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IEEE Announces New Conformity-Testing Standards for SIEPON

IEEE, the world's largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced three new standards for conformance-testing procedures for IEEE 1904.1™ “Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON).”

6 Nov 2014

Oscilloquartz OSA 5335 Modular PTP Grandmaster Supports 3,000 Remote PTP Clients at 128 PPS

Oscilloquartz, an ADVA Optical Networking company, today achieved an industry milestone with the launch of the OSA 5335 Modular Precision Time Protocol (PTP) Grandmaster. This is the first product of its kind to feature a modular design and extreme scalability at the same time.

5 Nov 2014

MRV Publishes White Paper on Advancements in Software-Defined Optical Layer for Cloud, Mobility Needs

MRV Communications™, Inc. ("MRV®"), a global provider of innovative packet and optical solutions, announced today it has published a new white paper that unveils advancements in creating a software-defined optical layer that suits today's cloud and mobility needs.

30 Oct 2014

Record High 255 Terabits/s Transmission Achieved Over New Type of Fibre

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands and the University of Central Florida (CREOL) in the USA, report in the journal Nature Photonics the successful transmission of a record high 255 Terabits/s over a new type of fibre allowing 21 times more bandwidth than currently available in communication networks. This new type of fibre could be an answer to mitigating the impending optical transmission capacity crunch caused by the increasing bandwidth demand.

28 Oct 2014

New High-Speed Transatlantic Links for Faster Data Exchange Between US and Europe

The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Energy Sciences Network, or ESnet, is deploying four new high-speed transatlantic links, giving researchers at America's national laboratories and universities ultra-fast access to scientific data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and other research sites in Europe.

21 Oct 2014

Power & Tel to Distribute Blue Wave's Optical Transceivers and Networking Components

Power & Telephone Supply Co. (Power & Tel) and Blue Wave Micro announce they have reached a distribution agreement for the US, Canada, and Latin America. This agreement allows Power & Tel to stock, sell and distribute Blue Wave's optical transceivers and networking components. The objective of this partnership is to utilize both companies' strengths to efficiently supply solutions that provide service providers long-term reliability and consistency.

20 Oct 2014

KVH Awarded Military Contract for Fiber Optic Gyro-Based Tactical Navigation Systems

KVH Industries, Inc., announced today that it has received a $19 million contract for the delivery of a new fiber optic gyro- (FOG) based tactical navigation system for use by an international military customer in an armored vehicle application.

From KVH Industries, Inc. 17 Oct 2014

CALIENT Introduces New ODL Plugin for SDN-Controlled Hybrid Packet-Optical Networks

CALIENT Technologies, Inc., the global leader for optical circuit-switching technology, today announced a new plugin for the OpenDayLight (ODL) platform, giving data center architects flexibility in building software-defined networking (SDN)-controlled hybrid packet-optical networks using the company’s S-Series Optical Circuit Switches.

17 Oct 2014

Global Optical Transceiver Market Anticipated to Grow to $9.9 Billion by 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Optical Transceivers: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020" to their offering.

16 Oct 2014

SDN and OpenFlow World Congress: ADVA Optical Networking to Demonstrate True Value of Transport SDN

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that it will be showcasing a new demonstration at the SDN and OpenFlow World Congress that highlights the true business value of transport Software-Defined Networking (SDN).

16 Oct 2014

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