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Aurora to Showcase NC2000 Optical Node Platform at ANGA Cable Show

Aurora Networks, Inc., the only optical transport solution provider focused on delivering a cost-effective, optimized platform for next-generation cable services, will showcase its evolving solutions for the European cable market at this year’s ANGA Cable Show, taking place May 4-6 in Cologne, Germany.

20 Apr 2010

PMC-Sierra's New HyPHY-Based Reference Design Supports GE Transport Over OTN

PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS), the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, today introduced a complete reference design for its HyPHY chipset that supports standards-based transport of Ethernet-based services over the Optical Transport Network (OTN).

20 Apr 2010

Agilent and UCSD Establish New Chip-Scale Photonic Testing Facility

Agilent Technologies Inc. and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), today announced they have established a new chip-scale micro- and nanophotonic- systems testing facility on the UCSD campus.

20 Apr 2010

Telecast to Introduce TeleCube Fiber Optic Modules at 2010 NAB Show

Telecast Fiber Systems today announced that its new, patent-pending TeleCube™ family of 3G transmitter and receiver modules will make its North American debut at the 2010 NAB Show.

17 Apr 2010

Lineage Power Expands National Footprint Through PECO II Acquisition

Lineage Power Holdings, Inc., a Gores Group company and the first name in power, today announced it has completed the acquisition of PECO II, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement approved by shareholders, Lineage has acquired all of the outstanding shares of PECO II, based on a price of $5.86 per share in cash.

17 Apr 2010

GigOptix Submits Funding Request for Development of On-Chip Integrated Photonic Polymer Transceiver

GigOptix Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX) announces that $5 million in government funding for the development its On-Chip Integrated Photonic Polymer Transceiver has been requested by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in the Fiscal Year 2011 Defense Appropriations bill.

17 Apr 2010

New FieldSmart FDP-xWB1 Enclosure from Clearfield Supports Optical Components

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD) announced its latest innovation in fiber management, the FieldSmart Fiber Delivery Point (FDP) Wall box (xWB1) enclosure for the Clearview xPAK Cassette. Engineered to land small port count fiber terminations and optical components as conveniently as possible, the Clearview xPAK and FieldSmart FDP-xWB1 enclosure are packaged to make landing small count fiber more cost-effective and efficient than previously thought possible.

17 Apr 2010

Newly Developed Single Photon Detector Improves Optical Power Measurement

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed the world's most efficient single photon detector, which is able to count individual particles of light traveling through fiber optic cables with roughly 99 percent efficiency.

16 Apr 2010

Advanced Photonix Ships Pre-Production Versions of 100G High-Speed Optical Receivers

Picometrix, LLC, an Advanced Photonix company (NYSE Amex: API), announced today that it has added a second shift for hybrid assembly of its 40G NRZ client side, 40G DPSK and DQPSK lines of high-speed optical receivers (HSOR).

16 Apr 2010

Optical Components Supplier Enablence to Acquire Teledata Networks

Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ENA), a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) equipment for triple-play residential and business services and optical components and subsystems for access, metro and long-haul markets, today announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire Teledata Networks Ltd. ("Teledata"), an Israeli corporation (the Transaction").

16 Apr 2010