Friday 5 video for 04.26.19 | Lightwave

After an unexpected break, we're back with a Friday 5 that covers FTTP in Asia, a search for FTTx leadership in the Americas, Lumentum's datacom strategy, another ICP embracing open line systems, and more. Sponsored by Senko Advanced Components.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Cox jumps onto Vertical System Group’s Mid-Year 2019 U.S. Carrier Ethernet Leaderboard

The mid-year 2019 edition of the Leaderboard shows CenturyLink again in the top position within a market that saw a 5% increase in port installation for the first six months of the year.

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Equinix taps IX Reach for peering in London and Paris

Equinix has selected IX Reach as its exclusive beta partner for reseller ports on the Equinix Internet Exchange in London and Paris.

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365 Data Centers buys NYI-NJ data center via new funding

The purchase was funded in part by a portion of what the company termed “a significant equity investment” made recently by New York-based investment firm Turning Rock Partners.

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NBN Co deploys Infinera Transcend network automation platform across Australian transit network

The optical network technology provider says NBN Co will use Transcend to enable dynamic service rerouting capabilities across its 60,000-km fiber-optic transit network.

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Xplornet plans fiber-optic network build in rural parts of Eastern Ontario

Xplornet says it plans to provide more than 80,000 rural homes and businesses in rural parts of Eastern Ontario with access to better broadband services, thanks to a more than 600-km fiber network roll out.