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NSN, Juniper pick up the IPoDWDM baton
Jul 2, 2009
Nokia Siemens Networks and Juniper have formed a partnership that challenges Cisco in the IP-over-DWDM department.
'Zero touch' optical networks: a progress report
Jul 1, 2009
Multiple equipment vendors at IIR's WDM Nice conference talked up their strategies for optical network automation using GMPLS.
Interview: Karel Helsen, FTTH Council Europe
Jun 10, 2009
The new president of the FTTH Council Europe talks about widening its membership to include application and content providers.
France Telecom: bring it PON
Jun 10, 2009
France Telecom is spreading its bets when it comes to next-generation passive optical network technologies.
UK draws up optoelectronics master plan
May 21, 2009
Feasibility studies will show how British facilities working on internet infrastructure can get access to European research cash.
'First to file' patents divide US chip makers
May 21, 2009
Plans to reform US patent law are once again set to be debated in Congress, but there is little consensus among semiconductor firms.
Ciena catches first 100G customer
May 6, 2009
Ciena will supply equipment to NYSE Euronext for what appears to be the first commercial deployment of 100Gbit/s wavelengths.
JDSU to close Picolight facility
May 1, 2009
Striving to cut costs in the face of the recession, optoelectronics giant JDSU is to merge two production sites.
Bookham plus Avanex equals Oclaro
Apr 28, 2009
After a protracted gestation period, Bookham and Avanex have officially merged into Oclaro.
UCSB claims all-optical router advance
Apr 22, 2009
One of the most densely-integrated photonic integrated circuits ever reported brings the prospect of all-optical routers closer.
All-optical switching: ready for prime time
Apr 21, 2009
Glimmerglass believes that the large-scale carrier deployment of its high-port-count optical switches marks the start of a new trend.
Bookham burned in tunable laser dispute
Apr 14, 2009
Out-of-court settlement with rival JDSU leaves Bookham with an immediate bill of $1.5 million, rising to a maximum of $8 million.
Optical components: can the industry be fixed?
Mar 27, 2009
Consolidation has finally come to the optical components industry, but it's the wrong kind, say panellists at the OSA Executive Forum.
JDSU thinks big on tiny tunable
Mar 24, 2009
Tunability gets squashed into the tiny XFP form factor, offering a direct replacement for fixed-wavelength modules.
OneChip brings PICs home
Mar 20, 2009
Photonic integration worked out really well for Infinera; can a start-up targeting optical access pull off the same feat?
Ericsson trials 100G with Deutsche Telekom
Mar 17, 2009
The 100G field trials just keep on coming; Ericsson to divulge more details at next week's OFC/NFOEC conference.
ADVA tackles metro-optimized 100G
Mar 16, 2009
ADVA is developing a low-cost 100 Gbit/s solution for metro networks based on existing 40 Gbit/s components.
Start-up spotlight: Ofidium
Mar 12, 2009
An Australian start-up has received A$6m to develop 100 Gbit/s transceivers using an optical version of OFDM.
Agilent gets up to speed on 100G modulation
Mar 10, 2009
Test vendor launches what it claims is the industry's first analyser for measuring advanced modulation formats.
Finisar hopeful as slump 'nears low point'
Mar 6, 2009
Chairman Jerry Rawls laments the absence of a crystal ball, but believes that things will begin to look up after April.