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Research Report on the Fibre Optic Cable Installation Market in Australia

IBISWorld has released a new research report on the fibre optic cable installation market in Australia. The report forecasts the industry to grow at an annualized rate of 71.8% in the five years through 2012-13. The revenue for 2012-13 is expected to increase by 236.7% annually to $1.78 billion.

12 Sep 2012

UPNA Graduate Develops Different Types of Fiber-Optic Sensor Networks

Montserrat Fernández-Vallejo, a graduate and telecommunications engineer from the UPNA-Public University of Navarre, has experimentally built a variety of fiber-optic sensor networks equipped with a multiplexing capability to remotely monitor large structures.

10 Sep 2012

Conterra Broadband Services Becomes Member of Allied Fiber’s Dark Fiber Community

Conterra Broadband Services, a supplier of high capacity, wide area network services focused on the U.S. underserved areas across the nation, declared that it has affiliated with Allied Fiber's Dark Fiber Community.

24 Aug 2012

Researchers Use Common Materials to Make Optical Fibers

Researchers at Clemson University are working on providing a solution for fiber optics using easily accessible, low-cost materials that can withstand the burden of greater light intensity and can be converted into a fiber.

14 Aug 2012

US Army RDECOM CERDEC Awards Waveguide Optics Development Contract to Vuzix

Vuzix recently declared that the US Army Night Vision and Electronics Sensors Directorate, RDECOM CERDEC has presented the company with phase I of a multiphase development contract. Under this contract,

26 Jul 2012

JDSU Unveils First Test Solution for Fiber-Optic Networks

JDSU has unveiled the first test solution called In-Service PMD (I-PMD) analyzer, which enables network operators to perform crucial fiber-optic network testing without affecting customer service.

21 Jul 2012

US Seismic Systems Delivers Fiber-Optic Based Marine Seismic Array

US Seismic Systems (USSI) announced that it has constructed and delivered a fiber optic based, ultra high sensitivity seismic array for use in oceanic oil and gas exploration.

3 Jul 2012

Digi-Key Provides Omron’s Fiber Optic Modules

Digi-Key, a global electronic components distributor, has declared that the fiber optic data modules and mini-modules of Omron Electronic Components are available in stock.

From Digi-Key Corporation 30 Jun 2012

Electro Scientific Industries Announces Acquisition of EOLITE Systems

Electro Scientific Industries (ESI), an innovative, laser-based manufacturing solutions supplier for the microtechnology industry has announced its acquisition of Pessac, France-based EOLITE Systems, a company that manufactures unique fiber lasers using innovative pulsed fiber laser technology.

21 Jun 2012

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Launches FC-6RS and FC-6RM-C Fiber Cleavers

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave has introduced the FC-6RM-C fiber cleaver and the FC-6RS automatic blade rotation cleaver. The FC-6RM-C cleaver is the first automatic blade clever in the industry that is used for 1 to 12 fibers with high precision cleaves.

8 Jun 2012