To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21928 ) 6/12/2007 12:33:34 PM From: Frank A. Coluccio Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 46821 Lightwave Direct Newsletter of June 11, 2007 URLs for all items below at:newsletters.pennnet.com In the news Tele 2 partners with Nokia Siemens Networks on 40-Gbit/sec European network Tele2's new optical backbone will cover Central Europe. The deployment started in the second quarter of 2007. More... Graceba Total Communications chooses Wave7 Optics for FTTP network Graceba Total Communications, an independent operator serving the Wiregrass area of southeastern Alabama, anticipates that its new EPON network will reach 1,000+ subscribers in multiple communities and areas by the end of 2007. More... Resolute and BroadLight bolster CESoGPON offering The two companies estimate that the requirement for T1/E1-based services over GPON will reach a total of more than 250,000 links serving small and medium businesses worldwide by 2008. With the Resolute's CMX-16C3, a CES module is capable of aggregating up to 512 circuit emulation streams at the GPON OLT. More... Connexion Technologies adds three more properties to growing FTTH roster Connexion Technologies says it will build FTTH networks in three new developments: Sandy Creek Farms, an upscale neighborhood development in Gulf Shores, AL; Tunica National, a master-planned community in northern Mississippi; and Overlook at Camp Creek, a single-family home community on the outskirts of Atlanta. More... New products Ciena adds 40G capabilities to FlexSelect, CoreStream platforms Ciena says its FlexSelect 40G Shelf delivers a seamless, cost-optimized approach to 40G migration with the unique ability to enable in-service upgrades of single 40G wavelengths alongside existing 10G wavelengths. More... Xtera intros Nu-Wave ES Until now, the pay-as-you-grow strategies for DWDM systems have been limited to the terminals. Nu-Wave ES extends the concept to include the optical line system, say Xtera representatives. More... Calix expands adds four-port GPON module to Calix C7 The new GPON module allows service providers to transition 622-Mbit/sec BPON infrastructure to 2.4-Gbit/sec Ethernet-based GPON infrastructure with as little as 17 seconds of downtime per subscriber, claims the company. More... In the news Verizon Business plots business plan for ’07 and beyond By Meghan Fuller, senior editor -- Since its February 2005 acquisition of MCI, Verizon Business has continued to make significant investments in its global, facilities-based infrastructure. More...lw.pennnet.com ------