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FME and Vectron to Demonstrate CHAIS ADC Technology Used for Optical Data Transport

FME and Vectron International today announced they will be demonstrating Fujitsu's CHArge-Interleaved Sampler (CHAIS) ADC technology with the Batboard evaluation platform at the annual OFC/NFOEC in San Diego, March 23-25, 2010. The ADC reference clock will be driven by Vectron's VS-401 VCSO.

4 Mar 2010

Optelian Releases OMS-719 Optical Networking Platform for Next Generation Optical Transport Capabilities

Optelian, a trusted optical transport system manufacturer, today announced the introduction of its new OMS-719 Optical Networking Platform that supports next generation Optical Transport capabilities.

3 Mar 2010

Enablence's Optical Network Terminals Support FTTH Deployment in South Texas

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, continues to support the expansion of FTTH services in South Texas with new products and a new order from existing customer Valley Telephone Cooperative Inc. (VTCI).

3 Mar 2010

Mammoth Networks Delivers Cost-Effective, High-Speed Connectivity to Rural Market

Today from the ChannelPartners Conference & EXPO in Las Vegas, Mammoth Networks announced its continued nationwide expansion as a facilities-based reseller with the completion of its most recent fiber deployment, in Denver CO. Using Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) equipment, this installation was ‘lit’ on February 28, 2010, and can carry a signal of up to 10 Gigabits per second.

2 Mar 2010

Researchers Develop New Device for LiDAR and High-Speed Communications

A new device invented by engineers at UC Davis could make it much faster to convert pulses of light into electronic signals and back again

2 Mar 2010

STC to Provide Landing Station for GBI’s Submarine Cable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately owned submarine cable operator, is pleased to announce that STC, the leading telecommunications operator in the Middle East Region, will provide the landing station for GBI’s cable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

1 Mar 2010

Tellabs Optical LAN Products Receive JITC Certification

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) plans to deploy optical LANs (local area networks) and packet optical networks worldwide to modernize military bases, deliver real-time battlefield imagery and secure mission-critical defense communications. The DoD recently approved a number of Tellabs optical networking and enterprise GPON (gigabit passive optical networking) products.

26 Feb 2010

FCI Acquires MergeOptics' Assets to Complement its High-Speed I/O Portfolio

FCI, a leading manufacturer and provider of connector and cable assembly solutions to the data, communications, consumer, industrial and medical markets. has acquired the assets of MergeOptics (www.mergeoptics.com), a manufacturer of active optical cables (AOCs) and optical transceivers. This acquisition will allow FCI to leverage MergeOptics' leadership position in AOCs to complement FCI's passive and active copper cables assemblies to address data and communications market applications.

25 Feb 2010

Xtera Communications Secures Contract to Deploy High-Capacity Optical Network in Africa

Xtera Communications, Inc., a leading global provider of optical and IP networking solutions, was awarded a contract by TOGO TELECOM to deploy a high capacity optical network across Togo, West Africa. Phase I of the work was completed in January 2010. When completed, this deployment will migrate the current Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) long-distance domestic network to a new optical layer relying on advanced broadband optical amplification technology for higher capacity and optical protection, providing enhanced network resilience and availability.

25 Feb 2010

New Optical Communications System Enables High-Speed Undersea Communications

In a technological advance that its developers are likening to the cell phone and wireless Internet access, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists and engineers have devised an undersea optical communications system that—complemented by acoustics—enables a virtual revolution in high-speed undersea data collection and transmission.

25 Feb 2010