To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (20739 ) 4/9/2007 11:06:19 PM From: Frank A. Coluccio Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 46821 Lightwave Direct Newsletter of April 9, 2007 [ URLs for articles below appear at : newsletters.pennnet.com ]In the news AboveNet, PAXIO team on FTTH network in San Francisco Bay area PAXIO has developed an open architecture, standards-based FTTH network that supports symmetrical speed Internet access and VoIP services, with video planned for later this year. More... ------AOI raises $28 million in E round funding The company says it will use the new funds to further expand production capacity and product development. More... ------Connexion rolls out three additional partnerships in Florida According to CEO Glen Lang, it’s no longer a question of ‘if’ but when fiber will be in most properties across the U.S. More... ------Photop and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics create joint lab Among the main objectives of the joint lab are to anticipate scientific and technological advances and establish industrial and scientific partnerships. More... ------New products MRV launches new transponders with wavelength and dispersion tunability By Meghan Fuller -- MRV says its 10-Gbit/sec tunable transponders support up to 350-km transmission distance without the need for dispersion compensating fiber or external dispersion compensating modules. More... ------Sterlite Optical Fibers certified compliant with European RoHS Directive Sterlite says its optical fibers were tested in the ITC-recognized testing laboratory Spectro Analytical Labs Ltd., according to the "Procedures for the Determination of Levels of Regulated Substances in Electrotechnical Products." More... ------PICMG adds Ethernet fabric to Advanced Mezzanine Card The new AMC.2 specification is limited in scope to defining link usage, management and electronic-keying (E-Keying) parameters for 1 GbE and 10 GbE on AMCs and carrier boards. More... ------Featured article Optical tunable dispersion compensation aids 40G By Martin Guy, Yves Painchaud, and Carl Paquet, TeraXion -- One of the most important challenges for successful operation of 40-Gbit/sec systems is the cost-efficient management of chromatic dispersion. More... ------