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  • Volume 5, Issue 2

    • Volume 5, Issue 2

    Network Design

    Bend-capable fibre variations target application needs

    April 1, 2008
    by John George, Peter Weimann, Ole Suhr, and Jesper SteenstrupThe current explosion in FTTX deployments has increased carrier interest in bend-capable fibres (BCFs) that greatly...
    FTTH/B

    Fastweb adds broadband mobile services to FTTH

    April 1, 2008
    by Kurt RudermanWhen Europe�s top manufacturers and communications companies met to discuss the future of FTTH early this year in Paris, Fastweb, the industry�s star FTTH ...
    FTTH/B

    Five-year acceleration expected for N. American FTTH

    April 1, 2008
    The North American FTTH market will accelerate in the next five years, according to a new report from RVA Market Research (www.rvallc.com). The current annual numerical increases...
    Home

    Transport/core networks require new look at test

    April 1, 2008
    by Juan MasmelaThe move to next-generation networks (NGN) is anything but straightforward. Evolving technology, unprecedented customer expectations, and the challenges of a legacy...
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    Editorial

    April 1, 2008
    Tellabs raised eyebrows in the U.S. (and probably elsewhere) in April when it announced that it had decided to surrender its status as a supplier to Verizon�s GPON program. ...

    More content from Volume 5, Issue 2

    Market Research

    No relief in sight for optical components sector

    April 1, 2008
    by Meghan Fullert HannaOFC/NFOEC 2008 may have been held in sunny San Diego at the end of February, but this year�s conference highlighted the extent to which we are still living...
    Home

    ROADMs now mainstream, but innovation continues

    April 1, 2008
    by Meghan Fuller HannaBy all accounts, reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) technology has become mainstream. First adopted by the cable multiple-system operators...
    FTTH/B

    France�s alternative FTTH leaders ask Orange for help

    April 1, 2008
    by Kurt RudermanLess than 2 years after launching aggressive plans that helped make France Europe�s most competitive FTTH market, France�s alternative providers are asking...
    PON/Systems

    Asia-Pacific PON vendors see sales jump 50%

    April 1, 2008
    PON equipment manufacturers in Asia-Pacific were expected to see a 50% jump in revenue overall between 2006 and 2007, according to a report released by Infonetics Research (www...
    Transmission

    Menara Networks debuts 'OTN in a transceiver'

    April 1, 2008
    by Stephen HardyFour-year-old Menara Networks (www.menaranet.com) has unveiled the first in a line of transceivers that incorporate ITU-T G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN)...
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    Telco TV continues expansion in Europe, North America

    April 1, 2008
    The availability of telco TV services continues to expand to new countries just as availability expands within those countries as higher-bandwidth networks are built to deliver...