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    FTTH/B

    France Telecom plans massive FTTH roll-out in 2009

    Jan. 1, 2008
    As the FTTH Council Europe prepares to host its annual conference in Paris on February 27–28, France Telecom’s plans to begin massive commercial FTTH roll-outs nationwide in 2009...
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    FTTH/B

    FTTH in Europe: One year later

    Jan. 1, 2008
    2007 was the year that the phrase “fibre to the home” (FTTH) started to mean something in Europe. Before 2007, FTTH was viewed by many as a high-end technology aimed at the far...
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    Network Test

    In-band OSNR for ROADMs: A case study

    Jan. 1, 2008
    The increasing number of reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) being deployed in today’s networks provides increased flexibility to network operators. At the same...
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    Market Research

    Optical market looks to build on 2007 momentum

    Jan. 1, 2008
    Market researchers suggest that when the final numbers are counted, 2007 will have been the best year for optical communications hardware since 2001. Most of these analysts limit...
    Market Research

    FTTX, ROADMs drive fibre-optic test equipment growth

    Jan. 1, 2008
    The global fibre-optic test equipment (FOTE) market registered revenues of $586.1 million in 2006, up 4.4% over the previous year, reports market research firm Frost & Sullivan...

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    FTTH/B

    2008 FTTH Council Europe Showcase

    Jan. 1, 2008
    COMPONENTSThe second-generation compact CWDM Mux and Demux (multiplexer/demuliplexer) module features not only the smallest footprint for a CWDM product, but also the lowest insertion...
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    FTTH: The European cat and mouse game

    Jan. 1, 2008
    It’s a paradox that our “fair play” mentality in Europe can be virtuous about protecting the rights of individual parties at one level while compromising at another an emerging...
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    Packet Transport

    Metro Ethernet equipment to nearly double by 2010

    Jan. 1, 2008
    Worldwide sales of metro Ethernet equipment are forecast to nearly double between 2006 and 2010, when they will reach $18.8 billion, according to “Metro Ethernet Equipment,” a...
    Market Research

    Global equipment market to exceed $109.9B in 2011

    Jan. 1, 2008
    The worldwide market for telecom infrastructure equipment will exceed $109.9 billion in 2011, increasing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2%, reveals new...
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    Electronics

    The road to SFP+: Examining module and system architectures

    Jan. 1, 2008
    SFP+ is the latest pluggable optical module form factor for use in 10 Gbit/s Ethernet and 8.5 Gbit/s Fibre Channel systems. The objectives of this new form factor are to increase...
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    Packet Transport

    End-to-end Ethernet testing matures

    Jan. 1, 2008
    As you might expect from a predominantly LAN-based technology that has migrated into the WAN, Ethernet has suffered from a relative lack of standardisation when it comes to test...