Upwards of 76 percent of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) experienced significant quality of life (QOL) improvements after undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), according to new research in the January 2010 issue of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.
Pure Technologies Ltd., TSX-V:PUR, announced today that it has received a Letter of Intent from the Great Man-Made River Authority (GMRA) for a contract valued at over $30-million to expand the Authority's current pipeline monitoring program. The contract is subject to completion of the normal review process and final documentation.
ION HoldCo, LLC, a partnership majority owned by Sovernet Communications (a subsidiary of Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATNI)) along with twelve independent rural telephone companies in New York, announced it has received a federal broadband stimulus grant of $39.7 million to augment its existing 2200 mile fiber network with 1,300 miles of additional fiber-optic middle-mile broadband network.
Sorrento Networks announced today that Spiralight Network, LLC, an optical transport service provider based in the upper Midwest, has selected Sorrento’s GigaMux 6400 to enhance service reliability and high-speed transport services for its customers based in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Spiralight’s services include Lightwave, SONET, Ethernet, Fast/GIG E and basic TDM.
Optellios, Inc., has announced a launch of a $3.9 million research and development program in partnership with the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This announcement follows an earlier notification by NIST that it has selected the Newtown, PA company to participate in its Technology Innovation Program (TIP) to address the areas of Critical National Need. As part of the program, Optellios will undertake a major effort to develop a fiber-optic sensing technology for early detection and location of faults in nation’s aging civil infrastructure systems, including water pipelines, dams and levees, bridges, roads and highways.
Opticomm-EMCORE, a leading manufacturer of fiber optic transport solutions for video, audio, data & RF applications, is excited to continue its support of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) for the 4th consecutive year. "Through our membership, we are able to participate and gain insight from other industry leaders on new technology and standards, enabling us to continue to innovate and be a leading provider of fiber optic transport solutions." Said Henok Tafese, Director of Business Development for EMCORE.
Avensys Corporation (Pink Sheets: AVNY; FRANKFURT WKN: A0M9YA) today announced it has entered into a share purchase agreement to sell Avensys Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avensys Corporation and leading manufacturer and distributor of fiber optic components and integrator of instrumentation and turn-key systems for environmental monitoring, to 3S PHOTONICS, a world-leading French manufacturer of optical and optoelectronic components for telecommunications networks.
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in standards development for the microelectronics industry, and SAE International, a global association of engineers and related technical experts in the automotive, aerospace and commercial-vehicle industries, today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of standards for fiber optic system test & qualification methods for harsh environment applications. The work will be conducted under the auspices of the new JEDEC JC-13.6 Subcommittee for Fiber Optic Systems in Military and Space Applications.
KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) announced today that it has received a new $6.4 million order for its fiber optic gyro (FOG)-based TG-6000 inertial measurement unit (IMU) for use in the U.S. Navy's MK54 torpedoes. Shipments for this order are expected to begin during the first half of 2010 and continue into 2011.
Verizon is the first telecommunications company in the world to successfully field-test a passive optical network system known as XG-PON that can transmit data at 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) downstream and 2.4 Gbps upstream, four times as fast as the current top transmission speeds supporting the company's all-fiber FiOS network.
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