by Stephen HardyThe use of optical switches in test environments has increased over the last several years, particularly in lab applications. Carriers also can benefit from using...
by Gabrielle GautheyWe are on the eve of an evolution that is essential, and somewhat revolutionary, in the history of telecommunications: the transition from broadband to very...
Neotel (www.neotel.co.za), the first national infrastructure-based competitor in the fixed-line telecommunications sector in South Africa, has selected ECI Telecom’s (www.ecitele...
by Lawrence GasmanIn the past year or so, developments at many levels of the network suggest that significant new revenues will be generated for dispersion compensation by the...
by John SauerGiven Ethernet’s proven track record, it comes as no surprise that enterprise customers want to take the traditional benefits of Ethernet in the LAN-speed, scalability...
by Meghan Fuller HannaThe traditional multiservice provisioning platform (MSPP) was developed primarily as a lower-cost alternative to the legacy add/drop multiplexer (ADM). Over...
by Jean-Pierre LartigueThere’s a point in every year when I look back and try to figure out what progress the world around me and I have made in the past 12 months, usually in...
by Niall RobinsonOpen industry standards have brought tremendous value to the telecommunications industry. For optical networking, the definition of the ITU DWDM wavelength grid...