice Premier iLID and M90 fusion splicers, combining all the features into one unit. The M90i model includes core...

FTTX fiber frame system.
September 1, 2006... The Fiber Distribution System (FDS) provides an integrated central office (CO) fiber frame system for FTTX deployments using a "homerun" PON methodology. This configuration allows service providers to optimally deploy into environments where...

SFP+ chip combines PHY functions with EDC.(Applied Micro Circuits Corp. unveiled integrated physical layer chipset 'QT2035S')(electronic dispersion compensation)
September 1, 2006... Shortly before AMCC (www.amcc.com) announced its intention to acquire Quake Technologies, the latter unveiled the QT2035S, an integrated physical layer IC aimed at 10-Gbit Ethernet (10-GbE) SFP+ modules. The device enables the development and...

Single-fiber media converter.
September 1, 2006... A customer premises device, the FNT3012 media converter offers full-duplex 100-Mbit capability over a single fiber, streamlining fiber counts and fiber management and reducing installation costs. It features a robust optical loss budget (0 to...

Carrier Ethernet access portal.
September 1, 2006... The latest addition to the LightningEdge line of access devices, the LE-135 enables deployment of true Carrier Ethernet services to both business and residential subscribers in the multitenant-unit and multidwelling-unit markets. The...

IP service edge nodes.
September 1, 2006... The Calix E5, the first platform in the E-Series line of IP service edge nodes (SENs), aids service providers by reducing subscriber loop lengths. The node eliminates the need for service area interface (SAI) crossconnect upgrades, fits within...

10-Gbit Ethernet transport device.
September 1, 2006... The BLC 6314 10-Gbit Ethernet transport and optical line termination (OLT) blade adds dual 410-Gbit optical Ethernet and multiple 1-Gbit Ethernet interfaces to the BLC 6000 broadband loop carrier system, providing symmetrical bandwidth that...

L-band tunable transponder.
September 1, 2006... A full L-band version of the PowerReach tunable transponder extends the flexibility of dynamically tunable transmitters across the entire DWDM band and offers high optical-signal-to-noise-ratio (OSNR) performance. The transponder provides...

High-definition video transceivers.
September 1, 2006... A family of digital video SFP transceivers transports uncompressed high-definition video over standard fiber-optic networks using network gear from any vendor that supports the SFP standard. Each transceiver has a coaxial cable connector that...

Athermal arrayed waveguide.
September 1, 2006... A new athermal arrayed waveguide (AWG) is robust enough for outdoor fiber-optic communications installations yet precise enough to avoid unwanted increases in insertion loss or crosstalk. The athermal AWG is packaged to operate in temperatures...

Polarization-maintaining variable optical attenuator.
September 1, 2006... The FVOA5200 variable optical attenuator (VOA) with polarization-maintaining fiber for power control and receiver protection in next-generation optical networks exhibits high optical performance, low insertion loss, and high extinction ratio....

Integrated optical triplexer.
September 1, 2006... The G-PON integrated optical triplexer, which complies with the latest ITU-T G. 984.2 B+ requirements, is a GPON optical block intended for use in optical network terminal modules in indoor and outdoor applications. Wave-guides and filters are...

Low-loss tunable filter.
September 1, 2006... A new low-loss tunable filter tunes over 120 nm from 1,510 to 1,630 nm with a full spectral sweep time of 200 msec, an autopositioning wavelength accuracy of 2 pm, polarization-dependent loss of 0.2 dB (maximum), and insertion loss of 3 dB. The...

Choices ease PMD test burden.(polarization mode dispersion)
September 1, 2006... One of the biggest myths surrounding polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is that it is only an issue with old fibers installed more than about 10 years ago. However, experience shows that there can be problems with cables that were installed...

Is power over Ethernet anti-fiber?(CASE BY CASE)
September 1, 2006... In 1881, Alexander Graham Bell's company was granted a patent for what was, essentially, the local telephone loop. This system connected every telephone to the switchboard and, later, the switch via two wires that completed a circuit using DC...

Undersea network planning improves time-to-market.
September 1, 2006... Undersea fiber-optic systems offer unmatched reliability and capacity for all manner of communications networks. Whether it's a transoceanic system or a connection between an island region and the networked mainland, there is tremendous upside...

MSAs, 10G, and beyond.(multisource agreements)
September 1, 2006... There is now a burgeoning number of module multisource agreements (MSAs), each purporting to offer smaller form factors, lower power consumption, and enhanced ease of use. At the present time, the MSA of the future seems to be XFP, but a new...

Optical components market to net $6.6 billion by 2011.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The market for optical components used in telecom and datacom networks is expected to grow from $1.5 billion this year to more than $6.6 billion in 2011, according to a new report from CIR. With the continued build-out of more advanced and...

Broadband services to fuel fiber growth in Europe.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The market for fiber-optic transmission equipment, cable, and apparatus in Europe's broadband access networks will increase with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49% from $950 million in 2005 to $7.05 billion in 2010, say KMI Research...

Ethernet switch market to tally $17.7 billion in 2009.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... With average selling prices (ASPs) decreasing by 19% in 2005, 10-Gbit Ethernet (10-GbE) switches are on a strong growth track and will continue to be in demand through 2010, contends a new report from In-Stat. Though the 10-GbE switch segment...