Fiber Optics Online News

Neurophotonics Research Center Aims To Connect Brain Signals To Robotic Limbs

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:15:00 GMT

Lightning-fast connections between robotic limbs and the human brain may be within reach for injured soldiers and other amputees with the establishment of a multimillion-dollar research center led by SMU engineers.

Scientists Develop Device To Enable Improved Global Optical Data Transmission

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:53:00 GMT

Researchers have developed a new data transmission system that could substantially improve the transmission capacity and energy efficiency of the world's optical communication networks.

NeoPhotonics Unveils Portfolio Of Compact SFP For Bi-Directional Single Fiber Communication

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT

NeoPhotonics today announced here at the China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE 2010) a new line of Compact SFP (C-SFP) transceivers that combine two bi-directional Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) or Gigabit Ethernet (1Gbps) transceivers in a single SFP package.

'Slow Light' On A Chip Holds Promise For Optical Communications

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:31:00 GMT

A tiny optical device built into a silicon chip has achieved the slowest light propagation on a chip to date, reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200 in a study reported in Nature Photonics (published online September 5 and in the November print issue).By Tim Stephens

Frontier Communications Creates Statewide Fiber Optic Network

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:30:00 GMT

By combining the more than 6,300 miles of fiber infrastructure of the former Frontier and newly purchased Verizon telecommunications properties, Frontier Communications has created a robust fiber optic middle-mile infrastructure to bring high bandwidth or high speed/broadband services to the state of West Virginia

Reservation Telephone Cooperative Builds FTTP Network Using ADC Equipment That Serves 19 Communities In Central North Dakota

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

ADC, a leading supplier of infrastructure solutions for fiber deployments, announced today that Reservation Telephone Cooperative (RTC), a leading provider of broadband services to rural communities in central North Dakota, is using ADC's fiber connectivity and management solutions to build its FTTP network

Court Square Capital Partners To Acquire Fibertech Networks

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:35:00 GMT

Fibertech Networks, a leading regional provider of fiber optic bandwidth services, recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Court Square Capital Partners ("Court Square") would acquire Fibertech

Transbeam Taps Level 3's Fiber-Optic Network To Expand Market Presence

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that it has expanded its service relationship with Transbeam, Inc., a premier provider of voice and data services, to include transport services to Boston and later to Philadelphia and Washington, DC

Occam Networks Provides PSC With FTTH Solutions For Santa Claus, Indiana Network

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Occam Networks today announced that Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (d/b/a PSC), has deployed the Occam BLC 6000 multiservice access platform (MSAP) in a FTTH project serving Christmas Lake Village in Santa Claus, Indiana

NTELOS Selects ADTRAN Total Access 5000 For Broadband Stimulus Fiber-To-The-Home Deployment

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT

ADTRAN, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, today announced that NTELOS, a leading provider of wireless and wireline communications to consumers and businesses in Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania has selected ADTRAN's flagship product, the Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation Platform (MSAP) and Total Access 300 Series ONTs for its 9,000 home GPON deployment funded by the Broadband Stimulus program

Xelerated Samples Programmable Ethernet Switches For High-Speed Unified Fiber Access And Mobile Backhaul

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Xelerated today samples its AX family of programmable Ethernet switches. Based on Xelerated's unique and wirespeed dataflow architecture, the AX family allows system vendors to unify switching and packet processing for fixed FTTx and mobile broadband access solutions

AFL Telecommunications Launches New Specialty Fusion Splicers

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT

AFL Telecommunications is launching two new fiber optic fusion splicers: the FSM-100M and the FSM-100P for splicing polarization maintaining (PM) fibers. Both new specialty fiber fusion splicers offer a host of innovative technologies to address the rapidly expanding splicing needs for factory, manufacturing, laboratory, and R&D applications

MRV'S SFP Receives US Patent For HD-SDI Video Over Fiber Transport

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT

MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., today announced that its line of digital video small form-factor pluggable (SFP) interfaces used for transporting serial digital interface (SDI) and high-definition serial digital interface (HD-SDI) video over any fiber-optic network, has been granted United States patent No. 7,688,231

New Tool For Cleaning SMPTE 304M And Other 2.0mm Fiber Optic Connectors

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:40:00 GMT

US Conec Ltd. announces the immediate availability of the IBC Brand Cleaner M20 specifically designed for 2.0mm ferrule based connectors including the SMPTE 304M. This mechanical cleaning tool uses a dry cleaning strand to remove dust and liquid residue off the fiber optic termini in the SMPTE 304M and other 2.0mm ferrule connectors

Southern Telecom Increases Presence In Greater Atlanta Area

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:44:00 GMT

Southern Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company, recently extended the reach of its Atlanta local dark fiber network. "Expanding our network helps us better serve existing customers and provide new customers with additional fiber coverage," said Leif Ericson, business development manager for Southern Telecom

Integra Telecom Invests $2.1M In Denver Market

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT

Integra Telecom Inc., a telecommunications provider for businesses and carriers, has invested $2.1million in extending its metro fiber network by 121 route miles in Denver. Through this network investment, Integra Telecom has expanded its Colorado product offerings to include more robust broadband services

Calix Customers Across The Midwest Rapidly Deploying VDSL2 On The Calix C7 Multiservice Access Platform

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:25:00 GMT

Calix, Inc today announced that customers across the Midwest are rapidly deploying very high-speed digital subscriber line 2 (VDSL2) services on the Calix C7 Multiservice Access Platform (MSAP) to evolve their networks simply and quickly to meet demand for advanced services

Oxford Networks Selects ADTRAN For Delivery Of Advanced Broadband Services And 10-Gig Transport

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT

ADTRAN, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, today announced that Oxford Networks, a telecommunications company providing phone, Internet and data services to businesses and residents across the state of Maine, has selected ADTRAN's flagship product, the Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation Platform (MSAP), to deliver a mix of voice, High-Speed Internet Access, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH), and Carrier Ethernet services to its residential and business customers, including key anchor institutions such as schools and libraries

Enablence Brings Industry-Leading Technology, Thought Leadership, To 2010 FTTH Conference And Expo

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:34:00 GMT

Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ENA), a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment and multi-services access platforms for triple-play residential and business services, will be showcasing its carrier-grade solutions for advanced all-optical networks and copper-to-optical evolution at the 2010 FTTH Conference and Expo

AboveNet Adds Denver As Its Newest Major Metro US City Network

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:23:00 GMT

AboveNet, Inc., a leading provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, recently announced its service expansion into Denver with deployment of a new private fiber optic metro network