2014 FTTH Conference & Expo | Lightwave

Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center Fort Lauderdale, FL

www.ftthannual.org

Brought to you by Lightwave magazine and LightwaveOnline.com, this two‑day conference and exposition will highlight immediate challenges and provide innovative, practical solutions in optical communications in the Americas. Attendees will include carriers, data center and enterprise network managers, system developers and suppliers of components and subsystems.

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OTEGLOBE deploys Infinera ICE4 coherent transmission technology

Application of the ICE4 coherent transmission technology doubled the capacity of the Greece to Italy connection, Infinera says.

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Sterlite unveils SEBA-based pFTTx programmable FTTx line

The open, disaggregated pFTTx platform is based on the ONF’s Software-defined networks Enabled Broadband Access (SEBA) reference design and was developed with hardware partner Edgecore Networks.

VIAVI offers handheld NSC-100 for PON, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi testing

The instrument enables network installers and maintainers to validate network performance and service distribution quickly, comprehensively, and correctly, says VIAVI.

Openreach will use Sticklers cleaning kits from MicroCare to support its Fibre First FTTP deployments.

Openreach approves Sticklers fiber-optic cleaners for UK FTTP deployments

With the approval in hand, MicroCare will supply the Sticklers cleaning kit to Openreach.

Sify is deploying the ADVA FSP 150 as the foundation of its new managed Ethernet service offering.

Sify taps ADVA as strategic technology partner to support managed Ethernet services

In this role, ADVA will supply Sify with the ADVA FSP 150, which the ICT service provider will deploy to support the delivery of a new managed Ethernet service.

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Acacia Communications unveils AC1200-SC2 1.2-Tbps single-chip, single-channel coherent optical module

The company plans to demonstrate the AC1200-SC2 at ECOC 2019 September 22-26 in Dublin, Ireland. An Acacia source says the company already has customers lined up for the optical module.

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Huawei, Ciena clean up as DWDM revenue climbs in 1H19: Dell’Oro

Sales of DWDM systems in the first six months of 2019 climbed 8% year-on-year, writes Dell’Oro analyst Jimmy Yu in a recently posted blog.

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OIF plans 400ZR, CEI-112G, IC-TROSA interops at ECOC 2019

Meanwhile, OIF Physical and Link Layer Working Group, Vice Chair Optical Karl Gass will deliver a presentation titled “Deployment of the 400ZR Ecosystem” on Tuesday, September 24, from 3:00 to 3:30 PM.

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OptoTest offers 16f MTP, duplex LC, CS adapters for its OP-SPHR Integrating Sphere

The adapters expand the number of connectors across which technicians can measure insertion loss and return loss of all fibers without having to move or slide the adapter, says the company.

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LightCounting adds James Kisner as a principal analyst

The hire marks a move by LightCounting toward better serving the financial community’s needs for optical communications technology market research.

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Activist investment firm Elliott Management targets AT&T

The activist investment firm released a letter to AT&T management on September 9 in which it revealed it has acquired $3.2 billion in AT&T stock (about 1% of the company’s market capitalization) and now wants management to make a few changes.

The study assumes different deployment prices for different scenarios.

Fiber Broadband Association study estimates price tag for passing 90% of U.S. households by 2029

The study notes that fiber homes passed in the U.S. at the end of last year numbered 39.2 million, with current momentum expected to drive that figure to 65.1 million by 2025 – approximately 50% of U.S. households.

Ethernet Alliance High-Speed Networking plugfest, December 2018.

Achieving Multi-Vendor Interoperability in Ethernet: Behold the Plugfest!

It is the Ethernet Alliance’s interoperability test event—the “plugfest”—where the technology’s global reputation for seamless, multi-vendor interoperability is definitively earned.

Company representatives line up at the 800G Pluggable MSA Launch Event at CIOE.

800G Pluggable MSA targets PAM4-based 8x100G, 4x200G transmission for data center networks

The MSA’s specification will support 8x100G and 4x200G optical transmission, with the latter a focus of development within the group.