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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

Epson Introduces VG-4513CB Series Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillators for Optical Networking

Epson Electronics America, Inc. (EEA) today announced that is has begun shipping samples of the VG-4513CB series of voltage controlled crystal oscillators (VCXO). Designed for optical networking and LTE (long-term evolution) base stations applications, the VG-4513CB uses a high-frequency fundamental crystal to achieve output frequencies up to 500 MHz with no spurs and very low phase noise and low jitter.

11 Mar 2013

Dynamic Management System Redirects Traffic-Congestion in Optical Networks

OFC/NFOEC 2013 to feature talk on OpenFlow/PCE hybrid system that dynamically controls and manages optical network connections

8 Mar 2013

Sandia National Laboratories Builds Largest Fiber Optical Network

Sandia National Laboratories has become a pioneer in large-scale passive optical networks, building the largest fiber optical local area network in the world.

7 Mar 2013

ZTE Honors AppliedMicro with Supplier of the Year Award

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, also known as AppliedMicro, a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions for next-generation cloud infrastructure and data centers, today announced that it has been honored by telecommunications equipment leader ZTE with its 2012 Supplier of the Year Award.

6 Mar 2013

Southern Telecom Completes Installation of Georgia State University's Northern Fiber Optic Ring

Southern Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company, today announced an expansion of its agreement with Georgia State University, a leading research university in Atlanta, Ga.

From Southern Telecom 5 Mar 2013

UFD Plans New Fiber-Optic Network from New York City to Ashburn

United Fiber & Data (UFD) is proud to announce its plans for a new fiber-optic network that will offer a redundant, highly available, low-latency path from New York City and its surrounding areas to Ashburn, Virginia, connecting top destinations for Internet peering and high-bandwidth networking.

2 Mar 2013

Vtesse Adds Telehouse to Re-Configurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexers Node Network

Vtesse, the leading UK business communications provider, has today announced it has upgraded its services into the Telehouse data centre campus in London’s Docklands, adding Telehouse to its expanding multi-degree ROADM (Re-configurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexers) node network.

26 Feb 2013

Cyan Offers Single-Slot 100G Coherent Transponder for Packet-Optical Transport Platforms

Cyan today announced the availability of a single-slot 100G coherent transponder for the Z-Series family of packet-optical transport platforms (P-OTPs). The new DTM-100G sets an industry benchmark for density and flexibility by delivering 100G in a single slot module supporting the full range of optical reach capabilities.

21 Feb 2013

EXFO Announces Addition of Bidirectional Testing to iOLM Fiber Characterization Technology

EXFO Inc. announced today the addition of bidirectional testing capabilities to its innovative intelligent Optical Link Mapper (iOLM) fiber characterization technology. The new, patent-pending functionality simplifies the time-consuming task of performing bidirectional measurements at multiple wavelengths and pulse widths, presenting clear pass/fail results in a single link view. This latest iOLM enhancement further speeds up the on-field testing and reporting for frontline technicians, increasing the overall field operations efficiency.

19 Feb 2013