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IEEE-SA Approves IEEE 1904.1 Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks

IEEE, the world's largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, announces that the IEEE 1904.1™ Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON) was approved by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) at the Standards Board meeting today.

15 Jun 2013

Xilinx to Demonstrate 400G OTN Single-Chip Applications at WDM Conference 2013

Xilinx, Inc. will demonstrate 400G (4x100G) OTN single-chip applications based on its All Programmable Virtex®-7 FPGAs and SmartCORE™ IP portfolio. These demonstrations highlight Xilinx's commitment to helping customers scale their networks and deliver significant end-product differentiation.

14 Jun 2013

Proximion Launches Ultra-Long Customized Fiber Bragg Gratings

Proximion AB, a world-class provider of optical modules and sub-systems based on FBG-technology, today announced the launch of Customized FBGs. Proximion’s new product release allows companies to add the benefits of state-of-the-art FBGs to their product offerings, quickly and efficiently, with a minimum investment and without extensive fiber optic knowledge.

From PROXIMION 13 Jun 2013

ZTE Completes Data Signaling at 400 Gigabits per Second over 5,000km

ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, completed data signaling at speeds of 400 Gigabits per second over a distance of more than 5,000km, setting a benchmark for the global optical networking industry.

10 Jun 2013

New 100G Coherent Receiver from Advanced Photonix

Advanced Photonix®, today announced that Picometrix, LLC, an API wholly owned subsidiary, has introduced a new 100G coherent receiver and has increased its supply chain capacity to meet demand in the growing 100G coherent optical communications market.

From Advanced Photonix, Inc. 10 Jun 2013

ZTE's First Live FTTP-XGPON Deployment Wins GTB Fixed Network Infrastructure Innovation Award

ZTE Corporation (gZTEh), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has won the Fixed Network Infrastructure Innovation award for First Live FTTP-XGPON (fibre to the premises 10G passive optic network) Customer Deployment at the GTB Innovation Awards 2013.

10 Jun 2013

GigOptix Reports Successful Demonstration of New High E-band Power Amplifier

GigOptix, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor and optical communications components, is pleased to announce successful demonstration of new high E-band power amplifier EXP8603 with enhanced P1dB, P3dB and reduced power consumption.

4 Jun 2013

GigOptix to Display E-Band and RF-MMIC Products at IMS2013

GigOptix, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor and optical communications components, will showcase several leading RF MMICs and E-Band products.

3 Jun 2013

Demonstration of Pioneering Trials over BT’s UK Optical Core Network Infrastructure

Ciena® Corporation, the network specialist, and BT, one of the world’s leading communications services companies, today announced a series of pioneering trials over BT’s UK optical core network infrastructure.

From Ciena 27 May 2013

U2t Photonics Announces the World’s Fastest Balanced Photodetector for Next-Generation Networks

u2t Photonics AG, the provider of leading-edge optoelectronic components, today announced the world's fastest balanced photodetector offering a 3dB bandwidth of 70 GHz. The device supports systems for next generation networks using 400 Gbit/s or 1 Tbit/s coherent detection-based optical transmission.

21 May 2013