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April 2, 2008

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In the news

Tellabs discontinues current GPON activities focused on Verizon
Tellabs today announced that it will discontinue current GPON activities focused on Verizon. More...

OKI develops 160-Gbit/sec 3R regenerator for ULH transmission
OKI says it has developed an all-optical 3R regenerator, which uses a specialized optical-repeater technology with functions for re-amplification, re-shaping to remove optical signal wave distortion, and re-timing to avoid timing jitter accumulation. With these advances, it is possible, in theory, to achieve signal processing speeds of over 200 Gbits/sec, claims the company. More...

Alaska Communications Systems to acquire Crest Communications
The primary assets of facilities-based provider Crest include an integrated terrestrial and submarine optical network that links the Alaskan market to interconnection points in Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA. More...

Verizon launches third SmartPark development in Long Beach, CA
The Verizon SmartPark program will provide Douglas Park tenants a range of advanced services from basic high-speed data transport to full-motion video over ATM, Frame Relay, and other broadband services. More...

University System of Georgia selects ADVA's FSP 3000RE for PeachNet
PeachNet links the entire University System of Georgia, five private higher-education institutions, two K-12 school systems, 350 public libraries, and more than a half dozen other agencies, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the state departments of audits and transportation. More...

Télébec taps Zhone Technologies for VoIP offering
Québec's leading regional telecommunications company has deployed Zhone's MALC Multi-Service Access Platform (MSAP) as a key component of its new VoIP service offering. More...

New products

Pannaway delivers mobile backhaul options to telecom providers
Pannaway says its new Broadband Access Switch (BAS)-150 leverages standards-based technology to deliver T1 services for mobile backhaul and business customers over cost-effective Ethernet transport More...

PGT Photonics enhances City+ CWDM/DWDM platform
The upgraded City+ multiservice system provides telecoms operators with one platform that can manage legacy equipment and carrier-grade Ethernet transport, say PGT Photonics representatives. More...

The JDSU Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Testing
The JDSU Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Testing is written for fiber optic installers, project managers, telecom technicians, and engineers who need to understand, apply, and correctly measure and record the performance of fiber infrastructures.
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Transmitter Jitter Basics: Two Worlds of Test
While jitter is a familiar measurement in transmitter testing, it can be defined...

40GE and 100GE: Ready for Prime Time?
Deployments of 40G WDM interfaces on routers and WDM equipment are ramping...

Designing with SFP+: Matching modules, ICs, and applications
The 10-Gbit/s Ethernet market is poised for explosive growth. This webcast...

Choosing the Right ROADM Equipment for Your Metro Network
Service providers are finding that ROADMs give them significant flexibility...

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RED-C Optical Networks Ltd.: Next Generation Adaptable Variable Gain EDFAs

Discovery Semiconductors, Inc. : Optical Coherent Receivers for Next Generation Transport

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