AFL has launched advanced splicing seminars intended for industry engineers and professionals, as well as university students, engaged in fiber optic activities involving splicing and for those interested in learning more about fusion splicing technology and methods. The seminars, which will take place around the US, will include: Explanation of splicing system observation and fiber [...]
February 10, 2011 – Extron Electronics’ line of fiber-optic cabling products such as cable, connectors, termination tools, and test equipment extends the company’s line of fiber-optic products. The cabling system joins Extron’s existing line of extenders, matrix switchers, and distribution amplifiers for audio/video (A/V) and control signaling. Plenum-rated, bend-insensitive fiber-optic cable as well as factory-terminated [...]
January 24, 2011 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) says it has completed the deployment of the first gigabit passive optical network (GPON) in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. Kazakhtelecom will use the new network to provide broadband services such as IPTV, video on demand (VoD), and high-speed Internet access to residential and [...]
December 21, 2010 – AboveNet, Inc., a leading provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced it is expanding its high performance network in Seattle. New fiber optic rings will provide short, low latency routes from downtown Seattle to the Sabey Data Center Complex in Tukwila and include connections into the new American Life data [...]
December 16, 2010 – The response to Google Fiber’s contest in which the winner would become a test market for their high-speed, fiber-based broadband network has proven to be so massive that Google has announced that they will delay choosing a winner until 2011. Originally Google had planned to award the test program this month. [...]
December 15, 2010 – Sumitomo Electric Lightwave has announced the availability of the first fixed V-groove Sumitomo fusion splicer with a dual heating system. The built-in dual heating system of the Type-46 TomCat plus fusion splicer improves splicing efficiency and productivity by 70%, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave asserts. The splicer’s electronic design, which accommodates a built-in [...]
December 10, 2010 — Sidera Networks, Inc., a premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Long Island Fiber Exchange, Inc. (“LIFE”), a facilities-based network service provider serving customers on Long Island, New York, and in Westchester County, New York. Through the acquisition of LIFE, [...]
December 6, 2010 – ADTRAN Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN) expanded its family of sealed outside plant broadband products with the addition of the Total Access 1108VP. The new system is designed to enable operators to quickly provide advanced broadband triple-play services in any high-density, low line count FTTx application. It is specifically targeted for multiple dwelling unit [...]
November 23, 2010 – Legrand | Ortronics has unveiled its OptiMo High Density (HD) fiber-optic line. The OptiMo HD family includes high-density rack-mount fiber enclosures, adapter panels, and pre-terminated cassettes, all designed for space-constrained installations in enterprise networks and data centers. OptiMo HD rack-mount enclosures are available in 1U, 2U, 3U, and 4U versions. The [...]
Nov. 16, 2010 – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the debut of its new LED fiber optic illuminator module. The new LED module is designed for ease of integration by medical OEMs in endoscopy, surgical microscopy and headlamp applications. The LED [...]
