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March 5, 2010
Passive optical LANs (POLs) apply the passive optical network (PON) concept designed for the fiber-to-the-home market to the office environment (see “Optics to the desktop sets LANs alight”). Using the same technological approach as in the residential markets, service providers and some connectivity companies are now hoping to sell such solutions to businesses. Instead of using a... Read more
Labels: TIA FOLS , passive optical LANs , enterprise networks
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Passive optical LANs (POLs) apply the passive optical network (PON) concept designed for the fiber-to-the-home market to the office environment (see “Optics to the desktop sets LANs alight”). Using the same technological approach as in the residential markets, service providers and some connectivity companies are now hoping to sell such solutions to businesses. Instead of using a... Read more
Labels: TIA FOLS , passive optical LANs , enterprise networks
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February 8, 2010
Posted by Stephen Hardy
There won't be a Supercomm this year. The question now is when we'll see the next one. In a terse statement released this morning, Reed Expo's EXPOCOMM Events LLC, which had taken over management of the show last year and moved it from June to October, said that it would not renew its contract to produce Supercomm in 2010. "The SUPERCOMM co-owning associations have also decided against... Read more
Labels: Supercomm , TIA , USTA
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Posted by Stephen Hardy
There won't be a Supercomm this year. The question now is when we'll see the next one. In a terse statement released this morning, Reed Expo's EXPOCOMM Events LLC, which had taken over management of the show last year and moved it from June to October, said that it would not renew its contract to produce Supercomm in 2010. "The SUPERCOMM co-owning associations have also decided against... Read more
Labels: Supercomm , TIA , USTA
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January 21, 2010
Posted by Roy Rubenstein
Optical transceiver vendors collectively have had a good quarter, with many reporting revenues up. The optical transceiver market is also set for a better year, growing to $2.2 billion, 5 percent up compared to 2009, according to LightCounting. Yet market conditions will remain tough. Transceiver vendors are challenged in how to differentiate their optical transceiver designs -- and revenues... Read more
Labels: Roy Rubenstein , transceivers , JDSU , Menara Networks , LightCounting
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Posted by Roy Rubenstein
Optical transceiver vendors collectively have had a good quarter, with many reporting revenues up. The optical transceiver market is also set for a better year, growing to $2.2 billion, 5 percent up compared to 2009, according to LightCounting. Yet market conditions will remain tough. Transceiver vendors are challenged in how to differentiate their optical transceiver designs -- and revenues... Read more
Labels: Roy Rubenstein , transceivers , JDSU , Menara Networks , LightCounting
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