Lightwave Direct Newsletter of May 8, 2007
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In the news
Ukrtelecom, Cisco complete second phase of DWDM network Ukrtelecom has deployed Cisco's ONS 15454 at core points of presence across its national DWDM network in the Ukraine. More... lw.pennnet.com
Telecom Egypt taps Ericsson for DWDM network Ericsson has been selected by Telecom Egypt, the largest fixed operator in the Middle East and Africa, to expand its DWDM-based network in the Nile delta area. More... lw.pennnet.com
euNetworks and UNET rollout broadband network in the Netherlands euNetworks says it will deploy priva¦nex, a highly redundant, high-capacity private fiber ring for the rollout of bandwidth-hungry voice, video, and data services in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. More... lw.pennnet.com
Xelerated raises $23 million in new funding Xelerated says the new funding will be used to expand sales and support as to develop new products. More... lw.pennnet.com
In-Stat: Asia/Pacific at forefront of broadband fiber evolution Carriers such as Korea Telecom and NTT have committed to investing heavily to change copper infrastructures to fiber by 2010, says In-Stat. More... lw.pennnet.com
New product
Emtelle announces new fiber blowing machine In the past, two machines were typically needed to blow fiber: One for fiber counts of 1-12 and one for fiber counts of 24-96. The FUSION, by contrast, can blow fiber counts of 1-96 with a diameter of 1 mm to 8 mm. More... lw.pennnet.com
Featured article
Survey details switch to OM3 in enterprise By Matt Brown, CommScope -- To support bandwidth-intensive, real-time applications and to accommodate ever-increasing file size and traffic volume, IT managers are moving toward the higher performance offered by laser-optimized multimode optical fiber (OM3). More... lw.pennnet.com
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