EDUCATION: TRAINING, STANDARDS &
ASSOCIATIONS
Education in optical communications takes a variety of forms and comes from many sources. Training classes are an obvious way to keep abreast of new standards and practices. Associations often see education of their memberships as an important part of their mandates. Regardless of the educational source, keeping up with the latest standards is crucial to success.
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Education NEWS & PRODUCTS
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FCC raises broadband definition to 25 Mbps
01/30/2015
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted 3-2 along party lines to increase the data rates with...
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Is serial 100G ready for 400 Gigabit Ethernet standardization?
01/29/2015
The task force wrestles with whether it should focus on the present or the future. |
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That darned copper
01/29/2015
The advent of software-defined networking promises new test challenges. But it may also portend more flexible te...
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Washington State University deploys passive optical LAN with Zhone
01/20/2015
Fiber-optic broadband access equipment supplier Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE) says that Washington Sta...
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Jones/NCTI, Light Brigade extend fiber-optic training partnership
12/18/2014
Jones/NCTI, which specializes in training for service provider frontline employees, and the Light Brigade, the e...
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DOCSIS 3.1 moves closer to deployment with interoperability exercise
12/16/2014
DOCSIS 3.1, the latest version of the operating system used by cable MSOs in the U.S. and elsewhere that promise...
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G.fast standard ratified by ITU
12/08/2014
The ITU announced December 5 that its members successfully met industry's "by the end of the year" exp...
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OIF looks to solidify Transport SDN APIs
11/20/2014
Having demonstrated the potential of several application programming interfaces (APIs) for transport software-de...
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Research networks light up 100G North Atlantic ring
11/18/2014
Internet2, NORDUnet, CANARIE, and SURFnet, four research and education (R&E) network organizations from both...
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StarWave upgrades R&E network exchange with Ciena
11/11/2014
Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) and the Metropolitan Research and Education Network (MREN) have upgraded StarWave, a ...
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IEEE delivers EPON interoperability test program
11/06/2014
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has unveiled three new standards for conformance testing procedures for...
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TU/e, CREOL researchers reach 255 Tbps over multi-core fiber
10/30/2014
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands and The College of Optics and Photon...
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Internet2 launches virtual Internet network architecture
10/30/2014
The Internet2 community has unveiled what it calls "a fundamental advance in network architecture": ad...
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Elauwit deploys Tellabs' Optical LAN in five college campuses
10/28/2014
Tellabs Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB) says that campus housing service provider Elauwit Networks has expanded the deployme...
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Multi-wavelength multimode fiber subject of TIA standards query
10/16/2014
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fibers and Cables ha...
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INDUSTRY EVENTS
OSA Executive Forum – The Premier Event for Leaders in Optical Networking and CommunicationsPetree Hall, Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA March 23, 2015
- March 23, 2015
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Watch for silicon photonics on the line side
10/23/2014
Most of the hullabaloo around silicon photonics has centered on its application to data center networks. But presentations and announcements at last month’s ECOC in Cannes, France, indicate the technology will play on the line side as well.
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