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April 18, 2008
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The Lightwave group of publications, the leading source of information on fiber-optic communications since 1984, is pleased to deliver today's Lightwave Direct. Each day Lightwave Direct brings you the latest in optical communications systems and components news, new products, and trends. Here are the day's top stories from around the world, as selected by the editors at Lightwave.


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Today's news

Telecom Italia taps Huawei for FTTB network
 Huawei confirms it will provide Telecom Italia with its fiber-to-the-building system, which includes the SmartAX MA5600Tand MA5606T for the delivery of GPON and VDSL2 technologies. More...
Northern Ireland demos FTTH in live rollout
 A new social housing development in Belfast is one of the first parts of the UK where residents will be offered a choice of next-generation high-speed broadband services, thanks to an initiative by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI), which is responsible for telecommunications policy in Northern Ireland. More...

This week's top stories

Enablence climbs food chain with Wave7 Optics acquisition
 By Stephen Hardy -- Enablence Technologies Inc., which has hitherto focused on developing transceiver technology, has agreed to buy one of its potential customers. More...
Spirent touts Nortel carrier Ethernet certification
 By Meghan Fuller Hanna -- Spirent Communications has been selected by Nortel to receive its Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem Compatible Product Certification, making it the first test equipment vendor to receive this endorsement. The certification verifies that Spirent's TestCenter platform is compatible with Provider Backbone Transport technology. More...
Ethernet Alliance members demo SFP+ interoperability
 The Ethernet Alliance today announced that members AMCC, Avago Technologies, Broadcom, ClariPhy, Cortina Systems, ExceLight Communications, Finisar, Gennum, Inphi, Intel, JDSU, MergeOptics, NetLogic Microsystems, Opnext, and Vitesse successfully conducted multi-vendor interoperability testing of Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP+) short-reach (10GBASE-SR) and long-reach (10GBASE-LR) optical interfaces. More...
Verizon Business enhances metro Ethernet services
 Verizon Business has unveiled enhanced optical capabilities that the carrier says will benefit large businesses and government agencies seeking to easily and cost-effectively extend their Ethernet LANs to new locations. More...
Syntune acquires controlling stake in Svedice AB
 Tunable laser developer Syntune AB of Sweden says it has taken a controlling equity position in Svedice, a European provider of customized InP semiconductor devices. More...
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Goodbye SONET/SDH, hello next-gen ROADM
 By Vinay Rathore, Ciena Corp. -- What is the best way to migrate my existing network infrastructure toward a next-generation solution without throwing away my existing assets? More...



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