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Vtesse Adds Telehouse to Re-Configurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexers Node Network

Vtesse, the leading UK business communications provider, has today announced it has upgraded its services into the Telehouse data centre campus in London’s Docklands, adding Telehouse to its expanding multi-degree ROADM (Re-configurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexers) node network.

26 Feb 2013

Cyan Offers Single-Slot 100G Coherent Transponder for Packet-Optical Transport Platforms

Cyan today announced the availability of a single-slot 100G coherent transponder for the Z-Series family of packet-optical transport platforms (P-OTPs). The new DTM-100G sets an industry benchmark for density and flexibility by delivering 100G in a single slot module supporting the full range of optical reach capabilities.

21 Feb 2013

EXFO Announces Addition of Bidirectional Testing to iOLM Fiber Characterization Technology

EXFO Inc. announced today the addition of bidirectional testing capabilities to its innovative intelligent Optical Link Mapper (iOLM) fiber characterization technology. The new, patent-pending functionality simplifies the time-consuming task of performing bidirectional measurements at multiple wavelengths and pulse widths, presenting clear pass/fail results in a single link view. This latest iOLM enhancement further speeds up the on-field testing and reporting for frontline technicians, increasing the overall field operations efficiency.

19 Feb 2013

Jiangsu Sterlite Tongguang Fiber’s Chinese Facility Begins Optical Fiber Production

Jiangsu Sterlite Tongguang Fiber Co. Ltd. (JSTFCL), the joint venture (JV) company formed between Sterlite Technologies Limited (Sterlite) and Jiangsu Tongguang Communication Co. Ltd. (TGCl), today announced the commencement of production of optical fiber at their new facility located in Haimen, Jiangsu Province, China.

19 Feb 2013

Cranfield University Manufactures Lenses for the E-ELT (European Extremely Large Telescope)

Cranfield University has this week completed the grinding of mirror segments to be used for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) – the largest optical telescope in the world.

From Cranfield University 14 Feb 2013

Infinera Reports Test Completion of Ericsson OSMINE Services Process for DTN-X and DTN Platforms

Infinera, a leading provider of Digital Optical Networks, announced today the test completion of Ericsson (formerly Telcordia Technologies) Operations Systems Modification for the Integration of Network Elements (OSMINE) Services process for the Infinera DTN-X platform and the latest release of the DTN platform. This was fulfilled for various products within the OSMINE process including inventory management via TIRKS®, fault management via NMA® System, and service provisioning via Transport Element Activation Manager.

From Infinera 4 Feb 2013

OVH to Increase Pan-European Network Capacity with Infinera DTN-X Platform

Infinera, a leading provider of Digital Optical Networks, announced today that OVH will deploy the Infinera DTN-X platform for their Pan-European Network, featuring 500 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) super-channels. OVH is the largest web hosting company in Europe supporting both public and private cloud services.

From Infinera 29 Jan 2013

JDSU Selects Altera Stratix V GT FPGA for Optical Network Tester Solutions

Altera Corporation today announced the Stratix® V GT FPGA is shipping to JDSU for volume production of the company's next-generation Optical Network Tester (ONT) solutions. JDSU, a leading provider of optical products and test and measurement solutions for the communications industry, is leveraging Altera's high-end 28 nm FPGA in its ONT-600 series to deliver the first test solution targeting CFP2 100G optical transport network (OTN) environments.

29 Jan 2013

Fiberguide Introduces UniClad Optical Fibres for High Power Transmission

Universal Clad (UniClad) optical fibre from Fiberguide is designed for integration into fibre-based lasers and OEM systems performing high power transmission. The fibre uses a large core-to-clad ratio to reduce stress transfer to its core, maintaining laser beam quality and improving focal ratio degradation in lasers used for cutting, welding, drilling, soldering and marking.

28 Jan 2013

Hudson Fiber Network Completes Fastest Fiber Path Between Key Locations

Hudson Fiber Network (HFN), the leading U.S. based transport and IP services provider, announced completion of the fastest fiber path between 755 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, NJ (known as Equinix NY4) and 300 Boulevard East Weehawken, New Jersey. The route sets the new industry standard by reducing latency between these sites by over 25 percent.

24 Jan 2013