Cisco Fakes: A $76M Business
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 29, 2008 : The US goverment says it's amasses $76M worth of seizures of counterfeit Cisco components and labels
Limelight Loses Patent Suit
News Analysis -
February 29, 2008 : Stock plunges 30 percent after a jury rules Limelight infringed on a key patent held by rival Akamai
EC Stays Firm on FTTH
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 29, 2008 : European Commissioner Viviane Reding reminds the region’s incumbents that she has their FTTH plans in her sights
AlcaLu Climbs to 16.4 Tbit/s
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 29, 2008 : An OFC/NFOEC post-deadline paper has AlcaLu using 100-Gbit/s channels to create a 16.4-Tbit/s signal
Optical Raids!
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
February 28, 2008 : Module vendors say the counterfeiting business has gotten to the point where customs raids are going down
BT Preps GPON Shortlist
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 28, 2008 : BT is about to announce a shortlist of preferred next-gen access suppliers as it prepares for future fiber access deployments, say sources
ECI Puts DSLAM Biz on the Block
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 28, 2008 : ECI is believed to be looking for a buyer for its DSLAM business, but it’s far from deserting the fixed access market
AlcaLu: We're Not Just a GPON Player
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
February 28, 2008 : Alcatel-Lucent, probably GPON's most vocal supporter, says it offers other FTTH options too as the Euro fiber access debate heats up
Nortel Aims for Ethernet Profits
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
February 27, 2008 : Nortel thinks it can grab 20% of the carrier Ethernet market within four years
Géant Goes Global
News Wire Feed -
February 29, 2008 : The world's highest-speed computer network is linking up to similar networks worldwide to create a single global research network
Avago Hits 75 Gig
News Wire Feed -
February 29, 2008 : Avago Technologies' new 12-channel parallel optic modules deliver up to 75 Gbit/s
Anritsu Tests at OFC
News Wire Feed -
February 29, 2008 : Anritsu introduces highly accurate coherent OTDR that detects faults in optical submarine cables
Feds Seize Cisco Fakes
News Wire Feed -
February 29, 2008 : Departments of Justice and Homeland Security announce international initiative against traffickers in counterfeit network hardware
Infonetics Reports on Optical
News Wire Feed -
February 29, 2008 : Sales of optical network hardware are up for the 4th consecutive year, nearing $13.9B worldwide in 2007, a 19% jump from 2006
Tellabs Rides Choppy Waters
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February 29, 2008 : Tellabs annual report says 2007 brought 'choppy waters,' industry going through a sea change
Ekinops Deploys in France
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February 29, 2008 : Ekinops and Agarik team up to open a very long-haul DWDM 10Gbit/s network in France
UTStarcom Releases Results
News Wire Feed -
February 28, 2008 : UTStarcom releases fourth quarter and full-year 2007 financial results
Monitoring Raises $3.85M
News Wire Feed -
February 28, 2008 : Company sets new industry standard in network performance intelligence, fueling early customer success
Avago Demos 100G, etc.
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February 28, 2008 : Avago Technologies demonstrates 100G, 40G, and 17G at OFC/NFOEC conference
OFC/NFOEC 2008
LRTV Documentaries - OFC/NFOEC 2008 -
February 29, 2008 : Sunny and mild
OFC: Hero Experiments
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
February 29, 2008 : Surveying the post-deadline crop
OFC: Mergers Pay Off
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
February 28, 2008 : Fruits of some recent buys were on display
OFC: NSN's Landfall
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
February 28, 2008 : A North American first -- barely
Finisar CEO Jerry Rawls
LRTV Interviews - Craig Matsumoto -
February 28, 2008 : Finisar has found renewed success now that the telecom equipment vendors have moved to more pluggable optics. Although the company has seen some turbulent quarters due to supply chain glitches, it is in an enviable position as the largest manufacturer of optical transceivers and transponders; as such the company is less subject to the pressure for market consolidation. Finisar's CEO talked to us about these issues and more, including the growth in 40Gig demand, the still hot 10Gig market, some frank views on 100Gig hype and Finisar's recent investment in Nistica, a ROADM company
Pump Up the Volume
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
February 28, 2008 : In optical components, growth doesn't equal good health
The Future of Optical Communications
LRTV Custom TV - The Future of Optical Communications -
February 28, 2008 : The optical communications industry is back on the rise, but this time it’s the consumer who is driving the networks’ needs for agility and innovation. Applications such as YouTube and Facebook are creating ever more unpredictable stresses on the network, but how are the equipment providers responding? Is photonic integration the answer on the road to 40 Gbit/s and 100 Gbit/s networks? LRTV looks at what lies in the future for the optical industry with JDSU’s David Gudmundson, NSN’s Hans-Juergen Schmidtke, and Heavy Reading’s own Sterling Perrin.
OFC: Georgio Sighting
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
February 27, 2008 : Bookham's former CEO is still hanging around
OFC -- Glenn Wellbrock
LRTV Soundbites - Phil Harvey -
February 27, 2008 : Glenn Wellbrock of Verizon answers the question: Why don't carriers just build overlay networks when they sense the need to go from 10 Gig to 40 Gig?
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