Lightwave Direct Newsletter of April 20, 2007
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In the News
Report: Metro Ethernet spending $64B from 2006 to 2010
In the 5 years between 2006 and 2010, a cumulative total of nearly $64 billion will be spent on metro Ethernet equipment worldwide, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. More...
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iSuppli: Telco equipment tab will be $41 billion in 2007
The good news: 2007 will mark a recent record high for telecommunications company spending on wireline gear. The bad news: That means revenue growth will be only 1.6 percent, according to iSuppli. More...
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North American telecom carrier capex hit $69 billion in 2006, says Infonetics
North American service providers' capital expenditures totaled $68.6 billion in 2006, up 8% from 2005, and are projected to increase 12% to $76.7 billion in 2010, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. More...
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Analyst slams European FTTX efforts
While Europeans have long been used to being a bandwidth first world continent that status is about to be downgraded, according to one industry analyst. More...
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New This Week
Sterlite's BEND-LITE Fiber enhanced for G.657A compliance
Sterlite says its BEND-LITE singlemode optical fiber features reduced bend radius capabilities, enabling tighter routing and higher fiber density for FTTx networks. More...
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Avago Technologies extends 850-nm VCSEL Technology to 10 Gbits/sec
Products including 10-Gigabit Ethernet and 8-Gbit/sec Fibre Channel transceivers and 6.25-Gbit/sec parallel optics transmitters based on Avago's next-generation VCSELs are sampling now with commercial release scheduled for later this year. More...
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Corning Cable Systems intros UniCam Pretium connector family
The product line enhancement also includes the new UniCam Pretium Tool Kit, which features virtually zero set-up time and enables the installation of a connector in less than one minute. More...
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Civcom intros LH tunable transponder
Civcom has expanded its transponder offerings for the optical data communications market by introducing its new TT600 Transponder. More...
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Lattice releases reference design for GPON receiver
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has announced the availability of its PURESPEED I/O Burst Mode Receiver (BMR) FPGA Reference Design for GPON. More...
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Featured Article
ROADMs need complementary technologies to realize opex value
By Rich Ramsay, Meriton Networks -- The value proposition of ROADM-based systems is rooted in the opex savings they can deliver. To realize those savings, however, systems require complementary features beyond the ROADM subsystem. More...
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