By Scott Calzia and Lenny Bonsall Overview The right network technology enables IT managers to build the highly available communication infrastructure they need for non-stop operations, while...
By Allard van der Horst Overview Current next-generation PON technologies are too expensive for widespread deployment. Advances in 10-Gbps electronic dispersion compensation and...
By Victor Blake Overview Fiber access has been evolving at an ever increasing rate. Today FTTP technology has been so radically reduced in size and cost that an optical network unit (ONU) can...
By Michael Connaughton, RCDD Overview Planning infrastructure for 40- and 100-Gigabit Ethernet means accommodating parallel optics. But parallel optics doesn’t necessarily equate to...
By Meghan Fuller Hanna Overview Recent changes to the ITU’s G.657 specification facilitate the use of bend-insensitive fiber in access networks. Such fiber enables technicians to use...
The mood at OFC/NFOEC in San Diego was significantly brighter this year. Broadband stimulus awards to FTTH projects have underscored optical communications’ lead in the last mile. Meanwhile,...
