Fiber to the X (FTTX) comprises the many variants of fiber optic access infrastructure

PON/Systems

PONs, Active Ethernet, and RF over glass (RFoG) are the primary FTTH/FTTP/FTTB technologies. PONs include GPON, EPON/GEPON, DOCSIS PON (D-PON), and WDM PON. Here you'll find news and new products for GPON, EPON/GEPON, WDM PON, D-PON, Active Ethernet and RFoG.

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The Lightwave Channel
Senior executives Arvind Chhatbar and Tom Tighe of Enablence offer their perspectives on the U.S. broadband stimulus effort, including the impact on their business and whether $7.2 billion is just s drop in the bucket.
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The Lightwave Blog
An update on Lightwave ONE speakers
by Stephen Hardy
Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave
Yeah, we've got a lot of big names from the vendor community on the speaker roster for Lightwave's Optical Networks for Enterprises Conference (Lightwave...
Roy Rubenstein
The price of propping up an industry
by Roy Rubenstein
Editor
Gazettabyte
Skype’s planned initial public offering doesn’t directly call to mind the travails of the optical component industry. But the hope of raising...
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PON/Systems Product Showcase
Ultra Polisher
FTTx Portable Fiber Polisher
Sponsor: Ultra Tec Manufacturing, Inc.
Ultra Tec Manufacturing, Inc.
5 resilient polishing platens, 12V converter, battery pack & charger, carrying case for FTTx, LAN, CATV, and aircraft/shipboard applications
Enablence
MAGNM-20
Sponsor: Enablence
Enablence’s MAGNM™-20 is a fully distributed multi-service access platform for broadband access and aggregation, scaling to support technologies from legacy POTS to ultra-broadband, ADSL2+, GPON, and Active Point-to-Point Ethernet, all in one system.
Single Mode Splitter
Single Mode Splitter
Sponsor: Vitex LLC
PLC single mode splitters divide power among multiple outputs from 1270nm to 1610nm. 1xN or 2xN (up to 32). Packages options include stainless steel housing, LGX and 19” rack mount.
Ultratool Manual Polisher
ULTRATOOL Manual Polisher
Sponsor: Ultra Tec Manufacturing, Inc.
Height adjust feature, supported (connectorized) or non-supported (bare fibers), various replaceable modules for all types of connectors, custom modules.