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May 30, 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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Opnext shopping for 40G/100G?
The price of companies has come down, and Harry Bosco says he's evaluating potential bargains. More...

In the News

Sorrento Networks acquires Redfern Broadband Networks
 Sorrento has acquired all assets of RBN, including products, customer contracts, channel partner relationships, test equipment, and more. Financial details were not disclosed. More...
Turk Telekom taps Alcatel-Lucent for ASON/GMPLS-based optical network
 Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its optical networking system with intelligent control p*** in the cities of Ankara, Adana, Instanbul, and Izmir. Türk Telekom says the Euro 21.6 million network will be the first implementation of this kind in Turkey. More...
Clearfield tapped for Alaskan FTTH deployment
 MTA's Outside Plant Network Planner Rod Schultz notes that harsh elements factored heavily in the decision to work with Clearfield. "We're using Clearfield's ruggedized splitters with the cold weather tails," he confirms. "And because we can get three to four feet of snow in some areas, we've modified the cabinets with 18-inch extension bases to get them out of the snow." More...

This Week's Notable New Products

Zeugma Systems launches new service delivery router
 By Meghan Fuller Hanna -- Startup Zeugma Systems this week announced the launch of its Zeugma Services Node (ZSN), a broadband edge product that includes the equivalent computing horsepower of about 27,000 first-generation Pentium personal computers. More...
Reflex Photonics unveils chip-level optical interconnect
 By Stephen Hardy -- Reflex Photonics, a Canadian company that has made its greatest noise in board-to-board and rack-to-rack communications, has unveiled the third leg in its interconnectivity tripod. More...
TPACK debuts P-OTN chips
 TPACK's new SMARTPACK P-OTN reprogrammable chips integrate packet, SONET/SDH and OTN functionality. More...
Timbercon announces XFP electrical loopback
 Timbercon has finished prototype testing of its new XFP Electrical Loopbacks with three key customers and has a limited sample quantity on hand for exclusive pre-production release. More...



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