by Stephen HardyThe year may be almost a quarter old, but it's still young enough that component suppliers continue to test the assumptions on which they based this year's plans...
by Meghan Fuller HannaAn optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) is used to characterize optical fiber and, by extension, optical fiber networks. It measures end-to-end loss,...
NEC Corp. (www.nec.com), Fujikura Ltd. (www.fujikura.co.jp), and eGtran (www.egtran.com) have announced the formation of a new multisource agreement (MSA) for a compact small-...
The North American FTTH market will accelerate in the next five years, according to a new report from RVA Market Research (www.rvallc.com). The current annual numerical increases...
PON equipment manufacturers in Asia-Pacific were expected to see a 50% jump in revenue overall between 2006 and 2007, according to a report released by Infonetics Research (www...
According to a recent five-year forecast and report from ElectroniCast Consultants (www.electronicastconsultants.com), global fiber-optic connector and mechanical splice consumption...
by Meghan Fuller HannaBy all accounts, reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) technology has become mainstream. First adopted by the cable multiple-system operators...
by Stephen M. HardyLast month in this space I discussed how fears of economic recession might affect the optical communications industry. I concluded that while the market could...
by Serge Melle, Rick Dodd, Chris Liou, and Vijay VusirikalaAverage annual Internet Protocol (IP) traffic increases of 75% per year on average have significant implications on ...
by Stephenm HardyVitesse Semiconductor Corp. (www.vitesse.com) says it has developed a technology that enables design engineers and end users to view waveforms within an IC, thus...
by Paulo Dainese, Merrion Edwards, Todd Rhyne, and David ChenEconomic modeling of the business cases for FTTH has revealed that it is most cost effective to concentrate initial...