The IEEE has approved work on IEEE P802.3bg, which will specify standards for a serial version of 40-Gigabit Ethernet (40G).
Greater bandwidth requirements, an increase in consumer demand for bundled services, and ambitious plans to upgrade traditional copper networks will trigger global FTTH/B subscriptions to reach 183.9 million by 2015, according to Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA).
OFS has published research on various designs for next-generation transmission fiber for coherent optical communications.
By Contributing Editor Stephen Hardy, Lightwave -- A few snippets from the presentations at the OSA/Lightwave Executive Forum...
An alternative to CFP transceivers, ColorChip's DragonFly 40G is the smallest of its kind for ranges of up to 10 km, the company asserts.
By Contributing Editor Stephen Hardy, Lightwave -- Ciena put in the original stalking horse bid for the assets from the bankrupt Nortel, overcame Nokia Siemens Networks when the assets were auctioned, then bested its rival again in court.
Starting next month, QLogic's 5800V Series 8Gb Fibre Channel stackable switches will be available through EMC for a range of that company's SAN platforms.
Tyco Electronics' product samples and development guides for SFP, SFP+, XFP, X2 and QSFP products are now available exclusively from Avnet Electronics Marketing, free for qualified customers through March.
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.
The Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (CRS), as its name implies, has three times the horsepower as the previous CRS-1 platform.
