Volume 4, Issue 3

WSS ROADMs provide the flexibility of the future-today

Sept. 1, 2007

by Ronen MikdashiReconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) have been deployed since 2005, mainly by North American carriers. Recently, though, an increasing number...

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The changing optical transport market

Sept. 1, 2007

by Michael HowardThe optical transport market is on the cusp of major changes, the beginnings of which are clearly in view today. Over the next few years, we’ll see emergence ...

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Video-optimised fibre is all about the bends

Sept. 1, 2007

by John George and David MazzareseThere is no longer any ambiguity about the killer application: It’s personalised, on-demand, multifaceted, symmetrical, ever higher definition...

PON/Systems

Groundwork laid for integrated ONT/gateway

Sept. 1, 2007

by Stephen HardyIn recent announcements, we’ve learned that PON IC makers have developed chips for platforms that would combine the currently separate functions of an optical ...

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Berlin works towards broadband access for everyone

Sept. 1, 2007

by Wolf von Reden, Bernd Weidner, and Bernd LudwigThe optical networking industry is flourishing in Berlin and the surrounding federal state of Brandenburg, where some 270 companies...

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Transmission

2007 ECOC Product Showcase

Sept. 1, 2007

GaAs-based photodiodePDCS70T-GS is a GaAs-based photodiode optimised for datacom and telecom applications up to 12 Gbit/s. It has an optical aperture with a diameter of 70 μm,...

PON/Systems

Compatibility is the key to FTTH success

Sept. 1, 2007

by Reuven SegevRising demand for domestic network services and bandwidth is making FTTH an increasingly attractive option for service providers. GPON offers carriers the most ...

Market Research

High-speed slowdown makes sense

Sept. 1, 2007

by Stephen M. HardyThere will be plenty to talk about when the international optical communications community convenes in Berlin for the European Conference on Optical Communications...

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ROADMs turn economical for edge networks

Sept. 1, 2007

by Thomas StrasserThe emergence of high-definition television (HDTV), IPTV, and video-on-demand services, along with the advent of peer-to-peer video applications, has placed ...

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Optical interface standards progress to publication

Sept. 1, 2007

by Rosemary McGlashonIEC SC86B/WG6 (“Standards and Specifications for Fibre Optic Interconnecting Devices and Related Components”) has made considerable progress with the publication...

Packet Transport

Conference highlights European telecom trends

Sept. 1, 2007

by Dave DunphyThe IIR WDM & Next Generation Optical Networking Conference held in Cannes this past June underscored fundamental changes going on within the European telecommunications...