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Interest growing in 200 Gbps for the metro
Carriers are showing increasing interest in 200 Gbps as a metro network transmission rate, multiple vendor sources tell Lightwave. The fact that there likely won’t be any standards created for such...
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Optelian strategy leads to Intuitive Packet Optical Networking
Optical transport systems developer Optelian has taken the wraps off of its Intuitive Packet Optical Networking strategy. The initiative aims to virtualize the underpinning technology of Layer 0, 1...
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CableLabs qualifies first set of DPoE hardware
Non-profit cable industry research and development consortium CableLabs says it has issued the first qualifications of hardware designed to version 1.0 of its DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) spe...
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Kuuskaista uses Calix E7 to bring advanced broadband to rural Finland
Calix Inc. (NYSE: CALX) says that Finnish network co-operative Verkko-Osuuskunta Kuuskaista has chosen the Calix E7-2 and E7-20 Ethernet Service Access Platforms (ESAPs) to bring advanced fiber-opt...
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TraceSpan launches handheld GPON testerTraceSpan Communications Inc. has released the GPON Tracer 380, which it claims is the first and only handheld tester for on-site GPON network monitoring and troubleshooting. |
IEEE ratifies SIEPON standard for EPON interoperability
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) ratified IEEE 1904.1 Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON) at its recent Standards Board meeting on June 14, 2...
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Infinera refocuses vision around DTN-X
Having established an identity with its photonic integrated circuit (PIC) fueled Digital Optical Network strategy, Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) says it is now shifting focus to a strategy based on the c...
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White House report hints at increase in baseline broadband speed
High-speed broadband has become so ubiquitous in the United States that the baseline for broadband could become as high as 10 Mbps downstream, suggests a new White House report. Meanwhile, fiber-ba...
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Channell charges Preformed Line Products with sealed enclosure patent infringement
Enclosure and connectivity company Channell Commercial Corp. has sued Preformed Line Products (PLP) for patent infringement. The suit involves underground sealed enclosures. PLP calls the assertion...
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Alcatel-Lucent and Avelacom to build 100-Gbps pan-European fiber-optic network
Russia-based carrier Avelacom and its optical transport equipment provider partner Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) say that they will combine to extend Avelcom’s 100G fiber-optic netw...
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