Many test equipment vendors over the past 12–18 months have increased publicity for their trade-in/trade-up programs and refurbished equipment sales, even though some of these...
The conventional on-off keying method for the nonreturn to zero (NRZ) signal format is a cost-effective solution in optical systems. However, we anticipate that other signaling...
WDM has emerged as a critical enabling technology for operators delivering new bandwidth-intensive services over existing access networks. The clearest example of the adoption...
France Telecom (FT—Paris) announced that it will launch a backbone point of presence (PoP) in Prague by the first quarter of next year to respond to demand for telecommunications...
Optical-network designers can solve power budget problems in restricted spaces by using multiport optical amplifiers. These erbium-doped waveguide-amplifier (EDWA) arrays of individuall...
Jonathan Grantham, worldwide channel sales VP, Fujitsu SoftekJonathan Grantham has been named to the newly created position of vice president, worldwide channel sales operations...
Today's carriers continue to strive for a positive balance sheet, and cutting capital expenditures (capex) remains the quickest way to achieve this objective. From the height ...
Though difficult to quantify, signs indicate that some level of infrastructure growth is likely the latter half of this year and into next year. Networks are running at historically...
This time of the year is often marked with nostalgic references to the opening words (see headline) of John Keats's famous poem, "To Autumn." As well as being a classic description...