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Increased 40G QSFP Spending Increases Sale of 10-, 40- and 100-Gigabit Optical Transceivers

Technology market research firm IHS Infonetics today reported that revenue from 10-, 40- and 100-Gigabit optical transceivers sold into the enterprise and data center markets grew 21 percent in 2014 to $1.4 billion, almost entirely due to increased 40G QSFP (quad small form factor pluggable) spending.

14 May 2015

IHS Infonetics Reports Decline in Telecom Transceiver Market

The global market for 10-, 40- and 100-Gigabit optical transceivers sold to telecom service providers dropped to $762 million in 2014, a 7 percent falloff from 2013's $820 million, reports technology market research firm IHSInfonetics.

13 May 2015

New Fibertech Ethernet 10 Gigabit Network to Connect 61 Sites of Pittsburgh Public Schools

Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) is connecting its 61 sites with a new fiber optic broadband infrastructure. The new network allows PPS to increase the availability of technology and other computer devices for student use without concern for bandwidth constraints.

13 May 2015

Telstra Announces Extension of Global PEN Platform into Optical Layer

Telstra today announced it has extended its new global Software Defined Networking (SDN) Platform into the optical layer, enabling high-bandwidth provisioning up to 100G and automated fault restoration across its global Points of Presence (PoPs).

13 May 2015

Infinera Offers 100Gb/s Terrestrial, Subsea Connections between Greece and Western Europe

Infinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, is offering 100 gigabit per second (Gb/s) terrestrial and subsea connections between Greece and Western Europe through Italy and the Balkans, with the Infinera DTN-X packet optical transport networking platform for OTEGLOBE's international backbone expansion.

12 May 2015

GigOptix Receives $7.9 Million ASIC Products Order with Large Aerospace and Defense Contractor

GigOptix, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced high-speed semiconductor components for use in long-haul, metro, Cloud connectivity, data centers, consumer electronics links and interactive applications, through optical and wireless communications networks, today announced the booking of a $7.9 million order with a large aerospace and defense contractor to deliver ASIC products.

12 May 2015

Optical Internetworking Forum Begins Work on Coherent Application Technical Specifications for High Bandwidth Optical Modulators

In the wake of the Optical Internetworking Forum’s April quarterly meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, the organization announced that initial work has begun on technical specifications for high bandwidth optical modulators and receivers for coherent applications.

11 May 2015

CommScope to Release Ruggedized Optical Line Terminal Solution for EPON

Cable operators continue to evolve their networks to converged optical platforms that can deliver high bandwidth to subscribers, meeting their demands for fast speeds and content-rich media. To help operators deploy a more reliable optical network, CommScope is releasing a ruggedized optical line terminal (OLT) solution for an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON), which it will showcase at next week’s Internet and Television Expo (INTX) in Chicago.

30 Apr 2015

Fiber Mountain Introduces AP-4240 Optical Path Exchange

Fiber Mountain, Inc., the Glass Core Company and provider of transformative software defined networking (SDN) solutions for enterprise and hyperscale data centers, today announced its AP-4240 Optical Path Exchange (OPX).

29 Apr 2015

Researchers Manipulate Laser Beam's Polarization to Increase Speed of Data Transmission

As the world's exponentially growing demand for digital data slows the Internet and cell phone communication, City College of New York researchers may have just figured out a new way to increase its speed.

24 Apr 2015