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IEEE EPON over coax standards work kicks off

December 6, 2011

Those in the optical communications industry who believed an eventual move to 10G EPON would trigger massive fiber builds for cable MSOs might want to reconsider. The IEEE has announced work on a new physical layer (PHY) standard to run EPON protocols transparently over coax distribution networks.

Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom chooses Calix for broadband stimulus FTTH plus FTTN upgrades

December 6, 2011

Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) says that Vermont independent telco Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom (WCVT) will use elements of the Calix Unified Access portfolio in a three-year network transformation project that includes both fiber to the home (FTTH) and fiber to the node (FTTN) elements. The FTTH project will use funds from the broadband stimulus program.

Datwyler completes FTTH pilot for Zurich electricity company

December 6, 2011

Datwyler Cables says it has successfully completed an FTTH pilot project for Zurich electricity company ewz. Starting in October 2010, Datwyler connected 106 buildings with 1400 residential units in the Hardstrasse area of Zurich, Switzerland.

Heather Burnett Gold named FTTH Council president

December 6, 2011

The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council has named Heather Burnett Gold as its new full-time president. She replaces Dan O’Connell, who resigned in October to become a senior vice president at Comcast.

Fibreband tests 100M symmetric services over CityFibre’s FTTH network

December 6, 2011

One of the promises made by UK infrastructure provider CityFibre was to reinstate the FTTH network in Bournemouth, UK (see “CityFibre plans to invest up to £500m in UK fiber rollout”).  Now it appears that it is making good on that promise.

JDSU has introduced a new cable certifier

December 5, 2011

JDSU has introduced a new cable certifier, the JDSU Certifier40G. The handheld test set is the fastest and most advanced cable certifier for growing enterprise network bandwidth demands -- including local access networks (LANs), storage area networks (SAN), and data centers, JDSU asserts.

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