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Black Box's 45 deg angled-port patch panels receive Cabling Business award of excellence

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:10 GMT

March 10,2010 --

The Black Box SpaceGAIN CAT5e and CAT6 patch panels feature connectors that tilt down at a 45-degree angle to make patching easier.

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AT&T trials 100G with Opnext, Cisco, and Ixia

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:50:50 GMT

March 10,2010 --

By Contributing Editor Stephen Hardy, Lightwave -- AT&T saw this week's Verizon 100-Gbps trial and raised it 27 Gbps in live traffic. The carrier conducted the trial using Cisco's new CRS-3 Carrier Routing System.

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Cisco unveils CRS-3 Carrier Routing System

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:40:50 GMT

March 10,2010 --

The Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (CRS), as its name implies, has three times the horsepower as the previous CRS-1 platform.

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Swiss structured cabling firm sees, realizes big opportunity in Africa

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:55:20 GMT

March 8,2010 --

Reichle and De-Massari (R&M), a Swiss firm specializing in structured cabling, says it has made strong inroads in the North African market thanks to its channel partner program and "customer-centric" approach.

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Verizon Wireless taps South Carolina cabling infrastructure firm

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:00 GMT

March 8,2010 --

Network Controls and Electric of Greenville has been selected by Verizon Wireless to install cabling infrastructure for new stores in Charleston and Beaufort.

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ADC helps Verizon provide federal customers with Green telecom infrastructure

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:21:00 GMT

March 8,2010 --

ADC has teamed with Verizon Business to provide an end-to-end fiber infrastructure for integration into the Verizon Federal Network Systems' (FNS) Optical LAN Solution and offered to U.S. federal customers.

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Fiber cable installation courses available online

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:56:00 GMT

March 5,2010 --

The Fiber Optic Association has brought back Fiber U, a free online learning resource for fiber optic professionals.

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comCables names new director of sales, manufacturing

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:40:10 GMT

March 3,2010 --

comCables (Denver,CO) announced the addition of Tom McAllister as director of sales, manufacturing.

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Legrand | Ortronics unveils Layer Zero Ecosystem program

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:00:20 GMT

March 3,2010 --

The program is designed to provide customers with resources for all facets of their ISO/OSI network infrastructures.

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AFCOM names data center manager of year finalists

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:10:10 GMT

March 3,2010 --

Veteran facilities and IT managers from Chevron, MetLife, and Trinity Information Services have been chosen for their excellence in managing data center operations.

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Communications Support Services Inc. of Raleigh, NC to install structured cabling for Greensboro LabCorp location

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:00:40 GMT

March 3,2010 --

LabCorp provides medical laboratory testing and services nationally. Structured cabling design and installation services are in order; the project is scheduled to be completed in Q2-Q3 of 2010.

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Emulex 10Gb/s Ethernet connectivity to support eight IBM systems

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:55:10 GMT

March 2,2010 --

Emulex announced that its OneConnect Universal Converged Network Adapter (UCNA) architecture will provide 10Gb/s Ethernet integration into five enterprise-class and high-volume IBM server platforms.

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Report: Worldwide telecom, comms equipment markets to reach $628.2B by 2012

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:35:40 GMT

March 1,2010 --

Research and Markets (Dublin, Ireland) has added WinterGreen Research's report, "Worldwide Telecommunications and Communications Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2006 to 2012", to its offering.

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Cabling systems suppliers approve new tester for link, channel certification

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:46:00 GMT

February 26,2010 --

Brand-Rex and Tyco Electronics tested and approved Ideal Industries' LanTEK II for certification of their high-performance twisted-pair systems.

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Cabling standards group elects chair, vice-chair, committee heads

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:15:40 GMT

February 26,2010 --

Bob Jensen and Valerie Maguire will serve two-year terms as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of TIA's TR-42 Engineering Committee.

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Prysmian reveals expansion plans for China and India

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:20:50 GMT

February 25,2010 --

At the FTTH Council conference in Lisbon, Portugal, the cabling giant revealed that it has ambitious plans to grow its market presence in both China and India as part of a global expansion program.

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Beacon Solutions, Smart Buildings LLC contracted for 'smart building' project at Northern Kentucky University

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:45:10 GMT

February 25,2010 --

Utilizing integrated building system designs, the Center for Informatics on the campus of Northern Kentucky University (NKU) will showcase fully interactive rooms and a unique "digitorium."

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USMC picks Xirrus for Wi-Fi

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:50:50 GMT

February 24,2010 --

Xirrus and partner Mission Critical Solutions (MCS) have been awarded a multi-million dollar Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide Wi-Fi products and accessories to the United States Marine Corps' Pacific bases.

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South Carolina Federal Credit Union taps Brocade for IP network upgrade

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:35:30 GMT

February 24,2010 --

South Carolina Federal Credit Union has upgraded its network infrastructure with Brocade's NetIron multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) routers and FastIron PoE-ready switches.

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Recovery Act investment to expand broadband Internet access spurs economic growth

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:15:30 GMT

February 23,2010 --

The US Department of Commerce announced Recovery Act investments of $13.4 million in Utah and $11.9 million in Illinois to help bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve education.

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ADVA Optical Networking adds integrated OTDR for fiber-plant analysis, monitoring

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:40:10 GMT

February 23,2010 --

To its flagship FSP 3000 platform, the company has added integrated Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) capability for end-to-end analysis and monitoring of fiber transport networks.

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FCI acquires assets of MergeOptics, moves into AOC market

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:35:40 GMT

February 22,2010 --

Connector and cable assembly manufacturer FCI has acquired the assets of MergeOptics, a manufacturer of active optical cables (AOCs) and optical transceivers.

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Corning Cable Systems intros multi-fiber preconnectorized OSP line

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:50:40 GMT

February 22,2010 --

The Multi Fiber Preconnectorized OSP offering is designed to enable outside plant (OSP) fiber access networks that require more than a single fiber.

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Sumitomo Electric says PureAccess-R5 optical fiber exceeds ITU-T G.657.B3 standard

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:05:40 GMT

February 22,2010 --

The company says that its PureAccess-R5 bending loss insensitive singlemode optical fiber is fully compliant with the new ITU-T G.657.B3 recommended standard for macrobend at a 5-mm radius, for efficiently routing optical drop cables in ap.......

Solving network technicians' top 10 problems

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:05:30 GMT

February 19,2010 --

Faulty cabling is on the list of 10 nagging problems that Fluke Networks can teach you how to solve.

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Web seminar discusses latest TIA standards

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:45:30 GMT

February 19,2010 --

Hosted by the TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section, the seminar will cover copper as well as fiber cabling.

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TIA FOLS elects 2010 officers

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:35:10 GMT

February 19,2010 --

The Fiber Optics LAN Section (FOLS) of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has elected its slate of officers for 2010.

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Denali Software releases 40/100G Ethernet verification IP for virtualization, FCoE products

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:15:20 GMT

February 18,2010 --

The company has introduced its PureSpec-Ethernet verification intellectual property (VIP) product to support the preliminary 40/ 100 -Gigabit specification from the IEEE Ethernet Task Force.

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ADVA Optical Networking's FSP 3000 now optimized for cloud computing applications

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:55:20 GMT

February 18,2010 --

With new capabilities, the FSP 3000 now enables operators to provide ultra-high bandwidth between data centers and remote backup locations.

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Agilent sells network solutions unit to JDSU

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:45:50 GMT

February 18,2010 --

Scientific instrument maker Agilent Technologies will sell its network solutions business to JDSU for $165 million in cash.

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Emerson Network Power offering 'free cooling' solutions with advice on best practices

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:45:10 GMT

February 18,2010 --

Emerson Network Power has released several free "economization solutions" for reducing data center energy use.

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Minnesota's VISI expands data center by 7000 square feet

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:51:00 GMT

February 17,2010 --

The data center services and managed hosting provider has begun a demand-driven expansion of its Saint Paul facility.

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SMC, NYCE, Firecomms form POF networking partnership

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:05:50 GMT

February 17,2010 --

SMC, in partnership with NYCE, has launched the SMCEPM-2, a fiber-to-Ethernet media converter switch incorporating Firecomms' POF technologies.

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IEEE announces 'Global Standards at IEEE' seminar

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:15:40 GMT

February 16,2010 --

IEEE announced that it will be hosting a Global Standards at IEEE seminar in Bangalore, India, on 9 March 2010.

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Siemon's Valerie Maguire elected vice chair of TIA TR-42 telecommunications cabling systems engineering committee

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:30:50 GMT

February 16,2010 --

TIA TR-42 and its thirteen subcommittees develop standards for copper and optical fiber cabling infrastructure used in commercial, residential, and industrial buildings, as well data centers.

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Automated Systems Design, Inc. (ASD) names Kevin Kiziah as president

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:16:00 GMT

February 15,2010 --

Automated Systems Design, Inc. (ASD), a manufacturer of structured cabling products and installer of high-speed networks, announced that vice president Kevin Kiziah has been promoted to president of ASD.

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Fiber optic cable installation job available at Navy base in Virginia Beach, Va.

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:20:50 GMT

February 15,2010 --

The U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG) is looking for a contractor to install and test fiber optic cable connections among workstations at the Atlantic Fleet Combat Training Center in Virginia Beach, Va.

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10-Gig free-space optics link helps Hollywood production studio

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:40:00 GMT

February 12,2010 --

The Post Group, a post-production facility for television and film, moved operations and needed a building-to-building high-speed link.

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The Green Grid debuts data center efficiency tools

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:55:20 GMT

February 11,2010 --

The Green Grid introduced new tools and announced new industry alliances at its third annual Green Grid Technical Forum and Members’ Meeting, held on February 4.

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Aquantia ramps 10GBASE-T PHY production for 10G Ethernet data center connectivity

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:55:30 GMT

February 10,2010 --

The company has entered full volume production on the AQ 1002, its flagship low-power 10GBASE-T PHY solution.

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Data centers to drive 5-year growth of Ethernet Switch market, forecasts Dell'Oro

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:30:50 GMT

February 9,2010 --

Dell’Oro Group forecasts a rejuvenated Ethernet Switch market in 2010 that will continue to grow annually through 2014. The growth is expected to come in large part from sales of Ethernet switches optimized for larger data center deployme.......

Draka, Plumettaz partner on FTTH productivity tools

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:35:20 GMT

February 9,2010 --

Draka Communications has announced a partnership with Swiss cable-laying specialist Plumettaz to develop new cable-laying productivity products tailored to FTTH deployments.

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Legrand/Wiremold integrates audio/video into all cabling pathways

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:45:40 GMT

February 9,2010 --

Legrand/Wiremold has completed a program to integrate audio/video (A/V) connectivity directly into its major wire and cable pathway products, including perimeter raceways, floor boxes, poke-thru devices, architectural columns, infloor ducts, wo.......

Milestone Systems, Honeywell form strategic alliance

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:05:20 GMT

February 8,2010 --

Milestone Systems announced that it has signed a Milestone Manufacturer Alliance Partner (MAP) agreement with Honeywell Security Group.

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Business Ethernet service competition heating up

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:35:10 GMT

February 2,2010 --

AT&T leads the pack of those providing an increasingly strategic service.

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HP gets $7.4M DOE grant to build energy-efficient modular data center

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:10:50 GMT

February 2,2010 --

The two-year program will result in a containerized unit that uses 38 percent less energy to support a 100-kilowatt IT load.

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Middle Atlantic Products appoints new director of customer and sales resources

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:06:00 GMT

February 2,2010 --

Middle Atlantic Products has promoted Craig Decker to the new position of Director of Customer and Sales Resources.

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Prysmian acquires 51% of Ravin Cables, active in India and the United Arab Emirates

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:10:20 GMT

February 2,2010 --

With turnover of around 45 million euro in the financial year april 2008 – march 2009 and EBITDA of 4.4 million euro, Ravin is one of India's largest cable manufacturers, with a range including low and medium voltage cables.

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Belden names new EMEA ops head

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:00:20 GMT

February 1,2010 --

Belden Inc. has appointed Christoph Gusenleitner to executive vice president of operations and global connectivity for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

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Dow Europe hikes price of wire and cable products in India, Middle East and Africa

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:40:50 GMT

February 1,2010 --

Dow Europe GmbH has announced an immediate price increase of up to U.S. $200 per metric ton for its wire and cable products across India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA).

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RiT Technologies expands EPV cabling management platform for mid-, large-sized enterprises

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:15:50 GMT

February 1,2010 --

Through a significant expansion in the size of network that can be monitored, the new EPV allows large as well as small-to-medium-sized organizations to implement real-time connectivity monitoring of communications rooms and remote sites.

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Fulcrum's FocalPoint 10GE silicon tapped for Fortinet's 10-GbE data center switch

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:35:50 GMT

February 1,2010 --

Fulcrum Microsystems’ FocalPoint FM4224, a 24-port 10-GbE semiconductor device, is being used by Fortinet as the switching fabric for that company’s recently launched FortiSwitch-1000, a chassis-based 10-GbE data center switch.

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Prysmian deploys Sirocco air-blown optical fiber system

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:15:30 GMT

January 28,2010 --

Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems has announced the first deployment of its Sirocco air-blown optical fiber system in Italy.

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SimplexGrinnell installs Vicon IP security system in Ohio courthouse

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:01:00 GMT

January 27,2010 --

Vicon Industries Inc. and SimplexGrinnell, a supplier of fire and life-safety systems, have begun installation of an IP-based security system for the new Franklin County Courthouse, currently under construction in Columbus, Ohio.

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ShowMeCables adds plenum fiber cables

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:40 GMT

January 27,2010 --

ShowMeCables, a St. Louis-based online wholesaler of voice, audio, and data products, announced that a variety of plenum fiber cables are now available for purchase from the company’s Web site.

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2010 BICSI Board of Directors named

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:30:20 GMT

January 26,2010 --

The 2010 BICSI Board of Directors was introduced at the association's annual business meeting at the BICSI Winter Conference, held last week. Leviton's Brian Hansen begins his two-year term as the new BICSI President.

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Huawei demos wireless 4G voice, HD video delivery for Cox Communications

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:20:10 GMT

January 26,2010 --

Huawei announced the successful completion of voice calling and high definition video streaming over wireless networks using fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology for Cox Communications.

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LGS contracted to support U.S. Army in Southwest Asia

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:36:00 GMT

January 26,2010 --

Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary company LGS was recently awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Army to provide communications technology in support of specific operations across Southwest Asia. The BPA includes wireless technologie.......

BICSI crowns third annual Installer of the Year

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:45:30 GMT

January 26,2010 --

For the third consecutive year, Vision Technologies' Jessie Spearman takes home the top honor and a $5K check.

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TIA and FTTH Council to FCC: Don't reverse fiber unbundling rules

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:20:40 GMT

January 25,2010 --

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council have jointly filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging that the Cbeyond Petition to reverse course on what the two organiza.......

Spring exam period announced for IEEE WCET program

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:05:50 GMT

January 25,2010 --

The IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc) announced that it will hold the Spring examination period for the IEEE Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies (IEEE WCET) certification program, from April 11 - May 8, 2010. The application.......

EZchip samples 100-Gigabit network processor

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:51:00 GMT

January 21,2010 --

EZchip Semiconductor Ltd., in Yokneam, Israel is sampling its NP-4 100-Gigabit network processor (NPU) for Carrier Ethernet equipment.

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Optical Cable Corporation patents keyed modular connection system

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:40:40 GMT

January 19,2010 --

Optical Cable Corporation (OCC)bannounced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued patent No. 7,594,829 for a keyed modular connection system and associated adapter cable. This is the second patent issued for the c.......

comCables forming telecommunications focus group

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:15:30 GMT

January 19,2010 --

At the 2010 BICSI Winter Conference, comCables (Denver, CO) announced that it is looking for installers of data communications systems to serve as members of a focus group, which will meet in conference calls four times a year.

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Southwire to acquire assets of Leviton's AIW

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:45:10 GMT

January 19,2010 --

Southwire Company announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase certain assets of Rhode Island-based American Insulated Wire Corporation (AIW), a subsidiary of Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc.

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comCables expands product offering

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:46:00 GMT

January 18,2010 --

At the 2010 BICSI Winter Conference in Orlando, comCables (Denver, CO) announced an expansion of its structured cabling solutions product offering.

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CABLExpress enhances Skinny-Trunk fiber optic MTP connector to reduce insertion loss

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:35:40 GMT

January 18,2010 --

CABLExpress has upgraded its Skinny-Trunk 12 fiber optic MTP (Multifiber Termination Push-on) connector with a high-precision thermoplastic ferrule designed to lower insertion loss by up to 40%.

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Concert Technologies debuts 'Demarc Extension' brand, standardization website

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:21:00 GMT

January 18,2010 --

Concert Technologies announced the launch of its Demarc Extension Nationwide brand and an associated website which defines previously non-existent standards for a demarc extension.

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Legrand-Ortronics attains ISO 14001 environmental certification

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:10:10 GMT

January 18,2010 --

The company announced announced that it has furthered its commitment to the protection of the environment through ISO 14001 Certification at its New London, CT corporate office.

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General Cable introduces halogen-free Cat 5e, 6 cables

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:35:30 GMT

January 15,2010 --

The riser-rated cables are known as 17 Free because they are free of halogens, which fall into Group 17 of the Periodic Table.

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40/100 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver market forecasted to reach $545M by 2014

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:45:30 GMT

January 15,2010 --

About two-thirds of these revenues will come from 40 GbE products, the analyst firm CIR believes.

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OFS and Sterlite settle lawsuit

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:10:30 GMT

January 15,2010 --

OFS has granted Sterlite and worldwide license to certain OFS optical fiber patents. Terms of the settlement agreement are confidential.

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FiberHome shipping Mindspeed's VoIP processors in China PON access equipment

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:00:40 GMT

January 15,2010 --

FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies Co. Ltd., a telecom equipment provider in China, is shipping Mindspeed’s Comcerto 300 series of VoIP access processors in its AN5006 access network equipment.

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Raritan enhances Power IQ data center energy management software

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:20:10 GMT

January 14,2010 --

Able to talk to more enterprise systems and manage more data center equipment, the company says the new release is also certified VMware-ready, and supports 5,000 PDUs and Web services integration.

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Legrand-Ortronics' Brian Ensign elected to BICSI board of directors

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:55:20 GMT

January 14,2010 --

Legrand-Ortronics announced that Brian Ensign, RCDD, NTS, OSP, CSI, was re-elected by the BICSI membership as Northeast Regional Director and to serve a second term (2010 - 2011) on the BICSI board of directors.

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Wright Line expands data center management team

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:40:30 GMT

January 14,2010 --

Wright Line, a developer of advanced data center technology solutions, announced the appointment of Edward K. Eacueo as director of its data center business unit, and Gary P. Wong as director of its applications engineering division.

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Concert Technologies to host demarc extension seminar at BICSI Winter Conference

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:45:40 GMT

January 13,2010 --

Demarc extension is the critical cabling that extends a circuit in the building from the local access provider’s demarcation point to the customer’s premises equipment.

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Linxtelecom chooses ADVA Optical Networking for network upgrade

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:20:30 GMT

January 13,2010 --

Linxtelecom, an international telecommunications and data center services provider, has selected the ADVA FSP 3000 from ADVA Optical Networking to provide reliable, high-speed connectivity across parts of the carrier’s network.

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Telecom-infrastructure manager to head new Emerson Network Power division

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:50:40 GMT

January 12,2010 --

Stephen C. Hassell heads the division that comprises the Aperture and Avocent businesses, which Emerson acquired in February 2008 and December 2009, respectively.

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Mid-sized enterprises emerging as data center 'vanguards', finds Symantec study

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:05:10 GMT

January 11,2010 --

Symantec Corp. has released its 2010 State of the Data Center study, which found that mid-sized enterprises (2,000 to 9,999 employees) are more likely to adopt cutting-edge technologies such as cloud computing, deduplication, replication, stora.......

HDMI-based active optical cable market forecasted to hit $1.17B by 2014

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:41:00 GMT

January 8,2010 --

Information Gatekeepers Inc. (IGI) predicts that the HDMI-based Active Optical Cable (AOC) market will grow from $49 million in 2010 to over $1.17 billion by 2014. According to the forecast, during this period, early OEM providers will enjoy ex.......

IEEE ComSoc lauded for corporate standards development

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:00:20 GMT

January 8,2010 --

The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) was recently honored for its “Outstanding Contribution to Corporate Standards Development” by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA).

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Report: Despite economic turmoil, worldwide telecom industry growing at double-digit rate

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:40:30 GMT

January 8,2010 --

Despite unsteady global financial markets, the worldwide telecommunications industry will continue to expand over the next five years as growth of wireless services in emerging markets offsets the spending slowdown in the advanced economies, sa.......

Forecast: Strong quantity growth in fiber connector, mechanical splice consumption

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:40:20 GMT

January 7,2010 --

After a flat 2009 globally, the Americas will lead worldwide growth through 2013.

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Leviton receives third-party verification of OM3 fiber system

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:20:30 GMT

January 6,2010 --

Intertek tested three separate fiber-optic channels comprising Leviton products and found they all met TIA-568-C.0 specs.

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Corus360 opens LEED Gold data center in Georgia

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:40:30 GMT

January 5,2010 --

The data center, located on the bottom floor of a 30,000-square-foot office building at 130 Technology Parkway in Norcross, Ga., is the first of its kind in the state, claims the tech consulting company.

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Digital Realty acquires Northern Virginia data center properties

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:35:10 GMT

January 5,2010 --

The wholesale data center provider announced that it has acquired two fully leased data center properties and a 10.73 acre site in Northern Virginia.

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Opus Interactive initiates new data center construction

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:01:00 GMT

December 29,2009 --

Opus Interactive, a SAS 70 Certified enterprise hosting provider in the Portland, OR metro area, announced that it has begun construction of a new data center.

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FTTH Council lauds fiber's share of initial broadband stimulus awards

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:15:30 GMT

December 29,2009 --

The first broadband stimulus grants and loans made under the Recovery Act indicate that the agencies responsible for those programs are looking to fiber-optic technology to meet the goals of job creation and economic development, according to t.......

Report: Media converter market for private enterprises to reach $3B

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:20:50 GMT

December 28,2009 --

ElectroniCast Consultants says in the period 2008-2013, strongly rising quantity growth will be partially offset by declining average prices.

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Cost dynamics define 40G vs. 100G, finds study

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:45:00 GMT

December 28,2009 --

It won’t take much of a cost per bit improvement for carriers to consider 40- and 100-Gbps technology, according to a survey conducted by Infonetics Research.

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Belden acquires Telecast Fiber Systems

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:10:40 GMT

December 23,2009 --

Belden has acquired Telecast Fiber Systems, a provider of fiber optic technology for live entertainment production and broadcast. Financial details were not made public.

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Alcatel-Lucent brings coherent detection to 100G optical platforms

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:35:10 GMT

December 23,2009 --

Alcatel-Lucent has reportedly enhanced its optical networking portfolio with coherent receiver technology that enables operators to deal with transmission impairments which become extremely severe at speeds of 100 Gbps and higher.

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Forecast: Active optical cabling to hit $192M by 2013

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:00:20 GMT

December 23,2009 --

The active optical cable (AOC) market will predominantly use InfiniBand to interconnect supercomputer systems through 2012, according to the AOC report by LightCounting LLC. Other commercial protocols, such as Gigabit Ethernet, SAS, Fibre Chann.......

Report: 'Light Peak' initiative will boost active optical cable market

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:35:10 GMT

December 23,2009 --

The similarities between the technologies at the heart of Intel’s Light Peak initiative and active optical cables should benefit the latter in the long run, Information Gatekeepers Inc. (IGI) predicts in its new Active Optical Cables Mark.......

ASE Telecom and Data celebrates silver anniversary

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:51:00 GMT

December 22,2009 --

The Florida company was founded by a husband and wife who emigrated from Cuba.

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Allied Telesis intros Layer 3 stackable switch with PoE capabilities

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:05:40 GMT

December 22,2009 --

The AT-x600-24Ts-POE is the latest member of the Allied Telesis x600-series of stackable Gigabit switches, and the first product in this series to offer power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities.

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Mohawk adds to contractor-loyalty incentives, warranty program

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:31:00 GMT

December 21,2009 --

The MAC Loyalty Program now includes more rebate options as well as marketing activities; accredited contractors can also offer 25-year open-architecture system warranties.

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Graybar, Accu-Tech distributing Fluidmesh systems

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:20:20 GMT

December 21,2009 --

The manufacturer's wireless-mesh products serve security, video-surveillance, condition-monitoring, and data communications applications.

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Prysmian and Cabelte pair on Portugal FTTH business

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:45:50 GMT

December 18,2009 --

The agreement will bring together Cabelte's local production of optical fibers and fiber-optic cable together with the experience and portfolio provided by Prysmian in the field of passive optical networks (PONs).

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