November 9, 2010 – EXFO Inc. has launched the FOT-5200 CWDM Channel Analyzer, a new test and measurement instrument for CWDM networks. EXFO touts the FOT-5200 as the fastest and smallest tester on the market for the installation, maintenance, and repair of any CWDM network. The FOT-5200 is being targeted at least in part at [...]
November 1, 2010 – Sidera Networks, a premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, will exhibit at the FIA Expo 2010, taking place November 2-4 at the Hilton Chicago. Attendees are encouraged to visit Sidera Networks at Booth #510. Sidera Networks recently announced that it saw double-digit revenue growth over the last 18 months in [...]
October 26, 2010 – ADVA Optical Networking today announced its participation in a research project designed to develop future-proof, scalable Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Networking (WDM-PON) technology. Called “ADVAntage-PON”, the project represents another milestone in ADVA Optical Networking’s ongoing efforts to encourage the build-out of fiber- based access networks. The project will run for [...]
October 25, 2010 – Mobius Photonics, a top provider of short pulsed fiber laser sources (IR, green, and UV laser), and Tratech Fiberoptics, Inc., a manufacturer of high-power fiber optic cables, have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement that designates Tratech Fiberoptics as the worldwide manufacturer and distributor of “Meight” optical fiber connectors and associated [...]
October 20, 2010 – Sidera Networks, a premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, announced today that it has been selected by American University, a leading higher education institution in Washington, D.C., to design and implement a high capacity, diversely routed network path for disaster recovery for the university. Sidera will securely interconnect American University [...]
October 19, 2010 – JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) has named David Heard as president of its communications test and measurement business segment. Heard succeeds Dave Holly, who in late August was named to lead the company’s emerging markets business. JDSU’s communications test and measurement business segment provides a range of test equipment and services [...]
Oct 18, 2010 – Nexans, a leading manufacturer of cables and cabling systems, announced today that it intends to enter into talks with Draka Holding NV regarding a potential offer to purchase the company which is a well known provider of fiber optic cabling. The primary shareholder of Draka Holding NV, Flint Beheer BV, has [...]
October 12, 2010 – Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA) has introduced its next-generation testing architecture. Elements of the new Xcellon line can support terabit traffic generation. Its high-density architecture features the ability to combine the processing power of up to four multi-core CPUs to deliver up to 12X the per-port performance of the nearest competitor, Ixia asserts. [...]
October 7, 2010 – EXFO Inc. has launched the MaxTester DSL, a handheld FTTX tester designed to enable field technicians to quickly and easily turn up xDSL services. The MaxTester DSL supports ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, and VDSL2. Combining DSL, Ethernet, and IP layer testing into one handheld unit, the MaxTester DSL enables service providers to [...]
October 4, 2010 – LeCroy Corp. has launched a new class of instrument, the SPARQ series of Signal Integrity Network Analyzers. The SPARQ measures 40-GHz S-parameters on up to four ports with single button press operation at a small fraction of the cost of traditional methods such as vector network analyzers, LeCroy asserts. The SPARQ [...]
