Plans in the 1990s to bring ultra-high speed telecom lines into every home foundered because the optical fibre infrastructure was just too expensive. But a new European project using plastic fibre and off-the-shelf components could make optical networking so cheap and simple that anyone could install it.
Verizon technicians are upgrading FiOS with next-generation electronics to dramatically enhance the speeds, and thus the capabilities, of Verizon's all-fiber-optic FiOS broadband, video and voice network.
Converting between electronic and optical signals is one of the main costs in high-speed data networks and telecommunications applications, even more so when looking at future applications.
The ultra-high data speeds possible on optical fibre networks will only come into their own when the fibres reach the last mile into everyone’s home. But that will require miniaturisation and integration of optical components on a scale not yet seen. European researchers may have some of the answers. Broadband access has transformed the economic potential of the internet.
JDSU today announced three field-interchangeable, single-slot plug-in OTDRs for the T-BERD/MTS-6000 and T-BERD/MTS-8000 platforms. Each of the new OTDR modules -- for very short-range (VSRe), medium-range (MR) and long-range (LR) environments -- provide the right combination of price and performance for the respective type of network under test. The VSRe module is geared to FTTx/access networks, the MR to metro/regional networks and the LR to core networks.
The future of television has arrived for thousands of Portland Metro consumers as Verizon today announced the launch of its industry-leading FiOS TV service in the greater Portland area. With the launch of its video service in Oregon, Verizon now offers FiOS TV in 13 states.
JDSU today announced improved measurement analysis for its industry-leading in-band optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) for the T-BERD/MTS-8000. The OSA-320 module, a high-performance optical spectrum analyzer, incorporates a unique and highly accurate method for measuring the "true" optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) in Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) networks.
Infinera Director of Advanced Optical Technologies, Dr. Radha Nagarajan, has been honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) as an IEEE Fellow for his key role in the development of Infinera’s large-scale photonic integrated circuits.
Communications network builder Nokia Siemens has won a contract from Italian operator Eutelia to build a high-performance fiber optic carrier network capable of meeting the growing demand for network capacity in Italy.
Alcatel-Lucent and Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of City Telecom (HK) Limited announced today the deployment of the first Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) in Hong Kong. The collaboration contract also includes network maintenance. Alcatel-Lucent's Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) solution will enable HKBN to deliver advanced triple play services to its subscribers and enlarge its FTTH network coverage in Hong Kong. The new network is expected to be in service in January 2008.
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