By Paul Brooks Overview The development and deployment of 40GbE, 100GbE, and OTU4 technology introduces a new set of test requirements. A new generation of test equipment is required in...
By Dan Kelly Overview Copper-based LANs have kept pace with most enterprise requirements so far. But decreasing technology costs and increasing bandwidth and service demands combine to make...
By Stephen Hardy Overview Ian Williams of TELUS became the first FTTXcellence Award winner from outside of the U.S. for his role in the carrier’s greenfield FTTH strategy. Ian Williams...
By Stephen Hardy Overview Networks, network layers, and companies should continue to conflate in 2010. The major buzzword in 2009 was “convergence”—and there’s currently...
Overview MSOs use fiber extensively. Just don’t expect wholesale replacement of HFC with FTTH any time soon. Cable multiple system operators (MSOs) will be happy to brag about how much...
By Stephen Hardy Overview Companies will perform design tasks while feeling the pressure of economic uncertainty, which may have as much impact on equipment design decisions as emerging standards....
By Stephen Hardy Overview Higher-bandwidth systems will pair with more flexible infrastructure in 2010. The upcoming year offers both promise and transition for FTTH deployments. In the U.S. we...
By Stephen Hardy Overview Rapidly shifting technology and deployment trends, plus demands for lower cost, continue to challenge the test and measurement market. Test, measurement, and...
By Meghan Fuller Hanna Overview The splice-on connector combines the quality of fusion splicing with the ease of a field-installable connector. The resultant product enables today’s...
By Meghan Fuller Hanna Overview The optical constellation analyzer measures complex signals that are encoded not only in amplitude but also in phase, and it can depict these signals in both the...
Good news and bad news about our site redesign, in hindsight. Good news: The site is significantly better. Bad news: You currently may not be able to enjoy it in the same way you did the old site....
