To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21524 ) 5/22/2007 7:13:26 PM From: Frank A. Coluccio Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 46821 Lightwave Direct Newsletter or May 22, 2007 URLs for all stories below at:newsletters.pennnet.com In the News Ericsson into Wind Ericsson says it has been selected by Italian Internet provider Wind as a supplier for metro and core optical transport technology and systems integrator to support its fixed IP broadband access. More... Telekenex taps Infinera for metro network Telekenex has selected an Infinera Digital Optical Network for its fast-growing metro network in the San Francisco Bay Area, the systems supplier says. More... Transmode and FCA roll out Polish metro networks Transmode and channel partner FCA have announced that Exatel, Poland's second largest service provider, has selected the Transmode TS-Series platform for deployments in its metro network. More... New Products Avago adds 10-GbE LRM to transceiver portfolio Avago Technologies has announced a new family of 10-GbE LRM transceivers incorporating electronic dispersion compensation (EDC). The new product family includes X2, XENPAK, and XFP. More... Laser Components' new 850-nm diodes Laser Components offers 850-nm CW laser diode In addition to the common wavelengths in the Vis, Laser Components now offers what it calls a "reasonably priced" 850-nm semiconductor laser diode with 50 mW of output power. More... Sterlite introduces optical fiber for FTTx Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd. of India has launched Sterlite BEND-LITE (E) Single Mode Optical Fiber designed for market requirements of FTTx networks and applications. More... FTTH News EMBARQ Logistics to deliver Wave7 Optics platform to Nebraska net South Sioux City, NE, customers of Long Lines will soon see new communications products and services, thanks to a new fiber-optic network supplied by Wave7 Optics Inc. and EMBARQ Logistics. More... United Telecom picks UTStarcom for Indian GEPON UTStarcom has announced a contract with United Telecom Ltd. to deploy its GEPON fiber access equipment in the state of Goa in India. More... MSTAR signs VoIP supplier for use over iProvo and UTOPIA New Global Telecom, a provider of wholesale hosted and trunk-based VoIP services, has announced the signing of MSTAR and the migration of its more than 5,000 end users to the former's wholesale VoIP services platform. More... ------