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The Dark Fiber Community hosted by Allied Fiber and powered by TMCNET exists to bring together those that seek to build optical transport networks more efficiently and cost effectively with the providers of the key elements required for success. The Dark Fiber Community brings together not only the key vendors in to one convenient online marketplace, it also facilitiates the actual interaction between buyers and sellers through the DealCenter.
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6/21/2009 Dark Fiber Community - Video Overview 6/9/2009 DC and Back 5/23/2009 Demystifying Dark Fiber 5/5/2009 Allied Fiber Files Comments 4/25/2009 The Australian National Broadband Plan 4/9/2009 Allied Fiber goes to Washington DC 4/8/2009
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Rice Belt Telephone Selects ADTRAN PlatformRice Belt Telephone, a progressive independent telephone company based in Arkansas, has selected ADTRAN's Total Access 5000 for its Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) deployments
7/1/2009 1:54:17 PM
Allied Fiber executes Letter of Intent with major financial trading firm.
Allied Fiber engages investment bank Morgan Joseph for dark fiber network fundraising. Today latency is one of the most important issues that needs to be addressed by financial trading firms and IP carriers alike. Here we have assembled the best-of-breed hardware vendors to give you their top product recommendation for the lowest latency routes. Read their specs, chat with their experts.
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Whitepaper Dark Fiber: DWDM Hardware
Syringa Networks Deploys ADVA Optical Networking Solution to Increase BandwidthWith this solution, Syringa Networks has upgraded its existing 4x2.5Gbit/s DWDM technology with 40x10Gbit/s capability, thereby increasing capacity by 40 times throughout its 2000km regional fiber-optic network across southern Idaho, officials said.
6/10/2009 10:37:09 AM
Cisco Carrier Routing Technology Extends NetworkThe Iliad Group has about 4.3 million subscribers as of March 2009. It is a reputed player in the French Internet Access and Telecommunications market through its subsidiaries, Free, Alice, Onetel and Iliad Telecom and IFW.
6/1/2009 9:04:03 AM
Another huge growth area in networking continues to be broadband wireless and with that comes the need for backhaul to more switching/routing centers. Here we have assembled the best of breed in this class to bring you their top choices for wireless-ethernet-fiber transport solutions. ![]()
Lowest Latency Whitepaper Dark Fiber: Wireless Backhaul
Higher Trans-Atlantic Capacity Prices by 2014?Current wholesale rates of approximately $14,000 per month for a 10 Gbps wavelength reflect only the incremental cost of the optical equipment needed to provision the circuit, but not the cost of cable construction on trans-Atlantic routes, says TeleGeography.
6/22/2009 8:50:55 AM
BridgeWave's High-Capacity Links Deployed In Kulacom's WiMAX NetworkIn January 2008, Kulacom Jordan secured a 3.6 GHz frequency license. The services provided include point-to-point IP connectivity, VoIP and data hosting. In order to provide fast and reliable connections to Kulacom customers, the Jordan operation was expanded to include WiMAX Internet as well.
6/17/2009 11:34:06 AM
Many companies have build Network Operations Centers for monitoring, alarming and troubleshooting and they offer these services to others that wish to own their own network elements, but not have the 24/7/365 responsibility of network management. Several of these companies also have 24/7/365 on call technical support for remote hands. ![]()
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Lowest Latency Whitepaper Dark Fiber: NMS/NOC Services
Brocade Completes Testing and Interoperability Qualification of Its Server Connectivity SolutionsThe Brocade Fiber Channel HBAs and FCoE CNAs are a new class of server connectivity products that are interoperable with the vast majority of the global installed base of SAN and Ethernet switch ports.
6/12/2009 12:39:30 PM
Optelian's Muxponder Delivers Economical Solution for Fiber ExpansionThis new solution is designed to be economical and quick-to-deploy. As a result, it is positioned to be a boon for both established network operators experiencing fiber exhaust due to growth in their networks, as well as for new operators that are limited in their fiber capacity and are trying to expand their business.
5/19/2009 12:40:14 PM
A vital component of any network architecture is where the main interconnection nodes are located. This is critical for providing access to the greatest number of carrier, service provider and enterprise network options. With this access any network has the ability to attain the lowest cost per bit and highest quality combination. In some markets there may only be one choice and in others there may be several. Knowing the right ones and where they are is the difference between building a great network and actually getting the best possible use out of it. Here we have collected some of the best colocation, data center and network interconnection facilities in America by market/region. ![]() Lowest Latency Whitepaper ![]()
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Lowest Latency Whitepaper Dark Fiber: Colocation News
Lifeline Data Centers Selects Ciena's PlatformLifeline Data Centers, an Indianapolis-based provider of strategic data center outsourcing facilities and services, has selected Ciena Corporation's CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform to provide high-performance, low-latency connectivity over dark fiber between its existing data center in downtown Indianapolis and its new 460,000-square foot state-of-the-art data center facility 12 miles outside of the city.
7/1/2009 4:36:37 PM
Zarlink Intros New Product for High-Speed Data Center InterconnectZarlink Semiconductor has introduced new ZLynx 4x10 Gbps active optical cable with quad small form-factor (QSFP) terminations for InfiniBand QDR.
6/25/2009 10:59:34 AM
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Allied Fiber Overview
Allied Fiber was created to address America’s need to eliminate obstacles for broadband access, wireless backhaul and lower latency through new, next generation long haul dark fiber construction with sound principles and an open access philosophy.
The Allied Fiber team is a collection of experts in the fields of communications, network construction and finance and they are all dedicated to building and providing access to an abundant supply of dark fiber in areas where it is most needed. The first phase of new duct and fiber construction will be between New York, NY, Ashburn, VA and Chicago, IL.
Allied Fiber represents a truly unique opportunity based on the following:
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