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  • Volume 25, Issue 1

    • Volume 25, Issue 1

    Market Research

    Optical market looks to build on 2007 momentum

    Jan. 1, 2008
    by Stephen HardyMarket researchers suggest that when the final numbers are counted, 2007 will be the best year for optical communications hardware since 2001. Most of these analysts...
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    Earnings Statements

    people

    Jan. 1, 2008
    StrataLight Communications Inc. has appointed Jin Hong, PhD, as vice president, product line management, and Pat Day as vice president, system development. Hong brings 15 years...
    Market Research

    10GbE market growing fast

    Jan. 1, 2008
    A recent report from market research firm Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) says the 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) market is big and growing fast, with the number of ports...
    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Zayo demos the modern way to create a service provider

    Jan. 1, 2008
    by Stephen HardyThe first announcement appeared last May, when PPL revealed it would sell its optical-network based PPL Telecom subsidiary to a company called Communications Infrastruct...
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    DWDM & ROADM

    Protocol-independent reconfigurable networks save opex and capex

    Jan. 1, 2008
    by Leo GoyetteMetro-area optical networks are far more dynamic today than they were a decade ago. Although much has been written about the demise of SONET/SDH and the dominance...

    More content from Volume 25, Issue 1

    Market Research

    Carrier Ethernet boosts growth in router/switch market

    Jan. 1, 2008
    In the �Synergy Q3 2007 Router/Switch Worldwide Market Share Report,� market research firms Synergy Research Group (www.srgresearch.com) and Current Analysis (www.currentanalysis...
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    Packet Transport

    Operators tackle mobile backhaul with optical Ethernet

    Jan. 1, 2008
    by Meghan Fuller HannaThis summer's launch of the iPhone represents both the opportunity and the challenge facing today's wireless operators. Consumer devices now support Web ...
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    Network Design

    Edge-to-core optical switching in the metro network

    Jan. 1, 2008
    by Paul MorkelWith the rapid adoption of reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) by wireline carriers, optical switching is being widely deployed across metro core...
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    PON/Systems

    What to do when PON�s bandwidth isn�t enough

    Jan. 1, 2008
    by Irit GillathMany service providers who have chosen PON for their FTTH deployments are getting more and more requests to deliver higher bandwidth than their network can support...
    High-Speed Networks

    Four hot topics for 2008

    Jan. 1, 2008
    by Stephen HardyOFC/NFOEC, the optical communications industry�s most important event, moves this year from March to February 24�28. That means that this year�s Executive...
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    PON/Systems

    Premier Products

    Jan. 1, 2008
    Drop cable air-assist systemThe AT 410 drop cable air-assist system is designed to quickly and efficiently install flat and round optical fiber and copper drop cables for residential...