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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (20724)	4/6/2007 6:27:52 PM
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Lightwave Direct Newsletter of April 6, 2007 [ URLs for all articles below appear here: newsletters.pennnet.com ] In the News Alcatel-Lucent to acquire Tropic Networks In combination with Alcatel-Lucent's ROADM technology, Tropic Networks' advanced optical layer management technology delivers the flexibility and security to maximize network efficiency and operational cost savings, say Alcatel-Lucent representatives. More... ------ ZTE to construct Rwandan backbone network ZTE Corp. has won a contract from MTN for a Rwandan transmission project to build both the Rwandan backbone network and the first metropolitan network in the capital, Kigali. More... ------ Avago acquires Infineon's POF business Avago Technologies and Infineon Technologies AG have entered into a definitive agreement under which Avago will acquire Infineon's polymer optical fiber (POF) business, based in Regensburg, Germany. More... ------ Mintera expands its global customer base The MI 40000XS 40-Gbit/sec DWDM transport subsystem is now shipping to customers in the North America and EMEA regions. More... ------ Worldwide PON market almost $1 billion in 2006 Worldwide PON equipment sales grew 71% for the year, says Infonetics Research. More... ------ New Products Freescale releases ONT SoC By Stephen Hardy Freescale Semiconductor has released the MSC7120, a GPON SoC for optical network terminals (ONTs). Alcatel-Lucent is already using the chip in field trials. More... ------ Yokogawa and Fujitsu develop 40-Gbit/sec DQPSK optical transmission technology The companies say their 40-Gbit/sec DQPSK transceivers support transmission distances that are eight times longer than distances achieved by transceivers using standard binary modulation. More... ------ Avago Technologies intros singlemode OC-48 SFP transceivers The AFCT-5745xZ line of transceivers includes high-performance modules for serial optical data communications that range from 125 Mbits/sec to 2.7 Gbits/sec. More... ------ Fujitsu develops wavelength-tunable laser Fujitsu Labs has developed what it calls a Tunable Distributed Amplification-Distributed FeedBack (TDA-DFB) laser, which integrates the optical modulator and laser source in the same package. More... ------ Featured Article A Look Back: Avanex's Barbarossa touts return to technological innovation By Stephen Hardy -- Avanex CTO Giovanni Barbarossa says that visitors at next week's OFC/NFOEC will see a new generation of system building blocks that leverage technological innovation to address emerging carrier requirements for efficiency, intelligence, and flexibility. More... ------