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April 4, 2008

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SPECIAL THEMED ISSUE: SUBMARINE OPTICAL NETWORKING

March was a particularly active month for the submarine optical networking industry, with several new links deployed and upgrades undertaken, mostly to boost trans-Pacific capacity. This week's themed issue highlights that activity.

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Southern Cross Cable completes first-stage upgrade
The Southern Cross Cable Network is supporting the move to high-speed broadband in Australia and New Zealand with the completion of the first stage of a big capacity upgrade. More...

Fujitsu completes Japan-US Cable Network upgrade
Fujitsu says its technology now enables the network to carry more than 1.28 Tbits/sec, doubling the original design capacity of 640 Gbits/sec. More...

France's Orange to link Madagascar to broadband Internet via subsea network
Known as Lion, the 1,800-km cable will connect Madagascar with the region's existing Sat3-Wasc-Safe cable. More...

AT&T, NTT join Pacific cable consortium
Over the last 15 months, the consortium has shepherded the 18,000-km Trans-Pacific
Express (TPE) fiber-optic submarine communications cable between the Asia-Pacific region and the United States. More...

Fujitsu, Pacific Crossing say trans-Pacific network upgrade a success
Fujitsu Ltd. and Pacific Crossing Ltd. have announced the successful completion of an upgrade project that more than doubles the capacity of the 21,000-km PC-1 trans-Pacific fiber-optic submarine cable network linking the U.S. and Japan. More...

Verizon Business, Asian partners activate U.S.-China leg of TPE submarine system
Verizon Business says it is working closely with its Asian partners to activate the U.S.-mainland China portion of the Trans-Pacific Express submarine cable in July, a month in advance of the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. More...

Global Crossing upgrades Latin American subsea network
Global Crossing has expanded capacity on its South American Crossing (SAC) undersea fiber-optic cable system to meet rapidly growing demand for IP and Ethernet transport in Central and South America. More...

Matrix Networks, Tyco begin construction on Matrix Cable System
The 1,000-km subsea Matrix Cable System will provide robust, high-bandwidth connectivity to the currently underserved, growing Indonesian market. The design also facilitates a future connection to Perth, Australia, and discussions with a potential landing partner in Australia are under way, say Matrix Networks representatives. More...

Fujitsu to aid Sea-Me-We 4 upgrade
Fujitsu Ltd. says it will upgrade the capacity of the South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SEA-ME-WE) 4 submarine cable network connecting numerous countries between Singapore and France. With completion scheduled in 2009, this multi-million dollar second upgrade project will triple the existing trunk capacity of the system, enabling SEA-ME-WE 4 to support the increased broadband traffic requirements along the route. More...

This week's notable new products

PMC-Sierra offers 10G EPON design reference
By Stephen Hardy -- The 10G EPON standard hasn't been ratified yet. But, as usual, that won't stop people from getting a jump on designing equipment. More...

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...

3S Photonics intros terrestrial pump laser modules
3S Photonics has introduced a new family of medium- and high-power 980-nm terrestrial pump laser modules for metro applications. More...

ADTRAN adds GPON to Total Access 5000
The multi-service capabilities of the Total Access 5000 allow for the support of native Ethernet services like GPON from the same platform used to support POTS, DSL, Bonded Copper, ATM, and legacy copper services. 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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Lightwave Webcasts
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Transmitter Jitter Basics: Two Worlds of Test
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40GE and 100GE: Ready for Prime Time?
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Designing with SFP+: Matching modules, ICs, and applications
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Choosing the Right ROADM Equipment for Your Metro Network
Service providers are finding that ROADMs give them significant flexibility...

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