German fiber and cable maker Leoni reveals it purchased all the shares of fiber maker j-fiber GmbH at the end of last year. Leoni had acquired 51 percent of j-fiber, located in Jena, in 2007. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. j-fiber will operate...
Anritsu unveils multi-channel BERT with up to 32 Gbps on four channels
Anritsu Co. has introduced 28G/32G multi-channel modules for its MP1800A Signal Quality Analyzer (SQA) BERT system. The new capabilities will aid equipment designers evaluate interconnect interfaces up to 32 Gbps. Among other applications, the new capabilities will play well in dual-polarization quadrature phase-shift keying (DP-QPSK)...
A Single Cell Endoscope
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release: An endoscope that can provide high-resolution optical images of the interior of a single living cell, or precisely deliver genes, proteins, therapeutic drugs or other cargo without injuring or damaging the...
MGTS to invest 50 billion rubles in Moscow GPON network by 2014
Russian wireline operator Moscow City Telephone Company (MGTS) plans to invest 50 billion rubles into the development of a network built using Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology by 2015, the company’s Marketing Director Roman Plyachenko said late Tuesday. MGTS plans to invest its own...
Opnext drops 4.5% on high volatility
Opnext, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and distributes optical modules and components that transmit and receive data delivered via light in telecommunications and data communications applications, as well as lasers and infrared light emitting diodes (LEDs) for industrial and commercial applications. Its transceiver modules, which utilize...
‘Swisscom, EWB conclude new fibre-optic agreement in Berne’
Swisscom and Energie Wasser Bern have reached an accord on amendments to the partnership agreement for fibre-optic expansion in the city of Berne. The amendments were required in the wake of the negative report from the Competition Commission (ComCo). Certain clauses in the agreement have...
FINLAND,INDONESIA : Indonesia under-sea fiber link gets huge capacity boost
Telkom, Nokia Siemens Networks deliver world’s longest repeater-free 40G channel submarine link. A 354 kilometer under-sea link in Indonesia, critical to the country’s international connectivity, has been upgraded by Nokia Siemens Networks. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT Telkom), the largest telecom operator in Indonesia, now benefits...
Etihad Etisalat [All Share] dips 0.5% on weak volume
[News Story] 18/12/2011 Saudi telecom operator Mobily said it has unveiled the second public Cisco TelePresence Suite, that enables customers to minimize travel time and expenses by delivering a live, immersive, face-to-face experience via the network, in Jeddah.According to Mobily, the Cisco TelePresence technology allows...
Alliance Fiber Optic Products rises 0.1% on low volume for a second consecutive day, a two day rise of 1.5%
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. (AFOP) designs, manufactures and markets a range of high-performance fiber optic components, and integrated modules incorporating these components, for communications equipment manufacturers. The Company offers a range of products, including interconnect devices that are used to connect optical fibers and...
Nexxus Lighting Class A falls in four out of last five days, for a 5-day fall of 12.5%
Nexxus Lighting, Inc (Nexxus), formerly Super Vision International, Inc., focuses its resources on designing, manufacturing, marketing and selling new light-emitting diode (LED) lighting products and systems as well as its fiber optic lighting product line for use in commercial, architectural, signage, swimming pool and original...