Over the next 5 years, worldwide spending on fibre-optic systems used for broadband access will total US$77 billion, increasing from US$8 billion this year to US$21 billion by...
by Stephen M. HardyWell, the shift of manufacturing resources to Asia is more or less complete for most companies, the market has stabilised at worst and is growing in several...
Ovum-RHK recently announced its preliminary analysis of 3Q06 results for optical networking equipment vendors. Revenues were US$3.1 billion, up 13% versus 3Q05 and up 5% versus...
The worldwide market for Carrier Ethernet equipment increased 100% year-over-year and more than 25% sequentially, according to Synergy Research Group’s “Q2 2006 Enterprise and...
by Kurt RudermanFTTH announcements by France Telecom and Free Telecom last year have raised hopes among European cable makers that other incumbents and alternative carriers will...
by Stephen HardyIf you listen to transceiver vendors, the emerging SFP+ multisource agreement (MSA) could revolutionise 10 Gbit/s interfaces. The module sector hasn’t witnessed...
At the SC06 International Conference, held in Tampa, FL, last November, Infinera teamed with Finisar, Level3 Communications, Internet2, and the University of California at Santa...
by James J. RefiAlmost since the invention of singlemode fibre, different types have existed. In the early 1980s, dispersion-unshifted fibres had matched clad and depressed clad...
by Paul MorkelNew technologies that enable the dynamic delivery of bandwidth to any location at any time are entering the marketplace. The use of on-demand provisioning and automated...
10 Gbit transponder and protocol converterThe PM 1001 10 Gbit LAN PHY to WAN PHY protocol converter connects 10-Gbit LAN switches to 10 Gbit SONET/SDH and DWDM networks. The PM...
Mid-Atlantic Crossroads(MAX) has deployed the Ekinops (www. ekinops.com) 10-Gigabit LAN PHY to WAN PHY protocol converter to connect its 10-Gigabit Ethernet network to an OC-192...
by Meghan FullerFor the last several years, network planning has been “kind of boring,” at least from a transport perspective, say the folks at VPIsystems (www.vpisystems.com)...
by Guy FosterClock recovery plays a significant role in making accurate test measurements, whether incorporated into the test setup or as part of the device under test. As most...
