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Deutsche Telekom, EWE launch German FTTH network provider Glasfaser Nordwest
Glasfaser Nordwest will spend up to 2 billion euros on FTTH network expansion over the next 10 years in hopes of reaching 1.5 million homes and businesses.
FTTH/B
Traverse City Light & Power taps Fujitsu for gigabit FTTP deployment
Cables & Enclosures
Prysmian to supply fiber cable for rural Mexican fiber broadband project
Transmission
NEC, OCC qualify 20-fiber-pair submarine cable, aim for 24 fiber pairs
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Radiall America buys Timbercon
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NEC, OCC qualify 20-fiber-pair submarine cable, aim for 24 fiber pairs
High-Speed Networks
Rosenberger OSI installs OM4 multimode fiber network for German utility TenneT
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Deutsche Telekom, EWE launch German FTTH network provider Glasfaser Nordwest
FTTH/B
Traverse City Light & Power taps Fujitsu for gigabit FTTP deployment
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Equinix agrees to buy Packet for bare metal automation expertise
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Silver Peak SD-WAN services to run on Ciena 3906 and 3926 universal CPE
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Data Center
Transmission
NeoPhotonics sampling 400ZR ClearLight OSFP coherent optical transceivers for data center interconnect
Data Center Interconnectivity
GPX India chooses Nokia for data center interconnect
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Components
OptoNest offers MPO splitter configured as LC to MPO fiber connectors
FTTH/B
A1 touts Austrian fiber-optic network expansion
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VIAVI partners with Ingram Micro for fiber and cable network test technology distribution
Design & Manufacturing
Anritsu adds 53-Gbaud Clock Recovery Unit to BERTWave MP2110A sampling oscilloscope
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Optical Tech
Transmission
NEC, OCC qualify 20-fiber-pair submarine cable, aim for 24 fiber pairs
Mergers & Acquisitions
Radiall America buys Timbercon
Transmission
NeoPhotonics sampling 400ZR ClearLight OSFP coherent optical transceivers for data center interconnect
Business
FTTH/B
Deutsche Telekom, EWE launch German FTTH network provider Glasfaser Nordwest
Mergers & Acquisitions
Radiall America buys Timbercon
Network Automation
Equinix agrees to buy Packet for bare metal automation expertise
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SMARTPaper: Delivering 400GbE Anywhere and Everywhere with Multi-haul Coherent Optical Technology
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Splice Loss Estimation with the Fujikura 41S Fusion Splicer
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Osprey Communications plans fiber network from Northern Virginia to Nashville
Osprey Communications, LLC and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) have announced an agreement that will see Osprey build a fiber-optic network across Virginia using rights-of-way provided via VDOT’s Fiber Optic Resource Sharing program.
FTTH/B
UK regulator Ofcom proposes support of copper-to-fiber transition
Ofcom, the UK’s regulatory authority, has opened for comment a set of proposals that the regulators believe will further spark fiber deployment.
Data Center Interconnectivity
GPX India chooses Nokia for data center interconnect
The DCI connection, implemented by a licensed service provider GPX did not identify, leverages optical transmission systems from Nokia that can support as much as 10-Tbps connectivity.
Transmission
KDPOF to demo 25-Gbps automotive plastic optic fiber network
The technology behind the demonstration could be suitable for consideration by IEEE standards makers, says the company.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Atlantic Broadband to buy Thames Valley Communications
The deal to acquire the Southeastern Connecticut service provider is expected to close within the next three months, subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Transmission
Cisco’s Peter Jones new Ethernet Alliance chairman
The Ethernet Alliance also announced that it will host a Technology Exploration Forum (TEF) April 15, 2020 in Santa Clara, CA, under the title “TEF 2020: The Next Ethernet Rate.”
FTTH/B
KCOM to expand FTTP footprint beyond Hull, UK
The move comes in the wake of the company’s acquisition by MEIF 6 Fibre Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 SCSp, last August.
Data Center
Equinix closes purchase of three Mexican data centers
The data centers offer a combined total of about 115,000 square feet of colocation space as well as enough power capacity to lead Equinix to assert it is now one of the largest network-neutral data center operators in the country.
Companies
Weiming Li new president and CEO at Source Photonics
Optical transceiver and component vendor Source Photonics has named Weiming Li, former general manager of Source Photonics China, as its new president and CEO effective immediately. He replaces the resigning Doug Wright as CEO.
Transport
Precision OT adds muxes and demuxes to product range
The devices support CWDM and DWDM requirements for increased capacity, particularly in cases where installing new fiber is prohibitively expensive or otherwise infeasible.
Transmission
NeoPhotonics ships 400G ClearLight CFP2-DCO coherent optical transceiver
The company says the optical module is the first in an expected line of coherent transmission offerings based on its patented photonic integrated circuit (PIC) platform.
FTTH/B
NTCA: Rural operators embracing fiber broadband
NTCA members report that 64% of their customers (on average) will receive services via fiber to the premises (FTTP) by the end of 2020, with just more than half of survey respondents predicting that this number will reach approximately 85% by 2025.
FTTH/B
A1 touts Austrian fiber-optic network expansion
The fiber-optic network expansion in 2019 enabled improved broadband services for 600,000 households in 700 municipalities, including 200,000 households connected for the first time during the past year.
Mergers & Acquisitions
TDS closes purchase of Continuum
The company announced the $80 million deal for Continuum, headquartered in Mooresville, NC, in August 2019.
