AlcaLu Preps New Optical Platform
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 30, 2009 : It's not just Ciena that has OTN switching on its optical R&D conveyor belt – AlcaLu's brewing something new, too!
OFC/NFOEC 2009 Roundup
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 27, 2009 : Nokia Siemens tunes up, ROADMs double down, and pieces of 10-Gig EPON start falling into place
Coming Soon: An Optical Uptick?
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 27, 2009 : The components industry is agreeing with Finisar that orders might improve after a couple of brutal quarters
Entropic Slashes 18% of Staff
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 25, 2009 : MoCA founder cuts 55 employees and scuttles an advanced network processor architecture as part of a restructuring that will cost $1.7M
JDSU, Emcore Shrink Tunables
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 24, 2009 : Tunability gets squashed down into XFP modules, a development JDSU has worked on for years, with Emcore hot on its trail
Optical Components: Still Too Crowded
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 24, 2009 : Big-name mergers might not be enough to boost the optical components industry, because they're not doing enough to cut down oversupply
Verizon Rethinks Long Haul
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 23, 2009 : Carrier prods equipment vendors to create a new type of gear that's going to be key to a long-haul network rebuild in 2011 or 2012
ADVA Opens Another 100-Gig Front
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 23, 2009 : Another modulation scheme! This one's for the metro, where ADVA believes carriers won't wait for the full slate of 100-Gig components
OFC/NFOEC 2009 Preview
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
March 20, 2009 : All-optical rides yet again, 10Gig EPON steps to the plate, and OTN transceivers get a boost
ZTE Secures $15B, Highlights R&D
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 20, 2009 : Chinese vendor secures $15B credit line and details R&D focus areas, including LTE, SDR, PON, optical transport, IMS, and OSS
Vitesse Cuts 12%
News Wire Feed -
March 31, 2009 : Vitesse Semiconductor announced a reduction of approximately 12% in its worldwide workforce
EXFO Reports Q2
News Wire Feed -
March 31, 2009 : EXFO reports strong quarterly results amid difficult market environment
Enablence Reports Q3
News Wire Feed -
March 31, 2009 : Third-quarter results include revenue growth from Pannaway and losses magnified by writeoffs
NetCologne SIPs With Cedar Point
News Wire Feed -
March 30, 2009 : Cedar Point has joined forces with NetCologne to offer enhanced xDSL services to subscribers using its DSL and FTTB infrastructure
Trend Unveils Portable SDH Tester
News Wire Feed -
March 30, 2009 : Multipro SDH is a portable, hand-held tester for use by technicians working on SDH and PDH services to 2.5 Gbit/s
Optametra Tests Coherent
News Wire Feed -
March 26, 2009 : Optametra announces the first available solutions for testing real coherent transmission systems in real time
NeoPhotonics Gets Coherent
News Wire Feed -
March 26, 2009 : NeoPhotonics announces suite of passive products for 40 and 100 Gbit/s coherent receivers
Verizon Offers Optical Backhaul
News Wire Feed -
March 26, 2009 : Verizon's ultra-reliable fiber backhaul links offer wireless companies reliability, capacity advantages over traditional technologies
OFC/NFOEC Final Tally
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
March 31, 2009 : 3:45 PM Numbers were down, spirits less so
Nortel Weighs Heavy on PPF
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
March 31, 2009 : NOON UK pension protection fund feels the strain of Nortel deficit
Harry Bosco, Opnext
LRTV Interviews - Harry Bosco- Opnext -
March 31, 2009 : Opnext's former CEO (as of April 1, 2009) looks back on the telecom downturn and forward to the recession
OFC/NFOEC Snapshots
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
March 27, 2009 : 7:25 AM San Diego was nice, but these indoor shots won't tell you that
OFC/NFOEC 2009: The Economy
LRTV Documentaries - OFC/NFOEC 2009: The Economy -
March 26, 2009 : Vendors from around the optical networking industry discuss how their companies intend to cope with the global recession
Reviving Muni Networks
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
March 25, 2009 : 8:00 AM Municipal networks could be the wild card in the broadband stimulus bill
The Case Against IPoDWDM
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
March 23, 2009 : 3:05 PM Verizon has its doubts about Cisco's optical plan. And it's unpronounceable
The Price of WDM-PON
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
March 20, 2009 : ADVA plans to make its case at OFC/NFOEC
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