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Tellabs Finds New PON Frontier: The Desktop


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comment (1)
September 29, 2012 : By converting its GPON platform into an enterprise switch, manufacturer claims to have leadership role in new market

JDSU Pleads the Fifth on Capex


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
August 14, 2012 : Carriers' optical-networking spending is on analysts' minds, but JDSU isn't in the mood to drop any hints

Network Efficiency Trumps Speed, Says AT&T


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (2)
May 18, 2012 : Jim King of AT&T Labs says 100G isn't as important to the company as the optical technology that makes the transport network run smoothly

Optical Transport Traffic Up, Spending Flat


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
May 17, 2012 : Service provider transport networks are handling massively more volume, but spending has yet to surpass Sonet/SDH spending

JDSU, Opnext Detail Flood Effects


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
November 1, 2011 : The ongoing flooding in Thailand is hitting optical vendors, though JDSU has more reason for optimism than Opnext

JDSU Reports Q1 Losses, Beats Estimates


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
November 1, 2011 : Non-GAAP earnings beat the street, but the Q2 forecast is more of a trick than a treat

POTE 2011: In Pictures


Slide Shows - Post a comment
May 20, 2011 : You know there's plenty to talk about in optical. Now see who did the talking at our recent Packet Optical Transport Evolution conference

Keeping Pace in a 100G World


100G News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 1, 2010 : A new Light Reading briefing center will keep you up to date on all things 100G

Operators Hang Big Hopes on ROADMs


Next-Generation ROADM News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (19)
September 9, 2010 : The stage is set for the flexible optical network operators have been dreaming of, but management software will need a boost

JDSU Test President Steps Aside


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
August 26, 2010 : That's the president of test, not some test model of a president. In other words, Acterna's Dave Holly has a new assignment
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New Product Recap: December 2011


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
December 27, 2011 : While you nurse your Christmas hangover, have a look at our handy guide to some of the most important product announcements from December 2011

New Product Recap: November 2011


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
December 5, 2011 : Here's a handy guide to some of the product announcements from last month

100Gbit/s Ethernet Router Test: Alcatel-Lucent


Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Comments (14)
July 14, 2011 : The second in our series of 100GbE tests puts the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-12 through its paces

March 2011: New Product Recap


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
April 13, 2011 : Here's a handy guide to some of the product announcements from last month

Testing Cisco's Next-Gen Mobile Network


Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Comments (12)
August 30, 2010 : In part one of a huge testing program, we put Cisco's IP backbone and IP radio access network (RAN) to the test

Carrier Ethernet Global Interconnect Service Provider Interoperability Test


Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Post a comment
March 10, 2010 : EANTC and ancotel tested six European service providers for their readiness to interconnect Carrier Ethernet services through ENNI

Who Makes What: 40- & 100-Gbit/s Systems


Reports - Tim Hills - Comments (8)
July 3, 2009 : Telecom's latest bandwidth-busting technology
  • Vendors
  • Product trends
  • Who's missing?
  • Testing Cisco's IP Video Service Delivery Network


    Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Comments (15)
    June 3, 2009 : The largest, independent test of Cisco's service delivery network
  • 1.9 million potential users
  • In-line video quality monitoring
  • Massive scalabilty of IP video services
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    JDSU Drops $11M Loss in Q1


    News Wire Feed - Comment (1)
    October 30, 2012 :

    Digital Lightwave Tests 40G/100G


    News Wire Feed - Post a comment
    October 17, 2012 : Digital Lightwave’s industry-proven NIC platform now supports advanced 40/100G optical testing

    Finisar Updates WaveShaper & 100G


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    September 14, 2012 : Some test capabilities and the CFP2 headline the company's ECOC 2012 presence

    Agilent Intros 32Gbit/s Tester


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    September 13, 2012 : Agilent Technologies to showcase high-performance 32-Gb/s bit error ratio tester at ECOC

    Agilent Tests Up to 63 GHz


    News Wire Feed - Post a comment
    September 13, 2012 : Agilent Technologies extends its solutions for complex modulation tests to 63 GHz

    Southern Phototnics Adds Analyzer


    News Wire Feed - Post a comment
    September 4, 2012 : OSA-G Series is a grating-based OSA platform designed for use across a span of commonly used discrete wavelength ranges

    JDSU Posts $24M Q4 Loss


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    August 14, 2012 : JDSU announces fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and year end results

    LeCroy Updates 10/40/100G Test


    News Wire Feed - Post a comment
    July 23, 2012 : LeCroy introduces 10GBase-R and 40/100GBase-R electrical and optical full test tool lineup

    JDSU Tests PMD In-Service


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    July 19, 2012 : JDSU introduces a fiber optic test first: I-PMD

    EXFO Projects $60M in Revenues


    News Wire Feed - Post a comment
    June 1, 2012 : EXFO announces preliminary third-quarter results
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    Running on Faith— The Risk of Inadequate Network Testing - by Spirent Communications


    White Papers
    Inadequate testing is worse than no testing at all, as it creates a blind spot, a false sense of security. This whitepaper examines why testing is important and the limitations of freeware and homegrown solutions.

    Ethernet: The Key Catalyst for Network Convergence inside the Datacenter - by Aricent


    White Papers
    This whitepaper demystifies several new standards and alternatives to converge multiple application-specific datacenter networks. It will enable OEMs to better understand the options for datacenter convergence, and address implementation challenges.

    How to Manage Trade-offs while Building Optimal Mobile Backhaul Networks - by Aricent


    White Papers
    This whitepaper undertakes an in-depth analysis of the various technology options available for migrating the metro and core backhaul networks to packet-based transport. It is intended to help operators and OEMs to optimize their backhaul networks.

    Testing ALU's FP3 400G With Spirent


    Video Resources - Post a comment
    September 26, 2011 : Spirent's Ross Cassan goes on site with Alcatel-Lucent's Sr. Director, Houman Modarres to discuss their new 400 Gbps network processor, the FP3.

    Complete backhaul turn-up in 15 minutes


    Video Resources - Post a comment
    September 20, 2011 : EXFO's innovative approach to characterize, validate and turn-up backhaul links within 15 minutes. The comprehensive Backhaul Tri-PAK is a one field-optimized testing solution eliminating today’s backhaul challenges. One tech, one tool, one time.

    Coherent Optical Processing


    Video Resources - Post a comment
    June 6, 2011 : Go beyond the limits of fiber optics with Ciena's market-leading, field-proven coherent optical technology.

    Optical Leaders Talk Industry Trends


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    March 22, 2011 : In this latest installment of JDSU Industry View, experts from around the world weigh in on the latest optical trends - straight from the Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) hosted in Los Angeles, California.

    The Self-Aware Network: Leveraging Overlapping Network Layer Capabilities for Higher Performance and Lower Costs - by JDSU


    White Papers
    As demand for bandwidth and pressures on per-bit revenue grow, network operators need to grow and optimize their infrastructures while improving cost efficiencies. To do this effectively, they must take a holistic approach and consider the...

    Making Nice in Maine


    Rewired - Carol Wilson - Comments (2)
    December 15, 2010 : 11:00 AM New legislation and new attitudes keep a fiber network on track to bring broadband service to rural Maine

    Advanced, Flexible Technology is Key to Successful Hybrid Signal Infrastructure - by Sencore


    White Papers
    This article briefly covers the increasing demand by consumers for more HD video content and the steps that are recommended for testing monitoring, and maintaining the complex video networks.
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