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Factors driving PSM4 and silicon photonics for data-center architectures

The factors that once drove networks from copper to multimode fiber are creating a demand fo...

Optimizing and monetizing data-center metro networks

Software-defined networking and network functions virtualization hold significant progress. ...

Silicon photonics, one year later

One of the bigger stories going into last year’s OFC/NFOEC was the commotion started when Je...

Ciena fiscal 1Q14 shows year-on-year growth

After disconcerting investors the previous quarter because of an earnings shortfall (see “Ci...

Reichle & De-Massari acquires India's Advanced Fiber Systems

Swiss cabling provider Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) says it has acquired Advanced Fibe...

Last year was tough for broadband equipment sales says Ovum

Ovum says that broadband access equipment sales fell 23% in 2013. However, the market resear...

Optical equipment market ends 2013 with a thunk says Ovum

Corroborating earlier reports (see “2013 optical hardware sales end year on flat note says I...

2013 optical hardware sales end year on flat note says Infonetics

As the market research firm predicted (see “Infonetics expects downturn in optical network h...

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Will FTTN advances delay FTTH?

Fiber in Europe bucks economic trends

Finally FTTH blooms in Europe, but not everywhere

Fiber in Europe bucks economic trends

Editorial Guides

	Emerging 100G applications and technologies It’s clear that the deployment of 100-Gbps technology is well underway. But that doesn’t mean that developments have stopped. These ...
	New opportunities for PON Passive optical network (PON) technology has established a strong foothold in telco networks. Now with the attention given to Google...
	Fiber support of small cells As mobile network operators move to small cell architectures, the demands for both traditional mobile backhaul and emerging mobile f...
	Fiber in harsh environments Fiber is sometimes thought of as a physically fragile medium. But recent advances have overcome previous limitations, opening the do...
	Fttx: a look ahead Fiber to the home (FTTH) has proven its value as the most future-proof method of providing broadband services. But challenges remain...
	Advances in optical design testing Demands for support of 100 Gbps data rates in smaller packages have challenged technology developers’ creativity. Optical communicat...
	Passive optical LANs bring fiber to the desktop economically A growing number of enterprises have discovered the benefits of using passive optical LANs to meet the high-bandwidth needs of their...
	The Expanding World of Data Centers Data center requirements have grown increasingly complex, requiring new technology that operates at higher speeds. Whether it’s serv...