Friday 5 video for 11.16.18

Nov 15th, 2018
A little M&A, a little 3D sensing, and a whole lot of access network news this week in the Friday 5 video. Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy sorts through it all for you. Sponsored by Senko Advanced Components.
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The Xpress Fiber Management (XFM-28) dual access module panel effectively doubles rack capacity.
AFL offers Xpress Fiber Management dual access module panel
As the name implies, the XFM-28 offers front and rear access in four rack units (RUs). The panel is particularly well suited to applications where additional rack capacity is required and floor space is at a premium.
Jan 23rd, 2020
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Legrand offers Infinium Quantum data center fiber-optic cabling system
Jan 23rd, 2020
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JGR Optics’ RL1 – Automated Return Loss Meter reaches shipping stage
The instrument, targeted at cable assembly test applications that include production environments, enables what the company asserts is the fastest and most accurate mandrel-free insertion loss and return loss measurements available.
Jan 23rd, 2020
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Hot in 2020: 5G mobile fronthaul, backhaul choices
Last year saw the first roll outs of true 5G networks; this year should see more of the same. But that doesn’t mean every service provider has a 5G deployment strategy in place.
Jan 22nd, 2020
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CityFibre to buy FibreNation from TalkTalk, tweaks Vodafone FTTH deployment agreement
CityFibre adds the addition of FibreNation’s FTTH infrastructure will enable the company to expand its roll-out target from 5 million to up to 8 million premises.
Jan 21st, 2020
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Windstream Wholesale plans Pacific Northwest fiber network route using Infinera’s FlexILS line system
Windstream adds that it has increased capacity on several major routes to 48 Tbps.
Jan 21st, 2020
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Angola Cables trials Nokia PSE-3 chipset transmission across SACS, Monet submarine networks
Angola Cables owns and manages SACS, which runs between Fortaleza, Brazil, and Luanda, Angola. The service provider also is a member of the consortium behind Monet.
Jan 21st, 2020
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Telxius achieves 550 Gbps/wavelength during BRUSA submarine network trial
The transmission trial leveraged Ciena's WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optical engine.
Jan 21st, 2020
JGA North and South will terminate at Equinix IBX data centers.
RTI to connect JGA North, JGA South submarine cables to Equinix data centers
JGA North will connect to the Equinix TY2 IBX data center in Tokyo while JGA South will terminate at the Equinix SY4 IBX facility in Sydney, Australia.
Jan 21st, 2020
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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.
Jan 16th, 2020
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Traverse City Light & Power taps Fujitsu for gigabit FTTP deployment
TCL&P plans to expand from its current dark fiber service offerings to gigabit broadband supply in its home community of Traverse City, MI.
Jan 16th, 2020
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Prysmian to supply fiber cable for rural Mexican fiber broadband project
Prysmian Group says it has won a contract from Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), a government owned company in Mexico, to supply fiber cable for the Proyecto de Conectividad Fibra Óptica Red Eléctrica Inteligente.
Jan 16th, 2020
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NEC, OCC qualify 20-fiber-pair submarine cable, aim for 24 fiber pairs
The new undersea plant components offer a 25% increase in fiber count versus NEC’s previous high of 16 fiber pairs.
Jan 16th, 2020
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Radiall America buys Timbercon
Timbercon provides fiber-optic interconnect technology for the aerospace, defense, medical, data storage, telecommunications, industrial, broadcast, and networking markets.
Jan 16th, 2020