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New Mechanism to Transmit Light through Optical Fibers Harnesses ‘Anderson localization’

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have found a new mechanism to transmit light through optical fibers. Their discovery marks the first practical application of a Nobel-Prize-winning phenomenon that was proposed in 1958.

17 Apr 2013

TCC Group Rebranded as AFL Services Europe Limited

Following the integration of TCC Group into AFL, a provider of fibre optic cable, components and services, TCC will now be known as AFL Services Europe Limited, assuming the AFL brand. The integration reinforces AFL as a global services company focused on end-to-end support of critical infrastructure.

16 Apr 2013

ADVA Optical Networking’s 100G Coherent Transport Selected by Kabel Deutschland

ADVA Optical Networking SE / Kabel Deutschland Chooses ADVA Optical Networking for 10G/100G Nationwide Network.

10 Apr 2013

AT&T Prepared to Build Advanced 1 Gigabit Fiber Optic Infrastructure in Austin, Texas

AT&T Inc. said today that it is pleased to see local communities and municipalities acknowledging the promise and power of economic development associated with telecommunications investment.

10 Apr 2013

Hurricane Electric Purchases Zayo’s 100G Wavelength Services

Zayo Group today announced that Hurricane Electric Internet Services, the world's largest IPv6-native internet backbone, has purchased 100G Wavelength services on Zayo's newly installed 100G routes.

10 Apr 2013

Telecom Leaders Convene for Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition

Next week, leaders from telecom, datacom and computing will convene for the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC)—the premier optical communications event where experts from industry and academia share their results, experiences, and insights on the future of hot topic areas such as cloud and datacenter networking, software-defined networks, photonic integration and more. More than 12,000 attendees and an exhibit with 550 companies are expected.

13 Mar 2013

Avago and Corning Partner to Provide New Optical Connectivity Solutions

Avago Technologies and Corning Incorporated today announced collaboration on new optical cabling connectivity solutions.

12 Mar 2013

SEACOM Selects Ciena’s Optical Platform for Submarine Network Upgrade

The privately owned communications service provider SEACOM has selected Ciena Corporation’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform and OneControl Unified Management System for the upgrade of its submarine network across the Southern and Eastern African coastlines.

12 Mar 2013

Medicine Park Telephone Deploys ADTRAN Broadband Access Platform for Fiber-to-the-Home Service

ADTRAN®, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, today announced that Medicine Park Telephone is deploying ADTRAN’s comprehensive broadband portfolio in its Broadband Stimulus funded, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) high-speed broadband service.

12 Mar 2013