November 30, 2009 – EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. has announced the availability of a new software release that expands field-testing capabilities for mapping 10G Ethernet LAN signals over optical transport networks. This new functionality is incorporated across the Transport/Power Blazer product line — integrated multiservice test platforms designed to support SONET/SDH- and OTN-based transport networks, [...]
November 30, 2009 – According to a newly published report by Dell’Oro Group, total PON equipment revenues from sales of optical line terminals and optical networking terminals were the highest ever in the third quarter of this year. Such sales grew 8 percent sequentially and 6 percent over the year-ago period. “Within the total PON [...]
November 28, 2009 – AFL Telecommunications, a division of Fujikura Ltd. of Japan, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. Organized in 1984, AFL started as a joint venture between Alcoa, then known as the Aluminum Company of America, and Fujikura Ltd., a leader in the telecommunications and automotive industries, and built its manufacturing operations [...]
November 28, 2009 – Tektronix recently announced that it won the Assodel Award for best supplier of Test and Measurement instrumentation in Italy. The winners are chosen by members of the electronics community and a panel of expert judges, who look for excellence in technical and logistical support, and effective communication and distribution policies. Now [...]
November 25, 2009 – CIP Technologies has released the 60G-R-EAM-1550, a combined modulation and photodetection transducer capable of working at up to 60 GHz which is a world first according to the company. The new reflective electro-absorption modulator (R-EAM) is designed to meet customer needs for a low insertion loss, low drive voltage optical modulator [...]
November 24, 2009 – Next Generation Radiology, a provider of diagnostic radiology services, has chosen Optimum Lightpath as its telecommunications provider. Next Generation Radiology says the switch enabled it to double its bandwidth, allowing it to offer patients advanced health-care services while saving $20,000 per year. Next Generation Radiology needed to simplify business processes and [...]
November 24, 2009 – EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. has introduced a software suite that brings new functionalities to the FTB-8140 Transport Blazer 40/43 Gigabit SONET/SDH/OTN test module. The FTB-8140 Transport Blazer now supports full optical data unit (ODU) multiplexing capability as well as independent transmission/reception settings. With the ODU multiplexing functionality on the module, service [...]
November 23, 2009 – Siemon has launched new end of row zero-U patching and cable management options to its high density VersaPOD data centre cabinet system. Previously available as a copper and fibre patching solution that utilised the vertical space between two bayed VersaPOD cabinets, this new product set brings the same high-density, zero-U capabilities [...]
November 23, 2009 – American Fiber Systems (AFS) says it has become the largest competitive access provider in Las Vegas with its recent on-net extension to eight high-profile casino and gaming business locations. AFS’s optical fiber network provides connectivity for the gaming industry, large municipalities, and businesses with high-bandwidth needs, and is currently responsible for [...]
Telecosm: How Infinite Bandwidth Will Revolutionize Our World by George Gilder is a rather interesting audio book on the subject of the internet and the telecommunications companies and how greatly increased bandwidth is changing our lives and the world around us. It’s highly recommended if you want to get a good idea of where we [...]
