Fluke Networks has announced the OptiFiber Pro OTDR, a handheld optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) designed specifically for enterprise fiber network testing. The OptiFiber Pro OTDR enables users to reduce costs, enhance productivity, and improve network reliability, according to Fluke. The OptiFiber Pro OTDR offers a...
MEF offers MEF-CECP Study Guide
Those of you cramming for your Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional (MEF-CECP) certification might benefit from a new online study guide the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has launched. The study guide is available in a universal browser format and as part of the mobile iPad app...
Broadcom to acquire PON chip vendor BroadLight
Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BroadLight, Inc. for $195 million net of cash assumed. Privately owned BroadLight develops processors and related software for passive optical network (PON) applications, specifically GPON. The deal calls for Broadcom to buy...
INS4U Group selects Genexis for FTTH initiative in Poland
Genexis BV says INS4U Group has selected its FiberXport FTTH gateway for the delivery of Active Ethernet broadband to the rural area of Wola Uchruska in Poland. INS4U Group is currently deploying an FTTH network for one of the local operators, who decided to expand...
Socket Telecom fields ADTRAN Total Access 5000 for FTTH in Missouri
ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) says that Missouri CLEC and Internet provider Socket Telecom has built a broadband stimulus funded fiber to the home (FTTH) network in central Missouri using the ADTRAN Total Access 5000 broadband platform. Privately held Socket serves business and residential customers in the...
Tata Communications rings world with fiber
Tata Communications (NYSE: TCL) says that with the recent launch of the Tata Global Network – Eurasia (TGN-EA) cable, it now owns the world’s first around-the-world fiber-optic cable network. “Our customers, whether a European auto-manufacturer, an Asian hotel group or a large U.S. financial services...
Death of the OB van
Only a few years ago, remote production seemed like a distant reality unlikely to make any headway before the 2012 Olympics. However, recently it has become more accessible, and it’s now time for the outside broadcast van (OB) to start worrying about the future of...
Timbercon offers QSFP/QSFP+ passive electrical loopback
Timbercon, Inc. has announced availability of the QSFP/QSFP+ passive electrical loopback. The electrical loopback is used for testing QSFP/QSFP+ transceiver ports in board-level test. Substituting the electrical loopback for a full featured transceiver provides a more cost-effective, low-cost alternative, Timbercon asserts. The electrical loopback is...
Global Markets, Technologies and Materials for Thin and Ultrathin Films
BCC Research has followed the thick and thin film markets for more than 10 years, publishing various reports on materials, devices and technologies used to deposit these types of films. During this period, the market has expanded steadily and new opportunities have developed for these...
Broadcom confirms Broadlight acquisition; Broadcom is paying $195 million for BroadLight, which develops fiber access passive optical network processors.
Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) today confirmed that it has acquired Israeli embedded chipsets for fiber optics developer Broadlight Ltd. for $195 million in cash. An additional $10 million in milestone payments may also be paid. Broadcom said that the deal will be closed in the...
