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XKL unveils DarkStar DSM optical transport system

Enterprise fiber-optic transport system developer XKL, LLC has introduced the DarkStar DSM, an optical transport system designed to provide “hands-free” configuration and provisioning...

Fiber-based smart grid target of IBM, VELCO collaboration

IBM (NYSE:IBM) and the Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) have announced they will build a fiber-optic network based on Carrier Ethernet that will lay the foundation for a state-wide smart grid....

LightPointe intros carrier-grade gigabit optical wireless bridge

LightPointe, a manufacturer of free space optics (FSO) and millimeter-wave backhaul products, has introduced a new point-to-point optical backhaul system. The AireStrata G contains new features...

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center upgrades IT network with Ciena

Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) says it has partnered with Abacus Technology Corp. to upgrade the campus IT network at NASA's John F Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The enhanced fiber-optic network will use...

3M to resell FibreZone’s automated fiber management system

3M says it has entered into a strategic business alliance with FiberZone Networks to bring FiberZone’s Automated Fiber Management (AFM) system to the data center market. The products will...

Indian Institute of Technology expands GPON network with Alphion

Alphion Corp. says that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur will deploy Alphion’s GPON gear across its Kharagpur campus. The GPON infrastructure will link IIT Kharagpur’s...

Brocade routers power 100-Gigabit Ethernet research network

Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) says that its MLXe routers are enabling 100-Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) connectivity at the Janelia Farm Research Campus research facility for the Howard Hughes Medical...

UC Health goes optical for healthcare network

UC Health of Ohio will link four hospital building, including associated data centers, with a high-speed fiber-optic network. The network will use Ciena Corp.’s 4200 Advanced Services...

Prysmian to supply OPGW to TIM Brasil

Prysmian Group says it has received a contract to supply TIM CELULAR S.A. Brasil, a subsidiary of TIM Brasil S.A., with more than 1,200 km of optical ground wire (OPGW) telecommunication cables....

CAP Fatbeam to connect Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls School Districts with fiber

Idaho-based Fatbeam, a competitive access provider focused on underserved markets in the Pacific Northwest, says it has signed long-term agreements with the school districts of Coeur d’Alene...