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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...

JDSU fiscal 2012 second quarter exceeds management’s expectations

JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) reported results for its second fiscal quarter pf 2012 ended December 31, 2011 that management said exceeded its expectations. But that doesn’t mean they...

PacketFront divests its CPE business

PacketFront, a provider of access network equipment, says it has sold its customer premises equipment (CPE) business unit to Dutch-based CPE specialist Genexis for an undisclosed sum. The transfer...

Clearfield sets new standards for fiber density

Clearfield, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLFD) has unveiled two new high-density fiber management products: the multifiber push-on (MPO) equipped Clearview Cassette and Half-Wide LGX Blade. By teaming it with the...

Agilent intros precision waveform analyzer module

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has introduced a precision waveform analyzer for engineers involved in design verification and validation of high-speed electrical communications systems and...

Ethernet Alliance Technology Exploration Forum focuses on end users

The Ethernet Alliance has released the agenda for its latest Technology Exploration Forum (TEF), “The End Users Speak!” Scheduled to take place February 16, 2012 at the Techmart...

Leoni assumes full control of j-fiber

German fiber and cable maker Leoni reveals it purchased all the shares of fiber maker j-fiber GmbH at the end of last year. Leoni had acquired 51 percent of j-fiber, located in Jena, in...

Tellabs to restructure, cut 530 jobs

Tellabs Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB) has initiated a restructuring that will see the company concentrate its efforts on mobile backhaul and packet optical transport systems. "In a climate of economic...

Phonoscope selects Ciena’s packet-optical platform

Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) says Houston-based metro carrier Phonoscope has selected its packet-optical transport and Carrier Ethernet technology to provide high-capacity, next-generation optical...

Inphi, NeoPhotonics collaborate on 100G modules

Inphi Corp. (NYSE: IPHI ), a provider of high-speed semiconductors, has partnered with NeoPhotonics Corp. (NYSE: NPTN) to develop 100G next-generation optical modules for high-density data center...