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TAEC Introduces Four New TOSLINK Fiber Optic Transmission Modules

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced the addition of four new models to its line-up of TOSLINK® fiber optic transmission modules: the TOTX1350(F), TORX1350(F), TOTX1350(V,F) and TORX1350(V,F). The new models have a data rate of direct current (DC) to 10Mb/s for distances up to 100m using all plastic fiber (APF), and are designed for low power consumption.

4 Apr 2014

Skorpios Joins 100G CLR4 CWDM Alliance

Skorpios Technologies, Inc., a fabless integrated silicon photonics system-on-a-chip company, today announced that it joined an alliance of companies supporting the 100G CLR4 CWDM specifications for data center applications.

4 Apr 2014

Avago Surpasses Milestone Shipment of Over 500,000 Units of QSFP+ MMF Optical Transceiver Modules

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for wireless, wireline, and industrial applications, today announced it has shipped more than 500,000 units of QSFP+ multimode fiber (MMF) optical transceiver modules for enterprise networking, computing and storage applications.

4 Apr 2014

New Type of Fiber Optic LAN at Santa Fe Public Schools

Adopting advanced technology to prepare students for the future, Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) is deploying a new type of local area network (LAN) that uses fiber optics. Optical LAN provides gigabit speeds to students, teachers and classrooms to augment digital learning.

From Tellabs 1 Apr 2014

New Fiber Optic Transmission Modules with Low Power Consumption from Toshiba

Toshiba Corporation today announced new additions to its line-up of “TOSLINK™” fiber optic transmission modules that has a data rate of direct current (DC) to 10Mb/s for distances up to 100m using APF (all plastic fiber) and with low power consumption. Mass production is scheduled from the beginning of April.

From Toshiba America, Inc. 1 Apr 2014

Optiguide DCYL700 Fiber Optic Diffuser Series Receives FDA Premarket Supplemental Approval

Concordia Healthcare Corp. ("Concordia") announced today that its subsidiary Pinnacle Biologics, Inc. ("Pinnacle"), a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in rare diseases, was granted U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket supplemental approval (PMA) for its Optiguide® DCYL700 Fiber Optic Diffuser Series flexible fiber.

27 Mar 2014

Verizon New Jersey Reports Major Investment in Fiber-Optic and IP-Based Networks

New Jersey's consumers, businesses and government agencies continued to benefit from Verizon's 2013 investment of more than $649 million in its industry-leading fiber-optic and Internet Protocol-based networks. In the last five years, Verizon New Jersey has invested more than $4 billion in its wireline telecommunications infrastructure.

20 Mar 2014

New Medallion Series Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers for CATV Applications from EMCORE

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optics and space solar power markets, announced today the introduction of the Medallion 7000 Series Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFA) for Cable Television (CATV) applications.

From Emcore Corporation 19 Mar 2014

Verizon Invests Over $3.7 Billion in Virginia Wireline Infrastructure

Consumers, businesses and government agencies in Virginia continued to benefit from Verizon's 2013 investment of more than $711 million in its industry-leading fiber-optic and Internet Protocol-based networks in the commonwealth. The company has invested more than $3.7 billion in its Virginia wireline infrastructure over the past five years.

17 Mar 2014

OFC 2014: MACOM to Display 100Gbps EML Driver Monolithically Integrated with CDR Functions

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. (“MACOM”), a leading supplier of high performance analog RF, microwave, millimeter wave and optical products, today announced the industry's first 100Gbps (4x28Gbps) Electro-absorption Modulated Laser (EML) Driver monolithically integrated with Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) functions.

14 Mar 2014