July 4, 2011
Broadband services will be a significant source of growth over the next five years in Slovakia, generating $340 million between now and 2015 due to increased competition and operator investment in network expansion, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.
July 2, 2011
Extron Electronics' line of fiber-optic cabling products--including cable, connectors, termination tools, and test equipment--extends the company's line of fiber-optic products. The cabling system joins Extron's existing line of extenders, matrix switchers, and distribution amplifiers for audio/video (A/V) and control signaling.
July 2, 2011
Calix Inc. has introduced Carrier Ethernet service assurance for its Calix Unified Access portfolio. Calix fiber access systems--including the E7 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP), 760GX family of optical network terminals (ONTs), and Calix Management System (CMS)--now enable communications service providers to ensure their Ethernet services conform to service level agreements (SLAs) via industry-standard Ethernet operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM).
July 2, 2011
Copper Valley Telecom (CVTC) has selected Force10 Networks Inc. to help continue its overall network expansion, in an effort to deliver enhanced broadband services to its rural customer base in Alaska. CVTC deployed Force10 S Series Ethernet access switches to enable the efficient aggregation and delivery of network services over its existing telecommunications infrastructure.
July 2, 2011
Telecom Engineering has unwrapped its WDM Lite PON system. The WDM-PON system is designed to give last-mile fiber providers a highly secure and flexible alternative to GPON and EPON.
July 2, 2011
QTS (Quality Technology Services), a provider of data center facilities and managed services, has entered into a strategic relationship with broadband communications and entertainment company Cox Communications.