July 14, 2011
Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO), Finisar Corp. (NASDAQ: FNSR), Opnext Inc. (NASDAQ: OPXT), and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. have announced Revision 1.4 of the CFP Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) hardware and firmware specification documents.
July 14, 2011
The city-state of Singapore is one of the wealthiest and most densely-populated nations in the world. Its MRT rail network forms the backbone of the city’s public transport system. The government is currently expanding the network through the introduction of the Circle Line (CCL), a fully-underground orbital line connecting all the MRT routes into the city, at a cost of US$6.7 billion.
July 14, 2011
Optical Zonu Corp. has introduced the OZ1600 Ultra Broadband Fiber Optic Transceiver for RF over fiber-optics links. The new transceiver is designed for operation up to 7 GHz with exceptionally flat frequency response. It is packaged in a rugged dust-tight cast metal housing with optional integral WDM for duplex transmission on one SMF-28 singlemode fiber.
July 14, 2011
According to a newly published report by market research firm Dell’Oro Group, first quarter 2010 GPON equipment revenues from both optical line terminals and optical networking terminals surpassed EPON revenues for the first time and hit a record level, growing almost 40 percent sequentially and 70 percent over the year ago period.
July 13, 2011
MCNC and its northwestern North Carolina project sub-recipient ERC Broadband (ERC) have selected three companies to construct 1,200 miles of new fiber optics as part of the second phase expansion of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN).
July 13, 2011
SaskTel became the latest Canadian carrier to turn to fiber for its broadband requirements. The carrier announced April 5 a CAN$199 million expansion program for 2011 and a total of approximately $670 million over a seven-year period for its Next Generation Broadband Access Program (2011 – 2017). The program will see fiber to the premises (FTTP) and other broadband network upgrades in Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Estevan, Swift Current, Yorkton, North Battleford, and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.