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Quanta Services Sells Fiber Optic Licensing Operations to Crown Castle International for $1 Billion

Quanta Services, Inc. announced today that it has closed the sale of its fiber optic licensing operations to Crown Castle International Corp. for approximately $1 billion in cash, resulting in approximately $830 million in after-tax net proceeds.

5 Aug 2015

New Report on Global and China Optical Fiber Preform Market

ReportsnReports.com adds Global and China Optical Fiber Preform Market Report, 2014-2017 that says optical fiber preform, optical fiber and optical cable respectively account for 70%, 20% and 10% of the total profit of the optical fiber industry chain.

27 Jul 2015

New Optical and Wireless Communications Innovation Laboratory Opened at University of Lille

Tektronix, the world's leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, and IRCICA, a major French research laboratory, today announced the opening of a new optical and wireless communications innovation laboratory at the University of Lille in France.

23 Jul 2015

Global Fiber Optic Beam Expander Market Witnessing High Growth Rate

The global fiber optic beam expander market is witnessing a very high growth rate, which is due to the increasing need for optical assemblies and components to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the laser processing systems as well as the optical communication systems.

20 Jul 2015

GE Installs 100 Gigabits Per Second High-Speed Fiber Optic Network Lines

GE today announced the installation of some of the world’s fastest, high-speed fiber optic lines to support the company’s Industrial Internet initiative. As a founding member of the Industrial Internet Consortium, GE software scientists and developers created an industry test bed that will transfer data at 100 gigabits per second to support seamless machine-2-machine communications and data transfer across connected control systems, big infrastructure products and manufacturing plants.

17 Jul 2015

New Study on Fibre Optics Could Lead to a Communication Revolution

New research from the University of Dundee could pave the way for superfast communications technology and lead to significant advancements in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other medical conditions.

15 Jul 2015

Zhone Technologies' 2645p GPON ONT

Today, Zhone Technologies, Inc., announced it has introduced the first fiber-only ONTs with integrated support for RF video and Power over Ethernet (PoE).

15 Jul 2015

Global Fiber Optic Connectors Market Forecast to Grow at 9.9% CAGR During 2015-2020

According to a new report by Allied Market Research titled, "World Fiber Optic Connectors - Market Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 - 2020 ", the global fiber optic connectors market is expected to reach $4.9 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 9.9% during 2015-2020.

10 Jul 2015

F6 Networks Completes Dark Fibre Build to Northern New Brunswick

F6 Networks, a New Brunswick provider of dark fibre and network services, today announced the completion of its 500 km northern New Brunswick Route connecting the following communities to the company’s international telecom backbone.

6 Jul 2015

A New Method to Control Light in Densely Packed Nanowaveguides

Researchers have developed a new method to effectively control light pulses in densely packed nanoscale waveguides, paving the way to ultra-compact, ultra-high density integrated photonic circuitry.

29 Jun 2015

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