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ADTRAN Accelerates NG-PON2 Delivery using 10G Wavelength Symmetric ITU/FSAN Standards-Based Technology

ADTRAN®, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, today announced an industry breakthrough in the economics of delivering Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) services based on NG-PON2 architecture.

14 May 2015

New Fibertech Ethernet 10 Gigabit Network to Connect 61 Sites of Pittsburgh Public Schools

Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) is connecting its 61 sites with a new fiber optic broadband infrastructure. The new network allows PPS to increase the availability of technology and other computer devices for student use without concern for bandwidth constraints.

13 May 2015

Infinera Offers 100Gb/s Terrestrial, Subsea Connections between Greece and Western Europe

Infinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, is offering 100 gigabit per second (Gb/s) terrestrial and subsea connections between Greece and Western Europe through Italy and the Balkans, with the Infinera DTN-X packet optical transport networking platform for OTEGLOBE's international backbone expansion.

12 May 2015

Tapered Optical Fibers Deliver Highly Confined Spots of Light to Study Retinal Cell Activity

"Imagine a tiny spotlight like those used in theatres but with a light ray measuring only a few nanometres, which shines light on a given spot but leaves everything else in the dark," explains Monica Mazzolini, SISSA research scientist, "That's how the optic fibres we used in our experiment work".

7 May 2015

New Laser Process Enables Optical Fibers to be Inserted into Even Smaller Veins

Modern medicine relies on optical fibers to cauterize unhealthy veins in a minimally invasive way. Now, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a laser processing method that facilitates automated series manufacture of these fibers at a much finer quality than ever before.

7 May 2015

Fiber Mountain Introduces AP-4240 Optical Path Exchange

Fiber Mountain, Inc., the Glass Core Company and provider of transformative software defined networking (SDN) solutions for enterprise and hyperscale data centers, today announced its AP-4240 Optical Path Exchange (OPX).

29 Apr 2015

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Introduces Lynx2 CustomFit 8 Fiber QSFP-40G-SR4 MPO Splice-On Connectors

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, a leader in the design and manufacturing of optical fiber and connectivity solutions, today announced the introduction of its Lynx2 CustomFit® MPOQ8 Splice-On Connector.

23 Apr 2015

Scientists Propose Removing Space Debris from Orbit with Fiber Optic Laser

An international team of scientists have put forward a blueprint for a purely space-based system to solve the growing problem of space debris. The proposal, published in Acta Astronautica, combines a super-wide field-of-view telescope, developed by RIKEN’s EUSO team, which will be used to detect objects, and a recently developed high-efficiency laser system, the CAN laser that was presented in Nature Photonics in 2013, that will be used to track space debris and remove it from orbit.

20 Apr 2015

LEMO, Northwire to Introduce New HDTV SMPTE and ARIB Cables to Broadcast Market during NAB 2015

LEMO, a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions, and Northwire, Inc., a LEMO Group Company and manufacturer of wire and cable, will be introducing their new HDTV SMPTE and ARIB cable offerings to the Broadcast Market during NAB, April 13-16, 2015, in Booth C9012. Working collectively with LEMO's worldwide expert specialists, Northwire has extensively designed, tested and validated their newest product to provide a full solution to the market. This cable offering meets or exceeds SMPTE (311-M) and ARIB (BTA S-1005B) standards.

13 Apr 2015

Socionext Begins Sampling of 4K/60p HEVC Video Encoder Chip

Socionext Inc. has started sampling the world's first HEVC/H.265 - compatible encoder IC, the MB86M31, along with an evaluation board, the MB86M31-EVB, and the software development kit for drivers and applications. The new device is capable of real-time encoding of 4K/60p video with the latest video compression technology.

6 Apr 2015