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SLT Commissions Fibre Optic Cable to Link Former War Zone

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has announced that it has commissioned an optical fibre cable to connect the northern Jaffna peninsula’s former war zone with the remaining regions of the country to provide high-speed communication infrastructure.

2 Sep 2010

SingTel Announces New Fibre-To-The-Home Services in Singapore

SingTel has announced new fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services in Singapore. The FTTH services will be available to the users whose offices and homes are equipped with optical cables linked to the next-gen broadband network of Singapore.

2 Sep 2010

BT’s High-Speed Broadband Network Totals 15 Million Users

UK telecom giant, BT, has announced that it has signed up the 15 millionth user to its high-speed broadband network.

2 Sep 2010

Report on Challenges in Optical Transport and Transponder Market

The new report, ‘Optical System and Module Vendors Rush to Grab 100G IC Expertise’ from Research and Markets offers a comprehensive analysis on the coherent-detection schemes in the 40G and 100G optical transport.

31 Aug 2010

OneCommunity to Build Fiber Optic Network in Ohio

Connect Ohio has received $44.8 million stimulus grant to expand broadband communications infrastructure in the Ashtabula County.

31 Aug 2010

ERC Granted Funding to Develop Fiber-Optic Cable Network in North Carolina

ERC Broadband has been granted about $15 million for constructing and maintaining more than 100 miles of optical fiber cable in five counties of North Carolina.

31 Aug 2010

Alcatel-Lucent to Expand WACS Submarine Cable Network to the UK

Alcatel-Lucent announced that it will expand the WACS (West Africa Cable System) to the UK from Portugal, to match the capacity demands due to the penetration of broadband services.

31 Aug 2010

Opticomp and Achronix Demonstrate 40 Gbps Optical Networking System

Optical module supplier, Opticomp, and field-programmable gate array (FPGAs) manufacturer, Achronix Semiconductor, have announced a new platform to develop, characterize, and demonstrate high-speed optical data communication.

31 Aug 2010

Bell Aliant Launches FiberOp FTTH Network in Greater Moncton Area

North America’s telecommunication service provider, Bell Aliant, has launched an advanced FiberOP fibre-to-the-home network in the Greater Moncton region.

31 Aug 2010