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Optimum Lightpath to Install GigE Fiber Network for Denville School District

Optimum Lightpath®, a market leader in Ethernet-based communication solutions for New York metropolitan area businesses, today announced that New Jersey-based Denville School District has selected Optimum Lightpath as its telecommunications provider. The switch to Optimum Lightpath from Verizon, the incumbent service provider, will save the District $50,000 annually and enable its 2,300 faculty, staff and students to access significantly more bandwidth to better utilize technology in the classroom.

20 Feb 2010

Zayo Bags Federal Award to Extend I-Light Optical-Fiber Network Across College Campuses

Zayo Bandwidth, a regional provider of fiber-based bandwidth infrastructure solutions for carrier, enterprise and government customers, announced today, that it has been awarded $25.1M from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to connect 21 Ivy Tech Community College campuses to the I-Light network, Indiana's high-performance, optical-fiber telecommunications network for research and education.

20 Feb 2010

Extron Introduces New Fiber Optic Matrix Switcher for Largest A/V System Applications

Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the introduction of the FOX 4G Matrix 320x

19 Feb 2010

Zeus Adds New Drawn Fiber Products to its Portfolio

Zeus, Inc., a global leader in material science and high performance polymer extrusions, has expanded its drawn fiber capabilities to include PFA, FEP, ETFE, and other polymers. This product line expansion will result in enormous benefits for manufacturers around the world and allow more flexibility and options in regard to aerospace, semiconductor, and chemical applications.

18 Feb 2010

Cities of UTOPIA Bid to Bring Google Fiber to Utah

West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder, backed by mayors and city representatives from other UTOPIA cities, today announced that the cities of UTOPIA are officially bidding to participate in the RFI for Google’s Fiber Communities program.

18 Feb 2010

AFOP Introduces O band 200GHz DWDM for HFC Applications

Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. (NASDAQ Small Cap: AFOP) is an innovative supplier of fiber optic components, subsystems, and integrated modules for the optical network equipment market.

17 Feb 2010

Glimmerglass Discusses Major Advancements in Optical Networks at USEUCOM Expo in Germany

Glimmerglass, the leading supplier of intelligent optical layer management solutions, today announced it will display and discuss major advances that enable the rapid and remote reconfiguration of optical networks for the collection and dissemination of intelligence as well as Cyber Defense at the United States European Command (USEUCOM) Intelligence Summit & Technology Expo on Feb. 15-17 in Heidelberg, Germany.

17 Feb 2010

New FBU from Powerwave Offers Long-Distance Fibre Optic Distribution

Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end wireless coverage and capacity solutions, today introduced its Fiber Base Unit (FBU), a flexible and modular platform for wideband coverage distributed antenna systems (DAS), designed to support wireless coverage in a range of venues including subways, airports, office buildings, shopping malls and stadiums.

17 Feb 2010

With 180-Mile Open-Access Fiber Ring, Axcess Ontario Applies for Google Test Site

A day after Google's blog that rocked the blogosphere, Axcess Ontario is announcing it wants Ontario County, N.Y., to serve as a Google test site.

12 Feb 2010

Enablence Provides Service for Honduras-Based Grupo Cable Sula's Fiber Broadband Network

Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ENA), a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment for triple-play residential and business services and optical components and subsystems for access, metro and long-haul markets, is helping Grupo Cable Sula of Honduras maintain its leadership position in the Central American region with a new fiber-based broadband network for its business customers.

12 Feb 2010