Volex Acquires AppliedMicro Active Optical
Volex has acquired active optical technology from AppliedMicro for approximately US$2 million. Under the deal, AppliedMicro has agreed to a ...
Tag: Optical
Libya Activates 1.2 Tbps Undersea Cable to Greece
Libyan International Telecom Company, which is the incumbent operator in Libya, has activated the "Silphium" undersea cable system across the ...
SK Telecom Upgrades Optical Net to 100G with NSN
SK Telecom, the largest mobile operator in Korea, is upgrading its optical transmission backbone to 100G using DWDM equipment from ...
Infonetics: 100G Shipments Surpassing Expectations
Infonetics is reporting a better-than-expect ramp in 100G shipments. "100G continues to surpass even our most optimistic projections," reports Andrew ...
Zayo Acquires Fiber Net in Baltimore for $22 Million
Zayo agreed to acquire Litecast/Balticore , a provider of metro Bandwidth Infrastructure services in Baltimore, Maryland, for $22 million. Litecast ...
Zayo Confirms 100G Upgrade on U.S. Network
Zayo has activated 100G wavelength services across major markets in the United States. The company confirmed that the 100G wavelength ...
IBM’s Silicon Nanophotonics Integrates 25G Tranceivers in 90nm CMOS
IBM has integrated multiple optical components alongside electrical circuits using 90nm semiconductor process technology. Essentially, IBM has successfully added a ...
Blueprint: The Transport Network Challenge
by Scott Wakelin, Product Line Manager in PMC-Sierra’s Communication Products Division Optical network operators worldwide are faced with a tremendous challenge ...
Nokia Siemens to sell Optical Business to Marlin Equity Partners
Nokia Siemens Networks will sell its Optical Networks business unit to Marlin Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum. Marlin, a ...
Delloro: Huawei Leads in Q3 WDM Sales
The total WDM market which is comprised of both metro and long-haul applications grew 14 percent year-over-year in 3Q 2012 ...
Oclaro Sells Off Thin Film and Interleavers for $27 Million
Oclaro has sold its thin film filter business to Photop Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of II-VI Incorporated, and will also ...
Ciena Gains 10G FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Certification
Ciena has received Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Level 2 certification for its 10G wire-speed encryption solution from the National Institute of Standards ...
Infonetics: Optical Sales Slow in Q3 – SONET/SDH Declines Outpace WDM Gains
The global optical network hardware market, including WDM and SONET/SDH, fell 2% sequentially in Q3 2012, according to preliminary analysis ...
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