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Conterra Broadband Services Lights Up New All-Fiber Optic Network to Support Data Requirements of SSAISD District

Conterra Broadband Services, a leading provider of private fiber-optic broadband networks, announced today the lighting of a new all-fiber optic network to support the data, video and voice requirements of the South San Antonio Independent School District's ("SSAISD") 16 locations.

8 Mar 2016

Windstream Announces 100G Network Expansion into McAllen Data Center

Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications, announced today its network expansion into McAllen Data Center in McAllen, Tex. Windstream will deploy diverse 100G-capable Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) routes, providing direct, low-latency transport from the McAllen Data Center to San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, and many other high-density data centers within our footprint.

4 Mar 2016

Fiber Optic Center Announces Fiber Blowing Solutions

Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leader in distributing fiber optic components, equipment and supplies and recognized as one of the most technically savvy fiber optics companies in the world, announces a new line of Fiber Blowing Solutions to address challenges in existing infrastructure and in the ground.

From Fiber Optic Center, Inc. 3 Mar 2016

New Computational Physics Research Could Lead to New Devices for Use in Fiber-Optic Communications

New computational physics research at the University of Arkansas shows that applying electrical fields and changing temperature could lead to new devices for use in fiber-optic communications.

3 Mar 2016

Accessbolaget to Provide High-Speed Connectivity to More Locations in Sweden Using ADVA FSP 150

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that Accessbolaget, Sweden's newest telecommunications service provider, is leveraging its technology to deliver wholesale Carrier Ethernet services to customers across the country. The newly established Ethernet provider is utilizing the ADVA FSP 150, together with an existing national backbone built on the ADVA FSP 3000, to provide high-speed connectivity to more locations in Sweden than ever before.

22 Feb 2016

ZTE Researchers Set New Capacity Record for Optical Fiber Link

The amount of data traffic on the internet and between servers in datacenters has exploded in the past few decades and shows no signs of slowing down.

19 Feb 2016

MIT Scientists Develop New Imaging Device that Uses Loose Bundle of Optical Fibers Instead of Lenses

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a new imaging device that consists of a loose bundle of optical fibers, with no need for lenses or a protective housing.

15 Feb 2016

UCL Researchers Design Innovative Technology that Could Deliver Fibre Connections Directly to Homes

The cost of deploying fast fibre connections straight to homes could be dramatically reduced by new hardware designed and tested by UCL researchers. The innovative technology will help address the challenges of providing households with high bandwidths while futureproofing infrastructure against the exponentially growing demand for data.

15 Feb 2016

Conterra Broadband Announces Lighting of New All-Fiber Optic Network to Support EPISD’s 104 Locations

Conterra Broadband Services, a leading provider of private fiber optic broadband networks, is pleased to announce the lighting of a new all-fiber optic network to support the data, video and voice requirements of the El Paso Independent School District's ("EPISD") 104 locations.

15 Feb 2016

Novel Terahertz Transmitter Could Open New Frontier in Wireless Communications

Hiroshima University, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and Panasonic Corporation announced the development of a terahertz (THz) transmitter capable of signal transmission at a per-channel data rate of over ten gigabits per second over multiple channels at around 300 GHz. The aggregate multi-channel data rate exceeds one hundred gigabits per second. The transmitter was implemented as a silicon CMOS integrated circuit, which would have a great advantage for commercialization and consumer use.

12 Feb 2016

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