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New Optical Networking Services for Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland

AT&T Inc. today announced a new optical networking services contract with Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, the only independent children's hospital in Northern California. Under the terms of the three-year contract, AT&T will be the primary provider and will deliver AT&T OPT-E-MAN(R) service to the main campus and its four remote locations throughout the Bay Area.

31 Oct 2007

Communications Company Deploys Private Metro Optical Network

AboveNet Communications, Inc., a leading provider of fiber optic connectivity solutions, has deployed the first two nodes of its Boston Private Metro Optical Platform in the two Sentinel Data Centers.

31 Oct 2007

ADC Expands Its FTTX Portfolio of Fiber Optic Network Equipment

ADC today announced that it has expanded its line of OmniReach fiber-to-the-x (FTTX) solutions, with the addition of the OmniReach Splitter Fiber Distribution Terminal for Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) applications.

29 Oct 2007

EMBARQ Logistics to Deliver Fiber Optic Broadband System Communication Company

EMBARQ Logistics and Wave7 Optics today announced here at the TelcoTV Conference and Expo that customers of McClure Telephone (McClure, Ohio), an Independent Operating Company serving parts of Henry and Wood Counties in Ohio, will soon enjoy the ultimate in broadband "triple play" communications services.

28 Oct 2007

EPSRC Has Awarded Group of Researchers to Work on Silicon Photonics

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded a grant valued at ?m to a consortium of researchers in the UK, led by the University of Surrey, to work on Silicon Photonics.

28 Oct 2007

Report Says Silicon Nanocrystals and Printed Forms of Silicon will Transform Electronics Over Next Decade

A new report from NanoMarkets LC, a market research firm based here says that silicon nanocrystals and printed forms of silicon will transform electronics over the next decade with new memory, logic, photovoltaic and optoelectronic products enabled by this new technology reaching $2.5 billion in revenue by 2015.

24 Oct 2007

AboveNet Communications to Provide Optical Network for Philadelphia Stock Exchange

AboveNet Communications, Inc., a leading provider of fiber optic connectivity solutions, announced it has won a contract with the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), a leader in the derivatives industry, to build a private, optical network that will extend and expand their network reach from Pennsylvania to New York and New Jersey.

23 Oct 2007

BTI Photonic Changing Name and Plans to Open a New Design Centre

BTI Photonic Systems is changing its name to BTI Systems and has plans to open a new design centre in Marlborough, Mass.

18 Oct 2007

JDSU Formed Partnership with Optical Transport Systems Company to Provide 40G to Telecom Industry

JDSU today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Mintera, a high bit-rate optical transport systems solutions leader, to provide a complete 40 gigabits per second (40G) solution set to the telecom industry.

17 Oct 2007

Lumera Released 40-Gbit/sec Electro-Optic Polymer Modulator for Optical Transmission Systems

Lumera Corp. today announced the release of its 40-Gbit/sec electro-optic polymer modulator for optical transmission systems. Lumera claims its modulator combines the lowest drive voltage and the highest bandwidth capabilities available on the market today, while maintaining a smaller footprint than existing electro-optic modulators.

17 Oct 2007