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Cisco and Bashinformsvyaz Complete Another Phase in Multiservice Network Development in Bashkortostan

Cisco and Bashinformsvyaz JSC, one of the largest service providers in the Urals region and in Russia at large, today announced the completion of another phase in its multiservice network development operating in the territory of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

27 Jan 2014

NetCracker Accelerates Broadband Service Delivery for C Spire Fiber

NetCracker Technology announced today that it is accelerating broadband service delivery for C Spire Fiber, a “carrier’s carrier” offering full-service provider transport, Internet, and broadband network services.

25 Jan 2014

Polish Cable TV Operator Extends Optical Transport Network with Tellabs 7100 Nano Optical Transport System

A leading Polish cable TV operator, Multimedia Polska, has deployed the Tellabs® 7100 Nano™ Optical Transport System to extend its optical transport network.

24 Jan 2014

‘Flexible Grid’ Infrastructure Enables Record 1.4Tb/s Real-World Fiber Speeds

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris) and BT have today announced trial speeds of up to 1.4Tb/s with a record spectral efficiency of 5.7 bits per second per Hertz (b/s/Hz) on an existing core fiber connection. This is believed to be the fastest speed ever achieved in commercial grade hardware in a real-world environment and is equivalent to transmitting 44 uncompressed HD films in a single second.

22 Jan 2014

Market for Optical Transport Equipment Forecast to Reach $15 Billion by 2018

In a newly released Optical Transport forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, total optical transport equipment revenues are forecast to reach $15 billion by 2018. Dense Wave Division Multiplexer (DWDM) equipment sales are expected to drive the majority of the optical market's growth for the next five years.

From Dell’Oro Group, Inc. 22 Jan 2014

Infinera and Telstra Upgrade Multiple Ultra-Long Haul Submarine Cable Routes

Infinera and Telstra today announced the upgrade of multiple ultra-long haul submarine cable routes, optimising capacity and providing scalability and reliability on key routes of Telstra's network.

From Infinera 21 Jan 2014

Forecast & Opportunities Report on Global Optical Transport Network Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Optical Transport Network (OTN) Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2016" report to their offering.

20 Jan 2014

Xtera to Provide Turnkey Supply for SAPL Submarine Cable System

Ocean Networks, Inc., the owner and developer of the South America Pacific Link (SAPL) submarine cable system, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Xtera Communications, Inc. for the turnkey supply and installation of the SAPL submarine cable system.

20 Jan 2014

Tektronix Strengthens Test Equipment Portfolio with Acquisition of Picosecond Pulse Labs

Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today announced the acquisition of Picosecond Pulse Labs. The move is intended to strengthen the Tektronix portfolio in the growing market for test equipment to support 100G/400G optical data communications research and development. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

17 Jan 2014

Global Optical Transceiver Market Forecast to Grow to $6.7 Billion by 2019

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Optical Transceiver, Transmitter, Receiver, and Transponder Components: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019" to their offering.

16 Jan 2014