October 30, 2009 – Tyco Electronics has taken a license to certain ADC patents directed to fiber-to-the-premises (FTTX) technology. The licensing agreement between the two fiber-optic connectivity companies settles existing litigation between them. ADC’s patents relate to fiber distribution hubs, optical splitter modules, and fiber drop terminals that are deployed in the FTTX environment.
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October 30, 2009 – Atos Origin announced that it has selected optical services provider FiberLight for a new core data center optical ring. The 10-Gigabit network offers scalability and diversity to ensure maximum uptime between multiple locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
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October 29, 2009 – The Columbus III consortium awarded Xtera Communications a contract to upgrade the transatlantic segment of the Columbus III submarine cable system between Hollywood, FL and Lisbon, Portugal. The work and acceptance testing was completed on Sept. 30, 2009, and the system is now ready to be placed in service, with Xtera’s [...]
October 28, 2009 – Corning Incorporated has announced its ClearCurve bend-insensitive, singlemode optical fiber is fully compliant and exceeds the new ITU-T G.657.B.3 recommendation and the existing ITU-T G.652.D recommendation. Corning says its ClearCurve singlemode fiber is the first optical fiber specified for macrobend at a 5-mm radius that is fully compatible with existing telecom [...]
October 26, 2009 – Motorola Inc. Home & Networks Mobility business has expanded its cable access portfolio with the introduction of new products designed to enable cable operators to seamlessly and cost-effectively migrate their networks to fiber-deep architectures and begin the transition to all-fiber networks.
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October 23, 2009 – Anritsu, a global provider of test and measurement solutions for advanced and converged networks, introduces its ACCESS Master MT9083C high-performance OTDR Series. The MT9083C series delivers the best optical performance in the 45 dB mini-OTDR class with industry-leading resolution and the fastest measurement distance acquisition for mid- to long-range (>40 km) [...]
October 22, 2009 – Ixia has signed a definitive agreement with Agilent Technologies Inc., under which Ixia will acquire Agilent’s N2X Data Networks product line for $44 million in cash. Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is scheduled to close on Oct. 30, 2009 and will include certain assets of the N2X product line, [...]
October 22, 2009 – Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s Telecommunications segment, will feature its new Evolant technologies for all-fiber access networks (AFANs) through exhibits and hands-on demonstrations at the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) Cable-Tec Expo 2009, Oct. 28-30 in Denver, CO.
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October 21, 2009 – ADVA Optical Networking has introduced the new FSP Service Manager. Designed for seamless integration with the company’s FSP Network Manager, the FSP Service Manager supports end-to-end delivery of high-quality services across networks built upon ADVA’s FSP product family.
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October 20, 2009 – Modern VideoFilm, headquartered in Burbank, CA, has deployed Ekinops equipment to build an optical network for transporting uncompressed high-definition (HD) video, the systems vendor says. The network is used to transport video and data during the post-production process for movies and TV shows.
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