Optical Technologies

Perle Systems, a global provider of advanced Ethernet over fiber and secure device networking solutions, released a whitepaper series on avoiding common mistakes in fiber-optic network deployment

Transtelco today announced that it has turned up additional fiber network routes in Central and South Texas consisting of Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Laredo and McAllen

Zhone Technologies, Inc., a global leader in FTTx network access solutions, today announced the deployment of more than 3,000 MXK multi-service access node (MSAN) platforms worldwide

CommScope, Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has once again exceeded industry standards by successfully enabling a 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) data transmission over off-the-shelf multi-mode fiber optic cabling at a length of 430 meters

Zayo Group announces it will add dark fiber to ExteNet Systems, Inc.'s open network for a Distributed Network solution. ExteNet designs, builds, owns and operates outdoor and indoor wireless networks for wireless service providers, government agencies, and transportation corridors throughout North America

Intergraph announces the release of G/Technology Fiber Optic Works version 1.1, expanding fiber network information access to intranet and field users with new network and analysis capabilities for Intergraph NetViewer and MobileViewer

TeraXion, a leader in the design and manufacturing of high performance laser products has been selected to provide high-end laser solutions for the development of Honeywell's next generation of fiber optic gyroscopes

ASSC-1 Communications Group Pty Ltd (ASSC-1), a private Australian submarine cable developer, today announced the development of a new Perth to Singapore submarine cable system

Sometimes total electrical isolation is a good thing - and that's the idea behind a power-over-fiber (PoF) communications cable being developed by engineers at Sandia National Laboratories

Recently, 3M announced a strategic business alliance with FiberZone Networks, the leading provider of Automated Fiber Management (AFM) solutions, to bring its AFM system to the data center market

Bezeq International and Alcatel-Lucent have commercially launched a new and superfast submarine cable link between Israel and Italy

MRV Communications, Inc. ("MRV" or the "Company"), a leading provider of optical communications network infrastructure equipment and integration and managed services, today announced that Urban Communications Inc., a Canadian telecommunications provider, has selected MRV's end-to-end optical Ethernet solution based on OptiSwitch and LambdaDriver optical Wave Division Multiplexer (WDM) metro transport

Ciena Corporation, the network specialist, today announced it has been selected by Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier metro fiber and bandwidth service provider in the Northeast, to support the delivery of Ethernet services and managed wavelengths at bandwidths up to 100 Gb/s to enterprise and service provider customers throughout Lightower's footprint, beginning immediately

Online Tech announced that it has completed a new fiber optic build-out between their Ann Arbor and Mid-Michigan data centers. The new fiber build also provides a higher speed connection between data centers and additional connectivity to four carriers including Savvis, Level 3, Global Crossing and Cogent

GAO Fiber Optics is offering its 6-Port 10/100Base-Tx and 2-Port 100Base-Fx fiber Ethernet switch. It has six 10/100M UTP ports and two 100M SFP sockets. It uses STAR network topology and is an ideal option for fiber to the home (FTTH) optical fiber solutions

Subsea fiber optic connectors are the essential components for passing data in the harsh environment undersea. Sourcing viable low cost applications in the current economic conditions is an increasingly important aspect of cost management

Zhone Technologies, Inc., a global pioneer in FTTx network access solutions, announced today that through a partnership with BTC Networks, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), a leading mobile voice and data service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is utilizing Zhone's industry-leading MXK Optical Line Termination (OLT) for its Greenfield nationwide Fiber network

Efibertools.com a leading supplier of fiber optic splicing, test and connectivity products, is pleased to announce the addition of EXFO optical test equipment to their product line. Exfo is well known in the industry and considered to manufacture some of the best optical test equipment

ADTRAN, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, today added the Total Access 1600 series to its industry-leading Fiber to the Home (FTTH) portfolio

Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier metro fiber network and bandwidth service provider in the Northeast, announced recently that the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI), a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, has selected Lightower to provide a diverse network solution as part of its MassBroadband 123 initiative, a strategic network initiative which expands broadband and Internet throughout the state of Massachusetts